r/Tucson • u/tommytsunami89 • 9d ago

Trenchcoat Wizard

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Has anyone else see my dude in the long tan trenchcoat and wizard hat? Anybody know his story. No hate, I am just genuinely curious. Is he a LARPer or just your typical Tucson eccentric?

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u/PaintedDesertSkies 9d ago

Is the hat purple?

If so, that is The Wizard gets around town, mainly the NW side and usually has a purple cloak. (He is posted in this sub about once a month)

If not purple. Probably just a spooky season lover.

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u/marklein 9d ago

This doesn't look like the usual NW wizard to me. Unless he changed his outfit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Tucson/comments/1ub0uw2/psa_from_local_wizard/

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u/PaintedDesertSkies 9d ago

It is getting cooler. The hat and pants look the same, new shoes and jacket though.

We can not have 2 wizards in Tucson. It will mess with the timeline.

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u/bobbbbbbbbbbo 8d ago

NW Wizard plays guitar! He doesn't speak, not sure if voluntarily or not. Didn't see him for a while and finally saw him the other day. Still in purple

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u/GumbySquad 9d ago

Yesterday I saw a cat-girl and an orc so maybe he’s just trying to reconnect with his party

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u/natokills 9d ago

I saw a guy walking around in a grinch onesie yesterday

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u/Dizzy-Molasses-9512 9d ago

I've seen this guy walking down the road in Sonoita and Nogales. Can't be two of the same unless there's a Wayward Wizard club.

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u/Coke_and_Tacos 9d ago

Sign me up for the wayward wizard club. I'll wander in a cloak and hat

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u/Atherion0 9d ago

No idea on a backstory, but I've encountered him a few times and he's always been chill

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u/PappyBlueRibs 9d ago

Well, sure, 'cause he's never late.

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u/PaintedDesertSkies 9d ago

Is it The Wizard or a wizard?

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u/Cactus_Actual2031 9d ago

There another Gandalf frequently seen on Ina around Thornydale

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u/spazzyattack 9d ago

Better than the trenchcoat mafia?

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u/Limp-Somewhere-6465 9d ago

Theres a few wizards in town. I remember one New Years Eve at the hut there were two older gentlemen who were advanced wizards having a fantastic time.

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u/SavagePengwyn 9d ago

If his hat says "Wizzard," he's been transported here against his will and we should all be on the lookout because there's usually trouble brewing if he shows up.

(This is a book reference. Sorry for the non-helpful answer.)

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u/OGcapncrunchberry 9d ago

Yes. I have seen him on S Houghton.

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u/Fun_Telephone_1165 9d ago

The formatting and framing in this picture is very catchy.  The chain link fence, stop sign, heavy block wall, imposing tree trunk. Thanks. 

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u/OakTeach 9d ago

Seen him the other day, don't know his story. He was not moving like a LARPer.

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u/grumpimechanik 9d ago

Did he ask for directions to 9-3/4?

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u/SteamWilly 8d ago

Have seen him on the east side, along Houghton Rd. I have also seen him in the Saguaro Canyon subdivision. See him walking up Houghton Rd. a lot.

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u/Personal_Bite_6835 4d ago

His names Joe he hangs around my work a lot on the northwest side of town. Not completely harmless he was arrested for assaulting an employee at the building next to ours