Real Life Superheroes That Became Criminals

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[@grizzle2015]

did you get a new camera or something cuz you look extra handsome

[@arsondarksea]

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ, who is the name above all names & the only way to Heaven❤

[@ModMax69]

Do you know about the guy that dressed like the joker and called people the N-word? It happened in the last year. He live streamed it.

[@jhuanbrown3455]

The police didn't want their crimes caught onto also?

[@Skeeeeeyeeeeee]

Your in-video ads are so annoying. I’ve skipped every one

[@raihanvarghese8553]

I don't know why, but real people dressing up in a superhero suit and fighting people who litter is just really funny to me.

[@Fishdogpigsquirrel]

I love it

[@jlis889]

It reminds me of the Kickass movies, ngl lmfao

[@bubblybobabubbles]

It's literally the joke of Batman beating up an old lady for jaywalking irl of course it's hilarious 😭😭😭

[@demifolk8940]

@@jlis889you should watch super, its similar to kickass but considerably more deranged. it def reminds me of this, dude was beating the shit out of people cutting in line and shit lmaooo

[@WhenInDarknessSeekTheLight]

​@@bubblybobabubblesIt's not a joke that's Batmans character in every continuity.

[@vrubin]

Spider-Dan was arrested multiple times but Canada was like “can u climb the CN tower for our 10th anniversary” 😆 iconic

[@LeonardoHamato]

They should have called suction cup man

[@anamethename3327]

​@@LeonardoHamato cups all red and shit!

[@keithharrissuwignjo2460]

@@anamethename3327 Look at him go!

[@gray9150]

@@anamethename3327 im pretty hot, you must admit!

[@SnuggieMaple]

@@LeonardoHamato😂

[@lukedodson3267]

As someone who lived in Seattle at the time, let me assure you that the unmasking of Phoenix Jones was not the shocking event the local news made it out to be. People figured out who he was pretty early because he was frequently spotted getting in and out of his girlfriend's car. He had a reputation for hassling drunk people and was largely regarded as a nuisance by the bartenders and doormen in my neighborhood.

[@trustmesonimyourfather9097]

Lol finally another Seattlite who knows the truth about ol phoenix. I was gonna let him live and not put him on blast but you did the deed so oh well

[@spacejihadist4246]

That guy swept my bowl of peanuts off the table.

[@mikeschmidt3382]

@@spacejihadist4246lol this is funny.

[@jackcero44]

Most of the world knew he was a dumbass lol.

[@P-C-Principle]

He was also selling lots of drugs

[@ktrain2415]

I'm from Petoskey and I remember my dad talking about how he would just show up to random crime scenes out of nowhere. The one story I can recollect is that he showed up to car crash and asked the officers on the scene what was the problem and got arrested on the spot. It was honestly one of the funniest things and I always wondered what happened to him afterwards. Good work as usual and thanks for the coverage of our possibly drunk crimefighter.

[@Spooky_Platypus]

Not the possibly drunk crime fighter! That sent me to heaven😂😂😂😂

[@TheNotOverShow]

i ran into him once leaving papa lue's nothing like a full spectrum adult man wearing dark clothes at night carrying brass knuckles

[@DMJoeBing]

Most of what is said in here wasn't fact checked. I'm from Ptown and have known Mark for 25 years. I lived next door to him when all of this went down. This is very poor "journalism" at its finest.

[@DMJoeBing]

​@TheNotOverShow yeah...Mark has NEVER owned brass knuckles. As far as "dark clothing at night"...well, he's always worn black, as have I...and my wife...and a ton of other people.

[@itsjeninMass]

​@@DMJoeBingSo what was he like? I feel like he has good intentions, but was maybe a bit misguided.

[@RobwithoneB]

Spider-Dan finally quit at fucking 67!? That is incredible

[@frank8917]

Thats odd, usually around that age Batman retires.... i said around because its Batman

[@zanebostick]

​@@frank8917S L O W

[@walrider115]

Nah. Not incredible. Just amazing. One might say spectacular even.

[@marcusnewbold-rankine1326]

I like this comment

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

That guy refused to quit.🤣

[@nicks4802]

There's a guy near where I grew up who actually owns a batmobile and a bat suit, and he's known for roaming the street and not only taking pictures with people, but he actually has helped people in the past. Dudes a good guy, making kids smile and actually helping people instead of being a vigilante (He wears a highly detail Dark Knight era batsuit, those wondering)

[@worldofthought8352]

Years ago I was on a national express coach that ran overnight to london (I didn't get there till like 5 or 6 am) At one point about 3am or so another passenger got on bus a guy dressed as Dark Knight batman, I honestly thought I was hallucinating because it was so werid, and the costume was really well made. Anyway turned out guy was going to a comic convention and was a solicitor (while asking if he dealth with injury claims from batman) but was a chilled guy, even bought a bottle of water and a sandwich to a homless person sleeping nearby the coach depot..

[@VorpalSnickerSnack]

Hold up same here, just in Canada! He always show up at different cons in costume and in the Batmobile for years. It was pretty cool and looked great! He'd also try helping people out. Doppelgänger or another Batman??

[@Allyourbase1990]

That’s pretty cool . I wish I had a Batmobile

[@milleniumfrisbee]

Not all heroes... wait.

[@Yze3]

If it's the Route 29 Batman, he made a video on him: "Internet Heroes with Shocking Backstories"

[@Patrickisat]

Dude Pheonix Jones was friggen hilarious. MMA fighter turned super hero knocking out drunks in Seattle. Then getting introuble for bear maxing people lol.

[@user-cl5vx9em4e]

He was also arrested for selling cocaine

[@Kaihne]

😅

[@seppoharkkonen5766]

kinda would have wanted to see irl superheroes helping people and not stepping too far. feels bad.

[@trustmesonimyourfather9097]

Anybody going out of their way to fight obviously doesn't have good intentions, no matter what kind of costume they put on. ​@@seppoharkkonen5766

[@WobblesandBean]

I was friends with his wife, and kinda with him just by default. He began treating her like her abusive ex did, and she was out of there. He spiralled pretty hard after that.

[@dabeastfromdaweast9788]

Being a kid was thinking Pheonix Jones was the coolest thing, and that he was taking matters into his own hands and inspiring others to do the same Being an adult is realizing he was just an egomaniac looking for any reason to get into a fight. What a tool

[@WileeCoyote1516]

He was also selling drugs lmao

[@Imparator-oo1zt]

At least he had a cool looking costume tho

[@snowyowl2784]

(Phoenix)

[@MYNAMESBIGJOHN]

still pretty cool idc what u say

[@KadeStringer2.0]

Oh shut up and the guy was actually a hero

[@badrmods]

David's going as Deadpool to rob a TACO BELL was literally way too funny

[@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398]

I really wish the dood can regen like the real deal, he's stuck in normal regeneration.

[@Kronosdoesshit]

Honestly going to rob a Taco Bell is completely in character

[@hihi9434]

And interacting with the taxi driver is spot on too😂

[@dumbstuff5850]

@@Kronosdoesshit 🤣bruh that's legit man!

[@th-sd6ni]

@@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398 the dood....hehe

[@lukaskywalker7791]

What gives you the right? What's the difference between you and me? Batman : I'm not wearing hockey pads!

[@demifolk8940]

I like how his Phoenix’s girlfriend has a very specific, well thought out, and organized goal as a superhero and his is just running around stopping crime lmao

[@soggy_toast_69]

its cuz she actually considered what is at risk with that kind of life style, Jones did not. That's very apparent

[@smashyrashy]

Whats the differencs

[@ryandavies4554]

Trying to stop crime all the time is not how to be a hero is there’s no crime on that day you just wasted your whole night when you could of just done some community service

[@simple__sigma3287]

Nice pfp

[@ichadpromax]

Nah. Phoenix was the only one making a difference

[@th-sd6ni]

I'm glad Spider Dan decided to stop and do not do what many other risk takers do... He is absolutely right. No matter how skilled you are at something, if you do it enough times eventually you will slip, fall, and die.

[@ArtzyZero]

I was quite relieved his story didn't end with him falling.

[@sierrajohnson717]

I know it’s probably not real, but there was a 1000 ways to die clip years ago about an irl superhero, and he went up to a granny selling oranges and was like “STOP! DO YOU HAVE A PERMIT TO BE SELLING THIS CITRUS?!” And that quote has lived in my head for years and this video has revived that memory

[@WhatsUpYoutubeItsYoBoi]

Hold on, I have to rant about something unimportant real quick: The idea of batman being a loner is a huge misconception. After Robin was created in 1940, comic sales almost doubled. Ever since then Batman has never NOT had a sidekick. And after the introduction of the Justice League in 1960 he has never NOT been apart of a super team with many of the Justice Leaguers frequently visiting him in his cave. He also created a second team that fit his agenda better called The Outsiders. It doesn't stop there in terms of team ups and relationships but I think that's enough. Batman is cool and a team player if a bit emotionally challenged with some dark external conflicts. Not a dark, loner character that pisses people off for the wrong reasons. He is such a big part of our zeitgeist to the point a man in real life is willing to go to jail trying to be him. So I feel compelled to clear this up. That's all, thanks for reading.

[@AlexDown1]

Yeah, at the minimum Batman has Alfred and Commissioner Gordon, two people he really respects

[@WhatsUpYoutubeItsYoBoi]

For real. Superman and Nightwing (the two nicest, hopeful dudes in the DC Canon) are his best friends. That says a lot about what canon Batman has developed into. After Jason Todd's death in the 80's, Batman went crazy from having a lack of a partner. Which was a huge factor in the upcoming story about him getting a new sidekick lol. The "I work alone" thing that was birthed from the Nolan movies didn't even work in that Narrative. Batman had an insane amount of help in those movies.

[@NorthStarBlue1]

And there's also that Bruce Wayne is a well known businessman and philanthropist, both of which involve a high level of social interaction, so the idea that he would just shut all that off like a light switch when he puts the cowl on is a bit silly really.

[@PopularCat27]

Spider-Dan is a legend for climbing all those buildings in honor of all the victims of 9/11 and his father. I respect that 🫡.

[@alexc9434]

@brackish2386everyone grieves in their own way. He didn’t hurt anyone and only jeopardized his own safety. Also didn’t use the law as a moral compass that’s not what it’s there for.

[@surelyyeah]

@@alexc9434imagine someone does it who is not that good as him and he dies because we allowing it

[@Creamy-1988]

​​@@alexc9434and just imagine if he fell on somebody

[@SmolPotatowo]

@@surelyyeah People do it in free solo climbs on mountains already anyways it being a building doesn't make much difference. Actually it's probably safer to climb with more 'regular' construction.

[@thumbwreckage585]

Y’all realize he climbed the towers, right? As in this was way before 2001. It wasn’t a tribute to 9/11 it was a tribute to veterans and his dad. He climbed them like 20 years before those planes ever hit.

[@Kwaighzo]

Petoskey is a lovely area of less than 6k people. Not much crime at all. I attribute it all to Petoskey Batman. Great job and thank you, PBM.

[@TheNotOverShow]

it really is a nice place. only threat i ever felt was leaving papa lue's and running into a full grown man in dark clothing carrying brass knuckles who is clearly on the spectrum.

[@markwilliams-if9zv]

There actually is a lot more that goes on here than people.know... also, it doesn't have to be crime ridden for someone to help out....

[@markwilliams-if9zv]

​@@TheNotOverShowyeah, ok buddy. First, I've never carried brass knuckles, second, if I ever run into anyone, it's usually a wave and a walk by... unless your the person who was stalking and assaulting his gf... or the guy that was harassing, following, and assaulting a drunk kid less than half his size? You one of those? Or just someone who likes to make shit up

[@TheNotOverShow]

@@markwilliams-if9zv so what you are saying is on two seperate occasions you can recall having them? Just like you claimed too not know what you where carrying where weapons, tools with literally one purpose?At best you are untruthful and unhinged too put it nicely.

[@markwilliams-if9zv]

@@TheNotOverShow you have a reading comprehension problem don't you? 1 I never said I didn't know they were weapons, I said I didn't realize they were illegal since I purchased them here. 2 I recall 2 seperate times where I ran into a coward that wanted to beat on those smaller than them. I don't recall brass knuckles because, again, I never used nor owned them

[@MatecaCorp]

The Petoskey Batman is a true example of what a real life superhero should be. Goofy to be sure, but through that he became a public advocate for communities pulling together to keep themselves safe. As a sidenote, I’m kinda surprised that Spider Dan wasn’t hired by more companies to climb their own buildings. Maybe they offered on the condition that he wore safety gear and he declined?

[@alexandertiberius1098]

Imagine if he fell, it's not that surprising.

[@Toastybees]

Extreme liability and image issue if he falls to his demise, as well as bad morale for the business. Imagine still having to go to work in that same building every day and looking at the exact spot Dan was no more every time and the image of it never leaves you.

[@InVinoVeratas]

I don't agree with his message of "fighting the Mets Lab down the street", personally that sounds like a masochistic situation of self-perpetuating pain/potential death.

[@The_Based_Batman]

Fellow Batman here. 8 year vet at the thing. I can confirm, it's better to pull your community together. Movies tend to glorify vigilantism but it, isn't really that... cool or fun in reality. They overlook the paranoia and physical toll it takes on someone. Talking from experience which I cannot legally go into too much detail over. We need more Batmen like him.

[@MatecaCorp]

@@InVinoVeratas Yeah that was the one point I disagreed with lol

[@SevenBlades112]

I think the Petoskey Batmans goal was not to brat up crime. But to inspire hope and make the people feel safe. Remember you don't have to beat up crime to stop crime. There are other ways to br a hero.

[@markwilliams-if9zv]

Your 100% correct. I'm not a cop, I'm not looking to beat up or arrest anyone. If anything, I'd label myself as a protecter. That's it. Just keeping an eye on things and making sure people are safe

[@MutantsInDisguise]

I love Batman, but I don't believe in violence, even if he resortes to it for a good reason.

[@herpaderp-bp4pe]

Yeah I don't understand the big deal about his case. It's just a dude who loves batman who's not harming anyone. At least he's trying to help others and make a difference in this world. The authorities going after him and trying to make it seem like he was dangerous, is absurd. There's so much evil walking among us. Disgusting child molesters, robbers and rapists. Dangerous people who mostly don't ever get caught or honed in on. Yet those police saw this innocent superhero buff as a threat to the public? I watched that portion of the video waiting for the big bad scary thing that Petoskey batman was going to do. And it never came.

[@toganium4175]

As concerning as Dan Goodwin’s climbs must have been, it’s pretty screwed up that the fire chief attempted to spray the windows of which he climbed.

[@nicholasagnew2792]

To do that and then say its nuts to think they were making it easy for him to fall, that fire chief is out of his mind.

[@wt5284]

POS Fire Chief should have lost his job immediately

[@demisagoat]

People don't talk much about how firemen abuse their power too, much like the police. Similar power systems bring about similar corruption and heinous activity.

[@frank8917]

​@@demisagoatlike taht simpsons episode where homer, Moe and other 2 that i dont remember their names become firefighter and start stealing stuff? The only justifiable robbery they commited is to Mr Burns, that old senile mummy deserves that.... kind of...

[@garrysekelli6776]

Water will improve the suction ability right? So the fire chief ended up helping out. If that was his intent? Not sure.

[@fivefootseven]

i actually feel sorry for the petoskey batman, he seems actually like a good dude tryna help his community

[@markwilliams-if9zv]

I appreciate the sentiment but don't feel sorry for me. Everything happens for a reason... good and bad. I'm still doing what I do and that's making sure people are safe. As corny as this will sound, A million people can ridicule me, cops can lie about things, but I don't hear any of that... if I'm making sure even 1 person is safe, that's all that matters.

[@fivefootseven]

@@markwilliams-if9zv i didn’t mean it as a pity sense of sorry, but i get you, i just meant the way the police especially reacted and lied about intent and what was actually happening. but good on you bro, just keep on doing the right thing

[@markwilliams-if9zv]

@@fivefootseven appreciate it

[@MephistoKei]

@@markwilliams-if9zv holy shit it's the man himself 😱😱

[@mikec5400]

@@markwilliams-if9zv So what did you do about that meth lab?

[@RetchOfficial]

Bruce Wayne said back in Batman V Superman: We're criminals Alfred. We always have been.

[@MutantsInDisguise]

Such a ridiculous film, BTW.

[@ChargedJolteon2]

Trash movie

[@CammyWINS]

@@MutantsInDisguisehe wasn’t wrong though. It’s been a common occurrence when super heroes were smeared & proclaimed criminals in the eyes of the public in the comics by politicians and law authorities. It’s nothing new. Movie just states the historic fact/rule in the comics across DC and Marvel fandoms

[@MutantsInDisguise]

@@CammyWINS what facts???

[@CammyWINS]

@@MutantsInDisguise re-read my comment again.

[@antonydrossos5719]

Admit it, we’re all here because of Phoenix Jones in the thumbnail

[@Dr.BDover]

no

[@Goku_Black-SSRose]

Yes and no

[@WWEGaymer]

I have no idea who that is

[@skandto]

yes and no

[@OLDBChannel]

Yes but I know about his story so tryna see who else is all in here 😂

[@andrewnguyen664]

Technically, if the only criteria to be a criminal is to "break rules, disagree with police and interfering with them" then even Batman would be considered one as he lives by his own rules and always at odds with the police, the only reason why he's not behind bars is because they literally can't catch or detain him so they gave up and decided to work with him instead lmao.

[@alexandertiberius1098]

Any superhero operating in the U.S would be a criminal as vigilantism is illegal there. They also often use excessive force and rarely respect international borders.

[@Toastybees]

Interfering with police investigation is literally a crime on the books. Batman is a textbook vigilante, he beats and injures people and faces no consequences for it.

[@Kanekashonthedash]

Yes we've all seen the movies!

[@cheriann6461]

Well, that and Batman actually solved crimes and stopped criminals. He didn't just interfere in investigations or annoy the folks conducting them. The billions of dollars didn't hurt either. Fictional characters are often more noble and effective than their real-life counterparts.

[@The_Sharktocrab]

Helps to be bros with the commissioner

[@wolfiethefurrygamer1908]

I feel like the Potasky Batman was genuinely doing what he did for the better of his community, its just he made some dumb choices when police got involved which does fit the Batman thing He doesnt seem like a bad dude, he seemed like he did want to help

[@DMJoeBing]

He genuinely does. I've known him for years. Yeah, we have him shit for the suit, but he's always been big on protecting those that can't protect themselves.

[@redactedandredactedaccesor7290]

He should have joined the cops.

[@howdareyouexist]

he is mentally ill

[@CDB5584]

TRUE STORY: when Unbreakable the movie came out I was a junior in high school . I was so just lost and typical teenage bullshit. But I was obsessed with (at the time) SMALLVILLE , and anything superhero. So when Unbreakable came out I bought a long black jacket, wore a black hoody , black motorcycle hard knuckle gloves, and a black mini scarf to hide my face. I made my own weapons like bo staffs with a semi sharp point . And in the dead of winter... In Chicago... Would walk around "looking for trouble ". I'm not crazy just was lonely and bored. Lol needless to say I stopped like after 2x. Oh n I'm 5'5, 120lbs so yeah... Who yah gonna call... NOT ME! The point I was also trying to make but neglected to really get to was that for some reason that movie Unbreakable at that time in my life gave me some sort of hope that maybe if I was there to just help one person who couldn't help themselves than it gave my mondaine, boring life some meaning. Much like Bruce Willi's characted David Dunn. I dunno just want to say thank you to all of you who commented and didn't make fun of me, but instead restored my faith in humanity again. Stay safe everyone...

[@PerfectPanels9]

Shoulda gone near the Southside if you really wanted to be a hero💀

[@CDB5584]

@@PerfectPanels9 hahah true . I was living in Jefferson Park back then .

[@JakNasty69]

Th size of the hero doesn't matter what matters is that instead of channeling that loneliness and boredness into negativity you were going out there to do what most law enforcement can't or flat out refuse to do you could chalk it up to just "wanting to cause trouble" but sometimes we have to do what most deem "weird" or "unnecessary" I know I might sound crazy and I just might be but there are people I love and care about in this world and I don't trust most our government or law enforcement to protect them so maybe it's up to me and others who would

[@CDB5584]

@@JakNasty69 wow thank you very much . And yes I did and still do to some extent agree with your statement about protection those you love because the ones we expect to... Won't or don't . Thank you you made my month.

[@JakNasty69]

@@CDB5584 No problem man glad I could help you in some way

[@RottenCabbage]

The speech the Petoskey Batman gave about idleness being complicit is actually based AF.

[@gardenofsn5955]

Real!!!!

[@ianflanders5096]

No it's not. He's interested in being perceived as a hero, not in actually helping people. This is just him trying to justify that. He's nothing more than a larper.

[@MarvelSonicFan04]

"You either die a hero of live long enough to see yourself become a villain"

[@Da_Publick]

Or you'll live long enough to become a middle aged neckbeard, dressed as Batman, and including your cottage cheese thighed girlfriend in your escapades.

[@shifty1927]

Came to say the same lol... does wavy say it during the video?

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

Batman has yet to be proven wrong.

[@InVinoVeratas]

A quote by Sun Zu, the Art of Shilling.

[@Da_Publick]

Since YT zapped my comment, for no reason since I was referring to one of the people in the video, why am I seeing everybody's replies?

[@ModMax69]

There used to be a neck-beard dude that walked around in a fedora and trenchcoat. He had a sword cane. This was back in the late 90's before it could be ironic. He called himself the "night-walker" and said he was protecting the innocent. He got caught peeking in old lady's windows and got on the sex offender list after looking up porn on the library computer and touching himself.

[@trustmesonimyourfather9097]

Not surprised. Its odd how everyone forgets these are grown men doing this....red flag city.

[@robertsprague3981]

Sh*t that’s funny 😂

[@brianmurphy250]

The Night Whacker

[@spacejihadist4246]

It's your dada, isn't it?

[@Komotau4691]

Man you share this story on some forum...I laughed so hard :D

[@Lordship1021]

Fun fact: Deadpool doesn’t even like chimichangas, he just likes the word chimichanga

[@possqueenvivvie]

i've met phoenix jones before! played against him in a pinball tournament. got absolutely destroyed.

[@PartnershipsForYou]

Was he a pinball wizard?

[@merryavant]

atleast you’re honest lmao

[@howdareyouexist]

did he sell you powder before or after?

[@JokerLokison]

This has inspired me to move up to Petoskey and, as The Spring Arbor Joker, establish The Petoskey Legion of Doom! Any aspiring local level super-villains are encouraged to apply! The fuzz up there sound hella bored. "Wait til they get a load of me!"

[@SwaggyG_2102]

There's something ironic about people dressing up as comic book heroes and then proceeding to break several crimes afterwards.

[@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398]

Yeah it sucks... Hopefully there is one hero who is doable and decent in this timeline xD. Nice Proto Mother 3 profile btw.

[@og_3rd_st_saint_gat]

Yeah it's sad in a way

[@ChrissaTodd]

tbh in early eps of the show arrow the cops did not like the green arrow and it was against the law in the show to be a vigilante at the time, so this is more realistic, there is alot of content where super heroes are seen as villains, take j jonah jameson with spider man, and walter peck with the ghost busters

[@8LiterallyJustTheNumber8]

How is it ironic? The whole reason heroes have secret identities is so that they can work outside the confines of the law. It's literally the point.

[@Ronam0451]

That's not ironic at all, that's what heroes do

[@KoolTimYT]

I have massive respect for Spider-Dan, not just for his amount of times of climbing tall buildings, but also the tribute to the 9/11 victims and for his father.

[@blackreign673]

I actually miss the innocence Seattle had when superheroes could larp downtown. I couldn't imagine that happening now

[@prg1982]

I grew up out that way in the 90s. People hid shit back then in Seattle, now it's freaking madness in almost all big cities. Phoenix Jones would have been murdered hella fast now a days.

[@thebestcentaur]

Phoenix Jones is just one (larger than life) example of why I live by (among others) the mantra "The only way not to be disappointed by your heroes is not to have any".

[@CheapCreep]

Spider-Dan is a legend, and I hope he has a good retirement.

[@Freestyle80]

If I ever feel bad about my life I can always remember that there's actual people dressed in clown costumes trying to 'fight crime'

[@archiepedrola622]

these stories have a strong "Kick Ass" movie vibes in it

[@JackQNielsen]

A lot more of a “Super” vibe than “Kick Ass,” definitely. Although the dudes involved in this nonsense wanted to see themselves more as Kick Ass I’m sure.

[@seacrawlerrecords623]

Super is underrated

[@jackcero44]

Kick Ass is based on this community.

[@donovanfaust3227]

​​@@jackcero44sorry but nope, not at all. The comic book premiered in '08, the film adaptation in '10, Phoenix and the RCSM were not a thing till '11. Trust me I vividly remember living through this because I loved the movie when it came out and just enjoyed the premise of literal nobodies just dressing up to fight crime. Next thing you know, all these "real life superheros" and groups started popping up and I had legitimately thought about dressing when I was a teenager and doing the less violent community outreach stuff, never did but sometimes the thought still crosses my mind. All of these people across the US that popped up around the same time were definitely inspired by the movie, not the other way around. TL,DR: you've got it backwards, Kickass inspired specifically these people around that time lol. Look it up, you'll see very quickly its true .

[@jackcero44]

@@donovanfaust3227 that's all based on you assuming I was talking about Jones' group. Several other groups and solo rlsh existed long before him. I know because I remember when Mark Millar came to our community to gather info on it. ;)

[@markwilliams-if9zv]

So i am Petoskey Batman and i just want to say thayb i really enjoyed this guys video as he didnt really seem to give any unfair slants to the stories. That said, i do have a coupel small things to elaborate on: 1- athe Crow thing... that wasnt any attempt at being a superhero or vigilante or whatever. I was a huge Brandon Lee fan and it was tragic what happened to him on thatbmovie set. I was 14 when i watched it. By this time, i was already planning on doing the Batman thing, but the crow is a beautiful story that i connected with and i was a bit of an outcast as a kid... so i wore all black and i would wear the make up as a tribute to Lee and it just kind of became how people knew me. And throufh that, i found my family. 3 of the best friends i could ehave ever hoped for that even after all of these years, are still right there by my side. 2- the incident in 2012.. what i did not say in the interview was thatbthe cop completely lied about me. Everything the guy in the video said about me seeing it, checking itbout, and calling 911 is all true. While i was on with 911, they informed me that the police ask that i leave the area and i immediately agreed and even stayed on with 911 as i was exciting the slightly wooded area and got to a drive of a subdivision. When i got there i told them i was heading to the road to leave and hung up. As i was aproaching the road, the state trooper pulled up. I described what happened, showed the exact path i took and THAT is when he told me to turn around and put cuffs on me. N3ver said why i was arrested, just berated me for being out there, told me how much h3 bassically disliked my beingbout in the suit, which is NOT iliegal, and everything BUT why i was arrested. After being locked up for about an hour, i was told i was being charged for interfering with an investigation and failure to follow a lawrful order. After 2 weeks, i was told they were dropping everything but charging me with tresspassing because the property i was on jad no tresspasing signs up....bim assumimng because they listened to the 911 tapes and realized how full of shit that cop was. Ive been in trouble before and if i was guilty i always took my punishment... out of all those times, i never got mad at the cops for doing theor job and the majority were really cool... this cop was lying through his teeth and severely abused his power. I havnt seen him around so im assuming he was transfered.

[@markwilliams-if9zv]

Sorry for the typos and stuff, big thumbs, small buttons lol

[@DMJoeBing]

​@@markwilliams-if9zvdude, there's so much that is incorrect, I was expecting to hear from you on this. - Jojo

[@DMJoeBing]

IIRC, he did get transferred, kind of like how I caused the transfer of your favorite MSP trooper a few years later. 😊

[@markwilliams-if9zv]

@@DMJoeBing yeah, unfortunately that one is back.... every time he sees me, he will follow me. Last summer I was delivering to a place up by the college. I came to a stop at the corner of Sheridan and emmet, there were a couple.kf cars ahead of me,and he was turning onto Sheridan off emmet.. as soon as he saw it was me, he turned around. Followed me all the way up that road that runs right next to the college and heads up toward the back side.... then, about 2 months later he did the same thing at the light by the old LA Seniorita... I was just turning off M-119, he was heading toward alanson.. whipped around and followed me all the way to the top of Division hill. Then just recently, Bri and I were on our way back from getting her van and we were just comming into Charlevoix from TC... It was a state trooper, as soon as he passed he hit the brakes and just sat there in the middle of the road. By the time I got to the road by the old Glens, he was already on me and followed me all the way to the bridge... that one I can't say for sure was him, but it sure seemed like it. Especially because of the first two times he did that shit

[@JinxSanity]

Anyone dressing up as Batman to stop actual crime is missing one key thing that works for Batman and why he works stopping the criminal underworld... He is literally a Ninja and rarely caught on camera to the point most people don't even believe he exists or is an urban legend. Many even believe he is a made up by the Gotham City Police to keep criminals in check. Hard to be a urban legend and successful vigilante when your posing for the cameras and have the fighting skills of a trick-or-treater. TDK even pointed this out when the Joker kidnapped and tortured one fat Batman wannabe and later left his corpse hanging on a building. Unless you have actual Superpowers and fancy gadgets, your just a moving target.

[@davidrobert4246]

Honestly, I thought you were going to say he's a comic book character. I wasn't expecting Ninja to be where you were going with this 😂.

[@corpsehead395]

@@davidrobert4246Well if we drop the fact, that Bats is a comic hero, then yeah, his is a ninja...

[@alexandertiberius1098]

"I'm not wearing hockey pads."

[@Vitallor]

Why do they think he’s not real when he’s on the justice league?

[@maxheadroom4659]

Also, you really do need plot armor to survive riding a motorcycle/fighting/climbing while wearing a cape.

[@marveler8994]

Say what you want about the Batman guy, but his costume looks pretty good and I actually like the message he's trying to send Edit: the first Batman not the Brazillian one lmao

[@OakInch]

This really talked me off the ledge. I'll be burning my suit and files. I could never stand the humiliation of being exposed on a video like this.

[@jackcero44]

Do it right and you won't be.

[@diondrehall9263]

I've met Phoenix Jones on two occasions. Once while working part time as a bouncer and he happened to be on patrol. The second time I met him is when he was training at the same MMA gym. He actually held the mitts for me once and I wondered how he cut weight to get to 155 Lbs. for a fight. He was a big dude. But his head was always elsewhere.

[@darkunykorn404]

First, Brazil mentioned lesgooo ahem, speaking of Brazil, there was this one guy here who would pretend to be a 14 year old girl, talk to prospective pedos, meet them and beat the sh*t out of them while wearing a Spiderman costume. He was like 15 or 16 himself, too. I think he managed to do it twice before stopping (can't remember why, if police intervened or w/e).

[@garfieldlover699]

icon

[@domingosjunior6805]

here stoped because here beat the wrong dude one time

[@worldofthought8352]

@@domingosjunior6805 Sounds familir to a few cases in UK, it's a vicious cycle, those that do run these 'pedo hunts' want it ongoing once they form their own community and connections, and if they can't find known suspects will inciting others to becoming targets. Other times the people they target may be aware and setup someone has nothing to do with it so these hunt groups attack the wrong person and get into trouble. And it's not like this information is forwarded to police it's instead exchanged round the mob with some looking an excuse to hurt someone. On the surface they appear to be doing 'good' but are driving offenders deeper underground.

[@Nico745]

Batman have no superpowers, except the money 😂

[@KingdomHeart556]

Here I sit, a 30 year old man, huge fan of super hero’s from comic books and other media alike, and I NEVER knew there were actual super hero groups out there 😮

[@alnu8355]

There is a good video on "Comic Tropes" about a guy called "Omega" The host and video of the channel details his time when he was a part of the Rain City Superhero movement. Highly recomend it.

[@ianflanders5096]

Real life superheroes are cringe because their main goal is not helping others, but making themselves feel important. They're more interested in being heroes and being treated like heroes than in actually helping out.

[@danielgonzalez5787]

Not to mention how they aren't accountable to anyone. It's hard enough to keep bad cops accountable but how does one do it with someone wearing mask

[@AnonTDegenerate]

Ironically that's only big ones like Pheonix Jones. Many just do community service, shovel snow, hand food out.

[@NoelCo-yd1gu]

These people are never around when I'm giving a person dying of dehydration in a local bike trail water. They aren't around when I'm sleeping a racist black dude trying to stab me calling me Russian b saying I don't deserve to be in America, when i Italian and born and raised in America n been a resident of the same county for over 30 years.

[@NoelCo-yd1gu]

​@@danielgonzalez5787exactly why we all hate BLM racists and antifa racists. Same exact reason except those people are legitimate domestic terrorists

[@renbacko]

Props for actually pronouncing Petoskey right.

[@TheNotOverShow]

i love being able to tell what part of MI people are from off of how they pronounce Manistique or Macinaw etc. / people just not from here.

[@gdzofficial]

The words “A hero can be anyone” from The Dark Knight Rises is a great example of the Petoskey Batman.

[@jalejake4997]

The Crow isn’t really avian themed but is actually a pretty cool antihero

[@Clone_Zero]

I was searching for if anyone mentioned this!

[@Demon666x3]

Maybe Petoskey batman is the hero we deserve, but not the one we need right now.

[@bertob7417]

Dude if I had a girlfriend that would be cat woman for me I’d be golden

[@Eveningkiss]

Phoenix use to hang out at a gamer bar I frequented. Always rubbed me the wrong way. Never knew why. Always has a large group around him as he loved being the center of attention there.

[@DeadPiixxel]

your pfp rubs me the wrong way

[@sumthingwikked4257]

​@@DeadPiixxelyour mother rubs me the wrong way.

[@herpaderp-bp4pe]

​@@DeadPiixxelJudging people on their physical appearance is pretty low. All she said was that Phoenix had a sketchy aura and was full of himself. It's always the people with no profile picture who have something negative to say about others looks.

[@BV-Auto]

"Laws are made to be broken otherwise I'd be out of a job" Cop friend of mine

[@zetareticulan321]

You either die a hero, or live long enough to become a villain. 😂

[@polygonvvitch]

I'm so glad Dan's story had a happy ending.

[@PartnershipsForYou]

Based owl house pfp

[@UtubeH8tr]

I'm gonna throw up.

[@Random_person_404]

eh pfp

[@lostsoulrunner92]

To add some context to Phoenix Jones, from someone who lived in his area. As a trained mma fighter he was seen outside pubs/restaurants waiting for problems, he'd assault drunk people with what by all means are legally considered a deadly weapon. Not only that, his later escapades were against drug dealers, and his group were implied to be pushing other dealers out of the area so they could have all the profit once the costumes were off. I know a few of them were dealing personally that were also donning costumes.

[@kacperaskawski3461]

He himself was once caught selling drugs thanks to police set-up, so yeah guy tried to play superhero to be able to assault others and later himself became de facto leader of drug dealing gang.

[@ChairmanChico]

I know he played a superhero on TV and not in real life but I was half expecting the case of the Red Ranger who went from Wild Force to attacking someone with a sword.

[@MintMilk.]

I first thought of a Japanese power rangers stunt man who used his acrobatics to commit burgalaries at 70!

[@mr.voidout4739]

🤣 The Avengers sledging-down a drug den door and shuffling in.

[@daniellayne4882]

Spider-Dan is the real life version of Suction Cup Man

[@Merble]

Calling a baton heavy-duty weaponry gave me a good lol... because Murica.

[@iyeetsecurity922]

4:50 *_Holy pit sweat Batman!_*

[@Hopespringseternal]

Almost felt a panic attack coming on watching SpiderDan. That was terrifying!

[@HarringtonsApocy]

There was literally only one guy in this video who acted like a superhero and then became a criminal. Some of these entrants weren’t even criminals, and most of them certainly had zero connection to superheroes

[@BrianBarrettWilson]

Wavystonedsurf, you're the man! SFTP homies remember!

[@lean.2366]

Wavywebsurf

[@BrianBarrettWilson]

@@lean.2366 you are not an SFTP homie

[@badbabybear1]

Phoenix Jones is a demonstration that Watchmen is the most accurate superhero depiction. Guy seems like a massive narcissist who created more problems than he solved.

[@josh.0220]

Holy shit, our boy looking fresh

[@lancemccaughan3539]

You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. -Harvey Dent

[@quaxlybestone]

I needed something to watch at this came at the perfect time

[@l.1586]

I just want to say you have such a unique channel. You always talk about the most obscure stuff (this is a compliment) and it's always so interesting to me! Great stuff.

[@bhambhole]

It's a bird, it's a plane. No, it's a future HOA board member!

[@kidboeger4694]

12:04 this guy gives off “lil crime stoppers” vibes from South Park 😂😂😂 like just let the trained personal do there job

[@yuniji5505]

I'm more surprised by the fact that there are people who dress up as superheroes

[@KittenKatja]

I know of a cop who donned a batman mask to stay concealed while being recorded by the public, but didn't make the mental connection that his name was still visible.

[@chsimpsonm94]

Anyone else suddenly have the urge to rewatch Kick-Ass!?

[@DeadPiixxel]

no

[@deaddevilking]

Trained sniffer dogs wouldn't be throw off by one persons smell thats bs dude lmfao the cops just mad cause they cant do their jobs better then civilians

[@requisitewhim]

The 3D effect is insane!

[@sarahm8695]

"If you know about it, you're already involved" ok wow that is actually like a really great message for certain situations

[@corpsehead395]

Well, if there would actually be a real life vigilante...I mean like a real real superhero...I think he would probably be more like the Punisher, probably with a military background...That's likely more possible...

[@alnu8355]

His career would'nt last long.

[@corpsehead395]

@@alnu8355 Probably yeah, we had this one guy in our country, well he didn't go for the vigilante mantle, but more like enraged father...He went on an all out war against the mob ..Managed to take out some of the leaders, that were his targets...but that's it...the guy vanished, and after a couple of years it was announced, that they found his corpse...

[@citizenx3801]

I love how superheroes fight against other superheroes. Is that the start of a villain? 😂

[@Danny___Riot]

Love the channel brother keep up the great work!

[@brycekrispiez714]

Phoneix Jones really thought he was him. Bro revealed his identity like he was Iron-Man or something 💀

[@Zippohead]

You Either Die a Hero or Live Long Enough to See Yourself Become the Villain!

[@samuell.bookeriii3457]

Facts all day ✅️ 💯

[@angrypotyeto9656]

Npc ass comment

[@TranceMasterJack]

We've heard.

[@axln1723]

You did the crow dirty😭

[@Brainulator9]

Perfect timing for catching this one, I just refreshed and got this :-)

[@nopemanpsycho]

It goes back to that saying you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself, become a villain

[@Yung_goated12]

You’re my favorite KZbinr for a reason❤

[@badconnection4383]

The duality between Phoenix and the Petoskey Batman was interesting. One understood the risks but wanted to help people anyway and the other was an egomaniac who knew about the risks but didn't care about them.

[@TheLilninja92]

that moustache should be considered a crime

[@chunkblaster]

Honestly deadpool robbing a taco bell feels pretty on brand lmfao

[@ravingraven694]

Wake up, babe! Wavy just posted!

[@sea4our]

Fenix Jones is from my city. To say everyone was laughing at that dude from the gate, is an understatement. Then he got arrested

[@sea4our]

Dude used the guise of a “superhero” to go pick fights with drunks at closing time. he was never viewed as some kind of "savior" in the city, remotely.

[@robynbulanda5506]

i forgot how much i loved your videos

[@milkmanleeroy]

I remember growing up watching CTV seeing Dan climb the CN Tower. I'm glad he was able to retire on his own terms and is still healthy and hale!

[@GrizzyBear55881]

ooh nice mustache

[@VXA1PSTART]

Man this sounds like some low budget sequel super hero movie

[@theussmirage]

Anyone thats seen Kickass and still wants to be a masked vigilante needs mental help

[@N-i-L]

​@@theussmirage movie is inspiring, but people having fantasies about it are crazy

[@Drastic874]

better than spiderman lotus

[@evantambolang3052]

Better than modern DC and MCU since it's more realistic (corrupt or selfish superheroes) and no LGBT propaganda

[@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378]

​@@theussmirage The comic was fun tho.

[@idahocoolest]

I instantly thought of "The Boys" when I saw this video in my reccomended.

[@treyburns1703]

growing up in Harbor Springs it’s wild getting to see him mentioned in a KZbin video. Something not mentioned in the video is that Batman wasn’t his first anti-hero impersonation. He painted/drew a giant Crow symbol by his home.

[@DMJoeBing]

Yeah, Mark didn't fight crime in that though. That was when there was actually a goth scene up there, or rather, what little of any "scene" you could get up there. Mark wasn't the only one dressed as the Crow either.

[@SmokeyMcb]

All those that become masked superheroes in order to fight crime should follow this motto below because Benjamin Parker once said: "With great power there must also come great responsibility."

[@Komotau4691]

Nobody in history followed this motto. Its pretty naive.