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A wannabe superhero exposed after he was caught hiding in his costume with a wooden sword is feared to have a secret sidekick still patrolling the streets of a Welsh city.

Comic book fan Tanis Baker was given a 12-month supervision order on Friday after he dressed in costume and mask to fight crime – like ordinary teen Dave Lizewski in comic book film Kick Ass.

Residents of his Newport estate told WalesOnline they had dubbed him the the Ringland Ninja.

And they warned the 21-year-old had a sidekick – nicknamed the Alway Assassin after a nearby part of the city.

James Higgins, 17, who went to school with Baker, said he had seen him on the roof of Ringland library.

“I was sat in my mate’s car at about half-past 11 one night and he said, ‘Oh boys, look on the roof,’ James said.

“He just stood there, all in black, just staring.

“We turned the lights on and drove toward him.

“We went to the back of the community centre and saw him running across the roof.”

The figure leapt from the building and landed on the sports field at the back.

“He was running across it and doing roly-polys,” said James, who lives on the estate.

“What’s the world coming to? He’s been watching too many films.”

Baker, who works in Riley’s Snooker Club, in Newport, was armed with a wooden sword when cops spotted him in Newport’s Beechwood Park on September 6.

He was wearing black body armour, a balaclava and had a bag of seven smoke bombs hidden nearby in a rucksack.

He had another bag with a change of clothes in it.

Baker pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon.

“He chucked a smoke grenade at my mate and he did not know what was going on,” James said.

“And he took alcohol off two girls he saw because they were too young to be drinking.”

He said Baker told them off for boozing on the streets.

“People were thinking he was really dodgy,” said James.

James’ friend, who did not give his name, said: “There were two of them. My mate looked on the library roof and there was one tall and another one was small.

“He was crouched down. Everyone was scared of them.

“But I have spoken to him before and he was fine. I saw him in Spencer Boys Club.”

There are even rumours of a third vigilante known as the St Julians Saboteur.

Danielle Wren is a volunteer at the Spencer Boys Club, in a shopping centre on the estate.

“He made a big impact on everyone,” the 33-year-old said.

“It has been going on for about three or four months now.

“We thought people were joking at first when they said about it.”

She said Baker would “stand on the roof waiting for people.”

Two Facebook pages are dedicated to the Ringland Ninja – both established before Baker was convicted.

It is not thought the creator of The Ringland Ninja facebook page is Baker.

In the about section it reads: “I, the builder of this page, is in no way affiliated to this nutcase who prowls the estate in his pyjamas.

“Although the guy’s a legend.”

The other profile is by “The Chavinator.” He claims to be “The Ringland Ninja’s arch-nemesis.”

The ninja also has a Twitter profile.

Baker appeared at Cwmbran Magistrates Court on Friday.

The court heard dark-haired Baker, dressed in black jeans, shirt and grey jumper, was bullied for years and struggled growing up in his neighbourhood.

He was attacked by a gang of youths while out with his sister a year ago. Cops could not find the yobs.

Ever since Baker wanted to help the force protect society, magistrates were told.

Baker admitted he had no idea what he would have done if he had come across a crime.

A probation officer claimed Baker would get confused between fantasy and reality and had trouble distinguishing between comics and reality.

Magistrates chairman, Paul Lavin, said: “Do not do this in future or else you’ll be in big trouble.”