RELATED: Morbius: Everything You Need To Know About The Living Vampire Before The Film Why Is There No Cure in Amazing Spider-Man 2? Eventually, the body tires out and quits, leading to death. The resulting image is why the patient will often appear like a goblin. As it advances, the rashes reveal green scaly skin, clawed hands and sharpened teeth. However, it's followed by a green rash that forms over the body, a pale complexion, whiting of the pupils and constant pain. According to the film, tremors in one hand begin in the patient's early twenties. With no layout of its symptoms given in the film, it's crucial to take context clues. His malice showed one last time when he reunited with Harry on his deathbed, revealing that his disease is genetic and all he can give is the research he conducted years ago. Norman Osborn and Richard Parker tried to find a cure for decades, but Osborn's greed led to his death, as he wanted to weaponize his findings for profit.
In the films, the condition is tied to the Osborn family and slowly ravages the body before leaving the person in a state where they are in constant pain and can no longer walk. RELATED: A Key Marvel Location May Debunk A Venom/Amazing Spider-Man Fan Theory What Is the Osborn Curse in Amazing Spider-Man 2?Ĭlinically known as Retroviral Hypodysplasia, the Osborn Curse has no actual diseases to base it on. Sadly, the only legacy Osborn left behind was a condition known as the Osborn Curse. Unfortunately, the only conclusion drawn was Norman's death and a collection of enemies like the Lizard and Electro, who all have ties to the company. Rather than have its most significant events and enemies happen sporadically around New York City, The Amazing Spider-Man universe centers all of its troubles around Oscorp, but what few know is that the reason for these radical ventures into pseudoscience was to save Norman Osborn's life. By The Amazing Spider-Man 2, there were multiple plot threads tying to Peter, his family, the Osborns and their legacy at Oscorp, but one plot thread introduced early in the film was quietly explored and rectified as Harry Osborn tries to cure a debilitating disease. By keeping the essence of Spider-Man intact, the result was two films that cover Peter Parker's past with his parents' while juggling his relationship with Gwen Stacy as he navigates life as Spider-Man. When The Amazing Spider-Man hit theaters, it not only had to match wits with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it also had to separate itself from Sam Raimi's trilogy.