Philip Benjamin "Phil" Urich is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Philip Benjamin "Phil" Urich is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Phil Urich was a superhero as the Green Goblin, and a supervillain as the Hobgoblin.
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Phil Urich was later crowned the Goblin Knight before dubbing himself the Goblin King.
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Phil Urich's equipment is damaged during a battle against a Sentinel in the "Onslaught" crossover; Urich sacrifices his glider to destroy a Sentinel by ramming the robot in the head, but a fragment of metal ricochets off the explosion and damages his mask's circuitry.
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Phil Urich is unable to repair or replace the technology and retires from being the Goblin.
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Phil Urich's intentions are pure, but he accepts funds from a secret benefactor to rescue the Runaways during the "True Believers" story arc.
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Phil Urich suffers a mental breakdown after watching Chris Powell and Mickey share a celebratory kiss, having apparently convinced himself that he and Mickey had feelings for each other though she only saw him as a friend.
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Phil Urich develops a crush on co-worker Norah Winters who is looking into Goblin Gangs for a story.
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Phil Urich goes to one of the old Goblin hideouts, hoping to find something there to impress Norah.
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Phil Urich then assumes the Hobgoblin identity for himself now operating as a supervillain.
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Phil Urich delivers the metal to the Kingpin and becomes an operative.
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Phil Urich gives Norah tips about possible Hobgoblin sightings so they can spy together in an attempt to woo Norah away from Randy Robertson.
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Phil Urich then seduces Norah—who does not know the role he played in the breakup—and kisses Norah.
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Kingsley however ends up stops at the last moment, letting Phil Urich retain the Hobgoblin identity, on the condition that he gives Kingsley a cut of the profits he makes.
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Phil Urich reluctantly agrees to the arrangement but quickly begins to conspire to kill Kingsley.
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Superior Spider-Man, learning Phil Urich's location, arrives at the Daily Bugle and fights with the unstable Phil Urich and disarms him.
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Phil Urich seems to consider giving Urich a public execution, but Urich is freed from a prison transport by Menace and brought to get upgrades to his armor and weapons.
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Urich is able to get away when Ben convinces Superior Spider-Man to take Robbie to hospital, but Ben makes it clear having no interest in protecting Urich, acknowledging that Phil liked what he is and was uninterested in redemption or help.
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Phil Urich meets with Mister Negative where they wait for Eel to show up in order to divide the criminal underground following Osborn's defeat.
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Phil Urich possesses a so-called "Lunatic Laugh" capable of creating sound waves disorienting to most people.
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Phil Urich uses the traditional Pumpkin Bombs all Green Goblins and Hobgoblins before him have used, but he has a new flaming sword.
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Phil Urich still retains his "Lunatic Laugh" from when he was the Goblin and he has superhuman strength, speed, durability, stamina, reflexes and senses, and enhanced intellect.
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Phil Urich is capable of using his laughter as a sonic weapon of sorts.
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Phil Urich once used the laugh while out of costume to defeat the Venom symbiote after taking possession of Peter.
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