When it comes to grown-ass men parading around in ridiculous costume under the guise of being a “real-life superhero,” Seattle’s Phoenix Jones is about as pro as it gets. He takes his make-believe seriously, and if you cross the ultimate fighter–turned–masked crusader, he’s not afraid to bust out the all-caps (or the pepper spray). So when some other (less megalomaniacal) members of Jones’ Rain City Superhero Movement failed to live up to PJ’s exacting standards back in May, it wasn’t shocking to see Jones go solo. “I LOVE BEING A SUPERHERO AND I BELIVE THERE IS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM THAT GOES WITH THAT,” Jones wrote on Facebook, throwing caution—along with spelling and grammar—to the wind. “I JUST CAN’T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE CONTINUE TO PUT MY SEAL OF APPROVE ON PEOPLE I FEEL ARE NOT LOYAL OR PROPERLY TRAINED.” With that, Jones officially became the Michael McDonald of real-life superheroes in Seattle.

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