This teenager thinks he’s Wolverine, injects himself with mercury to have the bones of the Marvel superhero

Let’s just say: the fascination with superheroes clearly did not wait for their success on the big screen, even if the films from the stables of Marvel and DC further strengthened the cultural phenomenon, before sitting down. Their (non)adventures on the box office throne have been going on for many years now.

Comic book fans indulge their sometimes all-consuming passions in a good-natured way, with some taking them a little too far, even to the point of pathological obsession. Between a failed Hulk drawing with problematic results and a teenager pretending to be Wolverine, including a follower of the Red Skull, Captain America’s mortal enemy, here’s a quick look at five examples of fans who have taken their superhero passions a little too far. .

The Incredible Hulk and his green paint…permanent

The story dates back to May 2012 and was reported by a Brazilian website at the time Extra.globo.com. A 35-year-old man named Paulo Henrique dos Santos worked as a DJ in Rio de Janeiro under the pseudonym MC Marronzinho. A huge fan of the Hulk character, he regularly liked to paint his body green as his favorite Marvel character on various occasions. A character that also has the advantage of not being expensive, given that the Hulk spends a lot of time shirtless and with ripped pants…

He went to his favorite store to buy the green paint he used every time he made the Hulk, unfortunately the store was out of stock that day. Never mind, Paulo stuck to industrial paint, not knowing it was also used to coat ballistic missiles and other nuclear submarines…

Paulo realized his mistake too late: even after twenty washes, the paint did not come off; He was still as green as the Hulk. Forced to sleep on plastic sheets on the ground and even fearing potential poisoning, a whole group of friends, including his mother, had to take turns to rub him off the paint continuously, vigorously and relentlessly for 24 hours. Heck… without disrespect (to himself) the person concerned told the local press that covered the case that he has no regrets about what happened.

He also took care to immortalize the washing sequence, including this photo…

A teenager who thought he was Spider-Man and Wolverine

The next anecdote is much less happy and much more disturbing… This time the story unfolds in St India, New Delhi, 2014. A 15-year-old boy was taken to the hospital with an ulcer on his left arm that did not heal. Doctors initially thought the teenager had cut himself a few months earlier and the wounds had become infected; But the argument was not decisive, due to the great irritation of the forearm. Then they suspected an allergic skin reaction to the substance. but which one To find out, they called a psychiatrist to tell the teenager his story…

In fact, he injected mercury into his arm, which he collected in thermometers. A huge fan of X-Men Origins: Wolverine apparently wanted to have the same frame as his favorite superhero, complete with skeleton and claws completely covered in a layer of pure adamantium. If it significantly boosts his resistance and healing ability, it will make him suffer terribly.

Therefore, doctors discovered that the teenager had injected himself with subcutaneous mercury. “Surprisingly, he has no other psychiatric problems and has a normal IQ.” Clarifies the medical report, which emphasizes that the teenager was not his first attempt. He actually admitted that in the past Spider-Man bit himself a few times to become Spider-Man…

Tony Stark can wear it!

Playboy and scientific genius Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, is also a lucky man with a well-stocked bank account thanks to a small business. Stark IndustriesSpecializes in cutting edge sectors and high technologies. His fortune is estimated at 100 billion dollars; That’s a lot, but it’s still half as much as Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.

Still, Tony Stark’s inventions have sparked some appeal. Like this British guy named Richard Browning. The founder of the company called Gravity IndustriesHe developed a jet propulsion system using reactors located on either side of the weapon. its value? $250,000. straw A bit big though.

Browning presented his prototype to A TED conferencespecifying that he sought inspiration from Iron Man. And to mention the first obvious fact: the suit was so expensive that it was clearly not ready for the mass market.

Since then, the interested person has been able to gather various sponsors and patrons to develop his project, which is progressing quite well. Browning was able to create an exoskeleton that could carry six turbines – propulsion powered by a tank on its back. A 10-minute flight is enough… at a speed of 8 km/h. Well, fighting these types of machines in the air with the lightning speed of Iron Man, it won’t happen right away. But we believe in it. moderately.

what does it look like You can see it in the video below:

The man who became the Red Skull

A supervillain created by Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby, the Red Skull is Captain America’s sworn enemy. While the character is a regular fixture at cosplay conventions, none of the character’s fans come close to Caracas-based Venezuelan Henri Rodríguez.

He began his transformation at the age of 37, tattooing his eyes black by injecting ink under the conjunctiva, he spent more than 35,000 euros on facial reconstruction, which included the removal of part of the nose, the installation of skull implants … the result is absolutely terrifying. A successful effect, if we dare say so.

Herbert Chavez, the Filipino Superman

In 2013, a Filipino man, Herbert Chavez, entered the Guinness Book of Records. for what reason The 37-year-old man owned the world’s largest collection of objects from his lifelong idol, Superman: 5,000, even if “only” 1,253 pieces will be considered for the Guinness Book of World Records. The collection started at the age of 16.

Already in 1995, the man’s passion for his favorite superhero clearly grew: he decided to undergo cosmetic surgery to resemble his famous model. “I want to be her and I know I’ll be happy and content to be like her as long as she doesn’t hurt anyone.” He wrote on his page Facebookafter a few years.

In 20 years, Herbert Chavez underwent no less than 23 surgical procedures. On the menu: several liposuctions, rhinoplasty to improve the nose, jaw augmentation, skin whitening, as well as lip filler injections. He also underwent genioplasty to give him Christopher Reeve’s sunken chin, as well as metal rods inserted into his legs to add a few inches and approach Superman’s height.

Also wanting to have the reinforced concrete pills of his idol, but not very athletic, his surgeons initially refused to comply with his request after discovering that the young man was injecting a dangerous product into his body and back mesolipo, Belly fat should disappear. A substance that is banned in many countries.

In 2012, the channel National Geographic He even dedicated a report to it, to discover below…

Now 48-year-old Herbert Chavez is still traveling to fan conventions. You can also preview it Instagram account.