Knuckles is a mobianechidna 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. Knuckles was born alone and raised on Angel Island as the last surviving member of the Knuckles Clan, a long-lost race of echidnas devoted to protecting the Master Emerald from being abused. Knuckles has the uncanny ability to sense the chaos energy of the Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald, or similar objects like Sol Emeralds, and can track down their "signals" which makes him a living Emerald Detector. When developing the character designs, Knuckles was made larger and more muscular to emphasize his strength, his role as the strong guy on the team and the bruiser he is.His gliding ability was excluded because it did not fit into any of the stories. [19] Additionally, Knuckles can jump several stories into the air from a standstill position. Amy Rose has only been seen interacting with Knuckles on rare occasions, although they seem to have an awkward, yet at the same time, friendly relationship. Knuckles smiles and says "She never gives up, does she?". Despite this, Tails is probably Knuckles' best friend after Sonic, and the two have teamed up several times through the series. [105] Sega Magazine stated that Knuckles "looks cooler" than Sonic, comparing him to Spider-Man, and suggested he be given his own game. He can also use his dreadlocks to glide for short distances." He is also a member of the Brotherhood of Guardians, a secret society that defends the island and is made up of Knuckles' predecessors/ancestors. Claus-Peter Damitz (German)Maurizio Merluzzo (Italian)Sébastien Desjours (French)Sergio Mesa (Spanish) It can even be argued that the two of them are as close to each other as Sonic and Tails are, as the nature of their rivalry/quarreling friendship lets them have a relationship that does not require any hesitation. Knuckles running at speeds comparable to Sonic and Tails. 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The character stemmed from a 2017 review of Sonic Lost World by YouTube user Gregzilla as well as from fans of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds streamer Forsen who often make references to the African country Uganda in the chat section of his streams. Knuckles punching the ground with enough force to trigger an eruption. According to IGN's Levi Buchanan, fans "seemed legitimately happy" with the addition of the character of Knuckles, who was popular enough to get marquee billing in Sonic & Knuckles, but Buchanan felt that characters who came after him were going "overboard". Gameboy Advance. Knuckles spent most of his life living alone on Angel Island, keeping watch over the Master Emerald. 2 talking about this. Thrash's actions led to almost all the remaining Echidnas being banished from Mobius, with Knuckles failing to rescue them. In Sonic Generations, Knuckles and Rouge oddly seem to be friendly to each other at the party, as they are seen setting the table, eating, smiling and talking to each other. Other language voice actor(s) In the game, Knuckles and Silver appear to be on very good terms with each other, and work very well together. He is a red anthropomorphic echidna who is determined and serious, but sometimes gullible. Rouge even admits that Knuckles is cute but just not her type during the game. Despite being a powerhouse in close combat, as stated by Sonic, most of Knuckles' fighting moves are slow and easy to read, making Knuckles more vulnerable to the fastest characters who can read his moves and rapidly counterattack. Also, because of his short temper, Knuckles usually falls for Sonic's teasing and provocations directed at him, which causes him to lose his cool and get angry at the hedgehog. [104] Mean Machines Sega called Knuckles' powers "impressive" and the character overall more useful and promising than Tails. [54], Knuckles serves as a power-based character in Sonic Heroes alongside Sonic and Tails, who respectively represent speed and flight. He is likewise stubborn, headstrong, and inflexible, preferring to do things his way, which causes him to clash with others. As such, he cares very little about what others think, which makes him bluntly honest, straight-forward, and somewhat egotistical.[16]. The history of the game begins with the release of the Mega Drive game Sonic & Knuckles. Knuckles the Echidna Keyring, Sonic the Hedgehog, Master Emerald, Sonic Mania, Cute, Kawaii, Video Game, Retro Game DreamTroveCreations. Knuckles the Echidna is a fictional character in Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series. This is his main goal thoughout the game, where it is either stolen or shattered, and Knuckles tries to recover or restore it. 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