Iker

*"Without difficulties there's no adventure or journalism."* —Iker

*Iker* is a starter Investigator in White Noise 2.

## Description

Iker is a well-known reporter of paranormal activities.

Now he's after the trail of something that could be worth a Pulitzer.

### Appearance

Iker is a male of average height with a white complexion. He has blonde hair and brown eyes. Iker wears a black button-up shirt with silver buttons and short sleeves. He wears blue jeans.

## Unlocks

* Iker (Character) and Summer Night (Skin): Available from the start of the game.
* Holiday Suit (Skin): Reach Level 2.
* King of Metal (Skin): Reach Level 10.
* Biker (Skin): Reach Level 14.
* Journalist (Skin): Reach Level 22.

## Stats and Traits

Iker's Stats
 Endurance
 Exploration
 Stealth
 Vitality

### Traits

* OPTIMIST: Iker recovers 10% of his Sanity when a Clue is found within 15m.
* CLUMSY: Iker takes 10% longer to pick up batteries, use items, banish idols, and break sigils.

## Tips

Iker is a very simple Investigator to understand. He has a great Flashlight stat, which lets him guard, and a good Exploration stat, which helps him lead. His only stat that is below average is his Bravery, keeping him from caboosing or splitting due to the hidden feature Paranoia, which lowers an Investigator's Exploration and Bravery depending on how many Investigators they're close to.

OPTIMIST is better than it looks when just reading from the trait's description. When Iker is within 15 meters of a clue when it's collected, he instantly regains 10% of his maximum sanity cap, accelerating the process of recovering the sanity cap. This means that, if the game goes on smoothly and Iker is nearby most clues when they are collected, Iker's maximum sanity will stay near the original 1000 points for most of the game. This makes Iker a better Caboose later in the game, as OPTIMIST combined with his great Flashlight stat means he can slow down the Creature with his flashlight for a longer period.

Iker's primary weakness is his negative trait, CLUMSY. This makes grabbing and using Items or breaking Sigils while alone or as the only surviving Investigator is much more dangerous as it gives The Creature a bigger time window to attack. CLUMSY becomes even worse if the Creature's Idols are Prisoners because they increase the interaction time for everything by 4% for the first ten Idols summoned, then by a drastically decreased, but still noteworthy, number for all Idols after the tenth Idol. CLUMSY also harshly affects Iker's ability to banish Idols as a ghost, even more so if the Creature is Darcy, due to SORROW forcing him to interact with Idols 43% slower.

## Skins

Summer Night (Default)Holiday Suit (+1 Exploration, -1 Stealth)King of Metal (+1 Stealth, -1 Flashlight)Biker (+1 Bravery, -1 Exploration)Journalist (+1 Flashlight, -1 Exploration)
### Timed Skins

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

* When hovering over the Random option on the Investigator selection menu or when a player is currently selecting an Investigator in an online lobby, they use a red version of Iker's model that has some transparent spots.
* Iker bears a resembelance to Iker Jiménez. Both are named Iker and both are well-known journalists in Spain who write about paranormal activity. Iker's Journalist skin gives him brown hair, pushing the reference further.
* The King of Metal skin holds multiple references.
	+ The RAD HERO logo on Iker's King of Metal Skin is most likely a reference to Guitar Hero, a series of rhythm games with a unique guitar controller, as well as its spinoff game Band Hero, which has a special drum controller.
	+ The DC/AC text is a reference to the Australian rock band AC/DC.
	+ The SAGA text bears the same name as the Canadian rock band of the same name.
* The QR code shown on Iker's Journalist skin links to the Spanish Wikipedia home page.
* Strangely, Iker's Steam emote depicts him with brown hair instead of blonde.

## Gallery

Iker's concept artIker, Anna, Rinko, Phileas, and Olkoth on White Noise 2's full banner.Iker, Anna, and Phileas on a promotional imageIker and Anna on a promotional imageIker and Olkoth on a promotional imageIker in his King of Metal skin and Rinko on a promotional imageIker in his Biker skin, Daring Style Rinko, and Jean Luc on a promotional imageIker and Ghost Rinko on a Steam-exclusive promotional imageIker on a promotional imageIker, Anna, Rinko, and Phileas on the first Early Access update bannerIker and Anna on the third Early Access update banner, a flipped version of the third promotional imageIker on Six Feet Under's update bannerIker in his King of Metal skin on Melody in the Mist's update bannerIker, Anna, Rinko, and Phileas on A Nightmare to Remember's update bannerIker on Impending Doom's update bannerIker, Shaira, Phileas, and Corey in various skins on Creeping Death's update bannerIker, Jin, Denali, and Hannah in their Masquerade skins on Macabre Dance's update bannerIker, Anna, Rinko, Vincent, and Darcy on A Fine Day to Die's update bannerIker and Anna on a Tutorial imageIker on a Tutorial imageIker and Olkoth on a Tutorial image