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The cast for the second season of *Who Wants to Be a Superhero?*

Who Wants to Be a Superhero? is a reality show hosted by Stan Lee. Contestants dress up as comic book superheroes of their own invention. Each week, Lee challenges the contestants to represent what "superheroes are all about." Some supervillains will plan to defeat the superheroes. One or more of the superheroes deemed the least deserving are eliminated every episode until only one remains.

Season 2 premiered on July 26, 2007 on the Sci Fi Channel cable network.

Characters and contestants

Basura (aka Aja De Coudreaux / Oakland, CA) enlists the help of all bugs everywhere and uses her mystical powers to turn trash into treasures.

The Defuser (aka Jarrett Crippen / Austin, TX) is an expert paramilitary superhero who uses non-violent weaponry to stop villains. He has the unique ability to function at 110 percent.

Hygena (aka Melody Mooney / Sherman Oaks, CA) fights crime and grime making weapons from all types of cleaning utensils.

Hyper-Strike (aka John Stork / Plainfield, VT and Chicago) is a martial arts expert with super strength and agility and he can project his Chi (life force) through his hands.

Mr. Mitzvah (aka "Sir Ivan" Wilzig / Miami, FL and New York City) is a real-life Bruce Wayne who lives in a castle. This multi-millionaire's mission, under the guise of Mr. Mitzvah, is to save the lives of children.

Ms. Limelight (aka Trisha Paytas / Byron, IL and Los Angeles) is a caped-crusader who absorbs the powers of action stars on TV and in movies.

Parthenon (aka Dan Williams / Orlando, Fl) is an archaeologist who gets his mystical powers from an ancient gauntlet he discovered in Greece.

Whip-Snap (aka Paula Thomas / Dallas, TX and Los Angeles) Raised in Texas, this superhero has a mastery of the whip and if her bare skin touches a villain that villain is turned into sand.

Braid (aka Crystal Clark / Bloomington, IL) makes herself any age, race, or gender and can turn her hair into crime-busting tentacles. Eliminated in episode one for failing to gather information from a crime scene, and for being laid back in most challenges rather than taking action, in addition to caring more about explaining her powers than aiding the victim.

Mindset (aka Phillip Allen / Coral Springs, FL) is a telekinetic time traveler on a mission to end all war. Originally named Omnicron, Mindset is the viewers' choice on the show winning his place by Internet voters earlier this year. Eliminated in episode two for putting himself ahead of his fellow superheroes, hurting Limelight's feelings by accusing her of putting on an act, and refusing to play Bee Sting's "spelling bee."

Several of the contestants appeared on the show using names other than those they auditioned with. Besides Mindset (Omnicron), these include the Defuser (Takedown),^[1] Parthenon (Paragon),^[2] Whip-Snap (Lady Reckoning), and Mr. Mitzvah (Peaceman, Mitzvah Man).

Supervillains

Bee Sting (Anna Easteden) - An escaped female villain who covered the superheroes with honey and poured a swarm of her pet bees on them during her "Spelling Bee" at an abandoned school.
Dr. Dark- A character who is plotting against the heroes and working with Bee Sting. Previews for the next episode indicate a possible mole in the group.

Episode Progress Table

A green box indicates that the superhero completed a task; yellow indicates that they were nominated for elimination, and red means they were eliminated. A plus sign means that the hero was singled out for praise by Stan Lee in that episode.


Superhero	1	2
Basura	IN+	IN
The Defuser	IN	IN
Hygena	IN+	IN+
Hyper-Strike	IN	IN
Mr. Mitzvah	NOM	NOM
Ms. Limelight	NOM	NOM
Parthenon	IN+	IN
Whip-Snap	IN+	IN
Mindset	IN	OUT
Braid	OUT

Episode 1

Stan Lee introduces the heroes. They heroes first task is to save Stan from Dr. Dark. He has brought Stan behind two waterways. The heroes splits up to turn off all the valves. Dr. Dark turns out to be Stan in disguise. Next they must investigate a robbery at a warehouse. The heroes each talk to the super evasive Mr. Long. After the warehouse they go outside to see that the tires to their vehicles have been taken off. So as they are putting the tires back on, a few of the superheroes notice the challenges of helping an elderly woman, and helping a man carry heavy boxes. All of them managed to miss the lost dog. The show ended with Mr. Mitzvah, Braid, and Ms. Limelight up for elimination. Braid was the first hero to be eliminated.

Episode 2

The Heroes confront Bee Sting at an abandoned school, where she forced them to compete in a spelling bee. Each word had "be" in it and had to be spelled with two "e"s. The heroes get covered in bees for every word they spelled wrong. After the heroes defeated her challenge, they were covered in honey for their efforts. The arrive back at the lair where they switch their super suits, for civilian clothes. The next day, Stan has them put their ruined suits back on, and interviews each of them one by one, about their characters. Then he issues them all new costumes. Once everyone was celebrating the new suits, Stan called for an elimination. Mr. Mitzvah, Ms. Limelight, and Mindset were put up for elimination. Mindset was the second hero to be eliminated. The remaining heroes receive their communicators in the library. Meanwhile, Bee Sting makes a call to Dr. Dark.

References

External Links

Video of the "Who Wants To Be A Superhero?" Season 2 Premiere Party at Sir Ivan Wilzig's ("Mr. Mitzvah") Castle

[1] Takedown's audition video on YouTube

[2] Parthenon interview on AfterElton

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 ===Episode 2===
-The Heroes confront Bee Sting at an abandoned school, where she forced them to compete in a spelling bee. Each word had "be" in it and had to be spelled with two "e"s. The heroes get covered in bees for every word they spelled wrong. After the heroes defeated her challenge, they were covered in honey for their efforts. The arrive back at the lair where they switch their super suits, for civilian clothes. The next day, Stan has them put their ruined suits back on, and interviews each of them one by one, about their characters. Then he issues them all new costumes. Once everyone was celebrating the new suits, Stan called for an elimination. Mr. Mitzvah, Ms. Limelight, and Mindset were put up for elimination. Mindset was the second hero to be eliminated. The remaining heroes receive their communicators in the library. Meanwhile, Bee Sting makes a call to another supervillain.
+The Heroes confront Bee Sting at an abandoned school, where she forced them to compete in a spelling bee. Each word had "be" in it and had to be spelled with two "e"s. The heroes get covered in bees for every word they spelled wrong. After the heroes defeated her challenge, they were covered in honey for their efforts. The arrive back at the lair where they switch their super suits, for civilian clothes. The next day, Stan has them put their ruined suits back on, and interviews each of them one by one, about their characters. Then he issues them all new costumes. Once everyone was celebrating the new suits, Stan called for an elimination. Mr. Mitzvah, Ms. Limelight, and Mindset were put up for elimination. Mindset was the second hero to be eliminated. The remaining heroes receive their communicators in the library. Meanwhile, Bee Sting makes a call to Dr. Dark.
 ==References==