Jason Macendale eventually succeeds in purging himself of his demonic powers and was later revamped again with cybernetic implants.
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20 Facts About Jason Macendale
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Jason Macendale was a mercenary who was recruited out of college and trained by the CIA and various para-military organizations.
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Jason Macendale adopted the Jack O'Lantern alter ego, engaging in combat with Machine Man as his first opponent followed by Spider-Man for the first time.
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Jason Macendale was later hired to retrieve the Hobgoblin's lost battle van, pulling off the mission successfully despite Spider-Man's untimely appearance.
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Jason Macendale vowed revenge, ultimately hiring the Foreigner to have the Hobgoblin killed.
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However, Jason Macendale was exposed by the Kingpin's organization and fought a battle against Spider-Man which was meant to prove his abilities but was foiled.
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Jason Macendale offered his mercenary services to Hammerhead and Tombstone to eliminate Robbie Robertson but is stopped by Spider-Man and Puma.
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Jason Macendale next conspired with Carrion to eliminate Spider-Man before his co-conspirator ultimately nearly took both villains out instead.
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Jason Macendale was later stiff-armed by Doctor Octopus into joining the Sinister Six's second incarnation which twice tried to take over the world, failing due to counter measures by Spider-Man, the Hulk, Ghost Rider, the Fantastic Four and many more heroes.
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Jason Macendale ultimately expelled the demon referred to as the Demogoblin out of his body.
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Jason Macendale was hired by the Foreigner to assassinate Moon Knight and Nick Katzenberg only to be stopped by Moon Knight and Spider-Man, and turned over to the authorities.
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Jason Macendale obtained Kraven the Hunter's strength formula, which enabled him to easily defeat his demonic doppelganger Demogoblin who then died saving a young child in battle.
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Jason Macendale was defeated once more by Spider-Man along with Coldheart during an attempt to kidnap Jason Macendale's long-lost son.
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Jason Macendale would remain in jail for some time before being freed by Gaunt, combating against the second Spider-Man.
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Jason Macendale went on trial for his many crimes and found guilty on several counts, disgustingly responding by revealing that Leeds was his predecessor.
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Jason Macendale's continued testimony leads Spider-Man recounting encounters with the original Hobgoblin, and thus realized that Ned cannot possibly be the supervillain due to lack of powers .
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Jason Macendale originally possessed no superhuman powers, but used similar paraphernalia to the Hobgoblin and the Green Goblin; both his Jack O'Lantern and Hobgoblin personas used a rocket-powered glider, pumpkin bombs, and gauntlet blasters.
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Jason Macendale had extensive military training in hand-to-hand combat, martial arts, espionage, and knowledge of conventional weaponry.
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Jason Macendale was a sociopath and a sadist, which led to his dishonorable discharge from the military.
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Demonic version of Jason Macendale appears in the Spider-Man Classics line, which was reworked for the Marvel Legends Sinister Six set and repainted into a Demogoblin figure.
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