City Of Heroes: Mutant X Q & A with Karen Cliche

Q: Is your character developing any ties to the others, or is Lexa a lone warrior? --JadedX1

A: Lexa came into Mutant X after having made a deal with the Dominion so they could help her find someone very important to her. Her priorities were not to make friends because she didn't plan on staying long enough for it to matter. Because of many horrible and traumatic experiences she endured in the past few years, she built a wall around her so as not to get hurt again. As the season progresses her wall begins to crumble when she realizes that she does care about Jesse, Brennan and Shalimar, and devotes herself eventually as part of the team.

Q: How was your transition from Adventure Inc. to Mutant X? Were you nervous at all to be working with an all-new cast? --ShalimarFan1

A: Being two completely different shows, there was a significant amount of research to do and explanations to receive. The cast I had met a couple of times before on a social level, and had gotten along with, so I knew that wouldn't be the toughest part.

Q: I'm a huge fan of mutant X and I love the new character Lexa. I'm curious how you like being a 'mutant'? --FelineFactor

A: Doing this show reminds me of when I played a vampire on Vampire High. Playing a mutant and a vampire is tough in the sense that you have no reality to base it on. I, Karen, will never know what it's really like to be a mutant, to feel like a mutant but I do know what it's like to feel rejection, to feel alone in the world, to have only a certain number of people know who you really are. So you draw from those feelings and mix it up with a little imagination and it can be as much fun as it is challenging.

Q: Did you have to go into training before the show began taping? Like for stunts, fight choreography and if so, how hard was it? --Gage

A: Coming off Adventure Inc. and several other shows and films that had a lot of action, I was used to learning choreography and enjoyed the physicality involved. It's a lot of fun when the adrenaline kicks in and the concentration you need to avoid any mistakes that could potentially break someone's nose, or worse is unbelievable, so what a great challenge.

Q: Hi Karen! I just wanted to say thank you for all of your hard work on MX. You're a great role model. My question is: Do you like to play any sports, and did you play sports when you were younger?
--BekaVWannabi

A: I used to play soccer growing up (although I was never that good - ha ha) and competed in long distance running races. Nowadays, I love Hiking, Go Kart racing and don't laugh, Curling!

Source: Mutant X.com