The Albanian Eagle

A point of pride for Albanians has been the recent activities of the man known as Shqipanja Shqiptarë, or the “Albanian Eagle,” after the country’s national symbol. He’s a young man, dressed in a flight jacket emblazoned with the golden eagle of Albania and wearing a golden helm to conceal his identity. Like his namesake he can fly, surrounded by a glowing golden aura in the shape of outstretched feathered wings when he does so. The Albanian Eagle’s aura also appears to protect him from harm, as bullets have bounced off it. He can fly fast enough to break the sound barrier, an effect he has used to his own advantage, performing flybys that send opponents tumbling like ten-pins, or creating small sonic booms powerful enough to stun them.
He has said that he was “born with the Republic,” which some have taken to mean in the same year the modern Albanian state was founded (putting him in his early 20s), although others have speculated there may be a deeper meaning. The American Ghost Sightings blog set off a minor flame-war when it noted a similarity between the powers and motif of the Albanian Eagle and the Nazi super-soldier the Red Eagle, known to have visited Albania during its time as a protectorate in 1943.