This Spandex-clad chap is one of a growing number of Clark Kent wannabes battling bad guys on America’s mean streets.
\nAnd the amateur crime fighting craze is taking off faster than a speeding bullet across the Pond.
\nThere’s Mr Invisible, who patrols Los Angeles dressed in a homemade grey “invisibility” suit, and Dark Guardian, who dons a black cape to target New York nasties.
\nRed-caped superheroine Terrifica manhandles drunken girls away from heavy-handed dates in the nocturnal Big Apple.
\nMeanwhile, The Eye doesn’t blink in his quest to conquer crime in California and The Queen Of Hearts patrols Michigan.
\nAn online World Superhero Registry has even been set up with almost 300 members – or “Reals” as they call themselves.
\nVolunteers must shun guns and knives to avoid being arrested as vigilantes. Some don body armour, while others just wear a smile.
\nIt is up to each individual how they use their powers, from a citizen’s arrest to just helping old ladies across the road.
\nBut like all good superheroes, the true identities of those taking part remain a closely-guarded secret.
\nTo become a Real you must come up with a brand new superhero character for yourself and then design and make an outfit.
\nOne businessman in Arizona who transforms himself into Citizen Prime spent \u00a32,700 on his get up.
\nHe says: “This is a more serious business than it looks.”
\nBut taking to the streets can be dangerous. One Real called Black Owl was thrown into a psychiatric ward when cops got the wrong end of the stick.
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And Mr Invisible came under attack himself – from a young girl. IS it a bird, is it a plane ? No, it’s a REAL superhero.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[252,323,542,554,690,1543,1757,2128,2181,2548,2630,2663,2987],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHe revealed: “This tiny girl did not like me trying to calm down her screaming boyfriend. She blindsided me, I’m still bruised. It’s dangerous out there.”
\nThe Reals movement was born in reaction to the 9\/11 attacks but recruitment has swelled recently with many pointing to Barack Obama’s calls for “active citizenry”.
\nDark Guardian says: “Some may call me a hero, a superhero, a vigilante or a nut job.
\n\u201cBut I fight for all that’s right and just. I will drive myself into the ground to make this world a better place.”
\nThe peaceful vigilantes are determined to make a difference and promise they won’t be going up, up and away any time soon. <\/em>
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