The Bagpipe Unicycle Guy Dressed as Charmander and Played the Pokemon Theme Song

Oh—and the bagpipes were on fire.

By Sophia June

Portland's favorite unicycle-Darth Vader-bagpipe guy (also known as Brian Kidd, aka the Unipiper) has decided that Star Wars is finally out. Now, it's Pokémon.

And by performing in Pokémon drag in front of a BikeTown rack and an inexplicably closed sidewalk, he's also managed to create sweaty performance art that's the spirit of Portland summer 2016.

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The Unipiper nonetheless looks a little shaky as he plays the Pokemon theme song on his flaming bagpipes while dressed as Charmander. It looks like balancing on a Pokeball is a little more challenging than his usual one-wheeled seat—and there's a bit of a touchy moment with the flames near the end.

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The Pokemon performance is just another piece in the piper's busy summer. Just two weeks ago, he payed "Chariots of Fire" on his bagpipes while unicycling down a track to celebrate the Olympics.

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