Are there any superheroes in real life

Having gained a lot of criticism as to her reasons why she was helping -- a strange thing to ask of a good samaritan -- she has not been seen to be active for a few years.

The Statesmen is one of a handful of real-life superheroes found in the UK. Based in Birmingham, he is a Banker by day and crime-fighter by night.

The Statesman came to fame not long after number one on our list, Pheonix Jones, dubbed himself the "real-life Kick-Ass. Claiming to have foiled robberies and drug deals, he comes prepared with own crime fighting kit consisting of a notebook, flashlight and first aid kit, but can also hold his own in a fight.

Entomo was the first known Italian superhero. Also known as the Insect Man, he fights both crime and vandalism, and is an environmental advocate similar to Ozone Man.

His first time spotted out on patrol in costume was in March , but he already had a background as an unknown masked activist since May Still active today, he even formed his own Italian crime fighting team, Theta Force. He has appeared on multiple TV shows and interviews, and has even had a team film him out on one of his night-time patrols. Dressed in black and green, and a logo the means, quite cryptically, "broken time," he has no known weapons apart from his fists.

Having trained in the Israeli martial art Krav Maga, he is still actively fighting crime today. The Urban Avenger is one of the many real-life superheroes based in America. Fighting lawbreakers in San Diego, he has been a member of the crime fighting team, the Xtreme Justice League, since He cites Kick-Ass as his inspiration to become a superhero after being a victim of crime himself.

Often spotted out with his spring-loaded power-bocks that extend his small frame to a staggering 6 foot 8, his costume is ever evolving. He is most well-known for his gas mask with green lenses and armoured red top, but wants to make his costume more "cyborg like.

Dressed in an outfit with a black and white mask similar to that of Spawn, he says his name is inspired by the seven deadly sins, and of course, fighting them. Patrolling the streets of Moldova, he searches for drug dealers and sex abusers to try and stop them in their tracks. While he tries to warn authorities of any trouble, he is trained in multiple martial arts including kickboxing and Krav Maga, so he can easily handle himself in a brawl.

Unlike some of the other superheroes, he carries multiple weapons such as shurikens and his polycarbonate fighting sticks. It has been suggested that the stories of Hercules may have been based on individuals with this condition. Thankfully, there are no detrimental effects associated with muscle hypertrophy. His superpower is cryokinesis, which allows him to turn things around him — or even himself — to ice. As far-fetched as it sounds, in the real word, the Iceman lives.

He may not be able to turn everyday objects to ice, but he holds 20 world records related to withstanding the cold, including the longest time in a bath of ice one hour, 13 minutes and 48 seconds. His name is Wim Hof. He does a lot of things wearing only shorts. In he attempted to climb Mount Everest wearing only shorts, but aborted the mission because of a foot injury.

He passed with flying colours. Over a period of 20 minutes in an ice bath, his temperature and heart rate remained completely normal. Scientists have found that Hof is indeed able to regulate his body functions, raising cortisol levels, repressing the production of cells relating to immune responses and making automatic processes faster and more efficient.

He believes that his skill is the result of meditative practices, and that these can be learnt by anybody. He has even written a book about it. The modern-day samurai Science is baffled by Isao Machii, a year-old Japanese practitioner of Iaido, the art of the samurai sword. To win the latter title, Machii cut through a tennis ball that was travelling at miles per hour. Most impressive of all, however, is a stunt that he performed in Los Angeles in An airgun fired a 5mm plastic pellet at Machii, at a speed of mph.

At this speed, it is impossible for the human eye to track an object of this size and impossible for the human reflexes to respond. Yet amazingly, he was able to draw his sword and slice it in two while it was in mid-air. In order for the stunt to be recorded, a specialist video camera was set up, and slowed down by times.

A psychologist, Dr Ramani Durvasula, observed the experiment. It is thought that Machii is using a novel type of consciousness to respond with such speed, but the true nature of this power remains unknown. This means that he can remain hydrated and functional for remarkably long periods when engaging in feats of endurance. Everday want more than ever to relate to and even become superheroes.

Across the country, people are actually creating their own real-life superheroes personas. Peter Tangen has photographed more than a dozen of these real-life superheroes, with names like "Thanatos," "Nyx," and "Life," who dress up and take to the streets to fight crime and help the needy. Growing up in a nation torn apart by war and civil unrest, separated from his family at a young age, Lion Heart decided that if he ever made it home, he would help improve his country.

Donning a symbol of power in Africa, he set about educating villagers about the dangers of unclean water and human trafficking. Bearing a bit of a resemblance to the short lived comic hero Skateman , Dex Laserskater rolls around the streets of Helsinki, Finland doing good deeds.

Rather than resorting to violence to fight crime and corruption, Superbarrio uses his image and following to organize and stage protests and labor rallies, and to file petitions against unjust things. Superbarrio has even made the transition to being an actual comic character, as he appeared in multiple issues of Crisis as an activist trying to prevent multi-national corporations from taking advantage of Latin American countries.

In addition to all that, The Statesman also helps out the homeless and teams up with other Birmingham-based superheroes to patrol the city and make things a little safer. Instead of the taking the broad approach of fighting crime or helping the homeless, Terrifica set her sights on a very specific goal: preventing drunk women from being taken advantage of. With that goal in mind, she would patrol the bars and clubs of New York City, looking for girls who might have had a bit too much to drink and were being led to some questionable decisions by the men they were with.

A security guard in San Diego during his day job, Mr.