Editing Iver

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'''Iver''' is an important [[Varl]] Hero in ''The Banner Saga'' series.
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{{UnitSP
| class = Strongarm
| type = Melee
| promoted = yes
| portrait = Iver.icon.versus.png
| armormin = 14 
| armormax = 17
| strengthmin = 12
| strengthmax = 15
| willpowermin = 4
| willpowermax = 10
| exertionmin = 1
| exertionmax = 2
| breakmin = 2
| breakmax = 4
| baserank = 1
| freepoints = 0
| movement = 3
| attack = 1
| active = Battering Ram
| passive = Return the Favor
}}
==Background==
When [[Skogr]] was still young, Iver wandered into the town’s center, startling the settlers from [[Rundwall]] who had rarely seen a [[Varl]] before. He’s never said why he left Varl lands to help men build a small town, but each [[chieftain]] in Skogr’s family line is happy to have him. He’s known [[Rook]] since the man was young, and the two quickly formed a kinship.

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==Active Ability: Battering Ram==

The Strongarm smashes an adjacent unit with his shield knocking it back up to 4 tiles and pushing it ''through'' anyone in the way. Battering Ram does [[Armor]] damage to the target, adding 1 more Armor damage for each unit it passes through.

The ability can be used on both friend or foe, making it versatile in many situations by changing a unit's position on the board. Ramming a Shieldbanger does ''not'' trigger the Return the Favor. 

'''Rank 1:  '''Knock-back and 1 [[Armor]] damage

'''Rank 2:  '''Knock-back and 3 [[Armor]] damage

'''Rank 3:  '''Knock-back and 5 [[Armor]] damage

<u>Note: </u> The way that Iver pushes his enemies changes after [[Chapter 4]], as he loses the ability to hold a shield, but the result is the same.

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==Second Active Ability: Choice==
In the second part of ''The Banner Saga'', when Iver reaches [[Rank]] 6, he can choose a second active ability between:

*[[File:Tempest_icon.png|40px]] [[Tempest]] (Warhawk), like [[Gunnulf]], [[Bersi]] or [[Sigbjorn]]
*[[File:Forgeahead_icon.png|40px]] [[Forge Ahead]] (Warleader), like [[Krumr]]


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==Passive Ability: Return the Favor==
A character who performs a melee attack on a Shieldbanger loses 1 point of [[Armor]] for each successfully landed hit.

Return the Favor triggers every time the Shieldbanger takes Strength or Armor damage from an adjacent enemy, which can make it devastating to hit him with attacks that strike multiple times, like [[Bloody Flail]]. Ranged attacks do not Return the Favor.

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==Passive Ability: Heavy Impact==
After [[Chapter 4]] and the battle on [[Einartoft]] bridge where he loses the ability to hold a shield, Iver's ''Return the Favor'' passive ability will be replace by [[Heavy Impact]] (Warrior varl).

==Joining the Party==
'''Saga 1: ''' Iver joins your party in [[Chapter 2]]. He is also available in [[Chapter 4]] and stays until the end of the game.

'''Saga 2: ''' Iver stays with the Skogr caravan until the end of [[Chapter 12]], where he leaves with [[Juno]] and [[Eyvind]] on a special errand. He is the lead POV character in [[Chapter 15]], serving as the epilogue of the second game.

'''Saga 3:''' Iver is the other lead POV character aside from Rook/Alette from the beginning of Chapter 17.

==Possible Death or Departure==
[[File:iver_sprite_BeforeAfter.png|thumb|300px|Iver's sprite, before and after losing his shield arm.]]
'''Saga 1: ''' There is no event leading to Iver's death. However, Iver will become temporarily unavailable in [[Chapter 5]] and he will be subject to a 'transformation' that will alter his [[stats]] as well as his passive ability.

'''Saga 2: ''' There is no event leading to Iver's death. However, as described in the previous section, he will split from the Skogr caravan in the end of Chapter 12.

'''Saga 3:''' Whether Iver survives at the end of the game when [[Eyvind]] performs a ritual on [[Juno]] to stop the world's destruction, depends on the ending you get based on Eyvind's predisposition or whether you kill him. His predisposition is influenced by some of your actions throughout the series and dialogue choices.

If you tell him that making a deal with the [[Serpent]] to return his power while sparing Juno wasn't what she wanted in case his predisposition isn't high enough, he will battle the [[Serpent]] resulting in the world being completely desolated.

If [[Alfrun]] performs the ritual to seal [[Juno]] within the Dark Sun at the White Tower, the tower is instantly destroyed and probably kills Iver along with the Ravens. If Alfrun is dead after the fight with [[Bolverk]] and Eyvind is killed by Iver, Juno is the sole survivor.

==Playstyle==
* Iver is a key character of the game and story as well as one of the most valuable units in the tactical turn-based battles. From [[Chapter 6]] and on he becomes the Hero unit with the highest stats; refer to the [[Leveling#Hero_Comparison_Table|Hero Comparison Table]] for details.
* He is a very versatile unit that can be used either as a typical Shieldbanger (in this case max out his [[Armor]] and [[Break]]) or as [[Warrior]] (max out his [[Strength]] at 15).
* Battering Ram can be really useful to change the formation of the ally or enemy pieces on the board. For instance, a bulky enemy can be pushed behind other enemy units effectively blocking him out.
* Battering Ram can also be used for damage-dealing combos in combination with [[Tryggvi|Impale]] or [[Oddleif|Rain of Arrows]], even when Iver himself is injured.
* Be sure to check Iver's stats at the beginning of [[Chapter 6]] and re-distribute any points available. Increasing his [[Exertion]] to 2 is suggested so that you can make full use of his high [[Willpower]].

==Trivia==
* Iver is instantly recognized and respected by almost all the Varl you encounter. During the course of the story, important details about his past will be revealed.
* (Spoiler) The name Iver is synonymous with the name Yngvar, and seems to reference the Swedish King [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingvar Yngvar Harra].


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