private var goblin1:Goblin = new Goblin();
    private var goblin2:Goblin = new Goblin();
    private var goblin3:Goblin = new Goblin();

private var aGoblinArray = new Array(container.goblin1, container.goblin2, container.goblin3);

for (var i:int = 0; i < aGoblinArray.length; i++)
    {
        var goblin:Goblin = aGoblinArray[i];
    }

if (goblin.hitTestPoint(_character.x + 100, _character.y - 45, true))
                {
                    goblinCanMove = false;
                    trace("lance hits");
                    //hitOnce
                    if (!hitOnce)
                    {
                        hitOnce = true;
                        trace("take on damage");
                    }
                    goblin.moveBack();
                    goblin.minusHealth();
                }

public static var goblinLife; int;

    goblinLife = 2;//put in main constructor

    public function minusHealth():void
    {
        goblinLife --;
        checkDeath();
    }

    private function checkDeath():void
    {
        if (goblinLife == 0)
        {
            parent.removeChild(this);
        }
    }

public static var goblinLife; int;

private var goblinLife; int;