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word of advice : curb SPOILERS for Ultimate Spider - Man # 5!Spider - Manlorehas no shortage of iconic characters ( including and specially villains ) , with each one adding to the all-encompassing mythos of the superhero ’s Marvel Comics canyon . However , it ca n’t be argued that some are more impactful than others , though that did n’t stop Marvel from for good killing one of them in a moment of shocking horror that was quite literally jaw - dropping .
In a preview forUltimate Spider - Man#5 by Jonathan Hickman and David Messina , Harry Osborn is walking down the New York City streets , late for a jamboree hold by his parents . Norman , ferocious and looking at the city - flower stalk from his penthouse , get Harry on the phone to scold him for being belatedly to an apparently very important party . While Harry is insincerely apologizing , Norman tells him that he ’s yet to live up to his potential as both an Osborn and as a man . And before Harry can answer , Norman die - and Harry watches him die .
Norman Osborn , along with his married woman and everyone else attending the gala Harry was recent for , was killed in a flack from a Stark Tech outer space laser . This attack was first show inUltimate Universe#1 , and reference inUltimate Spider - Man#1 . Readers knew Norman was wipe out as a answer of the laser - blast , but envision it on - dialog box was still utterly shocking . But not only that , this minute also work as Harry Osborn ’s rootage as the Green Goblin , with those last disapproving word from his beginner as Harry watched him break assuredly having a lasting impact on Harry ’s head .
Marvel pour down off two of the most powerful heroes in the new - established Ultimate Universe , which is a bold statement about that continuity ’s future tense .
Who Killed Norman Osborn in Ultimate Spider-Man
And What This Means for the Future of the Ultimate Universe
The minute Harry witnesses in this preview is one that has been shown or reference a few times so far in this newly - established Ultimate Universe , as it ’s one of the key events shaping this newfangled persistence .
According to the world , the laser attack on New York City was done by Tony Stark after he ‘ became a terrorist ’ following the fall of the City - the Maker ’s citadel that host a struggle of time - traveling heroes agitate for their own future . These plot points were outline inthe essential - reading miniseriesUltimate Invasionand the one - shotUltimate Universe , and as far asUltimate Spider - Mancontinuity is concerned , the large takeaway is the fact that the world thinks Tony Stark found this attack that direct the living of many - including Norman Osborn .
In the true , the attack was launch by the Maker ’s secret council ( the one that rules the world from the shadows ) in an effort to make the heighten crop of superheroes seem like villains - superheroes who readers will recognize as the Ultimates . Tony Stark is the face of the Ultimates , and he ’s slowly collecting more heroes to join him , which include Doctor Doom ( Reed Richards ) , Thor , Captain America , Lady Sif , and the Human Torch ( the original variation ) . Because of this onslaught , the humankind sees the Ultimates as terrorists - including and especially Harry Osborn aka the Green Goblin .
Harry Osborn’s Origin Reveals How He’ll Be Spider-Man’s Ultimate Villain
Harry Osborn was revealed as the Ultimate Universe ’s Green Goblin inUltimate Spider - Man#3 , becoming a vigilante to ‘ economise the globe ’ from those who would attempt to demolish / contain it . In his mind , the villains of this world are the Ultimates , as he seems to mean they ’re to blame for kill his family - which could go to conflict with Spider - Man . InUltimate Spider - Man#1 , Stark transmit Peter the radioactive spider the Maker steal that was theorise to bite Peter as a teenager . The Ultimates create Spider - Man , and Spider - Man think that they ’re innocent in this attack , while Harry seemingly does not .
Harry and Peter know the other ’s secret identities , and as of right now , they ’re vigilante partners . However , once it comes out that Spider - Man is adjust with the Ultimates while Green Goblin is actively working to demolish them , that could be the rift that creates their seemingly inevitable rivalry . However , fans can rest reassure thatSpider - Manwon’t be present his original archenemy , Norman Osborn , anytime before long in the Ultimate Universe , as Marvel Comics just permanently killed him in a import that was dead jaw - dropping .
Ultimate Spider - Man # 5by Marvel Comics is usable May 29 , 2024 .
Ultimate Spider - Man#5 ( 2024 )
