Presumably during a crime-fighting mission that led him to the Las Vegas strip, Batman ran afoul of a criminal who was less superstitious and cowardly than usual. While the man in question didn't break the Bat, per se, he did publicly embarrass him -- although I'm not sure what Batman expected after telling the man to "suck my fucking dick" and then slapping at him like a girl (I mean, I know Batman is trained to fight in almost every conceivable fighting style, but I really don't know when that would come in useful). At least Batman can take comfort in the fact that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas... unless, of course, someone records it and posts it on YouTube. Thanks to James F. for the tip.
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Although I cant tell what happened seeing that the whole thing wasnt posted. I can say it looks like the guy in the Batman costume was just trying to have some fun and the other guy started making fun of him and took it too far. In which case when punches started flying, someone should have stepped in and helped Batman beat the shit out of him.
Wesley Willis! I got his greatest hit albums years ago and have been a fan since Rock n Roll Mcdonalds, Chicken Cow and I Whupped Batman's Ass. Lucky enough to catch him in concert before he passed.
I got head-butted by Wesley Willis......He was great!!
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Why in the world would someone antagonize a guy in a superhero costume? That's just ASKING to be put all over the internet.
Robin isn't real he was invented by comics publishers to appeal to their target audience ,the real Batman has too much integrity to endanger the life of a minor by regularly exposing him to the criminaly insane.
My biggest issue is that neither man could fight for shit. I'm a woman and I could have probably kicked both of their asses just because they have the technique of elementary school kids.
You're right. Everyone on the planet, regardless of age, vocation, etc. should be trained fighters with years of experience. That way, when they randomly get in a fight over a silly argument, someone actually gets hurt and they'll look SUPER COOL doing it.
Oh wait, no, that's stupid. How often do you look for opportunities to tell everyone how much tougher and how much of a better fighter you are than other people on the internet.
COMMENT IS SUPER LAME.
Or, you know, people could be trained to defend themselves. As is the point of martial arts. Then maybe Bats wouldn't have been thrown to the ground and had his face beaten.
Christ, forget I said anything. Yes, I come to boards that are mostly anonymous to promote myself to a bunch of people who don't know me at all. Yes, you've got it, that's my sinister plan. Next time I write a comment I'll take ten minutes or so to think out whether I could better reword it to make it neutral and absolutely straight-forward. Just leave it be. I apologize to everyone on this site for somehow using this as a platform to promote my new career as a cage fighter in the Phillipines. I apologize to costumed Batman as well who undoubtedly has found my comment and was emotionally damaged by it. And lastly I apologize to you fellows who had to take time out of your day to set me straight on how wrong I am as a human being.
In all fairness any self repecting batmen should be able to handle themselves in a fight Bruce Wayne is proficient in like fifty martial art styles
Oh shut up, noone cares how tough you are for a "woman", the real problem is all these fucking people just standing there doing nothing when it came to real blows, batman guy didn't deserve that.
Not being a feminist or anything, just noted that neither of them is competent at throwing a punch. I'd probably be more affected by this video, but after seeing the assault in that McDonalds a couple of weeks ago, I'm sadly jaded to the situation a bit.
It seems to be a very very bad week for Bruce Wanye's Batman Inc. http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011...
Looks like the huge guy in white forgot his Bane suit... because I´m sure he was Bane.
I wish this wasn't on the internet. It proves that people are crap and won't help... plus it brings shame to the cowl. There was already a Faux-Bat that was arrested in Michigan this week. Batman needs some positive news.
That michigan guy was out for justice though! He had pepper spray and an extendable baton and everything!
That is the worst Jeff Dunham commercial ever.
Also Batman looks like the fake batman from The Dark Knight.
This is actually part of TDKR filming. Much like the fake Batmans in the beginning of TDK, this movie will have an even more depressing scene of fake Batmans getting themselves into trouble.
And Joker, Catwoman, Bane, Mr. Freeze, Riddler, etc have such a hard time why?
I hate people like this. Dress in a costume and stand around hoping that people give you money. This is barely above the homeless guy with a sign. Get a REAL job. I know unemployment is high in Vegas, but this is equivalent to begging.
Not really. He offers people (especially Kids in Vegas on vacay with their parents) a Photo Op. There's no obligation, and I didn't feel hassled at all when I saw these guys the last time I was in LV. And who's to say that they don't have a second "real" job as well? Maybe he's Batman by day and works at McDonalds at night. That's actually easy to do in Vegas since most everything is 24 hours there (to support the gambling). Sure unemployment is high like everywhere else, but how can we judge some guy by a video where he was assaulted doing what by all accounts is "a job"?
Hey at least he's trying to earn his money and not taking a government handout even if it's not honorable work! I applaud someone who at least takes initiative to try to make a living.
While Batman was getting into a slap fight with misc tourist; just out side of the frame, Mickey Mouse and Darth Vader where going to come to the aid of the Dark Knight, but Jack Sparrow stopped them and said it might might be bad for business. (Sadly, this could apply to both the Vegas Strip and Comic Con.)
Several times a week I pass by Grauman's Chinese Theater and see well over a dozen people in different costumes doing this whole 'take a picture with "X" thing, and its kinda sad. None of them look like its fun, a few look full tilt batshit crazy, the tourists are usually rude or nasty and in general its an ugly thing to see. And its no better at places like Disneyland - I've heard stories about how those poor bastards get punched daily. Sometimes you wish there was a real Batman around. A Frank Miller Batman.
According to Maxwell Allen, the batman impersonator, he was pushed by the other guy, which then led to the video taped event.http://strip.8newsnow.com/news...
I got that vibe too. The video starts out with Batman telling Polo to "keep you hand off (garble garble garble)."
Polo Shirt needs to find something better to do with his time than pick on Vegas street performers.
You hear one of the onlookers say something like "The other guy punched him in the chest" supporting batman's version of the events.
If Batman had started punching that other guy in the head when he had him in the headlock, he probably would've won, so let this be a lesson, kids: If you're lucky enough to get the other guy into a headlock, always start punching your opponent in the head.
This is the same panhandler Batman from "Confessions of a Superhero".
He's extremely aggressive with tourists and has been arrested multiple times stemming from his days outside Grauman's Chinese Theater in LA. Pretty sure he has mental problems as well.
Me too, I thought it looked like him especially when I saw other footage that showed the grey hair. The only problem I had with that theory is that his Batsuit was nicer but then again he was exactly the type of DB that would provoke a fight thinking he could actually win.
So it is, or at least he certainly looks like him, and apparently he used to be a mafia hitman :o according to him anyway
I didn't know that mafia hits were just slap fights these days. *sigh* It's been a long slow decline since the days of Al Capone....
I'm not convinced that this was some Batman nerd. More like some guy who dresses in the costume and poses for pics with tourists and maybe get a buck or two for each.
Yeah, that's exactly what it is. Just like on Hollywood Blvd in LA. A couple of friends of mine went to vegas for their honeymoon and got pics with spiderman and Darth Vader too. I'm pretty sure that "Batman" was just doing his job, and some asshat came in and started clowning him while he's trying to make a buck. Sure, the caped crusader should have just walked away, but seriously I'm pretty sure that the jackhole in the polo started it... to vegas for their honeymoon and got pics with spiderman and Darth Vader too. I'm pretty sure that "Batman" was just doing his job, and some asshat came in and started clowning him while he's trying to make a buck. Sure, the caped crusader should have just walked away, but seriously I'm pretty sure that the jackhole in the polo started it...
That exactly how it is. You see them all the time in Vegas. Just taking pics with family and such for a fiver. I think the polo dude interrupted a photo or tried to get one for free and the dude spoke up.
