{"id":5849,"date":"2010-10-26T17:35:03","date_gmt":"2010-10-27T01:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.reallifesuperheroes.org\/?p=5849"},"modified":"2010-10-26T17:35:03","modified_gmt":"2010-10-27T01:35:03","slug":"real-life-super-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/2010\/10\/26\/real-life-super-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Real life super heroes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAnd you thought superheroes existed only in fiction? Inspired by fiction superheroes such as Batman and Superman, these people wear masks and capes in order to fight real crime on the strets. Here\u2019s a list with 10 of the most famous real-life superheroes.
\nSuperbarrio (Mexico)
\nHe\u2019s faster than a speeding turtle, able to leap small speed bumps in a single bound. Look, up in the sky \u2026 Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it\u2019s Superbarrio \u2014 a flabby caped crusader in cherry red tights who traverses the streets of Mexico City, defending the lower class. A high school dropout with a humble upbringing, Superbarrio has become one of Mexico City\u2019s greatest folk heroes. For the past 10 years, he has stood as the champion of the working class, the poor and the homeless.<\/p>\n

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“I opened my eyes and found myself as you see me with a voice telling me, \u2018You are Superbarrio,\u2019” he said, explaining that his name means super-neighborhood. “I can\u2019t stop a plane or a train single-handed, but I can keep a family from being evicted.” His role is primarily symbolic as the protector of low-income neighborhoods. But on behalf of squatters and labor unions, Superbarrio leads protest rallies, files petitions and challenges court decisions. Rumors also have circulated that he attempted to run for the president of the United States to better protect Mexican workers. His followers find him inspirational and recently erected a statue in his honor \u2014 a giant lifelike replica that looks like an oversized Cabbage Patch doll at 40. The awed crowd chanted, “You see him. You feel him. Superbarrio is here!”
\nTerrifica (NY City)
\nTerrifica patrols New York City\u2019s bars, clubs, and streets by night, in an effort to protect inebriated women in danger of being taken advantage of by men. Since the mid-1990s Terrifica has donned a golden mask, Valkyrie bra, blond wig, red boots and cape, to distract the men she tries to dissuade from seducing drunk young women. She carries a utility belt containing a pepper spray, cell phone, lipstick, a camera to photograph alleged predators, a journal, Terrifica fortune cards, and Smarties for energy. Terrifica has an arch-nemesis, a self-proclaimed philanderer who calls himself Fantastico. “I protect the single girl living in the big city,” says Terrifica. By day, she is Sarah, a 30-year-old single woman who works for a computer consulting company. “I do this because women are weak. They are easily manipulated, and they need to be protected from themselves and most certainly from men and their ill intentions toward them.”
\nThe Eye (Mountain View California)
\nThe Eye is a 48 year-old superhero who patrols the streets of Mountain View, California. He is a street-level, practical crime fighter, who uses various electronic and other means to prevent crime. He has even got a myspace page!
\nCitizen Prime (Phoenix)
\nCitizen Prime, a 40-year-old married man whose first name is Jim, has been protecting the streets of Phoenix for a year. He became a superhero to spread the message that people don\u2019t have to be fearful of crime. “Are you going to sit inside scared that a terrorist might attack your city, or are you going to go out and live your life?” he asked. But Prime, who patrols once or twice a week in a black, blue and yellow costume, found one chink in his armor. He couldn\u2019t find any crime. “The only crime I\u2019ve ever stopped is when I was actually walking out of a sporting goods store with my wife,” he said. “A shoplifter came running past me, and I managed to throw him to the ground.”
\nTothian (NJ and NY city)
\nTothian, 22, is a superhero who protects New Jersey and New York, is one of the more active heroes. He uses his skills as a Marine reservist and martial arts expert when patrolling the streets, and has escorted women home at night and broken up fights. His uniform\u2013he prefers that term to costume\u2013is black combat boots, green cargo pants and a T-shirt. His logo, which is stitched into the middle of the T-shirt with cut-up bandanas, is made from the letters used to spell Tothian. Tothian doesn\u2019t wear a mask because it blocks his peripheral vision, and says he doesn\u2019t wear a cape “because capes get in the way of actually doing real superhero stuff.” Tothian says he doesn\u2019t want to become a police officer because he doesn\u2019t agree with every law on the book. “I\u2019m not out to punish every single criminal,” he said. For example, he would counsel marijuana smokers, but wouldn\u2019t apprehend them as bad guys. Tothian said he gets some strange looks when people find out he\u2019s a superhero. But after people realize he\u2019s out to protect them, he says their trepidation eases somewhat.
\nAngle Grinder Man (London, and Kent)
\nAngle-grinder Man patrols by night looking for unhappy drivers who have been clamped and then sets the
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