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Ned Leeds: Hey, can I be your guy in the chair?
Peter Parker: What?
Ned Leeds: You know how there's a guy with the headset, telling the other guy where to go? Like, like if you were stuck in a burning building, I could tell you where to go because there'd be screens around me, and I could swivel around them, 'cause I could be your guy in the chair!
~ Ned and Peter.
And I promise I won't turn into a supervillain and try to kill you.
~ Ned Leed's famous quote to prevent himself from suffering the same fate as Harry Osborn, while indicating a reference of becoming the Hobgoblin.

Edward "Ned" Leeds is the tritagonist of the Spider-Man trilogy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a minor character in both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.

He is a former student at Midtown School of Science and Technology and the former best friend of Peter Parker. Once learning of Peter's secret identity as the vigilante Spider-Man, Ned started to assist Parker in stopping the Vulture from selling weapons, and later become one of the many victims of the decimation by Thanos. Once resurrected in 2023, Leeds began to date Betty Brant while going on a school trip to Europe, but would assist Peter in trying to keep his alter-ego a secret.

Following Mysterio exposing Peter's identity, Ned was called in by Doctor Strange to help them return the visitors that came from their realities after botching his spell. Though successful in returning them and the alternate versions of Spider-Man, Ned, alongside with the rest of the wrong, had their memories erased of Peter and his secret identity.

Ned is portrayed by Jacob Batalon, who also portrays James in Every Day and Krill in Blood Fest.

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Edward "Ned" Leeds was presumably born in New York, and became Peter Parker's best friend while attending Midtown School of Science and Technology.

Spider-Man: Homecoming[]

Upon discovering Peter was Spider-Man, Ned focused on assisting his friend's adventures as they attempted to find and defeat the Vulture before he could sell high-tech hybrid weapons to the criminal underworld, while also hoping to use Spider-Man to improve their own social standing at their school.

Avengers: Infinity War[]

When Thanos and his forces decided to invade New York to collect the Time Stone, Peter asked Ned to cause a distraction while they were on a field trip to MOMA. Ned did so, allowing Peter to get dressed into his costume and help Iron Man fight Cull Obsidian and Ebony Maw. However, the Mad Titan Thanos succeeded in his goal of collecting the Infinity Stones and causing the decimation, which resulted in the deaths of Ned and countless millions across the universe.

Avengers: Endgame[]

Ned and the countless millions decimated were restored to life by Hulk in 2023, and was reunited with Peter after he and the heroes stop Thanos and his army.

Spider-Man: Far From Home[]

The following year, Ned goes on a school field trip to Europe with his classmates, including Peter. When their trip was interrupted due to the Elementals crisis caused by Mysterio, Ned would do his best to cover for Peter so that his identity as Spider-Man would not be revealed.

Spider-Man: No Way Home[]

Ned Leeds: Find Peter Parker...
Spider-Man (Earth-120703): What's that thing on his hand?
MJ: Shh!
Ned Leeds: Find Peter Parker... find Peter Parker! (Summons portal to the Spider-Man from Earth-96283)

Ned would once more work with Peter as his "guy in the chair" when, due to Doctor Strange's botched spell, visitors from alternate universes crossed over into theirs, Ned would assist Parker in capturing the visitors, but would then help free them from Strange after discovering his plan involved sending the visitors to their deaths.

Using Strange's Sling Ring, Ned accidentally summoned alternate versions of Spider-Man, who assisted Ned, MCU Peter, and his girlfriend Michelle "MJ" Jones in taking down the visitors, who had betrayed them. Tragically, though, instabilities in Strange's spell could only be solved by having the entire world forget Peter's identity. Ned exchanged a tearful goodbye with his best friend before his memories of Peter were erased.

After his memories of Peter had been erased, Ned visited MJ at the bakery she worked at and talked about attending at MIT as they both had been accepted there. Peter attempted to reintroduce to them, but upon remembering how much danger Ned and MJ's lives were in, decided not to let them be a part of his life in order to keep them safe.

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Trivia[]

  • In the comics, Edward "Ned" Leeds was a veteran field reporter who worked at The Daily Bugle. He was eventually brainwashed into becoming the Hobgoblin by Ben Kingsley (the original Hobgoblin) until his conditioning was undone by the efforts of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange.
  • It's theorized by many fans that Ned might become the Hobgoblin in Spider-Man: No Way Home, since his character becomes such in the comics. This theory is further hinted by a brief story on Instagram made by Tony Revelori (the actor of Flash) used to market Spider-Man: No Way Home, in which Ned is seen alongside Betty in a poll on who's a worse person and the iconic orange hood of Hobgoblin is seen painted on Ned's head.
    • Further more, Jacob Batalon, Ned's actor, admits that while he enjoys having Ned as a good person, he would very much enjoy the prospect of getting to play as Hobgoblin should Ned ever become such.
    • Despite not becoming the Hobgoblin he does still wear a gold and blue jacket which resembles his comic version while instead of pumpkin bombs and glider he has Doctor Strange's Sling Ring and Cape of levitation temporarily abilities.
    • Ned is the first person in the role of Spider-Man’s best friend who is not a version of Harry Osborn. Notably, unlike the Raimiverse and Webbverse Harry Osborns, he neither causes harm to his friendship with Peter (promising not to turn into a supervillain and betray him after learning about the former’s case) nor spitefully disrupts his relationship.
    • Ned's ability to open magic portals with the Sling Ring in the film is presumably a reference to how his comic counterpart was able to use magic as the Hobgoblin.

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Spider-Man Unlimited
Spider-Man

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Spider-Man | Mary Jane Watson | Harry Osborn | Lizard | Indira "Indy" Daimonji

The Spectacular Spider-Man
Spider-Man | Gwen Stacy | Mary Jane Watson | Harry Osborn | Liz Allan | Flash Thompson | J. Jonah Jameson | George Stacy | Aunt May | Curtis Connors | Betty Brant | Eddie Brock | Black Cat

Ultimate Spider-Man
Spider-Man | S.H.I.E.L.D. (Nick Fury) | S.H.I.E.L.D. Team (White Tiger, Iron Fist, Power Man & Nova) | New Warriors (Cloak and Dagger, Squirrel Girl, Triton, Ka-Zar & Zabu) | Web-Warriors (Agent Venom, Iron Spider, Scarlet Spider & Kid Arachnid) | Alternate Spider-Heroes (Spider-Man 2099, Spider-Girl, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Ham, Spyder-Knight, Blood Spider, Web Beard, Web-Slinger & Spider-Woman/Gwen Stacy) | Patrioteer | Spider-Woman/Mary Jane Watson | Aunt May | The Avengers (Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Falcon & Ant-Man) | Doctor Strange | Madame Web | Rio Morales | Wolverine | S.M.A.S.H. (She-Hulk, Red Hulk, Skaar & A-Bomb) | Howling Commandos (Blade, Werewolf by Night, Frankenstein's Monster, N'Kantu the Living Mummy, Man-Thing & Invisible Man) | Moon Knight

Spider-Man (2017)
Spider-Man | Ghost-Spider | Spy-D | Spider-Girl | Hobgoblin | Doctor Octopus/Superior Spider-Man | Max Modell | Aunt May | Mary Jane Watson | Grady Scraps | The Avengers (Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Hulk & Ms. Marvel) | Ironheart | Totally Awesome Hulk | Moon Knight | Lizard

Spidey and His Amazing Friends (2021)
Spider-Man | Ghost-Spider | Spin | Aunt May | Rio Morales | Ms. Marvel | Black Panther | Hulk | Iron Man | Ant-Man | Wasp | Reptil | Thing | Squirrel Girl | White Tiger | Black Cat

Video Games
The Amazing Spider-Man & Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge: Spider-Man | Captain America
Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six: Spider-Man
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin: Spider-Man | Mary Jane
Spider-Man & X-Men: Arcade's Revenge: Spider-Man | X-Men (Storm | Wolverine | Gambit | Cyclops)
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage: Spider-Man | Venom
Spider-Man and Venom: Separation Anxiety: Spider-Man | Venom
Spider-Man (2000): Spider-Man | Mary Jane | Venom | Black Cat | J. Jonah Jameson | Lizard | Daredevil | Captain America | Punisher | Human Torch
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro: Spider-Man | Mary Jane Watson | Lizard
Spider-Man (2002): Spider-Man | Mary Jane Watson | Norman Osborn | Harry Osborn | J. Jonah Jameson | Scorpion
Spider-Man 2: Spider-Man | Harry Osborn | Mary Jane Watson | J. Jonah Jameson | Doctor Octopus | Black Cat
Ultimate Spider-Man: Spider-Man | Mary Jane Watson | Nick Fury | Sharon Carter | Silver Sable | Human Torch | Wolverine
Spider-Man: Battle for New York: Spider-Man | Nick Fury | Captain America | Thor | Iron Man | Wasp | Quicksilver | Mary Jane Watson | Silver Sable
Spider-Man 3: Spider-Man | New Goblin | Mary Jane Watson | J. Jonah Jameson | Scorpion | Detective Jean DeWolfe
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe: Spider-Man | Nick Fury | New Goblin | Black Cat | Prowler | Silver Sable | Lizard | Iron Fist | Blade
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows: Spider-Man | Mary Jane Watson | Black Widow | Black Cat | Luke Cage | Moon Knight | Wolverine
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions: Spider-Man | Spider-Man Noir | Miguel O'Hara | Ultimate Spider-Man | Madame Web
Spider-Man: Edge of Time: Spider-Man | Miguel O'Hara
The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Man | Lizard | Gwen Stacy | Whitney Chang | Black Cat
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Spider-Man | Gwen Stacy | Harry Osborn | Black Cat

See Also
Marvel Cinematic Universe Heroes | Marvel's Spider-Man Heroes | Sony's Spider-Man Universe Heroes

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