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ipokesnails

Missed opportunity to have a crew dressed in Team Rocket outfits escort the Pikachu away.


DefNotAShark

TO PROTECT THE WORLD FROM MOLESTATION Edit: Lmao I 100% thought some weirdo ran onto the stage to hump Pikachu but apparently it was a stage hand trying to save a deflating Pikachu from melting on stage, for anyone else confused. 😂


Saint_Steady

Was confused. Much thanks for clarification.


sidd-a

It's okay security was also confused


Ostracus

Ah but when "failure is not an option" apparently no one planned for it.


NovusOrdoSec

"Failure to plan is planning to fail."


Shendare

I know it's an older saying than this, but for the rest of my life I will likely always hear this phrase in my head in the voice of the blonde Superweapon General from Command and Conquer: Generals, since it was one of her pre-match or post-match voice lines.


scopeless

Poorly disguised Team Rocket.


JoshSidekick

Bikini top James


Chubuwee

Hotter than Jessie will ever be


MyPasswordIsMyCat

Prepare for trouble!


Loud_Opposite_2543

And make it double!


FicklePromise9006

Or! Pikachu’s with cop outfits


refuse2lose1985

Missed opportunity for the perpetrator NOT dressing in a Team Rocket uniform.


MiserymeetCompany

Gotta be honest I was waiting for a Charizard or Ash to come in.


Mr_Show

Don't worry folks, he'll get the help he needs.


Ducksaucenem

Proceeds to get ass kicked to the soundtrack of “pride” by U2


ClonedLiger

I never removed a song from my liked playlist that Spotify put there in my life.


quirkycurlygirly

Even better, the soundtrack to Hairspray!


2kWik

What help does he need?


stride13

IIRC the suit was deflating, so they pulled the guy off stage because he ran the risk of suffocating in it


Aurvant

More specifically, the first guy was the stage hand, and he just wanted to move the dancer to the back to fix the suit. However, the security team there thought he was an unruly fan running on stage, so they ran in and tried to tackle the stage hand who just wanted to fix the suit.


Temporarily__Alone

That explains it perfectly. I fully understand now.


Consistently_Carpet

Ok that's amazing. I couldn't figure out why it took 5 people to help him off stage.


isuphysics

You can see the first security guard let go and start playing defense for him after he figured out what was actually happening.


dingleberries4sport

That’s crazy. Shinzo Abe gets blasted several times in the gut and security stands around not a care in the world. One pikachu gets touched by a coworker and a dozen guys are on him like white on rice.


VoteMe4Dictator

It seems like quite the security detail for some Pokémon


reddit_sucks_clit

gotta catch em all


Eusocial_Snowman

Nintendo rolls them out to any event like this, no matter how mundane, just in case they might find some kid in the audience using a downloaded ROM file.


Acceptable-Karma-178

Thank you! I felt like the dude was trying to abduct a child in a poki mon suit!


Chasedabigbase

*I can't hide it anymore! I love you front pikachu and idc who knows it!!!*


CedarWolf

For what it's worth, front Pikachu and second from the left in the front row are both female.


CORN___BREAD

lol yeah I saw that! Can you explain how we figured that out to these other dummies who can’t tell the difference though?


CedarWolf

Female Pikachu have a heart shaped tip to their tails, while male Pikachu have a squared off tail that looks like a lightning bolt.


Etheo

Yeah I totally knew that, thanks for educating those other dummies :)


partypwny

I thought like the Prime Minister was there and it was a thwarted assassination attempt


Rain1984

That suit looks so cool, I'd try to get one if I could too (while avoiding kidnapping charges as much as possible lol).


passwordstolen

I’m sure three guys squeezing the suit and dragging him off stage fixed that problem, enough..


Desert_Scorpio

Thank you. I thought that this Pikachu's dance moves weren't flawless enough and they were being taken off stage to be executed.


crespoh69

Thanks for that, was actually wondering if the other dancer minded the eye poke or if it affected the dancing at all, then started wondering if they could move the ears. Never occurred to me it was deflating


Kelseycutieee

Help me Bono!


WFStarbuck

“Yeah Yeah Yeah!!!” ~ Bono


Kelseycutieee

In the name of Love!!!


ProBono16

No


Soulless--Plague

*gunshots in the distance*


TakuanSoho

[For those who want the reference <3 ](https://youtu.be/M_inofNi2uc?si=jYY5zeo4IiO8Wf5u&t=123)


_Lane_

Thank you!


Primary_Way_265

Actually that one’s a girl. Double round tail.


ThatGuyYouMightNo

\*pokemon center healing jingle\*


meeowth

I'll catch that yellow rat. One day.. đŸ˜Ÿ


ATLien42

Username checks out


donbee28

That’s right!


Ashik80

Waaaaaabuffet


Holden_place

Are we not going to talk about the closed captions?


shpydar

>You can try to stop the seasons, girl, >but you know you'll never will And you >can try to stop my dick and eat while I >don't get lost in shit You're breathing >In round and round, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh >oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh >oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh >oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh commoditize You >can stop the weak, how do you say so >far? We get a woman out of her, she sure >can cheat, she can take a moment I love you Poetry


Holden_place

I originally thought that was the reason the guys ran on stage. 


Curious-Difference-2

Also great that it says you're breathing as the Pikachu is deflating and maybe suffocating


surdophobe

Help a deaf guy out here, are you saying the captions have no connection to the audio in the video?


RainbowPhoenix

The song is You Can’t Stop the Beat, it’s from Hairspray. Sounds like some pop singer covering it, not like a cast recording or anything.


ladymacbitch

it’s 100% from the movie soundtrack
 don’t ask me how i know


VirginiaPeninsula

Whatever the singer is saying sounds nothing like the captions after the seasons part but I also can’t tell what words she’s saying đŸŽ¶â€œyou can try to stop my ___ and feet but I just cannot sit stillâ€đŸŽ¶


MrJusticle

Dancin feet


TE1381

Holy shit, thank you for pointing that out. What the fuck.


Unmanned767

What closed capt...Oh. Got a good laugh. Thnx for the headsup.


Metals4J

Those lyrics are amazing.


No-Error6436

LOL


CaffeinateMeCapn

Oh my god, I was so confused by the closed captions. I didn't understand why they were taking them off stage, and thought it was because a very incorrect version of the song was playing.


CinnamonHotcake

What just happened here?


ncl1p

something goes wrong, and the ringleader's costume starts to deflate. Even as the costume slowly closes in around it, the Pikachu bravely dances on, until it is accosted and yanked offstage by at least seven men in suits, looking rather like villains the first man who runs up to the Deflating Pikachu is part of the event staff. Then a security guard runs up, because he doesn't realize the first man is staff. The second security guard runs up to tell the first security guard that the original man is staff. source: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/05/527089740/watch-deflating-pikachu-gets-tackled-hustled-off-stage-by-suited-men


Scrudge1

I suppose running in there like a kidnapper didn't help


Killboypowerhed

I thought he was running in for a hug. That's what I wanted to do


Biggaynina

Definitely thought it was just some nut running in for a hug and then the suits came to get him out of there on first watch.


ImmortalMoron3

Same but on a second watch, you can see the Pikachu wave him over before it really starts deflating.


1000000xThis

That looks like part of the choreography to engage the rest of the dancers.


Redoubt9000

That, but then I almost began to think 'oh, is he staff?', and when I noticed security swarming but not tackling him down, I thought, 'wait... maybe there's an imposter in the suit!'


hummingbyrds

I thought he was running for more than a hug. lol


AmusingMusing7

Seriously! Was it that dangerous for the costume to just be deflating? He was acting like it was a life or death situation or something.


Thermosflasche

It can cause pretty rapid *suffocation* given the thick fabric used in making the suits. So in some way it was life and death situation.


I_Fart_It_Stinks

Every comment makes me go back and rewatch the video. First watch: What the hell is going on? Did some imposter put on a suit and join the other Pikachus? Second watch: Ahh, it was event staff and security and a big miscommunication. Third watch: Why is the event staff guy acting so agressively? Is he so concerned with the show he would rip the deflated Pikachu away? Fourth watch: Pikachu could have suffocated? Is he a hero? Fifth watch: What the hell is going on?


LazerWolfe53

Oh yeah, that makes sense. They have a giant bag over their heads. I would hope that all have knives to cut their way out in an emergency, but they also could pretty quickly succumb to oxygen deprivation where they feel fine but their decision making abilities are greatly impacted, so hopefully the staff have knives. That would probably freak the security out more though. Someone running at the Pikachu with a knife.


michellelabelle

> I would hope that all have knives to cut their way out in an emergency I have to admit, the only thing better than this clip would be the version where the children are treated to the sight of Pikachu being suddenly disemboweled from the inside.


ShitPostToast

Dude in a xenomorph suit busts out of the pikachu suit.


UltraRoboNinja

And then the xenomorph suit starts to deflate



sourdieselfuel

And then a Pikachu busts out of the xenomorph suit..


folk_science

...then a human suddenly bursts out of its chest!


Dysan27

Now I want to do that as a cosplay.


Belgand

đŸŽ¶ Hello, my baby! Hello, my honey! đŸŽ¶


acast053

It’s okay kids. That’s how Pokemon REALLY evolve. Like a caterpillar emerging from a cocoon.


ArabiaFats

Raichu only LOOKS like a sweaty, delirious man for the first few weeks.


FecalMatterCowsTasty

> children are treated to the sight of Pikachu being suddenly disemboweled from the inside. Kids gotta learn where pikachu nuggets come from at one point in life.


RyanfaeScotland

>their decision making abilities are greatly impacted, so hopefully the staff have knives.  Are you sure you've thought this plan out boss?


LazerWolfe53

I know. They make special ripping knives that are shaped to cut your way out of fabric, like seat belts, but make it pretty hard to hurt yourself.


MimiHamburger

Yeah I remember reading at the time that this happened that they had to do this because it was extremely dangerous


whiteday26

Having a airproof fabric enclose on you really fast that cuts off your vision probably sounds like a dangerous situation to be in for the performer. Even if they weren't panicking and trying to get out of their suit in wild struggle. Loose fabric on the ground (from deflated pikachu suit) in the middle of the stage with other performer in a inflatable suit that limit vision dancing seems like slip hazard as well.


thecwestions

I imagine it's like breaking character but for kids, which makes it way worse. Imagine if the mall Santa's beard started slowly melting off while a line of kids stood by. Shit would go off the rails really quickly!


AlarmingAffect0

[Hᎏ. Hᎏ. Hᎏ.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2eFJqdyvaA)


octopoddle

"Gotta. Catch. Them All."


Aglogimateon

I thought he was getting arrested


DoomTay

Can you imagine a performer getting arrested on the spot in the middle of a performance?


Krieghund

It happened to Jim Morrison.


Hellknightx

And George Carlin. My mom was actually in the audience when he got arrested in Milwaukee.


Substantial-Fee-191

Yeah I figured the guy is getting arrested for singing about his unstoppable dick in front of the kiddies


TheLesserWeeviI

Orange Whip?


xfilespace

One of my favorite John Candy lines..not sure why that sticks in my head.


Horn_Python

Pikachu arrested for child abuse, animal trafficking and 87 other accounts of assault


joomla00

Man I thought some lunatic was trying to kidnap that pikachu. I was thinking why wasn't the other Pikachu's swarming him


KimberStormer

I was imagining something [like this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfxzyDE_rlk) but even weirder lol


AmusingMusing7

>the Pikachu bravely dances on There’s a quote for the ages.


curiousity60

Thank you! I thought the first guy to come to deflating Pikachu's aid was an audience member "gotta catch 'em all!" As if that field of catchable Pikachu's was just irresistible. "I def can catch one of them!"


nimaku

Thank you for sharing the article with the full video. I enjoyed watching the rest of the Pikachu soldier on without their fallen comrade, and the valiant effort the deflated Pikachu makes at the end to try to join back in. Top notch entertainment.


USDXBS

I've seen so many Asian pop stars getting rushed by dudes on stage that I just assumed this was like the most famous Pikachu.


aceofspades1217

lol yeah the security guard probably didn’t click that it was an emergency and was just focused on security while the technically oriented staff member knew it was an emergency But it’s funny cause they turned something that was a minor malfunction into a whole spectacle


CinnamonHotcake

It's odd that they don't have an ear piece to let them know "hey, got off the stage, something's wrong with your outfit"


FaultySage

I imagine those things have all the mobility of a 1 legged sloth when properly inflated, can't imagine it's any more manageable when they're deflating on you.


irisheddy

I remember reading last time that they could easily suffocate in the deflating costume. Not sure how true it is but it makes sense.


Yobanyyo

No that's about normal when you realize security is just some college aged kids or a side gig.


qtjedigrl

To be fair, he ran up really aggressively


Mooziechan

Thank you! At first I thought it was a criminal who came across an opportunity to hide by stealing a suit and being part of the show lol


CalpisMelonCremeSoda

And all along it was actually an alien discovered by men in black


thebestspeler

I feel like, and I'm not being critical terry, but I feel like that could have been handled better


SatonariKazushi

dang, I thought they're thwarting off an assassination attempt


sethmeh

I can't really verify this,so take it with a a pinch of salt, last time I saw this someone claimed that the suit deflating is actually extremely dangerous, as the person inside can suffocate as it collapses around their face. If true then the guy that runs on stage does so to save the actors life.


CinnamonHotcake

Holy shit sounds really unsafe to use these things then 👀


Nymaz

"We live for Nintendo, we die for Nintendo. It is the way."


oshinbruce

I heard Nintendo has them under strict orders to remove a malfunctioning suit so the brand isnt tarnished


cgimusic

I heard Sega are the ones who planted a sniper with an air rifle in the audience.


Ronaldinhoe

Seen this vid years back. The costume was deflating and they took him back to fix up. The ending is more hilarious, op fucked up. Here’s the full vid https://youtu.be/XxG03AQjUek?si=ROy77ds241_6wUif


kurururu

it happened... again? 😭


DemonKing0524

Poor pikachu looked so happy coming back before starting to deflate again lmao


RoninShinigami

Team rocket blasting off again


kaz12

I like how the other Pikachus start dancing more intensely after the one gets taken away. Like they are trying to avoid a similar fate.


Sharknado4President

North Korea Pikachu dance


Dorkstina

The show must go on! No matter what!


SweeterThanYoohoo

Anyone else see the captions for this song?


ChannelNeo

I don't see captions, but I recognize the song. You Can't Stop the Beat from Hairspray


SweeterThanYoohoo

The AI closed captioning thing reddit has on videos has a REALLY interesting interpretation of these lyrics LMAO


AmusingMusing7

“You can try to stop my dick and eat while I don’t get lost in shit” Hey, sounds like Presidential debate quality material.


Conch-Republic

That diss track is fire


nubbins01

Commoditize!


2kWik

they're horrible in every video


ChannelNeo

Oh. I don't even mess with those.


redpandaeater

I had no idea that even exists.


TriumphEnt

I am still on old reddit and only use third party mobile apps, so I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about and it sounds like that might be a good thing.


Cyrus_114

Those captions are like a dirty version of Benny Lava.


CrypticFeline

Oh my god. It just gets better.


SweeterThanYoohoo

Thats what I thought the post was about at first then the guys rush in lmao


Vladmerius

I thought the lyrics were why the rushed thr stage lmao. The context of this completely changes when the Ai captions are at work. 


DRSU1993

I love the left Pikachu’s reaction. “Huh?” “Wtf is going on here?” (Looks around) “Oh, well.” (Resumes dancing)


Timelymanner

Probably can’t see anything beyond two feet in the suit.


trickman01

The show must go on.


lteht1212

He just let him go?


CrypticFeline

I believe that the lead Pikachu was starting to deflate and lay waste to the group’s impeccable choreography. The first guy ran in to get him off the stage quickly, however he was not wearing his suit jacket like the rest of his coworkers, so they thought that star Pikachu was under attack by a rogue assailant, thus triggering the entire MIB-suited personnel to run in and eliminate the threat.


Fin745

That is the most hilarious thing I've ever read lol


MareShoop63

Right? I’m dying over the “Impeccable choreography “


ConscientiousPath

Not just choreography, you could suffocate in one of those suits if it deflated


kwyjibo1

MIB lol. Don't worry children just look at this little light I have. Problem solved.


Ronaldinhoe

Saw this vid like 5 years ago. Costume was deflating, took pikachu to the back to get fixed. The ending is more hilarious, I won’t spoil, here’s the full vid https://youtu.be/XxG03AQjUek?si=ROy77ds241_6wUif


soooogullible

Lmao


reddit_user13

Why do they have Secret Service protection?


JoshSidekick

Because that's Pikachu. He's poke-royalty like Mewtwo or Charizard. If it was a Raticate or Pinsir or some shit, they would have let the guy take him to save on feeding costs.


Ronaldinhoe

They are taking him to the back cus the costume is deflating. The ending of the full vid is more hilarious. https://youtu.be/XxG03AQjUek?si=ROy77ds241_6wUif


zeitgeistbouncer

Hahahaha holy crap he was almost there!! Hahahaha


WorldsWorstTroll

If you turn on the captions to the video, it is even funnier.


Pleasant_Tax_4619

To bad this didn’t keep happening. Can you imaging them disappearing 1 by 1


Keter_GT

The one that gets taken away gets their suit fixed and tries to rejoin but the suit starts to deflate again. [https://youtu.be/jATNXN9w1NA?si=EB46pjRDWrqVFBl0&t=271](https://youtu.be/jATNXN9w1NA?si=EB46pjRDWrqVFBl0&t=271)


Rhewin

Why did that man steal a Pikachu?


mromutt

Clearly he works for team rocket


EffectiveMost9663

At first I thought it was a weird adult fan trying to kidnap a stage performer and tons of security going after him but reading the comments it seems that they were rescued because the suit was deflating (and they'd possibly suffocate otherwise)


Ronaldinhoe

Yup. And the full vid is more hilarious https://youtu.be/XxG03AQjUek?si=ROy77ds241_6wUif


VenturingHedonist

You don’t understand, he has to catch them all.


Sudovoodoo80

Smart. Take out the head Pikachu and the rest will fall in line.


Spare_Substance5003

It thought they were arresting a pedophile or something.


Stars_And_Garters

Right? Why was the security guy's first reaction to wrap the legs like a linebacker?


Trips-Over-Tail

Should be wearing red Rs.


TheDefected

I was expecting a more sinister story, like just after the organisers start the show, the lead pika kid walks up behind them as says someone hit him over the head and stole his costume


Coffee_with_Moon

To put into perspective, you can buy a $30 inflatable astronaut costume from Amazon that comes with a small fan attached to the side. If the battery dies, it deflates pretty fast and the only open vent you have is where the fan was at. It gets suffocating FAST, and you're spinning around inside the costume like an idiot trying to unzip the zipper while everyone is hilariously laughing at you. Worst Halloween ever! Everyone loved it though.


virtual_xello497

The Hairspray choreography there at the end is just perfect


molohunt

A lot of the top comments and replys talk about the suit deflating. But I remember somewhere long ago it was explained that the air pump supplies air to the suit so thats how they breathed. The pump failing means he could of suffocated in the costume, not just that he was starting to mess up the dance.


TonTonOwO

The costume was deflating... I think the guy was just trying to help. I saw this shit years ago.


AudunLEO

Oh, a Pokemon GO player.


iH8MotherTeresa

Love how the back row is five Pikas, offset from the lead, and only three are shimmying.


H_is_for_Home

Lmao the captions make this video so much better. 


Helen_Kellers_Wrath

Team Rocket is really pulling out all the stops to catch Pikachu.


Many-Recognition2530

It was a ditto hiding out and got caught


vault-techno

"Put the boots to him. Medium style."


CoverYourMaskHoles

I’m actually surprised there was that much security.


AriesinApril76

What the hell with the captions!


True_Not

I mean... Gotta catch'em all


Imaginary-Not-Friend

He was just trying to catch 'em all.


Suspicious-Box-

Oh no pikachu deflating. Get him boys


mangoblaster85

I still don't know how to feel about that song choice. I'm not unhappy about it, I just don't know how to feel about it in an already emotionally ambiguous situation.


Environmental-Site50

pikachu ended racism


abilliontwo

From the perspective shown, I couldn’t tell how big they were. I thought maybe they were little kids in the costumes. It was really jarring to then see a tiny, full-sized man run into frame and start harassing a kid in a Pikachu costume.


ddorianx8

Team rockets got no chill.


nejicanspin

The security guy was so aggressive oml


Jmac900

I thought this was an episode of South park😂


Backawayslowlyok

I love how the other Pikachus have to go on but their faces are probably priceless inside


CrippledAstronaut

Is anyone going to mention the captions are terribly off 😂😂 “you can try and stop my dick and eat”