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Can A Fictional Character Create A Fictional Device That Works In The Real World?

November 4, 2025

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Can A Fictional Character Create A Fictional Device That Works In The Real World?

The Green Goblin—Spider-Man's arch-nemesis, a character host Jason Carpenter freely admits he finds "dumb" and "boring"—has reportedly been seen in the real world at least three times. A three-year-old girl and her mother both witnessed a seven-foot-tall green man in a purple hat and pointy shoes standing in their Bay Area gaming room in 2007. Another woman reported a figure pixelating into existence in her bedroom last year. A third person saw the Goblin jump-scare him from a neighbor's window. Carpenter's explanation for these sightings is not that a demon is impersonating a comic book villain, but something stranger: the actual Green Goblin, a fictional scientific genius, may have built a working trans-dimensional portal inside his own comic book universe—and accidentally stepped into ours.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:36) **Hidden Hand Conspiracy & The Eight-Decade Theory** - Jason introduces the idea of a hidden hand controlling world events, then dives into the "eight-decade theory" of national collapse.
2 (21:20) **The Green Goblin Sightings** - Jason transitions to a series of reports about the Green Goblin from Marvel Comics appearing in the real world.
3 (38:56) **Theories on Fictional Characters Entering Reality** - Jason explores possible explanations for the Green Goblin sightings and similar phenomena.
4 (52:37) **Wrap-Up & Outro** - Jason concludes the episode, dismissing the Green Goblin as a character but embracing the possibility of his reality.
5 Standout Quotes
6 (15:05) "It's probably one of the most depressing for me to think is possible. And I'll keep it brief because I could go on and on. It's kind of heartbreaking."
7 (41:38) "If you have in a fictional universe, a character build a fictional machine that allows him to leave his dimension... Can that portal actually work in that comic and have him enter our world?"