 His first few appearances met with failure as he was continually defeated by Spider-Girl, Phil Urich (as the Golden Goblin), and even in one instance by Mary Jane Parker.Then one day, when May had temporarily lost her powers, Normie kidnapped her, unmasked her, tied her up and taunted her with a knife, ranting about their 'destined' family history of opposition.May realized that Normie was "hoping" she would break free and kill him.