A college student has taken to the streets dressed in tights calling himself “The Viper.” He’s got a utility belt that seems like he might be more equipped to fix your sink rather than fight crime as he’s got wrenches and screwdrivers.
Sure he doesn’t have superpowers but he’s got one of the all time greatest catchphrases of all time. “I’m just a guy trying to do what’s right, in tights.” That beats “Truth, Justice and the American Way” any day of the week.
WSMV reports:
A college student is dressing up like a superhero to fight crime in Columbia.
The 20-year-old man, who wants to remain anonymous, but calls himself the Viper, recently caught the attention of police in Columbia.
Officers stopped the man just after midnight Wednesday when they spotted him in this costume.
According to the Columbia Daily Herald, he told police that he was looking for crime to report.
The self-professed comic book nerd was armed with a screw driver, wrenches and a cell phone, all of which were stored in a utility belt.
Police urged the Viper to stop his patrols and told him that he was violating a city ordinance, which bans people wearing masks in public.
He told the Columbia Daily Herald that, “I am just a guy trying to do what’s right, in tights.” On Monday, the Viper told Channel 4 News by phone that it’s a matter of pride protecting his hometown.
The crime-fighting college student said he eventually hopes to become a comic book artist when he is done with school.
The news seems to be making a little fun of him. But wait until they need him. Just wait. Then they’ll all come running. Because you’ve got to figure if there’s a kid somewhere who wants to be a superhero there’s probably a kid somewhere who wants to be a supervillain.
July 22, 2010 at 4:36 pm
I love it! Although, I could understand the police concern about the mask. The tights…no problem. I'd rather see a guy in tights than a guy who has baggy pants that are falling off and showing his butt crack.
July 22, 2010 at 6:05 pm
Mary Ellen/Nunly –
Yes, its sad that crack continues to be a problem for our youths.
I wonder if the police would let him wear a Burqua.
This guy's great – just hope no one hurts him though.
July 22, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Then there's the kid who wants to be a superhero,
gets reprimanded by his hero, and grows up to be the super-villain.(As seen in 'The Incredibles')
July 22, 2010 at 10:26 pm
Oh my… I think that might be my husband! 🙂
July 23, 2010 at 2:10 am
"…armed with a screw driver, wrenches and a cell phone, all of which were stored in a utility belt."
Sounds like my plumber!
July 23, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Definitely reminiscent of that movie "Kickass" (of the eponymous hero, that is) which is not a movie I necessarily recommend to anyone here. If I could I might even have gone back in time and told myself not to see it. Not that it wasn't entertaining, but the sum total of horrible things was enough to cheapen the entertainment for me. :/
The difficulty as to the real life villain is that if these things follow the usual pattern, the hero will be nowhere near as smart. So if he has no superpowers…guess who wins?