PlayStation 3 thief chased with samurai sword

Posted Jun 13, 2007 at 5:57AM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: Sony
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Robber thwarted with samurai sword - Image 1Hell hath no fury like a PS3 fanboy scorned. A couple of thieves tried to ransack siblings Damian and Deanne Fernandez's house, and also attempted to steal their prized Sony PlayStation 3 console last Friday afternoon.

The brother and sister were alone in their residence when two men pried open their front door, prompting the frightened Deanne to hide in her closet. The two burglars managed to take some jewelry from the master bedroom, and then moved to Deanne's room, which they kicked open, and took their PS3.

The PS3 thieves never guessed what was coming when Deanne's brother, Damien, who just woke up from his nap, showed up with his katana at the ready. "Once I saw him take off running back, I jumped off my (bunk) bed and I grabbed my sword Â… and I just waited for him," he said. He managed to strike at one of burglars at the chest, to which Damien attested, "He freaked out."

Well, we'll certainly freak out ourselves if somebody waved a samurai blade right in front of us.

Police managed to catch only one of the men, Javier Cotera, who was hiding behind a nearby palm tree. He was arrested but released the next morning on bond, much to their disappointment. Delio Fernandez, the siblings' father, is worried that both of the robbers are not in jail. "If he would have had a gun, I could have lost one of my children," he said.

Cotera, 21, is set to face three charges of felony in court. Just goes to show that people can't get away with stealing PS3s - PS3 fanboys will fight tooth and nail just to protect their beloved console. With samurai swords to boot.

 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by Sword Action - 2007-06-13 00:48
» Sword Action

That's what they get. I bet the 360 dont come with a sword.

by hmm - 2007-06-13 00:53
» hmmm

i wonder if he used his bankai? or was shikai enough? XD

by MagicZipper - 2007-06-13 00:59
» For $600...

I'd Protect my Console aswell!

by claymore - 2007-06-13 01:20
» oh my god

your crazy bum lol HE USED HIS HOLLOW MASK LMAO

by claymore - 2007-06-13 01:21
» hell yea

hello ps3 600+ bucks duh if it was me i would have cut him open with a samurai sword!! how dare he try to rob a ps3

by omg - 2007-06-13 02:32
» lol

haha i laughed when i read this cause i have a PS3 a Katana a younger sister and my name is Damien (his is Damian) and yer if someone try'd this on me i'd cut em down no second thoughts

by Bobby - 2007-06-13 04:19
» 3redlightsofdoom

360 owners don't do that because their consoles are going to die anyway...so they just buy another...

by lol - 2007-06-13 04:28
» hes ready

this guys ready for NINJA GAIDEN SIGMA

by Joker - 2007-06-13 04:59
» Going Sephy on his ass

Why is it that when I was reading this, the song 'One-Winged Angel' was playing in the back of my mind?

by lol - 2007-06-13 05:09
» now

...its in my head

by JimmySunderland - 2007-06-13 07:43
» Did the Xbox fangirl that wrote this article think that...

...perhaps he was attempting to defend his younger sister who was hiding in her closet? Sheesh...

by eaglebaize - 2007-06-13 07:56
» BYAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Props to you, man! Those thieves deserved more punishment than that. And that teammate that escaped has no true conception of what actions being in a team calls for. HE JUST RAN AWAY W/O HELPING HIS OWN PARTNER OUT (or staying w/ his partner just to also get caught :) .)

by Eclipze_ - 2007-06-13 08:21
» Dosnt make you a fanboy

if your trying to get your system back or helping your sister... qj's really starting 2 piss me off

by Eclipze_ - 2007-06-13 08:23
» Dosnt make you a fanboy

if your trying to get your system back or helping your sister... qj's really starting 2 piss me off

by Blazeking - 2007-06-13 08:32
» haha

He actually got the robber in the chest, then the robber freaked out! Hilarious.



Anywhere else, he probably would have gotten shot in the head.

by Jack Thompson - 2007-06-13 10:54
» Video Games are Violent!

Damien trained in the game demo of Ninja Gaiden Zigma to use a Samurai sword and attack one of the burglars. Im afraid that Kids these days train on violent videogames to be heroic. Their putting their lives in danger just for an object.

by darkgeekrocker - 2007-06-13 15:30
» lol

he is lucky and all...but man this is a great story...i want a video lol

by Eclipze_ - 2007-06-13 16:12
» wtf?

So now being heroic is a bad thing? Your talking out your as5 cause you dont know if he was trying to save his sister. (im playing along)

by Azazil - 2007-06-13 18:33
» XD

WENT VIZARD ON HIS ASS! OH SNAP!?

by Dasher - 2007-06-14 05:26
» jack shut cho mouth

really...really what would you have done. people in your house, sister in trouble, beloved console taken, katana on hand....come on fate could have not prepared a better situation. i would have done the same

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