Denali

*"We seek after knowledge... and you call us criminals."* —Denali

*Denali* is an unlockable Investigator in White Noise 2.

## Description

A passionate activist since childhood, Denali always knew that information was the key to many doors.

With her skills, she may discover why the government keeps quiet about The Hunt!

### Appearance

Denali is a female with a dark skin complexion. She wears a green and black hoodie, with a hat's brim underneath the hood. She wears black fingerless gloves and pants with a black belt. Her eyes are brown and she wears what looks to be a scarf on her neck. Her hair color is unknown, likely due to being concealed by her hood and hat, although it might be black, as shown with her black eyebrows.

## Unlocks

* Denali (Investigator) and Underground (Skin): Reach Level 11.
* Raider (Skin): Reach Level 17.
* Heritage (Skin): Reach: Level 22.
* Hipster (Skin): Reach Level 32.
* Thug (Skin): Reach Level 38.

## Stats and Traits

Denali's Stats
 Vitality

### Traits

* HACKER: Items within 14m get highlighted and their effect is increased by 100%. This trait is disabled in Classic Mode.
* ENVIOUS: Denali's Speed is decreased by 10% for 14s when an item is picked up within 14m of her. This trait is disabled in Classic Mode.

## Tips

Denali is a very difficult Investigator to play as. Her low Endurance makes running away from The Creature or something such as Lilith's Glaucomas harder and her low Bravery means she won't be able to stare directly at The Creature or Idols for too long. On the flipside, Denali's Speed is tied with Hannah and her Flashlight stat is as high as Iker's. Her average Stealth allows her to recover from powers quicker than usual. Denali's most notable advantage is HACKER, which substantially boosts the effects of every Item she uses and highlights all items and batteries within fourteen meters. Using an Energy Bar will allow her to reach the highest possible Speed an Investigator can have, allowing her to cover ground very quickly and possibly even find clues faster. Using Painkillers will make dealing with Sanity less of a problem, especially later in the game, when her Sanity cap has gone down. Medkits are most likely given the most extra utility out of every item, as they will allow Denali to heal two grabs instead of the usual one. However, if Denali has only been grabbed once and uses a Medkit, she will effectively waste half of the item. The effects of Statuettes and Flashbangs are not affected.

Although Denali has high speed, her negative trait (Envious) plays a big role as it decreases her speed by 10% for 14 seconds with her minimal endurance, leaving her more vulnerable than she already is due to her given stats. It's recommended for the other Investigators, including Denali herself, to try and avoid picking up as many items. She has trouble slowing down the Creature to allow her teammates to escape due to her low Bravery, although this can be worked around without Painkillers by consistently looking up and down without trying to look at the creature higher than its waist while dazzling it. When looking at the Creature from above the waist, sanity will drain faster. This can also be done with the same effect by looking down at the floor, which also drains Sanity slower than by looking directly at the Creature. Dealing with her poor Endurance without an Energy Bar requires players to avoid running as much as possible and frequently stop the sprint before her stamina runs out. If her stamina completely drains, her Speed will decrease and will recover slower. When getting chased by Creatures with very high light resistance, It's recommended to utilize her sprint more than her sanity for a higher possibility to escape with her low Endurance. Her Exploration is rarely an issue but makes splitting slightly more difficult as Paranoia will lower the stat by either 8%, 16%, or 24% depending on how many Investigators are in the match and how many she is away from.

## Skins

Underground (Default)Raider (+1 Exploration, -1 Flashlight)Heritage (+1 Stealth, -1 Flashlight)Hipster (+1 Flashlight, -1 Stealth)Thug (+1 Bravery, -1 Exploration)
### Timed Skins

Big Head (April Fools' Day, March 31st - April 2nd)Masquerade (Halloween, October 22nd - November 2nd)Christmas (Christmas, December 4th - ???)
## Trivia

* Despite the clear comparisons between the Hipster skin's Trojan logo and the Trojan condom brand, the logo is meant to reference the Trojan malware.
* Denali and Jin are currently the last Investigators to be released.
* Denali is currently the only Investigator to have a teaser image of her shown. The image was uploaded to the White Noise 2 Discord server, showed her model from behind, and used Shaira's idle animation.
* Denali, Yumi, and Shaira are currently the only Investigators who have a timed skin use an alternate skin's model. In Denali's case, her Masquerade skin uses the Thug skin's model.
	+ Denali is the only Investigator whose Masquerade skin uses an alternate character model.

## Gallery

Denali and Jin on Poisonous Shadows' update bannerDenali, Jin, Iker, and Hannah in their Masquerade skins on Macabre Dance's update bannerDenali's teaser image, which uses Shaira's idle animation.