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I warned Ike to wait an hour after eating before going into the lake, but he only waited 45 minutes.
 
— Aunt Josephine to the Baudelaire children about how Ike died from the Lachrymose Leeches.

Isaac "Ike" Anwhistle, brother of Gregor Anwhistle, was a member of V.F.D. and was married to Josephine Anwhistle.

Biography[]

Ike is known to be the brother of Gregor Anwhistle.[2] His mother was a woman with one eyebrow and one ear. He is also the cousin of Beatrice Baudelaire, and the two shared a family trait of being able to whistle with crackers in their mouth; his specialty was Beethoven's fourth quartet.[1]

He was recruited into VFD, and befriended Lemony Snicket. When they graduated, he gave Snicket a paperweight of the Lachrymose Leech.[3] This could imply that he was raised near Lake Lachrymose- where he lived as an adult- or had some other interest in the leeches.

He married Josephine Anwhistle, and the two of them lived at Lake Lachrymose on a house raised above the lake on stilts. The two of them seemed to have a good relationship, as Josephine speaks of him incredibly fondly. Ike shared some of Josephine's fears; the two of them were afraid to have children, and Ike was also afraid of electrocution from the telephone and would only answer it with a special glove. He also was his wife's "partner in grammar."

He and Josephine had a picnic on the beach, and though she warned him to wait an hour after eating before going into the lake, as the Lachrymose Leeches could smell food from within an hour, he thought forty-five minutes was enough. He was attacked, killed and eaten by the leeches. Josephine was traumatized by his death and avoided Lake Lachrymose afterwards, only able to view it from her window. She later told the Baudelaires that she preferred to think that, in whatever afterlife there was, Ike was someplace hot.

Netflix Series Divergent Canon[]

In the series, Ike is described as VFD's Most Nominated Volunteer of the Month Record holder with 99 nominations, giving him a commemorative plaque, a decorative badge, a very fun duffel filled with fire extinguishes, lids, baking soda, salt, and anything that could be used to put out a fire. A ball was scheduled to celebrate his nomination (possibly the Masked Ball), and he was noted to have joined the likes of great volunteers such as Meryl Streep.

He met Josephine when he was recovering from putting out a fire in Lake Lachrymose, and they ran into each other at the library. They married two years later.[4]

He and Josephine attended a Masked Ball, where he suggested they have children.[5]

He and Gregor are mentioned to have had a fierce argument that ended with them refusing to speak to each other before Gregor's death.[6]

It's implied that Count Olaf had something to do with Ike's death, as he refers to feeding Ike the same food he ate before going swimming.[7]

He is portrayed by the series producer, Barry Sonnenfeld.

Personality[]

Ike's "bravery" may have been caused by a more reckless nature. He may have been the builder of the cliff top house he and Josephine lived in high above the lake. The placement of their home was unsafe and was proven to be so when it was hit by the full force of Hurricane Herman and promptly collapsed. Ike's disregard for waiting an hour after eating before going for a swim in Lake Lachrymose is what ultimately led to his death. Thus, while "brave" in some respect, Ike seemed to be outright foolhardy in most regard.

In spite of his bravery, Ike may have had his phobias, too. Josephine said that she and Ike were afraid to have children, but why this was is never explained. On the evening Josephine fakes her suicide in The Wide Window, she mentions to Violet that Ike always answered the telephone while wearing a special glove, possibly an electrician's glove.

According to Josephine, Ike shared her love of grammar. She describes him as wonderful.

Trivia[]

  • He was able to whistle Beethoven's Fourth Quartet with crackers in his mouth. The only other person known to be able to do this is Beatrice Baudelaire, who could whistle Mozart's Fourteenth Symphony. According to Josephine, this skill is a family trait.
    • His name Ike put with Anwhistle sounds like "I can whistle."
  • In the Netflix series, the Quagmires said, "Didn't we see him before?" meaning they had some contact with him, or possibly just referencing the reoccurring cameos of Barry Sonnenfeld.[4]

Family[]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown if adoptive or biological
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnamed Mother
 
 
Unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Parents
 
Unnamed Guardians
 
 
Biological Parents
 
 
Unknown
 
 
 
 
Unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gregor Anwhistle
 
Ike Anwhistle
 
 
Josephine Anwhistle
 
 
 
Beatrice Baudelaire
 
 
 
Bertrand Baudelaire
 
 
 
 
Bertrand's Cousin
 
Monty Montgomery's sister
 
 
 
 
Monty Montgomery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Violet Baudelaire
 
Klaus Baudelaire
 
Sunny Baudelaire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beatrice Baudelaire II
 
 
 


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