Norman Osborn (Earth-6531)

"This isn't how I imagined I'd die, looking at my son and seeing a stranger."

- - Norman Osborn

Norman Osborn was an American businessman, inventor, scientist, and the founder and CEO of Oscorp Industries. The father of Harry Osborn, Osborn eventually succumbed to a mysterious disease that plagued his family for generations.

Early Life
Norman Osborn became a promising businessman as the founder of Oscorp Industries based in New York City, New York. He also had a son, Harry, but they were never close to one another.

Mysterious Disease
With time, Norman became inflicted with the disease only known as retroviral hypodysplasia which slowly started to kill him. During this period, he needed to step down from his role as CEO, leaving the board of executives, headed by Donald Menken, at the helm while his scientists attempted to find a cure for his predicament.

The Lizard
Doctor Curtis Connors and Doctor Rajit Ratha, two Oscorp scientists, attempted to find a possible cure through lizard DNA, but the project went awry when Ratha showed interest in using these prototypes on civilians, causing Connors to administer an experimental serum on himself, which transformed him into a powerful Metahuman who killed Rajit. After Curt's defeat at the hands of Spider-Man, he was arrested and sent to the Ravencroft Psychiatric Institute and the progress all but dismantled.

Death
In September 5th, 2013, Harry returned to the United States after spending years in a reformatory in England, whereas he visited his father at their family penthouse. There, Norman explained to Harry about his state, and how he discovered the disease was genetic, meaning it would also pass to his own son. Before succumbing to the disease, Osborn expressed his love to his son, who retributed him with a kiss in his cheek.