# Real life Superhero? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 6, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-superhero/466706 "2008-10-06T17:53:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-superhero/466706/1 "2008-10-06T17:53:14Z")
I hope no one has posted this already. [This guy thinks he is a superhero](http://current.com/items/89347739_portland_s_super_hero). Actually, its kinda cool at least I think so. I don’t know if I’d ever do something like that, but hey, at least he’s helping people. WARNING: link automatically plays sound/video ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-superhero/466706/2 "2008-10-06T17:57:04Z")
I’d buy the “hero” part, but unless he has what you’d call an actual “power”, you need to leave off the “super” part. ---
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-superhero/466706/3 "2008-10-06T18:50:53Z")
Well, I see your point. But it is kind of “super” for an ordinary person to do what he can to help others without any expectation of reward. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-superhero/466706/4 "2008-10-06T19:32:09Z")
Wow. I never knew any of this existed. A little creepy, but they really seem to be helping the society they live in, so good for them. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-superhero/466706/5 "2008-10-07T00:25:01Z")
For heaven’s sake, does he at least sow the seads that lead to the creation of his own greatest nemesis? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-superhero/466706/6 "2008-10-07T00:33:13Z")
If he doesn’t have one already, he needs an alliterative name for his ordinary alter-ego. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-superhero/466706/7 "2008-10-07T16:38:32Z")
> [@Jolly\_Roger](#): > > Well, I see your point. But it is kind of “super” for an ordinary person to do what he can to help others without any expectation of reward. True, but we need to not peak too soon on the naming convention. Think _Watchmen._ If we call this guy a superhero, what do we call Dr. Manhattan? Superhero-with-Powers, or SWP? Swip? That’s just silly. He might turn us into newts. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-superhero/466706/8 "2008-10-07T17:13:43Z")
> [@Jolly\_Roger](#): > > I hope no one has posted this already. [This guy thinks he is a superhero](http://current.com/items/89347739_portland_s_super_hero). Actually, its kinda cool at least I think so. I don’t know if I’d ever do something like that, but hey, at least he’s helping people. Dude - PLEASE state when a link kicks off music/sound immediately upon contact!!! Not good at work!!! ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-superhero/466706/9 "2008-10-07T17:31:02Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > I’d buy the “hero” part, but unless he has what you’d call an actual “power”, you need to leave off the “super” part. Batman? Robin? Nightwing? and that’s just in Gotham. Green Arrow(s) Wildcat, lots of others that have no powers, it’s just not a requirement.