Real Superheroes Now Have Real Supervillains

I get weirded out whenever I read stories about "real life superheroes."  I don't mean stories about firefighters who storm into a burning building to save a puppy.  I don't mean a soldier who dove onto a live grenade, sacrificing himself to save the lives of many.  No.  I mean guys like Phoenix Jones who wear home made costumes and patrol the streets as vigilantes.  Sure, when I was a kid I used to fantasize about being a superhero.  And yes, when I was in high school I used to draw "realistic" suits of armor that could be worn in real life to battle actual thugs.  But the guys that actually go out and do it, well... they scare me a little and I can't put my finger on why.  They're harmless, mostly (unless they start squirting pepper spray at people they think are causing a ruckus).  But I'm guessing most actual thugs and "bad guys" don't take these guys seriously.

All that is about to change.  As the Joker said in 2008's The Dark Knight: "You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won't kill you because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever."  Every hero has his villain and for these "real life superheroes" they have organized.

Enter the Ruthless Organization Against Citizen Heroes or ROACH.  Per their website:

Our primary goal is to be a counter balancing force against the Superheroes of the world who's goodwill and penchant for spreading hope has gone on unchecked for far too long. Where they exist to help and motivate society, we exist to help and motivate ourselves and to bring society under our boot!

But! It can not be done alone! Only through working together may we achieve our goal of creating mayhem and chaos across the globe, and in the process CRUSH the costumed heroes of the planet! Then, once mayhem and chaos have been created we will use our superior intellect and braun to forge a new world order under the flag of R.O.A.C.H.

I love these guys!  They are about four hundred shades of awesome higher than any of these citizen "real life superheroes."  Their fearless leader is a smoky headed fellow named "The Potentate" and his second in command is "Plague" whose special abilities include being a "master of Wit and Scorn."

Just awesome.

Check out their official website HERE.