10 Most Powerful Spider-Man Villains
4. Green Goblin
There are many lists on the Internet that place Norman Osborn, aka the Green Goblin, at the very top when describing Spider-Man's worst enemies. While it's true that Gobby should top lists like those, this list is all about power, and the Green Goblin's power isn't paramount above the rest.
That being said, he's no slouch either, and thanks to the Goblin Formula, he's incredibly strong and resilient. The only problem with that special sauce he made was that it drove him completely insane. His already impressive intellect was boosted to super genius levels, which, coupled with his insanity to make him into a devastating supervillain.
The Green Goblin's power doesn't necessarily lie in his ability to pack a punch or hurl a pumpkin bomb, it's more to do with his influence over Spider-Man's life. To put it more accurately, it's how much he's been able to mess with Peter Parker's life since he knows exactly who his enemy truly is.
Gobby's most significant impact came in the story "The Night Gwen Stacy Died" in which the Green Goblin caused the death of Peter Parker's first true love. This even not only shocked Spider-Man, but the readers as well, and it went on to reshape the web-slinger's life from that point forward.