Things would only get better from there. Knuckles was a bit of a latecomer in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" timeline , but he's been a major player in the franchise ever since. Sure, you know that his rivalry with Sonic didn't last long, but what else do you know about this famous echidna? This is the untold truth of Knuckles. In an interview with Sonic creator Yuji Naka — preserved courtesy of Wayback Machine — he revealed that Knuckles was actually intended to be Sonic's rival from the very beginning.
While the echidna definitely filled that role well in the early going, he wasn't created to be much more beyond that. It would take a bit before he was fully fleshed out. Years later, Knuckles designer Takashi Yuda sat down with GameSpy to discuss "Sonic Riders," and in the process, he offered some interesting details about the rival character.
Not only did Yuda reveal that he saw Knuckles as "a partner or teammate for Sonic" a contrast to Naka's vision that explains their friendly rivalry dynamic , but he didn't originally design the character with much of a future in mind. Yuda never imagined that his creation would take off the way he did. He only "created him to be a supporting character," but clearly Knuckles stood out. He's since become a staple in the " Sonic the Hedgehog " franchise, spinning off into his own popular comic series and making regular appearances in several of the video games.
It's not often that a character from a kid-friendly video game franchise bites the dust. After all, just look at all those lives Mario burns through, and yet he's still around.
If you only play the games, you'd assume all was well with Sonic and his friends, but if you read the comic, you'd know that things once took a dark turn for Knuckles. The villain has imprisoned a weakened echidna named Dimitri , and in an attempt to free him, Knuckles over-exerts his abilities to the point where it kills him.
Following his tragic death, a funeral is held in issue Not to worry though, because the beloved hero doesn't stay dead for long. For several issues, Knuckles is involved in the "Afterlife" saga, which ultimately leads to issue , in which he learns that he actually has the option of returning to a living state. He is very serious and usually likes to be by himself, but can be relied upon to help out whenever the world is in danger.
Because of his flaws, he and Sonic do not always get along, but are still allies. However, he is also capable of being friendly towards others, although he still retains his aggressive behavior. He even shows some friendly sarcasm occasionally. Various literature from the early games list his favorite food as being fruit, or to be more specific, grapes. He also is described as hating strong sunlight. Likewise, Knuckles also dislikes bright lights evidenced in Sonic Heroes - Casino Park stage; if no input from the player is received, he sometimes says, "Everything is twinkling and bright I hate it!
More evidence is when he starts hunting for the Master Emerald in Sonic Adventure, he starts in Station Square and covers his eyes for a moment because of the bright light. This is not to be confused, however, with hating heat. Sonic the Hedgehog is the main character in which Knuckles finds himself in a tense relationship with.
Faced with the solitary task of forever guarding the Master Emerald on Angel Island, Knuckles appears to be jealous of Sonic's independent nature and freedom while Sonic has been known to tease Knuckles from time to time. The two have also had many scuffles specifically when they find each other with opposite interests, mainly due to Eggman's deceitful nature in pitting the two against one another. Despite this, the two are on good terms with a friendly rivalry relationship and can work very well together when it comes to saving the world.
Rouge the Bat was first introduced as a rival for Knuckles, both being expert treasure hunters. Rouge has always been interested in Knuckles's Master Emerald among other jewels and has been known to tease or attempt to steal the massive jewel on a couple of occasions. Knuckles remains highly competitive with Rouge and his emotions around her seem to range from mildly amused to outright flustered by her antics.
The prospect of a romantic interest between each other has been left on an ambiguous state by Sega, although sometimes spiced up with flirtatious attempts on Rouge's part over Knuckles for a [possible] comic relief spawned from his reaction, nothing has been officially set.
Much of the informations spread cross the internet towards their status may have proven themselves more of a theorical opinion rather than a neutral report of facts; while Rouge's page on the american version of Wikipedia states she has a secret crush on him, the japanese version claims it's still uncertain what are her feelings for Knuckles.
In his case, neither Wikipedia pages talk about the echidna's relationship with her at all [apart from their rivality]. Tails and Knuckles are allies and appear to be on friendly terms, with Knuckles having acknowledged Tails's intelligence and technical genius on multiple of occasions. They work fairly well together and often team up with Sonic on his adventures. Knuckles has been friends with the Chaotix ever since they worked together to stop Eggman on Carnival Island in Knuckles Chaotix.
In the newer games and the anime series Sonic X Knuckles has limited interaction with the trio as opposed to the Sonic the Hedgehog comic where Knuckles is actually the leader of the extended Chaotix team.
Knuckles and Amy work together but don't seem to have much of a relationship apart from this. In Sonic X they sometimes show a brother-sister relationship. Eggman was Knuckles' greatest source of irritation.
Having been fooled time and time again by Eggman, he has constantly found himself locked in battle with Sonic or others only to realize that he has been deceived. Knuckles is physically one of the strongest characters of the Sonic series.
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He is an anthropomorphic echidna and the current guardian of the Master Emerald , a powerful ancient relic which is his solemn duty to protect from anyone seeking to abuse it. He is also the sole surviving descendant of the echidna race from the Knuckles Clan. He can also trap the wind under his dreadlocks to glide through the air. A loner by nature, Knuckles is independent, headstrong and serious, yet gullible and short-tempered to a fault. He is entirely devoted to his duty, spending most of his time on Angel Island protecting the Master Emerald, and rarely cares for anything that is of no importance.
When his friends and others are in need of his help, however, Knuckles can always be relied on being willing to leave his post and prove himself a faithful and good-hearted hero. He is also one of Sonic 's oldest friends and rivals. Though usually depicted as the guardian of the Master Emerald, he was originally described as the guardian of Angel Island's seven Chaos Emeralds. Knuckles was created and designed by Takashi Yuda. During the conception of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 , the development team wanted to create a new rival for Sonic.
Knuckles was created by developer Takashi Yuda, who never intended him to be any more than a "supporting character. Knuckles is an anthropomorphic echidna with red fur that covers most of his body, peach skin on his muzzle, a white crescent-shaped patch of fur on his chest, and purple eyes.
He also has seven dreadlock-like spines around the sides and back of his head and a medium-sized, tri-crooked tail. In his younger years, Knuckles had black eyes, a more protruding chest, more defined cheekbones, and was shorter in height, but he has since grown out of these traits. For attire, Knuckles wears red and yellow shoes, each with green cuffs and a gray, sextuple-bolted plate on top.
He also wears large, white, mitten-like gloves with sock-like cuffs and two spiked knuckles on each hand. In the Sonic Riders series, Knuckles wears purple goggles around his neck. Knuckles's profile, from Sonic Jam. Knuckles is independent, wild, hot-blooded, [19] tough, and a loner by nature. Like how Sonic embodies the wind, Knuckles embodies the mountain; [1] stern, unmovable and anchored to his duty. Due to having lived in seclusion for most of his life, Knuckles is a rather antisocial and reclusive individual.
As such, he cares very little about what others think, which makes him bluntly honest, straight-forward, and somewhat egotistical. Knuckles is fiercely loyal to his homeland and does whatever is in his power to protect it. He prefers to stay close to the island's current emerald shrine to keep a watchful eye over everything at his home. Despite this devotion, Knuckles is willing to leave his duty whenever his help is needed, or when he feels the Master Emerald and Angel Island will be safe.
Though Knuckles has found other lifestyles appealing, he will never trade away his duties as he is far too devoted to his role as guardian. When not performing his duties, Knuckles prefers spending his time practicing his fighting skills, going treasure hunting, or hanging out with his friends.
Knuckles is usually solemn, stoic and collected, and usually likes to be by himself. He is likewise stubborn, headstrong, and inflexible, preferring to do things his way, which causes him to clash with others. Regardless, he is very strong-willed, seldom wavering in his determination and will not give up on his goals once he has set them. While he is cool and determined in battle, Knuckles has an extremely short and wild temper and is hard to reason with when he is angry.
Though his temper has often been known to get him into trouble, Knuckles has also learned to use it to his advantage by channeling it into his fighting skills. Knuckles's profile, from the Xbox version of Sonic Generations. Despite being a silent loner, Knuckles is a heroic, brave, kind-hearted, and selfless soul. Unwilling to forgive guys for their ways, [19] he will risk his own life to save anyone or get them out of trouble, and shows empathy for people, even if they are a villain or enemy.
He is likewise a loyal and caring friend, who is always willing to help his friends out in tight situations and will do anything to protect them. When not angered, Knuckles is pretty laid-back and never cracks under pressure. He can also be very understanding on the sly and does not take kindly to people who disrespect or hurt his friends, or innocents, in any way.
Having been living much of his life in isolation, Knuckles grew up believing in honesty and holds a firm and steadfast belief that there is good in everyone, which always lets him give people second chances.
Because of his lack of social ingenuity, however, it makes him very naive, incredibly gullible, fast about forgiving people and easily misled, which has given him a history of being tricked by Eggman. This has made Knuckles aggressive and suspicious towards anyone he deems questionable. Over time, however, Knuckles has gotten better about this and is more suspicious concerning Eggman's trickery. Once he finds out he has been tricked, Knuckles can get quite angered, but quickly regains enough of his composure to start working towards a resolution immediately.
Though not dull-witted, Knuckles is often prone to rash and ill-advised actions. While not above picking complex strategies, Knuckles often chooses force to be the solution, pushing himself through obstacles while focusing on his goal and ignoring other factors along the way.
Similarly, he can also be quite reckless when panicking about the Master Emerald, such being especially evident during the Space Colony ARK incident, where he ended up fighting Sonic for the controls of the Space Shuttle and causing it to crash land as well as abandoning his allies out of a panic due to the Master Emerald shards being lost to space from a collision with a meteor forcing the cargo bay to open.
When in his right element however, Knuckles can be quite clever, sharp-witted and sneaky, such as setting several successful traps for Sonic and Tails on Angel Island when they first arrived. He is also capable of learning from his mistakes.
Knuckles has also proven himself to have a high degree of leadership skills, most noticeably during his time as the commander of the Resistance. He is noted to be very charismatic with inspirational speeches, and he has a flair of daring plans that provided the Resistance with a much-needed offensive during the War to Take Back the Planet. However, for all his skills as a leader, Knuckles is still easily distracted and prefers to be out on the battlefield rather than in the command center.
Knuckles is said to be shy around women, [21] which makes him act awkwardly around girls like Amy , Blaze , and Rouge. Because of his secluded lifestyle on Angel Island, Knuckles feels very uncomfortable in industrialized or crowded cities and places and being around hi-tech objects or gadgets mostly because he's not inclined. Knuckles seems to have lightened up on later adventures, such as the Time Eater incident and the Phantom Ruby incident.
While he still sometimes displays a brooding, headstrong and stubborn attitude, he is shown to be better at acknowledging his shortcomings and displays more personal restraint and better social interaction. Being the guardian of the Master Emerald , Knuckles is a very powerful fighter. Said to be an unstoppable power in fights, [19] he is capable of taking on even the most powerful of opponents without rest.
He has even been able to fight figures like Sonic , Shadow , Silver and Rouge to a standstill. Knuckles punching the ground with enough force to trigger an eruption , from Sonic Heroes. Knuckles' trademark ability is his superhuman strength. Said to possess lots of power, [22] he is strong enough to pulverize massive boulders, [23] [9] [1] punch through solid steel, [9] and lift objects several times his size and weight with ease.
He can even launch punches with such force that they create explosions of enormous power. Knuckles running at speeds comparable to Sonic and Tails , from Sonic Heroes.
Knuckles is also able to run at breakneck speeds, enough to let him keep up with both Sonic and Tails 's running speed. Even so, he is not quite as fast as Sonic at his maximum speed, as Knuckles is noted to run fairly slow by comparison. Additionally, while Knuckles is capable of executing rapid punches in quick succession within a split-second, [29] he has been noted to have slow movements in combat.
Knuckles possesses near-maximized physical durability. Testaments to his durability include surviving a bomb exploding right in front of him through sheer toughness, [30] [31] and going through atmospheric reentry and then land on the ground unharmed.
Knuckles is also shown to have sharp reflexes and acrobatic skills, enough to let him do special tricks and movements while in mid-air, pull off various Spin Attack maneuvers at high speed, and grind along rails just as fast as Sonic while doing tricks and evading obstacles.
Knuckles gliding , from Sonic the Hedgehog Unlike Sonic, Knuckles is a good swimmer , being able to swim into incredible depths and with both great speed and skill. Thanks to the spikes on his fists, Knuckles is also a skilled burrower, [10] being able to dig like a gopher [9] into any wall or floor and tunnel through subterranean regions at great speed.
Also, by stretching his arms and legs outwards while airborne, Knuckles can catch the air under his dreadlock-like spines to let him ride on air currents for a short distance. Knuckles possesses the uncanny ability to sense energy, specifically the chaos energy produced by the Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald or energies similar to those, such as those contained in the Sol Emeralds. Like Sonic and Shadow , Knuckles can also harness the power of the Chaos Emeralds to empower himself.
Knuckles is also the only person alive who knows how to control the Master Emerald, [1] which allows him to utilize the jewel's different powers or tap into its vast energies to empower himself. Other more mystical abilities Knuckles has exhibited includes summoning lightning bolts , harnessing earth elementals to heal himself, [38] and using the supernatural power of the earth to make rocks from the sky. Knuckles is also able to perform the Spin Attack, a technique where he curls into a concussive ball or cutting disk and directs himself at his targets.
With it, Knuckles can shred or burrow through just about any substance given enough speed. Adept in its usage, Knuckles can utilize several variants of the Spin Attack for both ground- and aerial maneuvers, including the Spin Dash , Spin Jump , and Homing Attack. Knuckles fighting Sonic, from Sonic Rivals 2. Even without his Spin Attack, Knuckles is a skilled hand-to-hand combatant. A master in a number of martial arts [20] [40] focusing on hand-to-hand combat, Knuckles makes use of his powerful fists to take on his foes, with his specialty lying in punching moves where he uses his spiked fists for devastating blows.
In terms of fighting style, Knuckles focuses on power, using straight , repetitive and forceful punches , such as power-packed jabs or piercing uppercuts to deal critical blows to his opponents. For stronger strikes, Knuckles tends to build up momentum with his fists by swinging them around , before hitting his opponent in full force. By taking advantage of his burrowing abilities, Knuckles can even hide underground before hitting opponents with an uppercut from below when his opponent least expects it.
Despite being a powerhouse however, most of Knuckles' fighting moves are slow and easy to read. Knuckles in an expert treasure hunter with infallible instincts which are referred to as his "treasure sense" [41] [42] , and can be considered one of the best treasure hunters in the world, if not the best.
Also, while not highly intelligent, Knuckles is well-versed in ancient cultures, ruins, and legends, such as when he was able to translate the ancient Babylonian texts at Gigan Rocks during the Ark of the Cosmos incident. Knuckles is also a skilled Extreme Gear rider, having proven himself a worthy competitor against many of the world's best Extreme Gear riders. To best put his skills in perspective, Knuckles was able to beat Storm the Albatross in a race, who is regarded as a "wind master".
When riding his Extreme Gear, Knuckles can bash his way through obstacles effortlessly and engage in close combat with his fellow racers without losing control. With his Extreme Gear, Knuckles can even enhance his physical abilities. When it comes down to it, Knuckles can also show very competent leadership skills. During the War to Take Back the Planet , he was able to lead the Resistance for several months against the Eggman Empire and even come up with war strategies of his own.
As seen during Dodon Pa 's Grand Prix , Knuckles has excellent skills when it comes to driving and racing in racecars like the Land Breaker. Although he prefers to let his fists do the talking, Knuckles has wielded a number of tools during his adventures, albeit never permanently. During the Emerl incident for example, he made use of deployable landmines , and amidst the G-merl incident , he would wield his own version of the Piko Piko Hammer.
Super Knuckles, from Sonic Heroes. In this state, all of Knuckles' abilities far surpass his normal ones. In addition, he is able to fly and is virtually invulnerable. However, this transformation consumes a lot of energy and requires Rings to be maintained. This form basically shares the same abilities and powers as Super Knuckles but on an even higher level. By harnessing different variants of Hyper-go-on from Wisps , Knuckles can use specific Color Powers to transform into a certain form, such as a drill, a laser or even a planet, each one possessing its own unique abilities.
However, these transformations require a steady supply of Hyper-go-on to be maintained. Knuckles and Sonic, from Sonic Adventure. Sonic the Hedgehog is Knuckles' rival and best friend. Robotnik had deceived him into thinking that Sonic was a thief seeking the Master Emerald.
As such, they started off as adversaries. However, when the echidna discovered that Robotnik had tricked him, he joined forces with Sonic to keep Robotnik and his robots from stealing the Master Emerald. Afterward, they parted ways on good terms. Because of their first impressions of each other and their personalities and competing feelings, Knuckles and Sonic were not initially "good friends" to begin with, [48] with Knuckles exhibiting an inhospitable attitude towards Sonic that persists to this day.
In fact, Knuckles and Sonic are much like oil and water. While Knuckles exemplifies the mountain and is stern, serious and unmovable, Sonic exemplifies the wind and is laid-back, cool and free.
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