Gametraders Live September Magazine

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic - Snake
Spike worked with AVCon to make the event
a family affair, with his wife judging the
cosplay event, which their son, Declan, will
be participating in. If you saw a very young
Woody from Toy Story then that was Spike’s
son!
“He took his first step last night in a pub! He
was actually standing against a little plate
glass and there was some scotch there and
then he turned to my wife and took a step
towards her. I’m like, ‘OK, he was staring at
scotch and took his first step in a pub. He’s
YOUR son!’ That’s my boy!”
Spike is also quite the foodie, trying
different local cuisines as he travels the
world participating in conventions. Last time
we spoke he was waiting on a kangaroo pie.
I thought I’d ask him how it was.
“I had the kangaroo pie and, this is my
seventh time down here so, I cooked some
kangaroo last week in Sydney myself and
I just love the food down here. I do love
kangaroo, it’s great, but I love meat pies.
I remember that my first meat pie was at
the zoo in Melbourne and I was just like…
blown away”.
Spike is open to introducing his son to the
world of voice acting, should he wish to
work in the industry. He claims that Declan
has the lungs for the job, though he will be
encouraging him to do whatever he wants in
life.
Though Spike has eaten plenty of meat
pies since, he hasn’t managed to find
one that tops that first experience from
a vending machine at the zoo. It’s an
experience he can’t quite share with his
wife, who suffers from a gluten intolerance.