Why Green Goblin Would Have Been Perfect As A Batman Villain

I'm just going to say it; Goblin is what the Batman Who Laughs would actually be and not the edgelord mess we got

Imagine Osborn tormenting Wayne in his civilian persona and then tormenting him in his superhero persona on top of that. They're the same person, but only one of them is truly insane. Could be a perfect contrast between the 2.

I can see Goblin and Joker fighting each other as much as Batman and I’m there for it.

Bruce chose the mantle of Batman to strike fear into his enemies. Goblins were created in storytelling to scare children into behaving. There would definitely be some thematic parallels there. Add in the fact, they are both billionaires with questionable mental health and seemingly endless piles of money to pay for their themed equipment with and you could totally have the green goblin be the anti-Batman (before anyone comes at me when I say Batman doesn’t have the best mental health I’m not saying he’s crazy. I’m saying that he has some issues, which could be fanatically parallel with the deranged green goblin)

I like the idea that both Bruce and Norman know eachother's secret identity, and they both talk to eachother as people. Talking about why they do what they do and such.

all of batmans rouges are a dark reflection of him, and having an evil billionare who dresses up as a goblin and terrifys people is as direct a comparison as ever

The Green Goblin would've been the perfect anti-Batman due to how much they both have in common.

Green Goblin is just “What If Batman was the Joker” done right.

As an example, when Joker shot Barbara he had no idea that she was Batgirl. The Green Goblin would have know exactly, that she is Batgirl.

I bet the Joker and The Green Goblin would wage war against each other and both Batman and Gotham City would be caught in the middle of it all.

He never admit it, but I think deep down Batman appreciates any villain that keeps up with a motif. He doesn't have to take alot of statements or pose as a sketch artist he just needs to look for a formal note clue or Penguins or a bunch of 2's everywhere. And you never want to end like Nightowl, everyone else dressed in nice suits and you're the only one in Halloween costume. But seriously, both Green Goblin and Norman Osborn would fit well in Batman's rogues. Insane enough for Gotham

Batman:get spiderman on the phone Alfred.

Just thought of this the other day, but I think the Punisher would work EXTREMELY well in the DC universe, especially in Gotham.

The big problem with putting these two together is that the Green Goblin can actually throw hands with Spider-Man (even if he was holding back) and thus you would have to bring the Goblin down to a weaker level (Green Goblin straight up has no weaknesses, has as much money as Wayne, and is also very smart so a lower strength advantage would be needed for Batman to be able to out skill him)

Also Bruce is usually younger than green goblin as normal is like 40s 50s Bruce is usually 30s or even 20s so he might have some sort of uncle like role

It would be an interesting dynamic given that only there masked figures would be polar opposite similar to Batman and the Joker while outside of their masks they would come from similar backgrounds.

Honestly The Joker is not the villain I see butting heads Green Goblin. Lex Luther would probably get annoyed at Norman seeing him as a threat, but also beneath him. Like how Bakugou acts towards Midoriya in the first season of MHA.

I think a full on 'what if' storyline video be amazing! Green Goblin to me be a perfect villain for Batman/Bruce. Norman can clash with Bruce on the business/public side while the Goblin on the criminal. While he does have his crazy side, the Goblin is a lot more goal driven to the Joker's usual random death and chaos. Goblin has no issues killing innocent people but its usually towards a scheme or collateral. The biggest evils Goblin commits is on the personal scale to his enemies, friends and family as Spider-Man has always endured. Despite Batman's work alone manners, having those closest harmed and targeted is to me is a weakness Goblin take full advantage of.

Tomb stone and hammer head both could work as there mob bosses and have gimmics

Wouldn't Goblin's superstrength and durability be a big problem for Batman? Goblins is able to trade blows with spiderman who has superstrength and Batman doesn't. I know Bane is a thing, but it didn't seem like you accounted for Goblin's superhuman abilities.