The Disembodied Balloon-Headed Mimetic Agent of Justice

After falling into a vat of experimental face paint, professional mime artist Pierre Le Flotter undergoes a remarkable transformation. His entire body is rendered completely invisible – except for his head, which he managed to keep out of the vat by treading water (or rather paint).

Resolving to use his newfound talent as a powerful force for good, Pierre comes up with an ingenious use for his unique ability. Fully dressed (and wearing gloves), Pierre is able to blend in completely with his fellow man, but unclothed, he appears to be nothing more than a disembodied head floating a few feet above the ground.

Carefully he crafts himself a spherical helmet, made from latex rubber, designed to look like a common-or-garden helium balloon. Using his finely-honed mimetic skills, he is able to imitate the wobbly, wafting motion of a normal helium balloon, and so is able to inveigle himself into any situation without attracting any undue attention, as long as there isn’t too strong a wind blowing.

Once he’s wobbled and bobbled his way to the bad guys, his invisible limbs prove highly effective in disabling them, as no-one can see his fists and feet a-flying. And who would suspect that an innocent wayward balloon could mask such an effective agent of justice?

Pierre also has other disguises that he can utilise according to the circumstances he finds himself in. Simply by donning a feather-covered balaclava, attaching small feet to his chin and motorised flapping wings to his ears, he can transform himself into an innocuous-looking bird for outdoor crime-fighting purposes.

He also has a tiny puppet (not unlike a headless ventriloquist’s dummy) which he can attach bib-like to his chin and, stooping forward and using Perspex rods to animate the arms and legs, appear to be a guileless small child going about its carefree business.

Further disguises are used when necessity dictates, but it’s the simple helium balloon that remains Pierre’s favourite incarnation.