Ned Leeds

Jacob Batalon
Jacob Batalon
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Cinematic and Comics

Fresh Start, Comics: Queen Goblin forces Ned and Kingsley into their Hobgoblin personas, and Ned is arrested after fighting Spider-Man.

Cinematic

Peter Parker's best friend, born in 2001, who learns Peter is Spider-Man and acts as his remote helper against the Vulture. He is lost in the Snap, returns in 2023, and joins the Europe trip disrupted by Mysterio. He discovers a knack for magic during the multiversal crisis, loses Peter to the memory spell, attends MIT, and later builds the Spidey Tracker app.

Comics

Daily Bugle reporter who married Betty Brant. Brainwashed by Roderick Kingsley, he acted as the Hobgoblin for years, then was murdered in Germany by the Foreigner's men when Kingsley retired the identity. He returned as a clone in the Clone Conspiracy, died again saving May Parker, and later reappeared alive as a second Hobgoblin tied to Kingsley and Norman Osborn before being arrested under a mind-control device.

Timeline 18 events

  1. Silver · Comics: Ned meets Betty Brant at the Daily Bugle and begins dating her.
  2. Bronze · Comics: Ned and Betty marry, with Peter Parker as best man.
  3. Bronze · Comics: Kingsley brainwashes Ned after he tracks the Hobgoblin, making him act as the Hobgoblin.
  4. Modern · Comics: Ned is murdered by the Foreigner's men in Germany after Kingsley exposes him.
  5. Secret Wars · Comics: A clone of Ned is revived by the new Jackal and survives the clone decay.
  6. Fresh Start · Comics: Ned dies again from falling debris while saving May Parker from the Rhino.
  7. Fresh Start · Comics: Ned is revealed alive, having taken the Goblin Formula and been resurrected after his first death.
  8. Fresh Start · Comics: Ned returns as a second Hobgoblin and attacks Kingsley and Norman Osborn.
  9. Fresh Start · Comics: Queen Goblin forces Ned and Kingsley into their Hobgoblin personas, and Ned is arrested after fighting Spider-Man.
  10. 2016 · Cinematic: Ned discovers that Peter Parker is Spider-Man and becomes his guy in the chair.
  11. 2018 · Cinematic: Ned causes a distraction on a field trip so Peter can reach the Q-Ship over Greenwich Village, and is snapped the next day.
  12. 2023 · Cinematic: Ned is resurrected in the Blip and reunites with Peter at school.
  13. 2024 · Cinematic: On the Europe school trip Ned dates Betty Brant, is dragged into Mysterio's Elemental attacks in Venice, Prague and London, and covers for Peter.
  14. 2024 · Cinematic: Ned is questioned by Damage Control and later rejected by MIT because of his link to Peter.
  15. 2024 · Cinematic: During the multiversal crisis Ned discovers he can open portals with a Sling Ring and brings two other Spider-Men to help Peter.
  16. 2024 · Cinematic: Peter has Doctor Strange erase the world's memory of him, and Ned says goodbye with their handshake.
  17. 2025 · Cinematic: Ned and Michelle Jones are admitted to MIT and graduate from Midtown.
  18. 2028 · Cinematic: After graduating from MIT, Ned moves back to New York, builds the Spidey Tracker app, and meets Spider-Man.

allied with

Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Michelle Jones, Happy Hogan, Doctor Strange, Karl Mordo

enemy of

Vulture (Adrian Toomes), Mysterio, Thanos, Spider-Man (Peter Parker)

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Last checked 22 Oct 2026