<p>He dashes and jumps off terraces, flips and vaults on the streets wearing a cape, leaving people in absolute awe. Who is he? Arunachal’s own friendly, neighbourhood Spider-Man!</p>.<p>Takam Todo, 22, has slowly but surely aced the cosplay of his favourite comic superhero - Spider-Man, imitating stunts of the hero at will.</p>.<p>A resident of Itanagar, Todo started parkouring, which involves running, jumping, swinging, vaulting and climbing, around 2014.</p>.<p>“I sense action and opportunity everywhere. If there is a wall, it’s just a wall for others. But for us, we can land on it and jump from it,” he told PTI.</p>.<p>Todo’s Spider-Man antics began two year ago in Pune, where he was pursuing a diploma in civil engineering. He bought the costumes online and got into the act, posting a video of him vaulting over two motorcycles, on social media.</p>.<p>Initially, the video garnered only around 500 views, but after the coronavirus lockdowns, “it suddenly got viral”, Todo said.</p>.<p>Titled ‘Spider-Man Jumping in Pune’, it has over 25 million views so far on YouTube, where he has over 77,000 subscribers.</p>.<p>He also uploaded a new video of parkour moves a day before the teaser of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ released on August 24.</p>.<p>Todo’s cosplay videos of the comic superhero are typically filled with stunts atop terraces and dancing moves, but he remains nonchalant about the dangers associated with the acts.</p>.<p>“There are lots of deaths due to road accidents. Still, people ride vehicles,” he said. “We progress through training. We just go for the basics at first and slowly develop.”</p>.<p>The young man claimed that despite his daredevil stunts, he was yet to suffer any serious injury. “It looks painful, but it’s not much of a pain for us,” Todo quipped.</p>.<p>Authorities, too, have never objected to any of his antics yet, he said, adding, security guards of buildings aren’t too amused more often than not.</p>.<p>Todo also took part in a donation drive for a cancer patient recently, posting messages for help on YouTube.</p>
<p>He dashes and jumps off terraces, flips and vaults on the streets wearing a cape, leaving people in absolute awe. Who is he? Arunachal’s own friendly, neighbourhood Spider-Man!</p>.<p>Takam Todo, 22, has slowly but surely aced the cosplay of his favourite comic superhero - Spider-Man, imitating stunts of the hero at will.</p>.<p>A resident of Itanagar, Todo started parkouring, which involves running, jumping, swinging, vaulting and climbing, around 2014.</p>.<p>“I sense action and opportunity everywhere. If there is a wall, it’s just a wall for others. But for us, we can land on it and jump from it,” he told PTI.</p>.<p>Todo’s Spider-Man antics began two year ago in Pune, where he was pursuing a diploma in civil engineering. He bought the costumes online and got into the act, posting a video of him vaulting over two motorcycles, on social media.</p>.<p>Initially, the video garnered only around 500 views, but after the coronavirus lockdowns, “it suddenly got viral”, Todo said.</p>.<p>Titled ‘Spider-Man Jumping in Pune’, it has over 25 million views so far on YouTube, where he has over 77,000 subscribers.</p>.<p>He also uploaded a new video of parkour moves a day before the teaser of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ released on August 24.</p>.<p>Todo’s cosplay videos of the comic superhero are typically filled with stunts atop terraces and dancing moves, but he remains nonchalant about the dangers associated with the acts.</p>.<p>“There are lots of deaths due to road accidents. Still, people ride vehicles,” he said. “We progress through training. We just go for the basics at first and slowly develop.”</p>.<p>The young man claimed that despite his daredevil stunts, he was yet to suffer any serious injury. “It looks painful, but it’s not much of a pain for us,” Todo quipped.</p>.<p>Authorities, too, have never objected to any of his antics yet, he said, adding, security guards of buildings aren’t too amused more often than not.</p>.<p>Todo also took part in a donation drive for a cancer patient recently, posting messages for help on YouTube.</p>