Willem Dafoe first played Norman Osborn and his alter ego the Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man in 2002, and returned to the role in Spider-Man: No Way Home in 2021. That return revived interest in the character, and his intense lines were clipped and shared widely on TikTok and YouTube as reaction audio. Fans later paired Osborn with other multiverse characters, including Spider-Man 2099, keeping the performance in circulation. The clip endures because Dafoe's delivery suits both genuine villain scenes and everyday grievances played for laughs.