{"id":14687,"date":"2011-05-25T20:18:37","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T03:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reallifesuperheroes.org\/?p=14687"},"modified":"2011-05-25T20:18:37","modified_gmt":"2011-05-26T03:18:37","slug":"self-appointed-superhero-watches-over-wenatchee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/2011\/05\/25\/self-appointed-superhero-watches-over-wenatchee\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-appointed superhero watches over Wenatchee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally posted: http:\/\/www.wenatcheeworld.com\/news\/2011\/may\/25\/self-appointed-superhero-watches-over-wenatchee\/<\/a>
\nBy Dee Riggs<\/a>
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\"Deadpool<\/a>

Deadpool walked along Orondo Avenue on Sunday, interacting with citizens. Source: World photo\/Don Seabrook<\/p><\/div>
\nWENATCHEE \u2014 You\u2019re walking down the streets of Wenatchee and you trip and fall. Out of the blue, comes a masked man to pull you up.
\nShould you be alarmed? Not at all, says the masked man: \u201cI just want to help people.\u201d
\nPay attention, Wenatchee. You have a superhero. Deadpool is walking the streets, dressed in a mask and body suit to look like the fictional Marvel comic book character by the same name.
\nMarvel\u2019s Deadpool is an anti-hero and a mercenary. Wenatchee\u2019s Deadpool said he chose his character \u201cbecause I allied with his humor and his ideal that what once was bad can become something better and good. …. And not his outlook on heroism or his methods.\u201d Deadpool has been putting up flyers around town so people know what he\u2019s up to and won\u2019t be alarmed when he rushes to help them. He asks anyone who needs help with just about anything to contact him via email at ncwdeadpool@hotmail.com.
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Deadpool, a mystery man who\u2019s taken it upon himself to keep an eye on Wenatchee, dutifully presses the crosswalk button on Mission Street before stepping off the curb. He said he tries to promote safety. Source: World photo\/Don Seabrook<\/p><\/div>
\nThe World saw one of these flyers and contacted him. He responded by pay phone.
\n\u201cThe whole secret identity thing,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can\u2019t be too careful.\u201d
\nDeadpool admits to being a Wenatchee resident between the ages of 20 and 30. He\u2019s got a whole other life that\u2019s regular, he said, but he won\u2019t go into that. Deadpool said the idea to dress up and help people \u201cjust came to me one day.\u201d
\nHe acknowledged, however, that the costume thing has its drawbacks. It makes him hot when the sun\u2019s out, and it seems to put some people off.
\n\u201cI tried to help a woman out of the rain the other day and she didn\u2019t really want to take my umbrella,\u201d he said. \u201cI think she was kind of intimidated.\u201d
\nWenatchee police have had no complaints about Deadpool, said the department\u2019s Capt. Doug Jones. \u201cAnyone doing good deeds is encouraged unless they get too pushy,\u201d he said. \u201cIf he grabs someone\u2019s arm that doesn\u2019t want it grabbed, that could be a problem.\u201d
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Deadpool waves for a picture taken by Micah Smith, as his wife, Cara, watches from their home on Orondo Avenue on Sunday. Source: World photo\/Don Seabrook<\/p><\/div>
\nWenatchee is not the first city to have a superhero. Seattle has its Phoenix Jones, but he actively fights crime and had his nose broken in an altercation in January.
\nWenatchee\u2019s Deadpool, on the other hand, said he is \u201cnot actively seeking out crime. Should I witness a crime in progress or one that just occurred, I will do my civil duty by calling the police and placing the criminal under citizen\u2019s arrest until the police have arrived. I only mean to help the community, not to stir up more trouble than I seek to relieve. The police have enough trouble without a superhero taking the law into his own hands.\u201d
\nDeadpool said he plans to hit the streets of Wenatchee about once a week, just looking for people who need help.
\nSo what kind of help will he give? The World wondered if he would mow someone\u2019s lawn. The answer was a resounding, \u201cMaybe.\u201d
\nDeadpool said he\u2019s been doing this gig for about a month now, and plans to take it month by month. He said he likes the anonymity of being Deadpool.
\n\u201cIt takes a certain kind of crazy to do this,\u201d he said, \u201cBut it takes a certain kind of sanity to help others. I want to inspire people to what a model citizen could be and what a helping hand can be like.\u201d
\nThe World wishes him well many months of masked goodness. Now, as a superhero, if he could just help finance the Town Toyota Center.
\nDee Riggs: 664-7147
\ndeeriggs@wenatcheeworld.com
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\"Deadpool<\/a>

Deadpool gets all kinds of reactions, many from passing motorists, while on patrol in Wenatchee neighborhoods Sunday. Source: World photo\/Don Seabrook<\/p><\/div>
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\"Deadpool<\/a>

Deadpool gives his typical thumbs up while walking up Cherry Street on Sunday. Source: World photo\/Don Seabrook<\/p><\/div>
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\"Among<\/a>

Among his powers, Wenatchee\u2019s Deadpool can take his own photo.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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