Roderick Kingsley, the Hobgoblin

"My name's Roderick Kingsley. That was my brother you killed. Which, honestly, I'm fine with. He was an idiot. But then you went too far… You stole my brand … SO YOU'RE A DEAD MAN!"

Roderick Kingsley was a ruthless designer in New York City who developed a financial empire that stretched far beyond the fashion industry. When a rival designer donned a costume and attempted to steal Kingsley's designs, he was saved only by the interference of Spider-Man. Kingsley acquired the original Green Goblin suit and equipment from a bank robber who had discovered one of Osborn's hidden caches around the city. Taking the name Hobgoblin, Kingsley used his costumed identity to grow his business interests without implicating himself, and became a regular foe to Spider-Man and other New York heroes.

Feats will be marked with the source.

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Physicals

General

• Takes the same Goblin Formula, modified to not cause insanity, as Green Goblin, with Kingsley saying that he might even be more powerful than Osborn^SS85
  • Osborn says that they seem evenly matched^SS261
• Says that he is virtually as strong as Spider-Man^AS251
  • Spider-Man says Hobgoblin's strength is on par with his own^AS260
  • Spider-Man says that Hobgoblin is as strong as him again^HL1

Strength

Striking

• Kicks Spider-Man off of Green Goblin's glider^SS259
• Punches through a wall^SS261
• Dents the door to Norman Osborn's cache with Phil Urich^AS697
• Breaks Spider-Man's Oscorp armor helmet with a headbutt^SM13

Lifting/Throwing

• Rips a cornice off of a building and throws it at Spider-Man, hitting him into a large chimney hard enough to collapse it^SS85
• Lifts a man^AS259
• Lefty Donovan, who Kingsley tested the Goblin Formula on before using it on himself, lifts and throws a large dumpster^AS245

Other

• Snaps a thick chain^SS260
• Rips a door and frame out of the wall^SS261
• Crushes a tape recorder in his hand^HL3

Durability

Blunt

• Regularly takes hits from Spider-Man
  • Takes several punches^SS85
  • Takes several punches again^HL3
  • Punched again^AS260
  • Punched again^PP29
  • Punched again^AS697
  • Punched then thrown into a water tower^SM12
  • Punched into a table hard enough to smash it^AS250
• Takes a punch from Norman Osborn^SS261
• Hit by Spider-Man throwing something at him^AS261
• Tanks a punch from Black Cat^SS85
• Tackled by Phil Urich into a table hard enough to smash it^AS696
• Flies straight through a wall^AS284
• [Limit] KOd by Sandman^MM239

Other

• Caught in a large blast from one of his pumpkin bombs and continues to fight Spider-Man^SS260
• Hit by one of Jack O'Lantern's bombs^AS281
• Gets punched by Spider-Woman using her bio-blast, then Spider-Woman and Roger Gocking crash goblin gliders into him^SW16
• Unaffected when Spider-Man throws his gas bomb back in his face^SS85

Speed/Agility

• Dodges Electro's bolt^DR
• Blasts Spider-Man's webs out of the air^AS249
• Dodges Spider-Man's webs^SS260
• Dodges a Stark Sentinel's eye beams^AX3
• Dodges Green Goblin's finger blast^SS261
• Dodges Phil Urich's finger blast^AH2
• Dodges Phil Urich's plasma sword swing^AS696
  • Does it again^AH2
  • Catches Phil's sword swing and turns the sword on him^AH3

Skill/Misc

• Modified the Goblin Formula so that he gains superhuman physicality without the insanity^AS245
• Improved on Osborn's gear^AS250
• Hypnotized Lefty Donovan to make him fight Spider-Man^AS245
  • Kingsley used a device called the Winkler Device to brainwash Donovan and a bunch of other people like Ned Leeds, etc.^PS26
• Made a Hobgoblin robot as part of a blackmailing scheme^AS249
• Speaks Spanish^AS691
• Accessed Phil Urich's bat-drone's GPS^AS695
• Created a superhero franchising business after being morality-swapped during Axis^AH1

Gear

Glider

General

• The controls are easy enough that Kingsley masters flying it in seconds^AS238

Speed/Maneuverability

• Maneuvers around so fast the cops can't get a bead on it^AS245
• Flies in to save the Summers bros right before morality-inverted Thor can kill them^AX8
• Dodges Spider-Man's leap^AS260
• After Spider-Man attaches a web line to the glider, spins to slam him into a water tower^AS245
• Makes a 90° turn just before running into a building^HL3

Strength

• Rams Spider-Man through a wall^SM12
• Flies straight through a wall^AS284
• Smashes through a window and some doors^AS249
• Rams Phil Urich into a tree, breaking his armor^AH3
• Pins Phil Urich to a wall^AH2
• Bowls some people over^AS259

Gadgets

• Slices Spider-Man with a wing^SM13
• The exhaust contains knockout gas^HL3
• Shoots out a grappling line to grab Roger Grocking^SW15
  • Swings Roger and Spider-Woman into a stack of cars hard enough to warp one and knock the stack over^SW16
• Reverses in mid-air and shocks Spider-Man^HL2

Misc

• After Superior Spider-Man yanks him off of the glider, it returns to catch him as he's falling^VS22
• Can be controlled remotely^AS245
• So silent that Harry Osborn doesn't notice it approaching^AS261
• Carries it on his back as he walks down a tunnel^RC3

Grenades

Pumpkin Bombs

• Blows up a factory^HL2
  • Blows up a refinery^HL2
• Melts a three inch thick steel sheet^AS238
• Blows up a warehouse^AS250
• Blows a hole in the side of a building^SS260
• Destroys the corner of a building^IA
• Destroys a chimney^AS239
  • Again^AS276
• Deadpool, using Hobgoblin's bombs, blows up some airplanes^As691
• Blows a hole in the roof of a train car^AS259
• Blows up a car^AS275
• Blows up Spider-Man's Spider-Glider^AS697
• Destroys a Maria Hill LMD^JJ10
• Makes a large explosion^SS260
• Breaks part of a ledge^SW13
• Lights a warehouse on fire^AS244
• Has one set to explode on contact^PP29

Gas

• Sedative gas bomb that removes Spider-Man's Spider-Sense^AS249
• Gas bomb that takes away Spider-Man's wall crawling^AS276
• Kills a man with a gas bomb^HL2
• Gas bombs that contain a powerful narcotic agent^AS251
• Knockout gas bombs^AS275
• Gas ghost bomb^AS239
• Gas bombs that take out security guards^HL1
• Knocks out Betty Brant and two cops with gas bombs^HL3

Gloves

General

• Shoot beams of several thousand volts^AS238
• Shoots two beams from one finger to destroy two crates^AS239
• Modified his gloves to shoot continuous blasts in random patterns^AS275

Energy Beams

• A beam tears through the street and blows up a gas line^AS239
• Destroys a chimney^AS276
• Breaks the concrete ceiling^HL3
• Leaves a smoking hole in a concrete wall^AS276
• Blows apart Spider-Man's Oscorp armor helmet^SM13
• Incinerates Jason Macendale, leaving only charred bones^HL1
• Breaks Jack O'Lantern's ribs^AS281
• Burns Spider-Man's webs^AS249
• Burns his spare costumes^AS261
• Burns a book^AS261
• Blows a door across a warehouse^AS261
• Destroys a TV^HL3
• Blocks a swing from Phil Urich's plasma sword with a blast^AS696

Electricity

• Shoots electricity at Phil and incapacitates him later^AS697
• Zaps Superior Spider-Man^VS22

Razor Bats

• Throws a bunch of razor bats that swarm around Spider-Man^AS239
• Throws a swarm of razor bats that slice into the sidewalk^HL2
• Embeds a razor bat into a metal case^AS696
• Pins a man's shirt to a brick wall with a razor bat^AH2

Misc

• The suit has an oxygen supply^AS697
• Had Phil Urich's plasma sword^SW16
  • Used it another time^VL
• Had a different sword^MM237
• Uses a device to find Spider-Man's tracers hidden on Betty Brant^HL3
• Takes over Phil Urich's bat-drone and loads it with C4 and has it follow his girlfriend around^AS697
• Uses a hologram projector to foil an assassination attempt and to make a man think he killed his minions^AH3
• Superior Spider-Man can't descramble the phone call Mysterion made to him^VS22

Fights

• Vs Spider-Man:
  • Spider-Man finds him while he's looting one of Osborn's caches. Hobgoblin has not yet had the Goblin Formula so he fights Spider-Man with only his gear. He is at a heavy disadvantage during the fight but manages to escape^AS239
  • Spider-Man ambushes him while he is blackmailing some rich people. Now with the Goblin Formula, Hobgoblin uses a gas bomb to take away Spider-Man's Spider-Sense and almost kills him before Kingpin intervenes^AS249
  • Spider-Man traces Hobgoblin back to his lair. The two fight as they drive across the city in an armored vehicle before crashing into the water. Spider-Man is ultimately victorious once his Spider-Sense comes back, though Hobgoblin is able to escape^AS250/1
  • Hobgoblin confronts Harry Osborn about Norman's journals when Spider-Man shows up and they begin fighting. Hobgoblin doesn't really want to fight and escapes when he swings Spider-Man in front of an oncoming train^AS260
  • Spider-Man ambushes Hobgoblin after he kidnaps Harry and Liz Osborn and Mary Jane. Spider-Man beats Hobgoblin's ass and he only gets away because Spider-Man goes to save his friends^AS261
  • Spider-Man interrupts Hobgoblin when he tries to snatch his brother Daniel from protective custody. Mostly an even fight until Green Goblin shoots Spider-Man with a tranquilizer dart^SS260
• Vs Spider-Man & Black Cat: Fights Spider-Man and Black Cat to test the Goblin Formula^SS85
• Vs Jack O'Lantern (Jason Macendale): Hobgoblin ambushes Jack O'Lantern and the two have a brief scuffle before Jack escapes^AS281
• Vs Hobgoblin (Phil Urich): Fights Phil fairly evenly until they stop to chase Spider-Man^AS696

Respect Threads for scaling:

• Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
  • Superior Spider-Man
• Black Cat
• Phil Urich