A real masked vigilante..

[the_lost_soul]

I need your help, this is a serious idea, so I would like your serious input.

Last Halloween I went as The Phantom of the Opera, full, homemade, costume. I had the mask, I was in all black and had a cape. Now I was really having fun with some friends and we were walking around my neighbor hood. Thats when i saw them... The real "Cool Guys" in all their glory with their fake chainsaw... they had a kid cornered, and me being one who used to be a helpless geek, was appauled by the situation. The kids were my age just about, possibly older(I started school a bit early). So i stood there, cape blowing in the wind and I felt empowered to do something I knew was what i had to do.

So I approach the situation and I tap the guy on the shoulder. I grab the chainsaw, its fake mind you, and I throw it onto his lawn. I grab the kid who was scarred ****less, I help him up. So the "chainsaw guy's" friend decides to take a cheap shot and lands me one to the back of the head. I fall, but then get back up, I all out kick the guy in the gut and he falls down. My head is pounding from the cheap shot. The chain saw guy just sits there, confused. I grab a hand full of the a**ole's candy and put it in the scared kid's candy bag. I walk him away and I yell to the jerks, Trick or Treat mother f**kers.

I'm sorry I felt like such a bad ass I had to say that last line. So yeah, doing this I felt great, so I wanted to know. Is the world ready for a real masked Vigilate? Because I'm physically fit and i just bought a Gym membership to train myself for this. I have 3 years of Professional Martial arts as well as years of self dicipline. I have also taken up an urban sport that I enjoy doing very much, Urban Free Flow. If you have seen the people in the nike comercials bouncing off walls and rooftops, thats what i do for my exercise! Please respond to your views.

Remember this is a serious thread.

Btw... I got a bruise the size of a tennis ball on my back and i split open my knuckle, so I know this isn't a game. I take this very seriously.

[E. Bison]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/Vega_9.gifWhy go through all that trouble when you could just use a gun instead. You could also add a crossbow and a flame thrower as well. I suggest you become a good markman with these delightful weapons first and then go out to take a bite out of crime.

[the_lost_soul]

thanks for the serious response.

[Bathrat]

No.

See you in Hell.

[E. Bison]

thanks for the serious response.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/Bison1.gifI was being serious, thank you very much. You see, to be a superhero in real life you have to take many things into consideration first. To be a hero is NOT what you do for people, it's what you SACRAFICE for people. You must accept that you will NEVER have a normal life ever again because of the risk involved of loved ones getting hurt. You may never have any relations with friends or intimate relationships. Because if you are successful you WILL make many and I mean MANY dangerous enemies around the world. Many who would do anything to get back at you, even hurt those you love.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/Vega_8.gifWith modern forensics and transportation scientist and police CAN track you down with whatever clues you leave behind. Be it just a foot print, a hair, a fiber. I ASSUME, you will bleed in battle right? Well, that will be enough to track you down. Another problem is that a crooked forensics person or cop may betray you to the mafia giving up your secret to them for money, drugs, sex, protection, etc. Take for example what happened to Frank Castle in the Punisher movie. He was sold out by the black guy in the beginning by being offered a payment for all his gambling debts by Howard Saint if he gave up the identity of Otto aka. Frank Castle.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/dialog-vega5.gifAnother problem you must consider is after you prevent a crime how will you get away from the scene fast enough? Take Batman for example, not a realistic getaway for him. A batmobile? Like no tire track can be tracked back to Bruce Wayne or Wayne Enterprises. Also, have you noticed in comics how there are NEVER any helicopters following you by air? That does NOT happen in real life. Spider-man for example can easily out-manuever helicopters by swinging between buildings very quickly, but I doubt you can copy him. The Flash, Green Lantern, and Superman can easily out manuever him. Consider these things carefully.

[black_dust]

If you can't stand upon the water I will see you on the ocean floor. When you blink do you only find the misery between the lines? Then take my hand and walk with me. Come to me, your sanctuary, I'll gladly accept the gift that I've been granted.

[the_lost_soul]

I am still looking for serious input...

[Ninja_Killer]

good job :up: and it was nice that you did that for the kid.

[E. Bison]

I am still looking for serious input...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/vega_5.gifSo what EXACTLY is it you have in mind? We DON'T understand!!

[PLAS]

are you 12?

[the_lost_soul]

E. Bison, your input was exactly the kind of response i would like to have, I'm seventeen actually. I do parkour and I bench 150, which is almost my body weight. I know i can't stop a bullet but i know i can live after being hit. When i was 13 my dad was hunting while we were camping and i took a bullet to the leg. I know what I'm getting myself into. I believe i can do this. I saw a post on "what if batma were real" in the batman forum, they all had awesome ideas, perhaps i will rekick that forum.

[hey yo its sean]

I am still looking for serious input...

Oh, i get it, you're a jokester. Ha ha, funny man, ha ha.

[Carter]

how serious could thi

[E. Bison]

E. Bison, your input was exactly the kind of response i would like to have, I'm seventeen actually. I do parkour and I bench 150, which is almost my body weight. I know i can't stop a bullet but i know i can live after being hit. When i was 13 my dad was hunting while we were camping and i took a bullet to the leg. I know what I'm getting myself into. I believe i can do this. I saw a post on "what if batma were real" in the batman forum, they all had awesome ideas, perhaps i will rekick that forum.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/dialog-vega4.gifWell are you ready to make the necessary sacrifices to live up to that kind of lifestyle? Are you willing to give up a normal life, a fully-healthy intact body, intimate relationships? Are you aware that being a vigalante is a federal crime in the U.S.? How will you get away from the feds when they begin to hunt you down? You can't swing away like Spidey. You can't run/fly away in light speed like Flash/Green Lantern/Superman. The most believable vigalante in comic books is the Punisher. You would have to live like him and never have a normal life again. Running away from criminals AND the law. How will you get away with this?

[Master Chief]

To become a vigilante in the real world, you'd need to be in a real bad place where lots of random crimes happen, otherwise I don't see it happening, unless you just wanna get at the a**holes you can in your area like I do. So far I've only got one, it was in the bathroom of a halloween dance last year. I beat a guy who raped one of my friends the year before. Anyway, if you really wanna be a "vigilante", then don't prance around in a costume with a mask, and just aim for guys you can get. If you absolutely have to cover your face, then get a ski mask or something.

[Carter]

master chief has the best avatar ive ever seen

[the_lost_soul]

I forgot to mention in this thread (i have another thread running on another forum) that people can do things to a certain extent. I can be in self defense until they attack me and then make a citizens arrest. I wasn't going fo a flashy costume like batman, Simply a jumpsuit with gadgets and tools i would use. Most likely a mask that would relate to a wrestler's maske, a leather zip up one, not with cheapy color ****, just eye holes, that way if i bleed from anywear on my face, it wouldn't drip. Gloves a must and i am currently working with a few friends on designing some legal weapons that i may carry and use.

[Carter]

this is a little wierd, no?
if youre so interested in other peoples welfare, why dont you become a cop or a firefighter?

Besides, what training have you had? I'm willing to bet Police Academy would have you better trained than whatever the hell it is you're trying to do

Dont paint this as a selfless act.........you want thrills
Where are you even from? Is there any crime? Do you live in a big city?

[the_lost_soul]

I never said it was a selfless act. I will admit it was such a thrill, and as i was just saying to my friend, " You and I know i love doing things for fun. But why not have fun helping people? I thought i would at least try it!" So yea... I live in a slummy area, not any big city. I plan on living in Los Angles after College so yea....

[PLAS]

so... basically, you want to go around beating "bad guys" and taking justice into your own hands just to compensate for all the sh¡te you had to go through when you were younger all the while living your dream fantasy of being a superhero?

those masks, and gadgets and beaten up thugs are not going to substitute the respect you didn't get in earlier times

also take into consideration that villence is a very unhealthy way of chanelling your inner demons

why not trying something productive for a change? there are many other things you can do to become a hero

risking a brutal beat down, or getting shot or even worse: severly beaten, raped and shot is not going to help you or your hometown

and then there's the high chance that most of this is just plain ole BS

[hey yo its sean]

master chief has the best avatar ive ever seen

I concur.

[hey yo its sean]

And btw - The first step to becoming a vigilante is posting about becoming one on an internet message board. So, good job; step one - complete.

[Carter]

There goes your secret identity

[Master Chief]

I forgot to mention in this thread (i have another thread running on another forum) that people can do things to a certain extent. I can be in self defense until they attack me and then make a citizens arrest. I wasn't going fo a flashy costume like batman, Simply a jumpsuit with gadgets and tools i would use. Most likely a mask that would relate to a wrestler's maske, a leather zip up one, not with cheapy color ****, just eye holes, that way if i bleed from anywear on my face, it wouldn't drip. Gloves a must and i am currently working with a few friends on designing some legal weapons that i may carry and use.

I'm the kind of guy who tries to find people who do things that are seriously, morally wrong. Rape, abuse, whatever. So far I've only got one, which kinda dissapoints me 'cause I loved smashing his face in. I don't wait around for random crime 'cause that pretty much never happens, I go the practical route and sadly do what I can after the act has been done. Maybe if I counted hundred dollar bills on the street, I'd catch a mugger, but I don't care about those guys. Probably just trying to get by or want some extra cash. Besides, I don't have hundred dollar bills and I'd prolly lose. If you're really so serious about this, you'd take these people you come by commiting a crime by surprise, not up front giving them the chance to harm you. But hey, there's very low chance of confrontation if you're looking for it.

[E. Bison]

I forgot to mention in this thread (i have another thread running on another forum) that people can do things to a certain extent. I can be in self defense until they attack me and then make a citizens arrest. I wasn't going fo a flashy costume like batman, Simply a jumpsuit with gadgets and tools i would use. Most likely a mask that would relate to a wrestler's maske, a leather zip up one, not with cheapy color ****, just eye holes, that way if i bleed from anywear on my face, it wouldn't drip. Gloves a must and i am currently working with a few friends on designing some legal weapons that i may carry and use.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/dialog-vega5.gifAre you going for weapons that just submit criminals and make them immobile or do you wanna kill them?

[the_lost_soul]

You are completly correct, this could be highly BS but im going to try it if it works out for me... If i actually, successfully, make it through at least one encounter, i will kno weither or not this is for me. My father is a California Highway Patrol man a "CHiP" if you will. He has taught me alot about law and about protecting and serving. My mother works as a court reporter and is always warning me about things that go on in her cases, just so i kno so i don't make the same mistakes kids have made in the past, ie running from the cops for a simple speeding ticket lead to death in a car accident. My brother is going into the navy as a paramedic and as soon as he leaves the service he is becoming a firefighter. Again life is about choice. You could choose to believe me or choose to just blow me off...

[Knightsaber Priss]

I need your help, this is a serious idea, so I would like your serious input.

Last Halloween I went as The Phantom of the Opera, full, homemade, costume. I had the mask, I was in all black and had a cape. Now I was really having fun with some friends and we were walking around my neighbor hood. Thats when i saw them... The real "Cool Guys" in all their glory with their fake chainsaw... they had a kid cornered, and me being one who used to be a helpless geek, was appauled by the situation. The kids were my age just about, possibly older(I started school a bit early). So i stood there, cape blowing in the wind and I felt empowered to do something I knew was what i had to do.

So I approach the situation and I tap the guy on the shoulder. I grab the chainsaw, its fake mind you, and I throw it onto his lawn. I grab the kid who was scarred ****less, I help him up. So the "chainsaw guy's" friend decides to take a cheap shot and lands me one to the back of the head. I fall, but then get back up, I all out kick the guy in the gut and he falls down. My head is pounding from the cheap shot. The chain saw guy just sits there, confused. I grab a hand full of the a**ole's candy and put it in the scared kid's candy bag. I walk him away and I yell to the jerks, Trick or Treat mother f**kers.

I'm sorry I felt like such a bad ass I had to say that last line. So yeah, doing this I felt great, so I wanted to know. Is the world ready for a real masked Vigilate? Because I'm physically fit and i just bought a Gym membership to train myself for this. I have 3 years of Professional Martial arts as well as years of self dicipline. I have also taken up an urban sport that I enjoy doing very much, Urban Free Flow. If you have seen the people in the nike comercials bouncing off walls and rooftops, thats what i do for my exercise! Please respond to your views.

Remember this is a serious thread.

Btw... I got a bruise the size of a tennis ball on my back and i split open my knuckle, so I know this isn't a game. I take this very seriously.

Maybe you should have played the Phantom in the movie instead of Gerard Butler.

[Carter]

First of all, you want to learn good martial arts.....the good stuff
take an extended trip to the far east

[the_lost_soul]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/dialog-vega5.gifAre you going for weapons that just submit criminals and make them immobile or do you wanna kill them?

Never ever kill.

Just subdue. I don't even want to seriously hurt them. I just want them to be sustained until properly arrested.

lol, sean, very tru, thats why i choose to do so.. hehe

No one knows who i am, secret identity still secret, right? right?

[hey yo its sean]

As for MA - I'd suggest looking into Krava Maga, either Jiu-Jitsu or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Kali(AKA Escrima and Arnis).

[Carter]

waait, why is this even being entertained?

[hey yo its sean]

Because it's Monday night and the boredom does not cease.

[E. Bison]

You are completly correct, this could be highly BS but im going to try it if it works out for me... If i actually, successfully, make it through at least one encounter, i will kno weither or not this is for me. My father is a California Highway Patrol man a "CHiP" if you will. He has taught me alot about law and about protecting and serving. My mother works as a court reporter and is always warning me about things that go on in her cases, just so i kno so i don't make the same mistakes kids have made in the past, ie running from the cops for a simple speeding ticket lead to death in a car accident. My brother is going into the navy as a paramedic and as soon as he leaves the service he is becoming a firefighter. Again life is about choice. You could choose to believe me or choose to just blow me off...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/dialog-vega1.gifSo why don't you take example of YOUR family? Why work outside of the law when that in itself is already a crime? A man that works outside the law is either stupid or without fear. A man without fear is a man without hope. Vengeance and petty get-backs is not valid motive for action.

[Carter]

well, its tuesday here and i have to wake up in 4 hours so....goodnight all
this is insane

[Master Chief]

A man without fear is a man without hope.

Hope is highly overrated. :wolverine

[E. Bison]

Never ever kill.

Just subdue. I don't even want to seriously hurt them. I just want them to be sustained until properly arrested.

lol, sean, very tru, thats why i choose to do so.. hehe

No one knows who i am, secret identity still secret, right? right?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/dialog-vega3.gifHow will you make your escape from the crime scene or from the Feds? Do you find it ironic that Batman NEVER gets stuck in traffic jams or that helicopter are NEVER around to follow you? So how will you get away without being caught by the Feds themselves?

[hey yo its sean]

[IMG] A man without fear is a man without hope.

I thought a man without fear is DareDevil? :confused:

[Lord Nemesis]

You may have a chance beating up the local punks that are in your age-range. But I hope to God you never tackle anything as serious as a drug dealer or even a burgular.

[PLAS]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/dialog-vega1.gifSo why don't you take example of YOUR family? Why work outside of the law when that in itself is already a crime? A man that works outside the law is either stupid or without fear. A man without fear is a man without hope. Vengeance and petty get-backs is not valid motive for action.
as much as I find you to be pretty much the epithome of all that's lame and idiotic, I must admit that you have a vaild point here

[Master Chief]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/dialog-vega3.gifHow will you make your escape from the crime scene or from the Feds? Do you find it ironic that Batman NEVER gets stuck in traffic jams or that helicopter are NEVER around to follow you? So how will you get away without being caught by the Feds themselves?

What the hell is he gonna do that's big enough for the feds to get involved, and send helicopters into the air searching for him? :rolleyes:

[E. Bison]

Hope is highly overrated. :wolverine
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/bison-ee7.gifWell hope is ALWAYS overrated when you're suffering from depression or insanity.

[the_lost_soul]

lol thast true, as for ground cops, a little parkour can get them right off my back...

[E. Bison]

What the hell is he gonna do that's big enough for the feds to get involved, and send helicopters into the air searching for him? :rolleyes:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/Vega_9.gifOnce he piles up enough attention from the media, the Feds will go after him. It already happens in real life, even without attention from the media. Illegal bounty hunters and hitmen are brought in aalll the time by the feds. They gain attention once they attempt to prevent a crime. You don't actually think he's the first person to think this up now do you? Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Jeronimo, Hyojuata, Chief Joseph (Native American heros). Their is this novel called The Executioner about this man that takes the law into his own hands and goes around killing criminals. This is where The Punisher is based on. It is based on The Executioner story.

[PLAS]

lol thast true, as for ground cops, a little parkour can get them right off my back...
you are aware that even if you are in very good shape, and allegedly bench press your own weight, you are still in a developmental stage, right? and although you surely master the seven secret arts of ninja ass-kicking-tsu, there is a pretty slim chance you might be able to subdue a fully developed man whose work is to overcome thugs many times twice their size?

also, if you say that you can bench press your own weight, that must mean you are seriously built for your age, which means an increased body mass, which also translates into an increased difficulty to be able to move swiftly, which also would make you look bigger and wider than your avarege high school football jock....

there's more holes in your story than in the old underwear I just threw out a week ago

[E. Bison]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Bane_Lily/Bison1.gifI don't question your abilities to fight and endure extreme violent situations, but what will you do about fully armed criminals with powerful guns? Will you wear a shrapnel and bullet proof suite?

[Darth Rockwell]

Kid don't do somethin you'll regret. Wantin ta help is all good and fine but do it legaly. Look in to the cops, army, navey somethin where you are working with the law not aginst it. This aint comic books eventualy you become what you hate, nothing more then a thug.

[Killing Joke]

There goes your secret identity

Exactly. If I was serious about doing something like this, I wouldn't tell ANYONE.

[The Incredible Hulk]

not another 150 lb dude wants to be a real life vigilante thread... :rolleyes:

[DynamiteDave]

I think Bison has been watching one too many CSI episodes. They can't track you with forensic evidence unless they already have your name on file. Now if they captured him they could match him to every fight he's been in if they are keeping the evidence. But they would have to have for example his DNA on file with his identity in order to pick up a piece of hair from a crime scene and match it.

It's the "One free crime" rule.

If your prints are never on file, then you can commit a crime with no gloves because they don't know who's prints are on the weapon or whatever because they aren't on file.

Now if they catch you or are investigating you THEN they can check the prints against yours.

The problem most people have is when they commit a crime (like murder) it's usually for some personal reason, which links them to the body, which makes them a suspect and then they get caught.

Want to commit the perfect murder? Buy a gun from some sleazy shop in Tijuana or someplace that doesn't keep records. Then kill someone completely random in a state on the other side of the country.

They will spend months if not years investigating everyone that person knew or hated or worked with. Just keep your mouth shut and you are fine.

[DynamiteDave]

Also I don't give a crap what kind of martial arts you take, if you are 5'7 150 lbs. The 6'4 270 lbs guy is going to kick the living hell out of you.

[PLAS]

pure physics

[guitarsingerguy]

I don't know what to say about this. Everyone on this board has wanted to be some sort of superhero vigilante. I have too. It's the reason I'm trying to become a Fed. I'm with PLAS. I don't know whether to take you serious or not.

[PLAS]

he's a l@m3r

[Caliber]

I hoping a radioactive grasshopper bites me.

[PLAS]

I hoping a radioactive grasshopper bites me.
I'm hoping you bite me http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/PLAS69/mad.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/PLAS69/mad.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/PLAS69/mad.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/PLAS69/mad.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/PLAS69/mad.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/PLAS69/mad.gif

[The Spawn]

Why didn't you just ask this serious question with your other user name?

[PLAS]

look another fanboy with superhero delirium tremens

[guitarsingerguy]

I'll put it to you like this, if you really are serious, you better have things in order before you go out that first night. At least leave a note telling your parents that you're sorry that you were stupid enough to think you were ****ing Batman. :rolleyes:

[Caliber]

I'll put it to you like this, if you really are serious, you better have things in order before you go out that first night. At least leave a note telling your parents that you're sorry that you were stupid enough to think you were ****ing Batman. :rolleyes:

But wouldn't kind and loving parents understand that its phase?

[SuperFerret]

Ha ha... funny.

Who wants to go in on a pool to see how long he lives?

Anyone?

[guitarsingerguy]

But wouldn't kind and loving parents understand that its phase?

Honey, we should be proud of our recently deceased son. He tried to be ****ing Batman and someone shot him in the face and then raped his dead carcass. Let's bury him with his cool leather zipper wrestler mask/"cowl" so everyone can know that our son was the man known as - "The Dumbass"! Duh Duh Duhhhhhhhh! :rolleyes: :D

[Caliber]

Honey, we should be proud of our recently deceased son. He tried to be ****ing Batman and someone shot him in the face and then raped his dead carcass. Let's bury him with his cool leather zipper wrestler mask/"cowl" so everyone can know that our son was the man known as - "The Dumbass"! Duh Duh Duhhhhhhhh! :rolleyes: :D

LOL Well thats true. Maybe its not a good idea...(still thinking about being a vigilante)

[Carter]

i guarantee everybody he knows will find out
and he will become a laughing stock

[The Incredible Hulk]

He'll get beat up by an old woman his first night out, and then she'll in turn become the real vigilante "Grandma Beatdown" :eek:

[Dark Shadow]

I need your help, this is a serious idea, so I would like your serious input.

Last Halloween I went as The Phantom of the Opera, full, homemade, costume. I had the mask, I was in all black and had a cape. Now I was really having fun with some friends and we were walking around my neighbor hood. Thats when i saw them... The real "Cool Guys" in all their glory with their fake chainsaw... they had a kid cornered, and me being one who used to be a helpless geek, was appauled by the situation. The kids were my age just about, possibly older(I started school a bit early). So i stood there, cape blowing in the wind and I felt empowered to do something I knew was what i had to do.

So I approach the situation and I tap the guy on the shoulder. I grab the chainsaw, its fake mind you, and I throw it onto his lawn. I grab the kid who was scarred ****less, I help him up. So the "chainsaw guy's" friend decides to take a cheap shot and lands me one to the back of the head. I fall, but then get back up, I all out kick the guy in the gut and he falls down. My head is pounding from the cheap shot. The chain saw guy just sits there, confused. I grab a hand full of the a**ole's candy and put it in the scared kid's candy bag. I walk him away and I yell to the jerks, Trick or Treat mother f**kers.

I'm sorry I felt like such a bad ass I had to say that last line. So yeah, doing this I felt great, so I wanted to know. Is the world ready for a real masked Vigilate? Because I'm physically fit and i just bought a Gym membership to train myself for this. I have 3 years of Professional Martial arts as well as years of self dicipline. I have also taken up an urban sport that I enjoy doing very much, Urban Free Flow. If you have seen the people in the nike comercials bouncing off walls and rooftops, thats what i do for my exercise! Please respond to your views.

Remember this is a serious thread.

Btw... I got a bruise the size of a tennis ball on my back and i split open my knuckle, so I know this isn't a game. I take this very seriously.

if you are taking this seriously, one day we may cross paths

[Lord Nemesis]

He hasn't even told us what his name is going to be. All the good ones are taken: Batman, Daredevil, the Punisher, Shadowhawk.

[guitarsingerguy]

He hasn't even told us what his name is going to be. All the good ones are taken: Batman, Daredevil, the Punisher, Shadowhawk.

He said he wants to wear a leather zipper mask. How about - "The Gimp"! Duh Duh Duhhhhhhhhh :D

[Lord Nemesis]

He said he wants to wear a leather zipper mask. How about - "The Gimp"! Duh Duh Duhhhhhhhhh :D


Yeah, and his utility belt would have to include whips, handcuffs, and 10 inch dildo to beat his foes into submission.

[guitarsingerguy]

Yeah, and his utility belt would have to include whips, handcuffs, and 10 inch dildo to beat his foes into submission.

You obviously didn't see Mike D in the Sex-Men thread. :eek:

[Lord Nemesis]

What'd I miss? :(

[guitarsingerguy]

What'd I miss? :(

This!

http://cmgponline.com/go/dmgproductions/chota4.jpg

:eek:

[PLAS]

if you are taking this seriously, one day we may cross paths
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/PLAS69/chandler1.jpg

[Lord Nemesis]

This!

http://cmgponline.com/go/dmgproductions/chota4.jpg

:eek:


Dear God...

[guitarsingerguy]

Dear God...

Man, I had nothing to do with it either. Mike D is a sick sick puppy.

[Caliber]

Man, I had nothing to do with it either. Mike D is a sick sick puppy.

Wow I forgot that pic, damn is disturbing. What happened to the Sexmen?

[guitarsingerguy]

Wow I forgot that pic, damn is disturbing. What happened to the Sexmen?

I don't know. :( We just sorta....disbanded.

[Space Moose]

When in trouble, the world needs The Hurricane:

http://www.shanehelms.homestead.com/shanepicdec2003mag.jpg

[Killing Joke]

To the people arguing about a cool superhero name/gimmick, if it were me doing this(and it wouldn't be this is really ****ing dumb), I'd just copy the gimmick from a comic superhero. Of course, my favorite, Batman. Go with what works..err, well it really wouldn't. lol

[Herr Logan]

Just marking my place in here to subscribe to the thread. When I switch back to my own computer, I want to read the rest and see how all this plays out. :wolverine

UPDATE: Well, that was a fun ride. If there's one thing more pathetic than a teenage boy deciding to become a masked vigilante and asking for permission from an internet messaging board it's definitely a group of jeering hyenas making crude jokes about it. E. Bison's responses were the most relevant and mature in the whole thread. Think about that for a second. Yeah, that's right-- hang your heads in shame. :wolverine

[the_lost_soul]

I wasn't asking for permission, i was asking for input. For suggestions on how to go about doing this in a way that WOULDN'T have me end up in a body bag on my first night. I haven't disappeared, just went to sleep lol. I'm not really built in a sense that i look like a seriod pumper. I'm wirey, I'm 6' or 5'11" im not sure... But yea.... hmm...

[Matt]

I doubt many will remember this, but a few years ago (2001, maybe 2000) some kind tried to claim he created real web shooters and used them to become a super hero, and save the girl he liked from being raped, etc...you know, anyhow, long story short, we all came to the conclusion, that he was full of ****...which brings me to my question to the maker of this thread...

are you by any chance the same guy?

[Matt]

oh, and if you can only bench your body weight, that isn't too impressive. Might want to hit the gym a little longer before becoming a vigilante.

[Matt]

Just marking my place in here to subscribe to the thread. When I switch back to my own computer, I want to read the rest and see how all this plays out. :wolverine

UPDATE: Well, that was a fun ride. If there's one thing more pathetic than a teenage boy deciding to become a masked vigilante and asking for permission from an internet messaging board it's definitely a group of jeering hyenas making crude jokes about it. E. Bison's responses were the most relevant and mature in the whole thread. Think about that for a second. Yeah, that's right-- hang your heads in shame. :wolverine

your custom title holds true tonight.

[Superhobo]

This hath inspired me. Hold still the pixelated Bulletin Board, until whence I return from where I depart.


English: I'm cooking some ***** up. Wait and see.

[Herr Logan]

your custom title holds true tonight.

I try to make it hold true every night. It is my gift; it is my curse. :wolverine

[The Last Meatbag]

We all know superhobos not all there.............

[ApocolypseNow]

E. Bison, your input was exactly the kind of response i would like to have, I'm seventeen actually. I do parkour and I bench 150, which is almost my body weight. I know i can't stop a bullet but i know i can live after being hit. When i was 13 my dad was hunting while we were camping and i took a bullet to the leg. I know what I'm getting myself into. I believe i can do this. I saw a post on "what if batma were real" in the batman forum, they all had awesome ideas, perhaps i will rekick that forum.
superheros dont way close to 150 pounds tiny tim. jk jk it would be cool, ive always wanted there to be a masked vigilante somwhere out there.

[PLAS]

Just marking my place in here to subscribe to the thread. When I switch back to my own computer, I want to read the rest and see how all this plays out. :wolverine

UPDATE: Well, that was a fun ride. If there's one thing more pathetic than a teenage boy deciding to become a masked vigilante and asking for permission from an internet messaging board it's definitely a group of jeering hyenas making crude jokes about it. E. Bison's responses were the most relevant and mature in the whole thread. Think about that for a second. Yeah, that's right-- hang your heads in shame. :wolverine
yes, I assume you find it akin to pointint anf laughing at someone who has down syndrome

but this poor dude is not that lucky

[PLAS]

I doubt many will remember this, but a few years ago (2001, maybe 2000) some kind tried to claim he created real web shooters and used them to become a super hero, and save the girl he liked from being raped, etc...you know, anyhow, long story short, we all came to the conclusion, that he was full of ****...which brings me to my question to the maker of this thread...

are you by any chance the same guy?
the bad old days of Spider-Man Hype

I do miss those

[hey yo its sean]

Wait a minute, you're 6 foot, and 150 lbs? Yeah, hit the gym buddy boy.

[DeZiReFlawz~108]

Wait a minute, you're 6 foot, and 150 lbs? Yeah, hit the gym buddy boy. Being in the gym has nothing to do with body weight genius.

[DeZiReFlawz~108]

I doubt many will remember this, but a few years ago (2001, maybe 2000) some kind tried to claim he created real web shooters and used them to become a super hero, and save the girl he liked from being raped, etc...you know, anyhow, long story short, we all came to the conclusion, that he was full of ****...which brings me to my question to the maker of this thread...

are you by any chance the same guy? lol memoriessss

[PLAS]

the guy said he was swinging from around his neighborhood

that was in late 2000 early 2001

it sure has been a long strange trip

[Matt]

the bad old days of Spider-Man Hype

I do miss those

memories, eh?

[the_lost_soul]

Lol i said i can almost bench my wait, Im 170, I'm slim and my MAX bench press, not my average is 160, my average is 150

[Matt]

you should be able to max more than what you weigh and average more than what you weigh. 150 on a 170 guy is REALLY unimpressive.

[hey yo its sean]

Being in the gym has nothing to do with body weight genius.

I don't care how you look; being 6'0 and 150 is underweight, genius.

[batnkevlar]

Yeah, they're right... dude, you're freakin skinny...

[PLAS]

but, but... he's a superhero :confused:

[DynamiteDave]

If you are seriously going to do this, don't go for the super hero gimmick. It will be laughed at and you will get your butt kicked. Go for something people have a stereotype about and really have subconcious fears of. Like wear all black and try and make your skin very pale. Fight crime only at night and try to look Goth you could possibly pass yourself off for a vampire or someone who believes they are one, work on people's fear of the random and often violent actions of those type of people stereotypically.

Then it might work...but jumping out in yellow and red spandex isn't going to work.

[twylight]

But Spandex is so flattering.................:(

[PLAS]

If you are seriously going to do this, don't go for the super hero gimmick. It will be laughed at and you will get your butt kicked. Go for something people have a stereotype about and really have subconcious fears of. Like wear all black and try and make your skin very pale. Fight crime only at night and try to look Goth you could possibly pass yourself off for a vampire or someone who believes they are one, work on people's fear of the random and often violent actions of those type of people stereotypically.

Then it might work...but jumping out in yellow and red spandex isn't going to work.
but people don't fear Vampire Dressing goths, they just pont and laugh at them

[Orlando Spider]

Look buddy... you think it'll work? Think again. If you're really serious about this.

I'm 17 too... would i like to be a superhero? hell yeah. I've had 5 yrs. martial arts experience, i'm a gymnast, and i've been doing parkeour (or however you spell it) for all my life... i just now found out it's an actual thing.
I'm 5'8 weighing 145 pounds, i'm benching 210 max... or 180 average.

would i ever consider actual doing this? NO. why? Because parkour, being strong, knowing martial arts, having cool gadgets, and being talented... won't keep you from screwing up. I.E. DYING.
If you're in the slum.. and a girl is getting raped persay... you rush in to help. What happenes next? the guy sees you, you take him out. *BANG* his buddy (you didn't see) busts a cap in the back of your head. IT'S OVER.

It's okay to have a dream and be ambitious... it's ok to work to a level where you could be a superhero among your peers... doing that builds self confidence and can help you in an emergency situation....
But as far as going out and looking to be a crime fighting vigilante,..
it doesn't work like that in the real world. In the comics or movies, if you get shot... you run away. In real life, you get shot once, chances are you'll get shot again. and you WONT get up. If you don't realize this and go ahead anyway... forgive me when i say it but you are a fool

[DynamiteDave]

But Spandex is so flattering.................:(

I'm sure it is on certain people ;)

[DynamiteDave]

Also what a lot of people don't realize is that Batman has millions of dollars and alien technology at his disposal. As well as years (and I mean 20 not 5 or 3) of HARDCORE martial arts training, not this wimpy American watered down version.

[DynamiteDave]

but people don't fear Vampire Dressing goths, they just pont and laugh at them

They laugh because they don't understand them and have no other way of thinking.

Nobody knows how they act, or what kind of weird crap they do. They only have what they see in the movies, so at 3 AM when one of them comes walking at you with a sadistic look on his face..you will be afraid. It's just human nature to fear that which we don't understand.

[Carter]

is he still considering this
geez, this was soooooo two days ago

[guitarsingerguy]

They laugh because they don't understand them and have no other way of thinking.

Nobody knows how they act, or what kind of weird crap they do. They only have what they see in the movies, so at 3 AM when one of them comes walking at you with a sadistic look on his face..you will be afraid. It's just human nature to fear that which we don't understand.

Are you Dracula? :confused:

[Orlando Spider]

Why not go for being a ninja instead? People don't laugh at ninjas... unless they can't do the cool ninja stuff.

no i'm serious.

Study up on ninjutsu/ aikido/ tai-chi.
Being a "Vigilante" is a skeptical career path...
but studying these things would make you a fighter for every moment you are alive. BTW, it would take at least 20 yrs to truly master them though (i would estimate)
Also, Bruce Lee's writings (not the stupid technique books you get at borders/barnes & Noble...but his actual manuscripts), are great for strength. wether it be rawmuscle strength or energy (chi).
Ur 17 now... study for 15- you'll be set by that time.
That's the best advice i can give you if you want to do anything like this for real.

However if I were to support you or give you advice on your current path, i'd almost feel responsible for whatever calamity happened upon you as a result.
Wow i'm tired...*zzzzzzzzz*

[Herr Logan]

Look buddy... you think it'll work? Think again. If you're really serious about this.

I'm 17 too... would i like to be a superhero? hell yeah. I've had 5 yrs. martial arts experience, i'm a gymnast, and i've been doing parkeour (or however you spell it) for all my life... i just now found out it's an actual thing.
I'm 5'8 weighing 145 pounds, i'm benching 210 max... or 180 average.

would i ever consider actual doing this? NO. why? Because parkour, being strong, knowing martial arts, having cool gadgets, and being talented... won't keep you from screwing up. I.E. DYING.
If you're in the slum.. and a girl is getting raped persay... you rush in to help. What happenes next? the guy sees you, you take him out. *BANG* his buddy (you didn't see) busts a cap in the back of your head. IT'S OVER.

It's okay to have a dream and be ambitious... it's ok to work to a level where you could be a superhero among your peers... doing that builds self confidence and can help you in an emergency situation....
But as far as going out and looking to be a crime fighting vigilante,..
it doesn't work like that in the real world. In the comics or movies, if you get shot... you run away. In real life, you get shot once, chances are you'll get shot again. and you WONT get up. If you don't realize this and go ahead anyway... forgive me when i say it but you are a fool

Are you saying that if you actually witnessed a woman being raped in an alley you wouldn't try to help? :wolverine

[DynamiteDave]

Are you Dracula? :confused:

Yes...I mean..Yes

[PLAS]

Are you Dracula? :confused:
a friend of mine bumped into Robert Smith on an elevator... the only thing he could actually utter out to him was "are you a vampire?" Smith smiled and left the elevator in the next floor, my friend is pretty sure it wasn't his floor

[screech_turbo]

i applaud your actions. you have every right to feel like a badass. you helped somebody out. it's always good to help someone out when they need it.

[guitarsingerguy]

a friend of mine bumped into Robert Smith on an elevator... the only thing he could actually utter out to him was "are you a vampire?" Smith smiled and left the elevator in the next floor, my friend is pretty sure it wasn't his floor

I think it was a very valid question. Robert Smith has looked EXACTLY the same for 20 years now.

[PLAS]

Yes...I mean..Yes
are you Robert Smith? :confused:

[guitarsingerguy]

are you Robert Smith? :confused:

Oh My God! *revelation* Robert Smith = Dracula! :eek: PLAS you've done it 'ol chap.

[Orlando Spider]

Are you saying that if you actually witnessed a woman being raped in an alley you wouldn't try to help? :wolverine

Of course i would... but i wouldn't be stupid about it. I have a cell phone on me all times... *911* baby. Or if it looked like i could take him. But if it was a group of guys, any one of them could have a gun. Which btw, i'm not trained how to dodge bullets.

Little hint for you guys though- a poll was taken to see what people most responded to if people were screaming something for help... it was *fire fire*
SO if you are in an emergency situation, yelling *fire* will get you the most yield (even if there isn't a fire)

[PLAS]

I think it was a very valid question. Robert Smith has looked EXACTLY the same for 20 years now.
http://fr.plainsong.net/extras/images/Sourire.jpg

http://www.gulfcoastvillas.com/thecure/gallery/robert/robert7.jpg

http://www.reelingreviews.com/laubob.jpg

http://www.thepunisher.com/past_news/february_2004/robert_smith.jpg

turns out Robert Smith is indeed a vampire AND a vigilante

[Carter]

i applaud your actions. you have every right to feel like a badass. you helped somebody out. it's always good to help someone out when they need it.

Agreed, but all badassedness was lifted when he started talking seriously about being a superhero with a mexican wrestling mask

[guitarsingerguy]

http://www.thepunisher.com/past_news/february_2004/robert_smith.jpg

turns out Robert Smith is indeed a vampire AND a vigilante

Holy ****! Wait, ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT! Dracula = Robert Smith = THOMAS JANE?! :eek: The plot thickens!

[DynamiteDave]

are you Robert Smith? :confused:

How do you do it Holmes?

[PLAS]

Holy ****! Wait, ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT! Dracula = Robert Smith = THOMAS JANE?! :eek: The plot thickens!
maybe he goes around at night with his guitar and saddens criminals into submission with his music

[PLAS]

How do you do it Holmes?
do what?

[guitarsingerguy]

maybe he goes around at night with his guitar and saddens criminals into submission with his music

Dude, I was robbing this old blue haired lady one night and he came by and made my cry and I ended up walking this chick home. Now he's my arch nemesis. That bastard.

[PLAS]

Dude, I was robbing this old blue haired lady one night and he came by and made my cry and I ended up walking this chick home. Now he's my arch nemesis. That bastard.
he sure is a sneaky and gloomy bastard, I tells ya

[Caliber]

He needs a villian

[guitarsingerguy]

he sure is a sneaky and gloomy bastard, I tells ya

Then as I was walking off he had the nerve to tell me, "Boys don't cry." Damn Prozac needing bastard. :D

[guitarsingerguy]

that's the way a true vigilante should go about, pudgy and pasty with hair that resembles an unwashed mop and make up like no decent woman (or sane human) would wear

I think you've got something here. Noone would see it coming, especailly not a criminal. I think we should start a team of mercs and make them all be pudgy pasty uncombed mop hair really bad make up wearing badass really depressed musicians.

[PLAS]

Then as I was walking off he had the nerve to tell me, "Boys don't cry." Damn Prozac needing bastard. :D
that's the way a true vigilante should go about, pudgy and pasty with hair that resembles an unwashed mop and make up like no decent woman (or sane human) would wear

[screech_turbo]

http://www.thepunisher.com/past_news/february_2004/robert_smith.jpg

turns out Robert Smith is indeed a vampire AND a vigilante[/QUOTE]

a vampire and a vigilante, hmm. so technically, wouldn't that make him BLADE? this must be that scene from "trinity", when he's at the police station.:unishr: peace.

[Caliber]

http://www.thepunisher.com/past_news/february_2004/robert_smith.jpg

turns out Robert Smith is indeed a vampire AND a vigilante

a vampire and a vigilante, hmm. so technically, wouldn't that make him BLADE? this must be that scene from "trinity", when he's at the police station.:unishr: peace.[/QUOTE]

True I never thought about it that way.

[Herr Logan]

Of course i would... but i wouldn't be stupid about it. I have a cell phone on me all times... *911* baby. Or if it looked like i could take him. But if it was a group of guys, any one of them could have a gun. Which btw, i'm not trained how to dodge bullets.

Little hint for you guys though- a poll was taken to see what people most responded to if people were screaming something for help... it was *fire fire*
SO if you are in an emergency situation, yelling *fire* will get you the most yield (even if there isn't a fire)

I've heard that. Can't be sure how valid that is, but that's what I told my woman to do if confronted with undesirable and menacing people. I'm very paranoid about that.

If the fire thing is true, that's kinda funny. I personally wouldn't know how to help someone endangered by fire, other than to call the fire department. I can't hurt fire. With a little luck, I could hurt a rapist. Whether it would be a completely idiotic move or not to attack a rapist and attempt to gut him, gouge an eye or otherwise severely disable him (I tend to keep a cell phone and a knife on me when I'm out of the apartment), I know I couldn't live with myself if I didn't try. I'd much rather die trying to help than to live with the image of a woman being raped and knowing that I could have stopped it from continuing even a moment longer but didn't. I guess that's just how I'm wired. :wolverine

[guitarsingerguy]

I've heard that. Can't be sure how valid that is, but that's what I told my woman to do if confronted with undesirable and menacing people. I'm very paranoid about that.

If the fire thing is true, that's kinda funny. I personally wouldn't know how to help someone endangered by fire, other than to call the fire department. I can't hurt fire. With a little luck, I could hurt a rapist. Whether it would be a completely idiotic move or not to attack a rapist and attempt to gut him, gouge an eye or otherwise severely disable him (I tend to keep a cell phone and a knife on me when I'm out of the apartment), I know I couldn't live with myself if I didn't try. I'd much rather die trying to help than to live with the image of a woman being raped and knowing that I could have stopped it from continuing even a moment longer but didn't. I guess that's just how I'm wired. :wolverine

People shy away from something that could put them into danger, but if it's a spectacle, then they're all for it. Yelling fire is actually proven to work better than yelling help.

[Herr Logan]

People shy away from something that could put them into danger, but if it's a spectacle, then they're all for it. Yelling fire is actually proven to work better than yelling help.

Suits me.

It's often been my dream to have a rapist screaming "fire" in the hopes that someone would hear and try to stop me from slaughtering them. Time will tell.

I have no intention of making a career out of vigilantism, and I sure as hell don't have the physical or tactical skills to pull it off. I just keep alert when I can and have no qualms at all about neutralizing scum such as rapists in the most permanent fashion possible. :wolverine

[Super_Child]

Lost soul, It's my opinion that what your thinking of doing is pretty stupid. No matter how trained a person is ( lets say you had all of Batmans skills, which you don't) you would still get caught by the police or killed by some mugger. Yeah Batfans If Batman was real he wouldn't survive long...sorry.

Even so, its not my place to tell you what to do and if your actually considering this, I admire your courage. I could see myself trying this one day in the future As a last resort in life....I really can see myself one day thinking *This world is such an auwful place, people hate eachother far too much. So I'm going to dedicate the rest of my time here in helping people who can't help themselves* Maybe that's how you feel right now? Anyway here's some advice if your going to do it.

If you live in a big city, wear a bullet proof vest that can take pistol rounds comfortably. If you live in America and a large city like New York, this is a must. You might also want to think about protecting other areas of your body like your crotch, legs and back. But don't wear anything that's too heavy or anything that limits your movement or speed too much.

You have 3 years martial arts training , that's a lot more than I have. But its not really enough. You should take an extended vacation to the far east and learn something more real. For urban combat you'll need to be skilled in blocking nife attacks, and short range gun blocking movements.

LEARN ABOUT HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY Read a lot of books on the stuff, take classes whatever. If you do this you'll be able to read situations a lot better and maybe even talk your enemy out of combat without violence.

This next bit is tuff on anyone, don't have too many personal ties. And do NOT EVER TELL ANYONE WHAT YOUR DOING. (this isn't a movie, nobody can keep this big a secret in real life.) The less people you know personally, the less you'll be worrying about them.

Basic detective skills and really just a bit of common sense are a must. Wear gloves at all times so to not leave finger prints everywhere, and wear boots with no tread.
I don't really think a costume would be very practicle if you ask me, but you'll definetly need a mask of some kind when your doing it, because you don't want anyone ID'n you to the police. Don't speak when your patrolling ( that sounds so buffy-like, damn that show for ruining a great word) If you speak someone may recognise your voice and ID you to the police, If you MUST SPEAK, use a fake voice in a different accent to your own, practise makes perfect btw.

Speed will be very important to you if you do this. Practise your running, because there will be situations where you need to high tail it outa there as fast as you can. But don't worry, most muggers are burger eating slocoaches.

Learn about the police in your town/city, learn police patrolling routes/times names of officers, what they look like and memorize them. I don't know how your going to get all that information but be creative about it and be descreet.

Weapons, well that's if you want them. personally I wouldn't use any, but thats because I'd never intend on killing anyone. Maybe some shuriken/shaken and a knife of some sort. If you want to be like the Punisher with guns then go ahead but I wouldn't advise it.

Well that's everything I can think of right now, but as Agent Smith would say, It is innevitable that you will get caught/shot/stabbed/die. So this is very much a last resort way of life.

[Dr.Fear]

dont even try this dude, i was like you oncei always wanted to be a superhero, but in the real world chnaces are ur gonna die ur first night. if you rally have the passion, i suggest u travel the world like batman did, cuz having the skill you already listed ur only good enough to go after shoplifters and pick pockters. the first night ur oput i guarantee you ur gonna freeze and get ur ass shot. taking on those other dudes were easy for you cuz they were ur ageor a lil older and they werent even real criminals. bruce trained to overcome his fears and the general fears that regular people have. you need to train for like 23 years or les years and own ur compnay or recieve inheritence to keep up ur superhero expenses.

[the_lost_soul]

I thought that I would bring everyone who was still interested an update. I am still training and I am becoming very porficient. My gymnyst skills have increased dramatically and I am maxing a 200 lbs bench press! I spar constantly with my partner, yes I found a partner!

We also have a third member who will be running a computer from his home. Brining us useful information we need researced or maps we may need. Our costumes will be very simple, a fox-mask and a jumpsuit (possibly a wetsuit used for scuba diving).

We will have many different "gadgets" including non-leathal weapon. I am modifying a "seeing staff" the blind use to find their way around with. I found it in a pawn shop. I'm renfocing it with some of my own materials. The weapon will be compact until I decide to pop it open and use it.

As for fighting technique, well I'm learning more and more each session we have with our sensei. I'll be checking in hopefully every month, later!

[Matt]

yea...have fun getting shot...or maybe I should say have fun playing X-Box, cuz I'm willing to bet, you're a 400 lbs 15 year old.

[Master Chief]

It'd be hilarious if he gets shot his first night out, mwahahahah. :o

[T]

yea...have fun getting shot...or maybe I should say have fun playing X-Box, cuz I'm willing to bet, you're a 400 lbs 15 year old.

hahaha

[Holly Goodhead]

i was just thinking that,..cross your fingers.

[X-Ray]

I thought that I would bring everyone who was still interested an update. I am still training and I am becoming very porficient. My gymnyst skills have increased dramatically and I am maxing a 200 lbs bench press! I spar constantly with my partner, yes I found a partner!

We also have a third member who will be running a computer from his home. Brining us useful information we need researced or maps we may need. Our costumes will be very simple, a fox-mask and a jumpsuit (possibly a wetsuit used for scuba diving).

We will have many different "gadgets" including non-leathal weapon. I am modifying a "seeing staff" the blind use to find their way around with. I found it in a pawn shop. I'm renfocing it with some of my own materials. The weapon will be compact until I decide to pop it open and use it.

As for fighting technique, well I'm learning more and more each session we have with our sensei. I'll be checking in hopefully every month, later!


good luck :up:

[jaydawg]

Dude even your story sounds like bull****. Quit wasting people's time.

[Holly Goodhead]

this thread makes me want to dress up like an evil villain and kill him

[Master Chief]

this thread makes me want to dress up like an evil villain and kill him

Don't you dress like one all the time? :confused:

[PLAS]

It'd be hilarious if he gets shot his first night out, mwahahahah. :o
it would be hilarious if he got shot, stabbed and raped on his first night

[Holly Goodhead]

I thought that I would bring everyone who was still interested an update. I am still training and I am becoming very porficient. My gymnyst skills have increased dramatically and I am maxing a 200 lbs bench press! I spar constantly with my partner, yes I found a partner!

We also have a third member who will be running a computer from his home. Brining us useful information we need researced or maps we may need. Our costumes will be very simple, a fox-mask and a jumpsuit (possibly a wetsuit used for scuba diving).

We will have many different "gadgets" including non-leathal weapon. I am modifying a "seeing staff" the blind use to find their way around with. I found it in a pawn shop. I'm renfocing it with some of my own materials. The weapon will be compact until I decide to pop it open and use it.

As for fighting technique, well I'm learning more and more each session we have with our sensei. I'll be checking in hopefully every month, later!

i feel embarassed just reading this.

[twylight]

i feel embarassed just reading this.

As did I.

It's just too comical to comprehend.

[Matthew Murdock]

This thread is funny for some reason. :confused:

[Holly Goodhead]

i can just imagine some skinny 13 year old nerd dressed up in a fox mask and scuba wetsuit with a "seeing stick" getting shot in the face by some gang member.

[twylight]

Sadly, I can imagine a 16 year old boy actually doing everything his posts say....

and then someday the realization will hit.

[Matthew Murdock]

i can just imagine some skinny 13 year old nerd dressed up in a fox mask and scuba wetsuit with a "seeing stick" getting shot in the face by some gang member.

It would probably be wittnessed by a huge crowd, videotaped, then later posted on the hype to discuss. :wolverine

[Balthus Dire]

This thread sucks!

[Rodan]

And then later laughed at by Rodan.

[Holly Goodhead]

And then later laughed at by Rodan.

youre not one of the best posters on the hype. :confused: ive never even seen you before

[PLAS]

I am not a sexual deviant, but I just can't stop picturing this guy getting severely beaten, stabbed a few times in miscelaneous parts of the body, then raped, not once, nor twice, maybe several times, and then, shot

[Hyper Venom]

I didn't read this whole thing, but lost soul, this is the most serious response I can come up with.

You're going to get yourself killed.

Can you get your hands on a bullet proof vest? Will these gadgets of yours really work? Will you have enough ammunition? If you train yourself, how do you know that you're not fighting somebody who trained harder than you did? Can you fight multiple people at once? If you beat up a bunch of thugs and make your escape, how do you know one of them won't be following you home? If you're acrobatic, how do you know you won't be so hurt that you can't perform those amazing stunts? Just because you survived a shot to the leg, does that mean you can take one to the kidney, spine, chest, or head? What if you inspire some copycat and that person gets themselves killed? What if the police hunt you down? What if the FBI hunts you down? What if you put your loved ones in danger? If someone kidnaps your girlfriend and (God forbid) hurls her off a bridge, can you catch her? What if someone snatches off your mask? How will you have a social life? What if you lose everyone and everything you hold dear in life?

On a final note, if we ever hear about a vigilante running around in L.A. it won't be hard for Mirko to trace the IP adress that you posted this on and then it'd be very easy to find you.
If you wanna help people, why not become a cop, fireman, social worker, or (non-crooked) politician?

[Caliber]

This thread is up and it's a risky being a vigilante so be careful.

[Alexia Dark]

I'd love to be a vigilante, but it's not gonna happen. This isn't the comics or movies.

[Caliber]

I'd love to be a vigilante, but it's not gonna happen. This isn't the comics or movies.

It's possible if you train and train. It seems like you have to be Bruce Lee to a vigilant now.

[Hyper Venom]

Maybe, but even Bruce Lee couldn't dodge bullets.

[Riddick]

I'd love to be a vigilante, but it's not gonna happen. This isn't the comics or movies.

The only reason I don't see it happening like in the comics and movies, is the fact that it's rare to come across crime unless you live in a **** neighbourhood.

[The Spawn]

I already covered this...I've even had people tell me my tips worked from the Crimefighting For Dummies thread.

[The Spawn]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1594740232/ref%3Dref%3Dbr%5Fbooks%5Fnn%5Fasin-coop-2%5F186781/104-1848281-0179122

[The Democrat]

I have a friend who works at the L.A. Times as an intern (a first step in becoming a journalist) and according to him, they get stories of vigilanties every once in a while. Mostly violent, mostly Punisher types or like the survivalist in the first Highlander. Alot of them get away, some of them don't, they are the ones that you hear about, even if it is under the radar. The way he tells it vigilantism is alot like robberies, the police ask the newspapers not to print stories or atleast bury them in an effort to prevent copy cats and at the same time to keep the peace.

As far as what you need to do, I don't think you should but if you are going to anyway I'll give you whatever advice I can but keep in mind I'm just a political science major not a law enforcement major and I haven't been to boot camp yet. If it were me, I would be armored from head to toe. Unlike what alot of nerds will tell you body armor doesn't weigh that much. Get the same material that Batman's cape is made out of in the movie, it's a real, heavy duty, colorless material. Place plates and the material that slows and stops bullets through out the suit to get your best coverage. Wear a helmet type headgear made out of bulletproof material. Get alot bigger than you are. I'm a little bit bigger than you and I wouldn't even dream of doing that.

As far as ethically it is wrong. Wrong beyond all belief. You don't have the right to violate the law or others individual rights. Even if they are violating someone elses.

[Backdrifter]

Trick or Treat mother f**kers.

You were totally dressed in the wrong costume...You needed to be this guy.

http://home.tu-clausthal.de/~ifjkl/pics/samuel_l_jackson.jpg

[PLAS]

getting beaten as a kid + comics + severe frustration = dreams of vigilantism

[Mr. Sinister05]

This guys a wierdo but I'll go along with it and ask a couple of questions...

LOST SOUL BOY
What process would you use to hold a person captive until the police arrive? I mean your not a cop with any recognizable authority, public backup, and no gun on you. How would you develop a formalized process at holding them captive with a frickin stick to beat them with?

Would you leave before the police arrive? Cause they'll tell you to take your mask off and may even go as far as to point there gun at you.:unishr:

PLAS
Okay most of your posts make sense but what is it with the constant rape correlation? That's a sexually perverted act and not necessarily a violent defensive act that would occur when someone with a mask is running at you with a stick. So what's with the constant correlation?

MASTER CHIEF
Do you wear a mask when jumping people? Also, what if the guy didn't really rape the girl and she's just being a *****?

[PLAS]

PLAS
Okay most of your posts make sense but what is it with the constant rape correlation? That's a sexually perverted act and not necessarily a violent defensive act that would occur when someone with a mask is running at you with a stick. So what's with the constant correlation?


the only correlation is that I find it funny...

[Man-Thing]

haha that's insane!

[PLAS]

haha that's insane!
that's what I've been trying to say all along

[Man-Thing]

Are you talking about the guy who thinks he's a real life "Batman" cause that's what I'm laughing at.

They should make a movie about that staring Jack Black.

[jaguarr]

Are you talking about the guy who thinks he's a real life "Batman" cause that's what I'm laughing at.

They should make a movie about that staring Jack Black.

As long as Jack Black gets his ass kicked a lot in the movie, I'd be all for that. :up:

jag

[Man-Thing]

As long as Jack Black gets his ass kicked a lot in the movie, I'd be all for that. :up:

jag


That's why I said him. It reminds me of what in all probability would happen if this guy decided to do it in real life. He would twist his ankle or something and then get beat up really bad.

I can just picture him with his hands covering his face and sobbing. He then picks up his broken Phantom of the Opera Halloween mask (a freking Halloween Mask for goodness sake!) and throws it into the street.

[PLAS]

Are you talking about the guy who thinks he's a real life "Batman" cause that's what I'm laughing at.

They should make a movie about that staring Jack Black.
the raping, don't forget the rapings

[Man-Thing]

the raping, don't forget the rapings
I'm sorry I've never found your juvenille humor funny. Don't worry though, it's probably me. :(

[jaguarr]

That's why I said him. It reminds me of what in all probability would happen if this guy decided to do it in real life. He would twist his ankle or something and then get beat up really bad.

I can just picture him with his hands covering his face and sobbing. He then picks up his broken Phantom of the Opera Halloween mask (a freking Halloween Mask for goodness sake!) and throws it into the street.

Make that scenario happen over and over, where he gets his gumption up to try again, only to get smacked around some more and I think you've got a box office winner. :up: You could even throw in a scene where he gets raped to help make it appeal to PLAS. ;)

jag

[PLAS]

Make that scenario happen over and over, where he gets his gumption up to try again, only to get smacked around some more and I think you've got a box office winner. :up: You could even throw in a scene where he gets raped to help make it appeal to PLAS. ;)

jag
I've said it before and I'll say it again, anal rapings are the way of the future

[jaguarr]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, anal rapings are the way of the future

Especially if you're planning on an extended stay in the Gray Bar Hotel. :up:

jag

[PLAS]

Especially if you're planning on an extended stay in the Gray Bar Hotel. :up:

jag
or the blue oyster bar

[The Kingpin]

These kind of threads always make me laugh. Anyone who asks if he should become a vigilante on a message board is pathetic.

[anonymous15]

in my opinion, The Lost Soul, what you did was very heroic, I would probably just stay out of the whole thing, but then again, I'm a girl so maybe they won't give me that much sht

[Matthew Murdock]

MASTER CHIEF
Do you wear a mask when jumping people? Also, what if the guy didn't really rape the girl and she's just being a *****?

I think he did what he felt was necessary to do in the situation. :confused: But, where do you get the nerve to ask that question exactly?

[Master Chief]

MASTER CHIEF
Do you wear a mask when jumping people? Also, what if the guy didn't really rape the girl and she's just being a *****?

No, I didn't cover my face. I believe I followed him into the washroom, and he was washing his hands, so I choked him then threw him to the ground and started pounding. If he didn't force her to do what she and everyone else said, then well, I'll prolly never know.

He fit the profile of a person I'd see pulling s**t like that though.

[hey yo its sean]

I think a real-life vigilante's night would go something like Bruce Wayne's first night in Year One.. Only every night would be like that one.

[Dark Vigilante]

:hyper:

[Alexia Dark]

No, I didn't cover my face. I believe I followed him into the washroom, and he was washing his hands, so I choked him then threw him to the ground and started pounding. If he didn't force her to do what she and everyone else said, then well, I'll prolly never know.

He fit the profile of a person I'd see pulling s**t like that though.


*Cheers MC*:batman: :)

[litlgreendude]

I need your help, this is a serious idea, so I would like your serious input.

Last Halloween I went as The Phantom of the Opera, full, homemade, costume. I had the mask, I was in all black and had a cape. Now I was really having fun with some friends and we were walking around my neighbor hood. Thats when i saw them... The real "Cool Guys" in all their glory with their fake chainsaw... they had a kid cornered, and me being one who used to be a helpless geek, was appauled by the situation. The kids were my age just about, possibly older(I started school a bit early). So i stood there, cape blowing in the wind and I felt empowered to do something I knew was what i had to do.

So I approach the situation and I tap the guy on the shoulder. I grab the chainsaw, its fake mind you, and I throw it onto his lawn. I grab the kid who was scarred ****less, I help him up. So the "chainsaw guy's" friend decides to take a cheap shot and lands me one to the back of the head. I fall, but then get back up, I all out kick the guy in the gut and he falls down. My head is pounding from the cheap shot. The chain saw guy just sits there, confused. I grab a hand full of the a**ole's candy and put it in the scared kid's candy bag. I walk him away and I yell to the jerks, Trick or Treat mother f**kers.

I'm sorry I felt like such a bad ass I had to say that last line. So yeah, doing this I felt great, so I wanted to know. Is the world ready for a real masked Vigilate? Because I'm physically fit and i just bought a Gym membership to train myself for this. I have 3 years of Professional Martial arts as well as years of self dicipline. I have also taken up an urban sport that I enjoy doing very much, Urban Free Flow. If you have seen the people in the nike comercials bouncing off walls and rooftops, thats what i do for my exercise! Please respond to your views.

Remember this is a serious thread.

Btw... I got a bruise the size of a tennis ball on my back and i split open my knuckle, so I know this isn't a game. I take this very seriously.


ya good thing you did there... I got about 7 years of martial arts training under my belt. Buti just dont feel like getting shot.

Fight and help when ya can, but dont go lookin for trouble.

[Banshee]

I had an idea like this once... when I was 7

[jaguarr]

or the blue oyster bar


LOFL! Police Academy references rock! :up:

jag

[Superman4ever]

Dude, you need some serious help. First thing, STOP reading comics! You're going to get yourself hurt or worse yet you're going to hurt someone else. Secondly, I understand you want to help people, but this is not the way to go about it. Taking a club to someone’s head could kill, and you’ll end up in jail for murdering a single father who stole some much needed medicine for his kid. Life is not black and white. Right or wrong! There are a lot of gray spots. So cool your horses and get this out of your head!

My advice: BECOME A POLICE OFFICER if you want to serve the public, do NOT, and I repeat DO NOT become a vigilante.

[Man-Thing]

in my opinion, The Lost Soul, what you did was very heroic, I would probably just stay out of the whole thing, but then again, I'm a girl so maybe they won't give me that much sht

I agree it was heroic and you should be applauded for it, but that doesn't make you batman.

[Hyper Venom]

I'm inclined to agree with Man-Thing.
Remember that thread I made a couple of weeks ago about how I saved that woman from a ravenous dog? Do you see me putting on a mask and running around persecuting dogs and then calling myself a hero? Lost Soul, I'm not saying this to be mean, but this is just a childish fantasy that'll get you killed if you take it too far.

[doc ock rules!]

You're getting high on testosterone. First off, martial arts are nothing like street fighting. In street fighting, there's no rules. Second, you probably didn't get as bad a beating as you got because there was a little kid there. Third, Urban Free Flow sounds cool. However, one uppercut punch and you go flying off the wall. Fourth, no one has the muscle to take on a lot of people all at once. Fifth, being a vigilate will get you into a lot of trouble and police could probably catch up to you. They've had a lot of training. Sixth, it could also get you into trouble with gangs. Gangs with guns.

[maxwell's demon]

street fighting will get you a game of hyper dimensional checkers.



sexual checkers:(

[Hyper Venom]

Another thing: If you do go through with this, ditch the fox mask.

[The Spawn]

Forget the Batman handbook, I saw it and was and was very disappointed.

[SpideyLad]

lost soul, your act was heroic.But they just had a fake chainsaw, the next guys may have real chainsaws, knives and guns. You couldnt fight crime, you cant dodge bullets and you dont have lighting fast reactions. Sorry guy, we all would like to a vigilante, but they only exsist in comics, films and tv

[Herr Logan]

lost soul, your act was heroic.But they just had a fake chainsaw, the next guys may have real chainsaws, knives and guns. You couldnt fight crime, you cant dodge bullets and you dont have lighting fast reactions. Sorry guy, we all would like to a vigilante, but they only exsist in comics, films and tv

Are you joking? Vigliantes are real, genius. People commit acts of vigilantism every single day. Don't even think about arguing that, and if that isn't what you meant, then say it correctly next time. I'm so sick of people completely disregarding the truth just so they can pretend they're more knowledgable than some damn fool who wants to play superhero. :wolverine

[jaguarr]

You know what? I'm feeling cynical today, so I've changed my mind. I think you should TOTALLY go for this whole vigilante thing, Lost Soul! I'm a big fan of Natural Selection, and I think you are very likely candidate so we might as well just go ahead and get it over with. :up:

Cheers,
jag

[Carter]

Forget the Batman handbook, I saw it and was and was very disappointed.

what did you expect from it?
I know I got my money's worth

[Master Chief]

Fourth, no one has the muscle to take on a lot of people all at once.

Wasn't Walking Tall based on a true story? So I think there are a few exceptions.

[The Spawn]

Whoa...never mind about the handbook...I was looking at the WRONG book. Not the blue one, the blue one is sick..haven't read it yet, but I've come to the assumption with the background work involved that it is sick.

This sucks:


http://www.emerchandise.com/images/p/BTM/pdBKBTM0003.jpg

Good:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1594740232.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[hey yo its sean]

Whoa...never mind about the handbook...I was looking at the WRONG book. Not the blue one, the blue one is sick..haven't read it yet, but I've come to the assumption with the background work involved that it is sick.

This sucks:


http://www.emerchandise.com/images/p/BTM/pdBKBTM0003.jpg

Good:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1594740232.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

That's not really fair.. The Ultimate Guide to Batman is quite informative; while, the other book, i guess, teaches "how" to be Batman, from what i gather.

[Herr Logan]

That's not really fair.. The Ultimate Guide to Batman is quite informative; while, the other book, i guess, teaches "how" to be Batman, from what i gather.

I agree. I think the Ultimate Guide is excellent for what's it's intended for. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find it. I also got the Handbook recently, and that was pretty decent.

:wolverine

[The Spawn]

They both serve their purposes, I agree...my opinion was purely personal intent.

[Hyper Venom]

So did this kid get himself killed yet or what?

[Balthus Dire]

I laugh at how a 17 year old kid with absoloutely no military training or weapons training thinks that he can put on a cheesy costume and go out and fight crime. Especially in LA.


In real life people have guns. Your stupid costume and "gadgets" aren't going to stop bullets from smashing into your skull. Not to mention, I'm pretty sure military personell and FBI agents and cops who will undoubtably track you down to arrest you will be a bit better trained than you. And even if you do train yourself, what are you gonna do? Kill some cops?



Some people really need help distinguishing comic books from reality. I love The Punisher...but I know he's a comic book character. He's not real.

Grow up.

[Matt]

I can't believe so many people take this guy seriously.

[The Spawn]

The lack of faith in today's society disturbs me.

[Antinicolae]

This kid has it all wrong. He should be trying to figure out how to be a super villain. Does anything like fear gas really exist?

[GammaMike]

This was worth a chuckle..........hope they find his body before it decomposes too much for a funeral!

[the_lost_soul]

actually i started an explorer's group where kids can learn about law enforcement, as opposed to going out solo thank you. It's going pretty well. I plan to pursue a career in law enforcement so yea...

[Matt]

sure ya did. Does that mean you played as a police video game on your X-Box?

[batnkevlar]

Well, actually, Explorers is a program where teens can learn police training methods and such... kinda like a mix between Cops, Boy Scouts, and and internship...

[Matthew Murdock]

I laugh at how a 17 year old kid with absoloutely no military training or weapons training thinks that he can put on a cheesy costume and go out and fight crime. Especially in LA.


In real life people have guns. Your stupid costume and "gadgets" aren't going to stop bullets from smashing into your skull. Not to mention, I'm pretty sure military personell and FBI agents and cops who will undoubtably track you down to arrest you will be a bit better trained than you. And even if you do train yourself, what are you gonna do? Kill some cops?



Some people really need help distinguishing comic books from reality. I love The Punisher...but I know he's a comic book character. He's not real.

Grow up.

Hah, I'm in the mood to write a short story about this dude. :D

[SuGarRush]

wait wait wait, he mentioned something about free flow or something. People running on roofs and stuff. anyone know about this? know what it is? have any more information on it?

[PLAS]

the lack of common sense these days disturbs me

[The Spawn]

Well, you have to be specific...fear covers a number of degrees - terror, fright, paranoia, horror, persecution complex, dread...

I mean, the more doses the higher the degree, and thus transformation to such degree, but you'd also have to have a specific phobia....I can't do all phobias.

[GammaMike]

actually i started an explorer's group where kids can learn about law enforcement, as opposed to going out solo thank you. It's going pretty well. I plan to pursue a career in law enforcement so yea...

well good for you man!

[Ocelot]

so why did this thread be brought back to life? This was one of the lamest topics ive ever seen....ever. How this topic spread to 9 pages is beyond me, taking this kid seriously is a mistake.

[the_lost_soul]

well, good news, the explorer's are actually allowing me to use my skills that i have developed in turn to become a possible junior/intern officer. I start on security at a mall down by my School so it should be fun. Though not much happens at malls. it'll be fun...

[Superman20]

I smell BS

i out did that though, at 4 in the morning i heard my car alarm in the garage, and i think because the lights were out he figured we were asleep, so i stroll out into the garage Glock .45 in hand and point at him through the window and kindly yell at him "Don't move, don't move, hands up hands up!" and my date was calling the cops and while we waited for the police i had so much fun because i was telling him that if he moved his hands even an inch i was going to kill him, i was laughing on the inside because he was so scared he cried, he begged, he was relieved when the cops came, i had so much fun, especially since i got him arrested for a car that i gave away to my buddy so he'd strip it at a chop-shop

[Hyper Venom]

Superman, I gotta admit, that's one good story. Ironic, too.

[Charlie No-One]

*breaths life into the forum*


What happened to the kid anyway?

[cryptic name]

I smell BS

i out did that though, at 4 in the morning i heard my car alarm in the garage, and i think because the lights were out he figured we were asleep, so i stroll out into the garage Glock .45 in hand and point at him through the window and kindly yell at him "Don't move, don't move, hands up hands up!" and my date was calling the cops and while we waited for the police i had so much fun because i was telling him that if he moved his hands even an inch i was going to kill him, i was laughing on the inside because he was so scared he cried, he begged, he was relieved when the cops came, i had so much fun, especially since i got him arrested for a car that i gave away to my buddy so he'd strip it at a chop-shop

excellent

[Mr. Edward Hyde]

I always thought that he was just superhobo under another screen name.

[The Spawn]

I guess he realized he came to a board of ill-equipped skeptics who lack an imagination, or hope for the...'extreme'.

[Démon]

Hahaha! This thread's a laugh.

I tend to disagree with the martial arts suggestions in this thread though. Combat Sambo would probably be better for the vigilante kind of thing. Sambo isn't too fancy, it's pretty unorthodox.

Kid, all I can say is if you're serious about that stuff, well, it's your life. Randomly helping somebody out of a tough spot is one thing, but actively looking for trouble is only going to screw you over.

[The Question]

I need your help, this is a serious idea, so I would like your serious input.

Last Halloween I went as The Phantom of the Opera, full, homemade, costume. I had the mask, I was in all black and had a cape. Now I was really having fun with some friends and we were walking around my neighbor hood. Thats when i saw them... The real "Cool Guys" in all their glory with their fake chainsaw... they had a kid cornered, and me being one who used to be a helpless geek, was appauled by the situation. The kids were my age just about, possibly older(I started school a bit early). So i stood there, cape blowing in the wind and I felt empowered to do something I knew was what i had to do.

So I approach the situation and I tap the guy on the shoulder. I grab the chainsaw, its fake mind you, and I throw it onto his lawn. I grab the kid who was scarred ****less, I help him up. So the "chainsaw guy's" friend decides to take a cheap shot and lands me one to the back of the head. I fall, but then get back up, I all out kick the guy in the gut and he falls down. My head is pounding from the cheap shot. The chain saw guy just sits there, confused. I grab a hand full of the a**ole's candy and put it in the scared kid's candy bag. I walk him away and I yell to the jerks, Trick or Treat mother f**kers.

I'm sorry I felt like such a bad ass I had to say that last line. So yeah, doing this I felt great, so I wanted to know. Is the world ready for a real masked Vigilate? Because I'm physically fit and i just bought a Gym membership to train myself for this. I have 3 years of Professional Martial arts as well as years of self dicipline. I have also taken up an urban sport that I enjoy doing very much, Urban Free Flow. If you have seen the people in the nike comercials bouncing off walls and rooftops, thats what i do for my exercise! Please respond to your views.

Remember this is a serious thread.

Btw... I got a bruise the size of a tennis ball on my back and i split open my knuckle, so I know this isn't a game. I take this very seriously.


Get a kevlar vest, learn how to use shurukin throwing stars, learn how to use your cape as a mini parachut to soften your landings when jumoing of roofs, buy the Batman handbook, and make sure your costume looks damn scary. If you wanna fight crime, more power to ya! Just be prepared. So, as I said earlyer, buy the Batman handbook.

[Hyper Venom]

After much deliberation, I've decided that I want this kid to be killed. In costume. With his silly little fox mask, and his band of "Explorer" sidekicks all beaten to bloody pulps beside him. And every one of them crying for their mothers. And their drunken fathers going upside their heads. And nobody attending his funeral except for some kids who want to piss on/spray paint his headstone.

[Carter]

Oy, If you want to fight crime that bad, be a cop or something.
If you want to be like Batman...I have some bad news.
Batman has money
Batman has a hideout
Batman has a surgeon(Alfred) in his employ
Batman has a genius level IQ
Batman is a master of almost every martial art.

Now accomplishing the last one would take you years. It's impossible.
Im guessing you're not a genius (no, offense just saying)
What if you get hurt? Vigilantes cant go to the hospital.
Hideout? What do you have.. a treehouse?
Money? Im guessing you're not a Billionaire

You're going to end up dead.
Lets take Batman for example, again. He wouldn't go on a message board telling everybody about his plans to fight injustice.

Dead or badly beaten
Or.....the cops will pick you up in your fancy get-up, bring you home and you'll be the laughing stock of whatever area of the world you live in.

Get prepared for headlines like these:

"Local teen dons spandex to fight crime, arrested for possession of ninja weapons"
"Parents don't know where they went wrong"
"Holy failed vigilantism"

[Master Chief]

Well... Batman is a person who's obsessed... so... mmmhmm.

[batnkevlar]

After much deliberation, I've decided that I want this kid to be killed. In costume. With his silly little fox mask, and his band of "Explorer" sidekicks all beaten to bloody pulps beside him. And every one of them crying for their mothers. And their drunken fathers going upside their heads. And nobody attending his funeral except for some kids who want to piss on/spray paint his headstone.

That's pretty twisted, dontcha think?

[Midnight Ice]

i would strongly suggest getting about 5-10 more years of karate/fighting behind your belt. i took issinru karate for many years. i live in indiana, and a couple of years back, they had the issinru karate world tournament in indianapolis. i went up there with everybody i took karate with and we all competed. in fighting, i came out third (out of many) in my division wich was just a green belt at the time. i fought green belts of all ages, even adults. (i was 16-17) i am 20 now. fighting is tough. what if that sucker punch that got you was with a bat or a bar or something? seriously, do a little more training on fighting. you jumping from stuff sounds cool though. :D :xmen:

[the_lost_soul]

Hmm.... its funny. People just reply without reading the whole forum. Anway. I work security now. Just a part time and just for some job experience. It's fun though. Hmmmm you people are hilarious.... Wow... Hmmm so, yeah!

Well if I ever had, or am (who knows), gone through with it. I wouldn't be in to bad of shape. I knew most the stuff "Explorer's" taught me. So... yea!

Late guys...

[Rambo, John J]

I say go for it you crazy lost soul. I did, and i haven't looked back. Well, apart from the time I got clobbered on the back of the head with a hurley stick. And there was that time time an arch nemesis pushed me off a rooftop. And I should mention the almost crippling clinical depression as a direct result of my vigilantism. Apart from those things, I couldn't be happier.

You can check out my diary for a step by step guide. NYT called it this weeks most talked about superhero blog.

'Riveting and compelling' - The Guardian

'The MIB is a true vigilante. He takes the law into his hands in a most convincing manner.' - The Times

'****.' - The Sun

[The Spawn]

Crime Fighting For Dummies...find the thread.

[The Question]

Oy, If you want to fight crime that bad, be a cop or something.
If you want to be like Batman...I have some bad news.
Batman has money
Batman has a hideout
Batman has a surgeon(Alfred) in his employ
Batman has a genius level IQ
Batman is a master of almost every martial art.

Now accomplishing the last one would take you years. It's impossible.
Im guessing you're not a genius (no, offense just saying)
What if you get hurt? Vigilantes cant go to the hospital.
Hideout? What do you have.. a treehouse?
Money? Im guessing you're not a Billionaire

You're going to end up dead.
Lets take Batman for example, again. He wouldn't go on a message board telling everybody about his plans to fight injustice.

Dead or badly beaten
Or.....the cops will pick you up in your fancy get-up, bring you home and you'll be the laughing stock of whatever area of the world you live in.

Get prepared for headlines like these:

"Local teen dons spandex to fight crime, arrested for possession of ninja weapons"
"Parents don't know where they went wrong"
"Holy failed vigilantism"


Dude, when fighting street level thugs, I hardly think you need to be a martial arts master. All you reall need is knowing how to dodge a hit, take a hit, and think on your feet. And if you go by the Batman rout and use scare tactics i.e. scary ass costume, then for the crucial first couple of seconds of battle, your prey would be to scared to atack.

As for the millions of dollars, I think that's a little extreme. All you need are some decent, non lethal weapons (not too expensive) and a good, protective, scary looking costume. Actually, the costume would probably be the most expensive part. If you do it right, it'd probably come in around a few thousand dollars.

As for the surgion/aid, you are right on that count. You'd need someone to 1:drive the car back to your cave/abandoned bomb shelter/parents basement, 2:tend your wounds if you get hurt (if your costume is done right, it should be protective enough so that your wounds wouldn't usually be too extreme), and 3:send you information ala oracle.

Also, you've got to choose your neighborhood. For example, a town like mine would be perfect for a rookie vigilante. It's not a huge city like New York, but there are regular muggings and home invasions. There are also some gang problems, some grug problems, and every once in a while there are reports of escaped mental patients/serial killers/serial rapists in the area. Not huge city crime, but enough for a vigilante who is just starting out. When you get a little more experiance, you can move to a bigger city like Boston or New York.

[Rambo, John J]

Dude, when fighting street level thugs, I hardly think you need to be a martial arts master. All you reall need is knowing how to dodge a hit, take a hit, and think on your feet. And if you go by the Batman rout and use scare tactics i.e. scary ass costume, then for the crucial first couple of seconds of battle, your prey would be to scared to atack.

Hmm... Not really. Taking a hit is fine, but taking several hits at once is a bit more problematic. Not to mention thugs who have weapons. Definately learn a martial art of some sort. Learn two.

As for the millions of dollars, I think that's a little extreme. All you need are some decent, non lethal weapons (not too expensive) and a good, protective, scary looking costume. Actually, the costume would probably be the most expensive part. If you do it right, it'd probably come in around a few thousand dollars.

I find a unique blend of camel leather with a light cotton undercoating is best. Its tough, durable, and can absorb quite a bit of the impact of a punch or other. Re. the 'costume' look. Won't work. Impractical and frankly looks a bit stupid. Just plain, non-descript, comfortable clothes will be enough. Black or dark grey works best. Fight crime and look spiffy. Lush.


As for the surgion/aid, you are right on that count. You'd need someone to 1:drive the car back to your cave/abandoned bomb shelter/parents basement, 2:tend your wounds if you get hurt (if your costume is done right, it should be protective enough so that your wounds wouldn't usually be too extreme), and 3:send you information ala oracle. .

Quite so. I've been lucky enough so far, but in any case, getting hospital aid isn't a problem. Just say you were involved in a barroom brawl. Incidentally, my premiums with BUPA have just skyrocketed. As for a driver - not needed so much. Assuming any would-be vigilante has done his (or her) training they should be fit enough to jog to the scene of a crime. And as for an oracle type person, well... that depends on if you want anyone to know who you are and what you do. Best to err on the side of caution and do your own detective work.

Also, you've got to choose your neighborhood. For example, a town like mine would be perfect for a rookie vigilante. It's not a huge city like New York, but there are regular muggings and home invasions. There are also some gang problems, some grug problems, and every once in a while there are reports of escaped mental patients/serial killers/serial rapists in the area. Not huge city crime, but enough for a vigilante who is just starting out. When you get a little more experiance, you can move to a bigger city like Boston or New York.

Fantastic. You've got it all worked out. Larger metropolis-class cities are generally just a little bit harder to patrol effectively. I find the small to medium-class cities lend themselves much more to the teen vigilante sort. Less in the way of serious threats and more enforceable.

Awesome.

[The Spawn]

How'd the diary thing go?

[Rambo, John J]

Oh its going swimmingly.

[Shane Gooseman]

I need your help, this is a serious idea, so I would like your serious input.

Last Halloween I went as The Phantom of the Opera, full, homemade, costume. I had the mask, I was in all black and had a cape. Now I was really having fun with some friends and we were walking around my neighbor hood. Thats when i saw them... The real "Cool Guys" in all their glory with their fake chainsaw... they had a kid cornered, and me being one who used to be a helpless geek, was appauled by the situation. The kids were my age just about, possibly older(I started school a bit early). So i stood there, cape blowing in the wind and I felt empowered to do something I knew was what i had to do.

So I approach the situation and I tap the guy on the shoulder. I grab the chainsaw, its fake mind you, and I throw it onto his lawn. I grab the kid who was scarred ****less, I help him up. So the "chainsaw guy's" friend decides to take a cheap shot and lands me one to the back of the head. I fall, but then get back up, I all out kick the guy in the gut and he falls down. My head is pounding from the cheap shot. The chain saw guy just sits there, confused. I grab a hand full of the a**ole's candy and put it in the scared kid's candy bag. I walk him away and I yell to the jerks, Trick or Treat mother f**kers.

I'm sorry I felt like such a bad ass I had to say that last line. So yeah, doing this I felt great, so I wanted to know. Is the world ready for a real masked Vigilate? Because I'm physically fit and i just bought a Gym membership to train myself for this. I have 3 years of Professional Martial arts as well as years of self dicipline. I have also taken up an urban sport that I enjoy doing very much, Urban Free Flow. If you have seen the people in the nike comercials bouncing off walls and rooftops, thats what i do for my exercise! Please respond to your views.

Remember this is a serious thread.

Btw... I got a bruise the size of a tennis ball on my back and i split open my knuckle, so I know this isn't a game. I take this very seriously.

You. Are. An. Idiot.

[Charlie No-One]

You. Are. An. Idiot.

Correct you are!

[Rex Calibur]

So what sort of excuses will you make to friends/family when you sense danger and need to leave? Would you wear a costume underneath?

[Carter]

Guy who dresses up like a bat clearly has issues.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

LMFAO!
I resisted looking at this thread,what a fool I was.

Phantom of the Opera vs. Leatherface ?
saving children? complete with catch phrase?
Where's the MOVIE?!?
HAHAHAHA.

[Carter]

I really cannot wait until this is all over the news.
After he hurts himself or something.

I got 20 bucks that says his ass gets shot the first time he tries it.

[The Spawn]

"I've got an early appointment tomorrow."
"I'll go get help!"
"Urgent call from my broker. I have to take this. In private."
"I seemed to have developed a terrible migraine."
"I realy do like you, [INSERT NAME OF DATE HERE], but the Tokyo markets are about to open and I've got to think of my shareholders."
"Sorry...I...uh...left to phone the police."
"I'm going to find [INSERT YOUR ALTER EGO HERE] and tell him about this!"

[The Geek Vault]

Dude, Be a cop or if you want thrills you can A) Become a bounty hunter where you get paid for the job, you don't have to worry about aurority's and or B) Be like the punisher PS the punisher went to jail when he got caught. Also don't go after personal matter and fighting rule Don't fight for rage fight with it rage makes you faster but loses your focus, don't get angry.