Published 11:28 IST, June 1st 2020

Batman walking through smoke amid Philly protests goes viral

Amid people protesting in the wake of Goerge Floyd's death, the video of an individual dressed as Batman walking through smoke in the protest has gone viral.

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Just days ago, news of George Floyd's death shocked everyone around globe. unlawful death of victim has instigated protests all around US and people have taken to streets to demand justice for Floyd. Amid heavy protesting, an individual was spotted walking through crowd wearing a surprisingly realistic Batman costume. 

Video of Batman through smoke at a protest in Philelphia goes viral

In video that went viral, unidentified man is seen walking through smoke among crowd of protestors. It seems like it is a scene straight out of one of Batman's films, Dark Knight Rises. With popularity of Batman's character for fighting injustice, his appearance at protest was met with cheers. 

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A Twitter user shared this video on his profile and ded some Hans Zimmer music to background from Batman series. Ar user compared walking scene to Batman's entry in Dark Knight Rises when Christian Bale is gearing up for his battle with Tom Hardy. People were totally surprised by appearance h interesting reactions for it on social media as well. 

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Surprisingly, DC supervillain Joker also arrived at ar protest over weekend. A 36-year-old store employee dressed up like Joaquin Phoenix's version of character from Joker and took to streets and joined protestors. In a conversation with a news portal, employee said that Joker has become a model of social injustice and  recognition of trdies that occur. ding that he is in love with character, he said that he thinks it serves to push mess. 

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Batman is one of DC universe's most popular character. Kwn as protector of Gotham City, he has been a part of countless series, movies, and comics. character has been played a lot of high-profile actors including Michael Keaton, Christian Bale, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, and Ben Affleck. As for supervillain Joker, he is Batman's arch-nemesis. 

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About George Floyd's death

A 46-year-old African American man named George Floyd passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020, after reportedly being handcuffed and pinned to ground by a police officer’s knee. incident was recorded by a bystander and went viral on social media inciting r from people all over globe. explosive foot led to an FBI civil rights investigation and firing of officer and three colleagues who were also at scene. As of w, officer Derek Chauvin, man who was caught kneeling on victim's neck in video, has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder.

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11:28 IST, June 1st 2020