Kurt

* White Noise Online
* White Noise 2

*Kurt* is a starter Investigator in White Noise Online. He is one of the six Investigators to reappear as a unique character in White Noise 2.

## Description

Abandoned by his parents in a convent, Kurt has become a lonely and cautious person.

He now dedicates his life to paranormal activity research.

### Appearance

Kurt is a male of average height with a white skin tone. He has blackish-brown hair and blue eyes. He wears a white shirt, although it is almost entirely hidden by his long-sleeved blue hoodie with yellow stripes on the sides and inside the hoodie. He wears a brown belt and wears blue jeans.

## Tips

Kurt's lack of unaverage stats and his only notable stat being fairly ineffective keeps him from being as useful as other Investigators, but does make him an easy character to start with. Scout only affects how quickly the player's sanity drains when too far away from other Investigators, meaning it is completely irrelevant in solo play, while only having a small effect that is rarely used in multiplayer.

## Trivia

* More Investigators use **Kurt** and Sarah's models than any other Investigator who shares a model with another character.
* Kurt and Frank are the only Investigators who only have one unbalanced stat.

## Gallery

Kurt, Jean Luc, Anne Marie, and Sarah on White Noise Online's promotional banner.Kurt, Hannah, Chuck, and Anne Marie on Content Update #2's promotional poster.

*"Don't worry, I'm a professional."* —Kurt

## Information

### Release Date

Early Access Release (October 27th, 2016)

### Classic

Yes

*Kurt* is an unlockable Investigator in White Noise 2. He is one of the six Investigators in White Noise Online to reappear as a unique character.

## Description

Abandoned by his parents in a convent, Kurt has become a lonely and cautious person.

He now dedicates his life to paranormal activity research.

### Appearance

Kurt is a male of average height with a white skin tone. He has blackish-brown hair and blue eyes. He wears a white shirt, although it is almost entirely hidden by his long-sleeved blue hoodie with yellow stripes on the sides and inside the hoodie. He wears a brown belt and wears blue jeans.

## Unlocks

* Kurt (Character) and Hoodie (Skin): Reach Level 15.
* Halloween (Skin): Reach Level 20.
* Gamer (Skin): Reach Level 29.
* Camo (Skin): Reach Level 34.
* Autumnal (Skin): Reach Level 40.

## Stats and Traits

Kurt's Stats
 Endurance
 Exploration
 Flashlight
 Bravery
 Stealth
 Vitality

### Traits

* LEADER: Other investigators have their Bravery increased by 25% when closer than 18 meters to Kurt. This effect is disabled upon being devoured.
* CAUTIOUS: Speed decreases by 5% when further than 15 meters to other investigators.

## Tips

Due to Kurt's incredibly average stat spread and his only notable stat being his six points in Exploration, Kurt is very much an all-around Investigator who focuses on leading and can fill in nearly every role effectively, although splitting will be more difficult for him.

Kurt's LEADER trait is very helpful, as it increases the effectiveness of Investigators who are caboosing, allows Investigators with poor Bravery such as Jean Luc and Denali to slow down the Creature more, and reduces the effect Paranoia has on Bravery if he manages to find an Investigator who is completely alone. On the flip side, his negative trait, CAUTIOUS, should never be an issue unless Kurt accidentally or intentionally splits from the group. When splitting, Kurt will get to Clues at a slower pace due to the decreased Speed. He will still be able to outrun the Creature if it finds him, although he will have to run longer than he turns to slow it down. He will also be affected by Paranoia, affecting his Exploration, although his Camo skin can tone this down a little.

Kurt's best skin if he needs to lead is his Gamer skin due to it giving him a higher Exploration stat. Kurt's best option for caboosing is his Halloween skin, as his Bravery gets increased, although the lowered Stealth will harm him if he chooses to split. The Autumnal skin is best suited for guarding, as his Flashlight stat is increased at the cost of his Bravery stat being lowered.

## Skins

Hoodie (Default)Halloween (+1 Bravery, -1 Stealth)Gamer (+1 Exploration, -1 Endurance)Camo (+1 Stealth, -1 Vitality)Autumnal (+1 Flashlight, -1 Bravery)
### Timed Skins

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

* Kurt's first three alternative skins use the textures of three Investigators in White Noise Online who all used his model. The Halloween skin references Frank, the Gamer skin references Johan, and the Camo skin references Oliver.
	+ The **Gamer** skin's shoulders have the face of Johnny Carnage, the protagonist of the Milkstone Studios game with the same name. Buying Johnny Carnage is the only way to unlock Johan on the Xbox 360 version of White Noise Online.
	+ Additionally, the controller on the skin's memorial bears a strong resemblance to the Nintendo Entertainment System's controller.
* Kurt is the first Classic Investigator to be unlocked, being obtained alongside Subject 23 at Level 15.

## Gallery

Kurt, Jean Luc, Sarah, and Anne Marie on a promotional image.Kurt, Anne Marie, Nikolai, and Yumi on Witch Hour's update banner.Kurt, Sarah, Jean Luc, and Anne Marie on Merciless Fate's update banner.