Ike Broflovski

South Park character


name=Ike Moisha Broflovski (born Peter Ike Gints)| gender=Male
hair=black
age=3 (as of Trapper Keeper)
job=Kindergarten student
religion=Jewish
start="Cartman Gets an Anal Probe"
voice=various
Sabine Bohlmann (German dubs)

Ike Moisha Broflovski (born Peter Ike Gints) is a fictional character on the American animated series "South Park". He first appeared in the very first episode, "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe." Ike is Kyle Broflovski's adopted younger brother from Canada. Ike is a nickname from the Hebrew name Isaac and also a play on words from the Jewish slur Kike. He is easily recognized by his baby body, small beady eyes, and Pac Man-like head which flaps up and down whenever he speaks, used as a recurring joke depicting Canadians in South Park. Ike's voice has been provided by various children, usually relatives of show personnel due to the "small window when children sound adorable before they sound like little assholes" described during the commentary of "Trapper Keeper".

Ike often tries to pronounce words, but fails. However, in the first episode "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" Ike says his first ever words when Kyle was going to kick him he said "Don't kick the baby" and in the episode "Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina", he can say "penis" and "vagina" quite clearly and in "Cancelled" he says "don't kick the goddamn baby" and tells Kyle to "suck my balls". Despite his extreme intelligence, Ike often replies to questions with random answers. Some of Ike's random statements are "Cookie Monster", "Ring Around the Rosie", "I pooped my pants," and various nonsensical burbling. Statements like these tend to serve as catch-all phrases and non sequitur answers to questions Ike is asked. Another example of Ike's "baby speech" is his response to the offer of drugs in "Smug Alert", "I want thwee!" Even in a heated argument with Kyle in "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy", Ike can clearly be heard saying, "Ring Around the Rosie!" in an angry tone. Later in the episode, Ike can also be heard saying "You're dead to me" while talking to Kyle.

Name

According to his parents in "It's Christmas in Canada", Ike's birth name is Peter Ike Gints. In "Ike's Wee Wee", it is revealed that his full name is Ike Moisha Broflovski, as written on his grave.

Accomplishments

Ike defeated Filmore in the class President elections. He also is considered a genius, as he started Kindergarten when he was three. Ike has also become accustomed to living in the United States, after being born in Canada. In Erection Day, Ike sang "Yankee Doodle" to the audience.

Background

Ike was adopted by Gerald and Sheila Broflovski. Ike's birth parents, Harry and Elise Gints, (who had christened Ike "Peter") gave him up for adoption because Canada had been "devastated by the Cola Wars" and thus were unable to raise a child.

This fact was introduced after the flappy heads and beady eyes were established as Canadian traits in the world of South Park. Since Ike was designed with both, the creators decided to make Ike adopted and Canadian by birth.

In "Stanley's Cup", Ike was shown to be slightly better at hockey than all of the other kids on Stan's PeeWee Hockey team, because Ike is Canadian (Ike is able to hit the puck towards/in the goal, something the other kids were incapable of).

Also, in "Canada On Strike", it is emphasized that Ike is the only Canadian student in all of South Park elementary when he is the only one who stands up when a video announcement asks all children of Canadian descent to stand up. Later in the episode, Ike can be seen striking outside his house, clearly feeling some sense of patriotic duty to stand by all the other striking Canadians around the world. He stands outside for much of the episode, holding a sign that says "Honk if you support Canada". By the end of the episode, he is exhausted and starved along with all the other Canadians when the strike finally ends.

Present

Kyle is known to punt Ike like a football after saying "Kick the baby!", to which Ike responds, "Don't kick the baby!" before screaming joyously after being hit into the air (Although in "Cancelled" he responded "Don't kick the goddamn baby!" and accidentally insulted himself).

Because he's a genius, Ike was accepted into kindergarten early. There, Mr. Garrison nominates him for class president when no one opposes Fillmore (Ike being reminiscent of President Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower). The vote is tied, as a little classmate of theirs named "Flora" (spoofing Florida's role in the 2000 US Presidential Election) can't make up her mind and Fillmore's aunt, Rosie O'Donnell, shows up to demand justice. Ike is asked to give a speech on why he should be president to which he clearly states, "Cookie monster... Eyes." Eventually, Ike's opponent gives up, and Ike becomes class president (to which he can only exclaim (loudly), "I pooped my pants!").

At one point, Ike has an affair with his kindergarten teacher, Ms. Stephenson, during which he lost his virginity. They planned to run off to Milan (to which Ike replies, "Yay, Mulan!", confusing Milan with the Disney character Mulan). Before they left, Kyle helps him come back to his senses. As Ike and his teacher are on the roof of a hotel, they both run to the edge, but Ike skids to a stop and runs back to Kyle. Ms. Stephenson doesn't, and leaps to her death.