LYNNWOOD, Wash. -- A local man said he came within seconds of having his car broken into, and perhaps stolen, until a real-life “superhero" came to his aid, wearing tights, a mask and a skin-tight super suit.
The encounter started in Lynnwood Sunday evening when a man, who asked to be identified only as Dan, was walking back to his car in a parking lot when he saw a man with a metal strip trying to pry open his car.
“He started sticking it down between the window and the rubber strip,” said Dan.
Dan began to call 911, but said help arrived before he even finished dialing.
“From the right, this guy comes dashing in, wearing this skin-tight rubber, black and gold suit, and starts chasing him away,” said Dan.
What Dan didn’t know is that just about every night, an anonymous Seattle man strolls into a comic store, enters a hidden back room and emerges transformed.
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KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Monique Ming Laven met him.
“My name is Phoenix Jones,” said the man.
The man is the hero Dan’s been trying to tell his friends about.
“People are saying, ‘No way, dude, you were probably drunk,’” said Dan.
But the superhero sounded familiar to Ming Laven. She had heard about how he and the other eight members of his Rain City Superhero crime fighting movement walk the street, eyes out for crime and prepared to fight it.
On Monday night, the fully-clad superhero and Dan met.
“That’s crazy. Nice to meet you, brother. Nice to meet you. That’s insane,” said Dan, who finally got a close-up look at his savior.
“Phoenix” explained his whole super suit, including bullet-proof vest and stab plates, to Dan.
“That’s a Taser night stick. And I have Mace slash tear gas over here,” said Phoenix.
Then it was time for Phoenix to get back out on the streets, maybe not quite a super man, but an extraordinary one.
“So when I walk into a neighborhood, criminals leave because they see the suit,” said Phoenix. “I symbolize that the average person doesn't have to walk around and see bad things and do nothing.”
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.
Unfortunately, he didn't catch up with the man who was breaking into Dan's car.
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OMG!! That's freakin' awesome! Crazy as hell but awesome!
I wonder what the local police think of this guy. Nuts!
I wonder what the local police think of this guy. Nuts!
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Yeah, not sure if there is a thread in this forum but these guys have come up before.
They are mostly 1 of two types.
1)Some of them are actual vigilante's who fight crime. Usually at night and out of sight of the police. Scaring/attacking drug dealers or would be car thieves and the like. Obvously it's harder to learn details about these guys.
While the other type maybe more common. Most of them are guys who dress up in spandex/spandexesque-type constume and "patrol" calling, the police if they spot a crime(The Black Monday Society comes to mind, they're in Salt Lake IIRC...)
Zettaman[sp?] aids the homeless in Portland, OR(though, IIRC, he doesn't have a mask).
YOu might try a search of hte site/forums to see if you can find an old thread....
They are mostly 1 of two types.
1)Some of them are actual vigilante's who fight crime. Usually at night and out of sight of the police. Scaring/attacking drug dealers or would be car thieves and the like. Obvously it's harder to learn details about these guys.
While the other type maybe more common. Most of them are guys who dress up in spandex/spandexesque-type constume and "patrol" calling, the police if they spot a crime(The Black Monday Society comes to mind, they're in Salt Lake IIRC...)
Zettaman[sp?] aids the homeless in Portland, OR(though, IIRC, he doesn't have a mask).
YOu might try a search of hte site/forums to see if you can find an old thread....
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Way too cool. And kinda scary at the same time.
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Bullet proof vest...
As much as i am down with vigilantism.. what happens when someone really pulls a gun on this guy? He'll either **** himself or run, or get shot.
And bullet proof is hardly proof, just bullet retardant. Couple broken ribs will put mister super hero on the ground, taser stick or no.
As much as i am down with vigilantism.. what happens when someone really pulls a gun on this guy? He'll either **** himself or run, or get shot.
And bullet proof is hardly proof, just bullet retardant. Couple broken ribs will put mister super hero on the ground, taser stick or no.
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Looks like he got his nose broken shortly after that article came out.
http://www.geekologie.com/2011/01/reall ... ix_jon.php
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Al Blotto wrote:Looks like he got his nose broken shortly after that article came out.
http://www.geekologie.com/2011/01/reall ... ix_jon.php
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