Spider-Man: Brand New Day
After the events ofSpider - valet : No Way Home , Spider - Man 4is believed to be the intromission of the Hobgoblin , but it might not be Ned Leeds ( Jacob Batalon ) who turns into this villain . The adventures of Tom Holland ’s Spider - Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe are not over , and the end ofSpider - gentleman’s gentleman : No Way Home , although heartbreaking , is making way for a variety of storylines that will take Peter Parker on a much - needed different path , in which he will surely face bigger villains .
Holland ’s Spider - Man is confirmed to return in another trilogy , but detail aboutSpider - Man 4remain unknown . Given the event ofNo Way Home , Spider - Man 4will finally see the title torpedo become a street - stage hero , but when it comes to who will be the next baddie , things are n’t quite clear . It ’s speculated that Ned Leeds will finally become the Hobgoblin inSpider - Man 4 , more so now that he ca n’t remember Peter , butSpider - Man 4doesn’t have to plow Ned Leeds into a baddie to introduce the Hobgoblin , as Ned was just a whipping boy in the comics , and the tangible Hobgoblin was another mortal .
Roderick Kingsley Is The Real Hobgoblin
The real Hobgoblin was a mankind key out Roderick Kingsley , who made his first appearance in Marvel Comics inPeter Parker , the Spectacular Spider - Man#43 in 1980 , but he was retroactively revealed as the Hobgoblin inThe Amazing Spider - Man#238 in 1983 . Kingsley was a billionaire , socialite , and fashion designer with connections to the reprehensible underworld , and who had foregather his wealth through unethical business practices and corporate raiding . These body process and more gave him various foe , so he looked for ways to protect himself and his imperium by pull ahead more superpower , and one day , punk George Hill recount him he found Norman Osborn ’s hugger-mugger den in Leslie Townes Hope to get a reward , but Kingsley killed him to check that no one else knew about it . Kingsley analyse the space and found Osborn ’s equipment and notes , and after realizing that all previous Green Goblins were drive into madness , he create the Hobgoblin identity to come apart himself from them .
Kingsley also used Osborn ’s files to blackjack big figure and even endeavor to buy Oscorp to merge it with his own corporation , and this and more brought him into conflict with Spider - Man . Even though Kingsley had the equipment used by the Green Goblin , he lacked raw strong-arm power , which is why he constantly lose against Spider - Man , and even after perfecting a strength - enhance formula , he still could n’t make headway against Spider - Man . Kingsley ’s bodily function caught the attention of muscular malefactor who saw him as a threat , among them the Kingpin , and at one point in his comic record book history , he also became a member of the Sinister Six , chair by the Iron Spider .
How The MCU Can Introduce Roderick Kingsley
Before his bend into the Hobgoblin , Roderick Kingsley was Mary Jane ’s employer , so the MCU could adapt this part of his comic book story to introduce him inSpider - Man 4 . The last time viewers consider MJ ( Zendaya ) she was still working at Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop , where Peter planned to reintroduce himself atthe remainder ofNo Way Homebut at last decided not to . MJ and Ned were take at MIT , so she might part working somewhere else while she attends MIT , and Roderick Kingsley could be her fresh employer . The MCU ’s MJ is not one who has shown interest in the manner world , so the MCU would have to make some changes to Kingsley ’s job .
Now , asNo Way Homesaw Willem Dafoe ’s Green Goblin crossing over to the MCU with his key signature weapon , it could be possible that some of those objects were left in this universe afterNo Way Home , so Kingsley can come across these and do up with his Hobgoblin part , which would be quite interesting as he does n’t know that the previous owner of the weapons was driven into insanity when he became a villain .
Spider-Man 4 Can Still Have Ned Leeds As Hobgoblin (But Not The Real One)
put in Roderick Kingsley does n’t mean that Ned ca n’t become Hobgoblin inSpider - Man 4 . In the comics , Ned Leeds follows the Hobgoblin after an coming upon with Spider - Man and discovers his lair , where Kingsley captures Ned . Kingsley brainwashes him and uses him as a stand - in to fool the deplorable underworld . The same could happen to the MCU ’s Ned Leeds inSpider - Man 4if it introduces Roderick Kingsley , which would also add another level of conflict for Spider - Man as he would have to give up his brainwashed skilful friend , who is believed to be a severe scoundrel and is being pursued by the criminal underworld , while also dealing with the real villain behind it all .
