The Darkest Side Of The Moon by Tayler Macneill

In the episode ' Fatbeard' Ike joins Cartman's pirate crew and goes to Somalia with him because he grew tired of his home life. Ike has falsely attempted suicide twice, once in ' Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy' and again in ' About Last Night.' (but that was only to get to the hospital computers when he was hired by both McCain and Obama). However, he rallied enough support to force a tie in the election for class president, finally winning when his opponent (who was fed up with all the negotiations and meddling by his aunt Rosie O'Donnell) conceded defeat. Ike was also aware of how unpopular he initially was with his kindergarten classmates, who were jealous of the fact that he was admitted at only age three. Ike is at times very aware of things going on around him, from trying to reconcile with his brother to auditioning for Eric Cartman's boy band and flipping Cartman off when he does not make the cut. To the other members of the Pee-Wee team, Ike seems to be a very good player, due to the fact that he can hit pucks into the goal, while the other members could not do so. In ' Stanley's Cup', the South Park Pee-Wee hockey team hires Ike to join their team based solely on the fact that he is Canadian. He can play the piano very well in ' Fatbeard' and seems to know how to drive a boat. In ' About Last Night.', he is seen helping Barack Obama and John McCain steal the Hope Diamond, as a demolition specialist and computer hacker. He also once made a perfect replica of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Last Supper' painting out of macaroni as a project for his Jewish camp, which completely offended his unimpressed troop leader.

In the same episode, when offered LSD, Ike asked for '3 hits'. In South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, he expertly played the harmonica when Kyle hid him in the attic, and in ' Smug Alert!', Ike finished several of Kyle's sentences when the boys tried to tell their father that he is becoming alienated from his friends. He composes sheet music, reads John Steinbeck, and watches 'The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer' every night. This was not evident at first however, proof of Ike's genius is visible in many later episodes. In the fourth season, it is revealed that Ike is a genius, and is sent to kindergarten early. Since Ike was designed with both, Matt and Trey decided to make Ike Canadian by birth, and therefore, adopted. This fact was introduced after the flappy heads and beady eyes were established as Canadian traits in the world of South Park. Ike's birth parents, Harry and Elise Gintz (who christened Ike 'Peter') gave him up for adoption because Canada had been 'devastated by the Cola Wars' and as a result, they were unable to raise a child. Ike was adopted by Gerald and Sheila Broflovski. 7.2 South Park: The Fractured But Whole.

The Darkest Side Of The Moon by Tayler Macneill