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| “ | I could squash you like a bug right now, but I'm offering you a choice. Join me! Imagine what we could accomplish together... what we could create. Or we could destroy! Cause the deaths of countless innocents in selfish battle again and again and again until we're both dead! Is that what you want?
— Norman Osborn to Spider-Man
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Norman Osborn was the founder and CEO of Oscorp, a research company specializing in chemicals and weapons development for the US military. While Norman was a brilliant, ambitious scientist and businessman, he was also an aloof parent to his son Harry, expressing disapproval at his lack of ambition and seemingly favoring his best friend, Peter Parker, a fellow lover of science. Norman's darker side began to show after Oscorp took a contract with the military to develop a serum capable of creating super soldiers, and while the serum did show promise in creating faster, stronger subjects, it came at great risk of inducing insanity. Left with a tight deadline, Norman, out of desperation, took the serum himself, greatly enhancing his physiology but driving himself insane in the process, seemingly tormented by the voice of a darker part of himself that urged him to use his newfound power as he pleased. To this end, he subsequently used an experimental glider and suit to become the Green Goblin and killed all who threatened his status of Oscorp's CEO, including the general who pulled the government's contract and the company's board of directors, who sought to remove Norman.
These attacks brought him into conflict with Spider-Man, New York's new superpowered hero, and the two repeatedly clashed until Norman discovered that his true identity was in fact Peter Parker. This led the Goblin to attempt to recruit Spider-Man to his side, then began attacking those he loved when Peter refused. After putting his Aunt May in the hospital and kidnapping Mary Jane, the secret love of his life, Norman would have a final confrontation with Peter, leading to a brutal fight that ended with him impaled upon his own glider. Regaining his sanity in his final moments, Norman begged Peter not to tell Harry his identity as the Goblin. Peter obliged, leading to Harry falsely assuming that Spider-Man murdered his father, beginning a long-time hatred that would culminate in Harry becoming the New Goblin.
Despite his apparent death, Norman was seemingly returned from the grave when the Peter Parker of another universe accidentally sabotaged a spell designed to make everyone forget his identity. The spell's failure sends ripples throughout the multiverse, bringing many people aware of Spider-Man's identity into one universe, with many of them being Spider-Man's various villains. Trapped in a world he doesn't recognize and saved mere moments before when he would've died, Norman is initially able to bury the Goblin persona long enough to enlist Peter's help in devising cures for the various villain's conditions, but the Goblin forced his way back into control when the hero developed a cure for his own insanity. Convincing most of the villains to aid him, Norman attacked Spider-Man, savagely beating him and killing his Aunt May before escaping. Seeking to destroy the spell that could return him to his fate, the Goblin allied with the other villains to do battle with a team-up of three Spider-Men, including the one from his one universe. He manages to wound "his" Spider-Man, but is ultimately cured, repenting his actions before Doctor Strange casts a spell that returns him to his own time.
Battle vs. Batman (DCEU) (by BeastMan14)[]
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Expert's Opinion[]
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Battle vs. Batman (Nolanverse) (by Thundrtri)[]
Prologue[]
Gotham City
December 8th 2012
6:45 PM
Bruce Wayne stares upon the lit up city of Gotham from within his tall office builing. "Mr. Wayne," his red headed assistant calls to him.
"Yes?" Wayne says, turning to face her.
"Mr. Osborn is on his way up," She replies gently, handing him a cream colored file with the Oscorp logo on the front.
"Thankyou," Wayne says, opening the file. The elevator dings and his assistant walks over.
An elderly man in his mid to late 50s steps out from the elevator. A younger man and woman at his gripping folders. The three walk out of the elevator and up to Wayne and his assistant.
Wayne extends a warm hand and is met by Osborn's cold and wrinkled hand. "It's nice to finally meet you," Wayne says politely, motioning towards a long mahogany table lined with leather office chairs.
"As with you, Mr. Wayne," Osborn says, sitting in one of the plush chairs. His two assistants place the files in front of him and step back. "Thankyou," Osborn says quietly as he skims through the files.
Wayne sits down across from Osborn and eases into the chair.
"Well Mr. Wayne-" Norman began.
"Please, call me Bruce."
"Of course, Bruce, if your company is willing to supply the necessary research funds, then you will receive thirty percent of all the profits from the final product," Osborn continued.
"Make it forty-five and you've got yourself a deal," Bruce said, leaning back into the plush chair.
"Bruce," Osborn said leaning forward, "That leaves my company with a low profit margin."
"You won't make any without my funds," Bruce countered.
"Can we settle on forty?"
Bruce's brow knit as he spoke, "Fine, forty percent of the profits?"
"Deal."
END PART 1
Gotham City
December 8th 2012
7:45 PM
Walking out from Wayne's office building into the chilly December night, Norman Osborn steps into the open door of his company car and grabs a wine glass from the ice box and pours a glass of expensive red wine into the crystal glass. Taking a sip of the sweet liquor, Osborn sighs and looks down at the files beside him.
As the car begins to move away from the towers, Osborn slides out a small drawer from beneath the leather seats. Lifting a lid on the drawer, he stares into the small box. Within it, were 4 vials of the syrum surrounded in foam inserts. Picking up one of the vials, he stares in at the green liquid and shakes it gently. "Thankyou Mr. Wayne."
END PART 2
END PROLOGUE
The Battle[]
Tearing the door from the Rolls-Royce sedan, the Green Goblin strides out onto the large suspension bridge. Tossing the leather wrapped door aside, he growls in anger. The goblin rips off the trunk lid and tosses it into the hood of a tractor trailer truck. Cars honk their horns and stop before the Goblin. An annoyed driver steps out from his car and yells at the Goblin, "Hey ya big freak, move!" The Green Goblin turns and stares at the driver with his menacing yellow eyes. Stepping backwards, the driver ducks behind his car door. Pressing a button lon his wrist, the Green Goblin activates the razor bats.
6 small golden balls lift up into the air from the trunk of the Rolls-Royce. Their bladed wings deploy and fly over to the frightened driver. The bats' wings slice and shred the man's pale skin to pieces and fly back into the trunk. The Goblin raises his arms and yells out, "Does anyone else have anything to say on the subject?!"
The car horns immediately stop as he does so. Returning to his task, the Goblin grabs a large metal briefaces from the trunk. Placing the case on the ground, he unfastens the metal bolts and lifts the lid off. Staring into the case, he removes its contents: 6 Pumpkin bombs. Setting the grenades at his side, he stands and reaches further into the trunk. This time, he removes a large metal board; The Goblin Glider. Unfolding the side flaps on the board, he sets it on the ground. Grabbing the pumpkin bombs, he steps onto the board. He starts the glider and once again activates the razor bats. "Kill them all he says," flying off the bridge upon his glider. The razor bats lift off once again and attack the people on the bridge. Behind the now departing Goblin, the screams of innocent civilians as the razor bats tear into their flesh.
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Bruce Wayne watches the news feed of the bridge attack from within his mansion. A news reporter worriedly points at a man in a green suit flying around on a metal triangle. Small razor winged balls fly around the area, blades slicing into civilians as they try to escape. A SWAT van pulls up and 5 Gotham SWAT members climb out, M4 rifles armed. Police cars surround a destroyed Rolls-Royce. "Come down or we will shoot!" a policeman with a megaphone yells.
The man in the green suit looks over, giant yellow eyes glaring down at the policeman. "What? Shoot me? Oh I suppose I'd better get down then," he says sarcastically. He presses a button on his wrist, suddenly, the razor winged balls fly at the policeman. Blood sprays everywhere as he desperately struggles to fight of the machines. He reaches out for his fallen pistol just as his hand is sliced off of his wrist. The policeman screams in pain, and slumps over in a pool of blood. The razor winged machines lift up and return to the sky. A second policeman looks up nervously.
"What do you want then?" he asks.
"Bring me the Batman."
The news reporter looks at the camera nervously just as the screen goes black.
"Alefred?" Bruce asks.
"Yes, master Wayne?" Alfred asks from behind.
"I think we'd better bring him what he wants," Bruce replies, standing from his leather recliner.
"Of course master Wayne."
TBC
WINNER: GREEN GOBLIN
Expert's Opinion[]
While Batman was very tactful and well-equipped, this was insufficient in overcoming the Green Goblin's highly superior arsenal of explosives, greater speed, and superhuman strength.
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