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This Will Certainly Go Well: Real-Life Kick-Ass [Video]
By Great White Snark | January 6, 2011
This gentleman in Lynnwood, Washington (a veritable incubator for criminal masterminds), regularly ducks into a hidden room behind a shelf in a comic book store (for reals) and emerges as spandex- and body-armor-clad “Phoenix Jones.”
Much as the protagonist in Kick-Ass did, he roams the streets of his city looking for evildoers to thwart.
And much as the protagonist in Kick-Ass did, he gets his ass kicked quite a bit:
Phoenix said since he started his crime-fighting crusade nine months ago, he’s been stabbed, and had a gun pulled on him a few times, but received no serious injuries.
This can only end badly. But, hey! Look! A cosplayer roaming around outside, with nary a nerd convention in sight!
Via The Daily What, who thinks what this guy is doing is quite noble. In a ridiculous and stupid sort of way.
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Topics: Costumes, Geeks, Videos | 5 Comments »
Tags: Costumes, Geeks, superheroes, video
January 6th, 2011 at 12:52 pm
Cincinnati had a guy who called himself “Shadow Hare” who dresses up in a superhero/rabbit costume to fight crime and give food to the homeless. I’m not sure if he got himself killed or not.
January 6th, 2011 at 1:50 pm
Hey, bonus points for not being a fattie.
January 6th, 2011 at 3:14 pm
@Mark: When he does, you can be sure that the local news will trip all over itself in its rush to cover it.
@Justin: Good point. At least he’s not one of those sloppy, sad cosplayers.
January 7th, 2011 at 6:03 pm
No major wounds? He’s been STABBED. Hello?
January 16th, 2011 at 1:51 am
Pshh.
A stabbing is like a fly bite to him.
He obviously healed himself instantly by killing the wound with his awesomeness.