Sheryl Roberts interviews this year’s Who Wants to be a Super Hero? winner, The Defuser:
Sheryl:
What motivated you to try out for the show? Where did you try out? What do you think you did to impress Stan Lee enough to select you?
The Defuser:
My friends and family pretty much talked me into doing the show. I didn’t want to at first, I didn’t think they’d like me because I wasn’t an actor or anything. But they persisted and here we are.
I tried out in person in San Antonio, Texas. After that, they called and asked me to make a video to send in. You can still find that video in 3 parts on Youtube. Just search Takedown Defuser and superhero. My original name was Takedown.
I honestly think Stan picked me to be on the show because I was real. I mean, The Defuser is essentially me. Just a bit exaggerated. I’m also, as you see in the show, not a very quiet guy. I’m pretty much loud and crazy guy. And at 6′4″ 250 lbs I tend to stand out in a crowd. I also think, he saw just how much of a comic geek I really am. We talked about my collection (about 10,000) and my favorite heroes. Not all of which were Marvel or his creations.
