Knuckles the Echidna
Name: Knuckles
Species: Echidna
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Likes: Fruit, digging holes
Dislikes: Strong sunshine (which explains why he often wears sunglasses)
Skills:
Knuckles is a skilled martial arts expert, and his special spiked knuckles
on his hands add power to his punches.
He can (somehow) glide long distances. This may be due to his prolonged contact
with the Master Emerald.
Using his spiked hands, Knuckles can climb many kinds of vertical structures.
Weaknesses: Girls (he's shy), he's also very, very gullible.
Description:
An ancient race of Echidnas, once living on the land mass now called Angel
Island, had long sought the power from mysterious jewels that were known as
Chaos Emeralds. The emeralds were situated near a race of simple creatures
known as Chao. The Chao were in turn protected by a liquefied monster known
as Chaos. In their bid for the total power the emeralds were said to wield,
an army of the Echidnas killed all the Chao nearby, thinking them their enemies.
Their protector then reacted in a bitter rage, killing all the Echidnas.
However, somehow one remained. He grew up in a time far past that of his race,
with a destiny to protect the controller of the seven Chaos Emeralds, the
Master Emerald. This echidna's name was Knuckles.
Knuckles grew up on his own, so had no one to talk to or teach him. When Eggman
appeared, Knuckles was made to believe that Sonic and Tails were his enemies,
not the Doctor. When the truth was reviled, Knuckles proved a powerful ally
to Sonic and his pals. Many a time, Knuckles has foiled Eggman's plans and
helped out Sonic, but this has always been for the protection of his emerald
and his island. Whether Knuckles will remain duty-bound and alone for the
rest of his life will remain to be seen.
Just as stubborn as Sonic, Knuckles finds it hard to relate to anyone, but
he and Sonic are closer friends than either would like to admit. He has a thing for the treasure hunter Rouge, but is
far too shy at this time to say anything. Knuckles is incredibly gullible, and will
believe anything you tell him, even if you're his worst enemy. That said,
Knuckles is always trying to do what's right, but to him, his island and his
pride remain most important.
Theme song: Unknown from M.E.
Special
moves:
'Punch' - Due to his spiked hands, Knuckles' punches are harder than
his head (just).
(In Sonic Adventure, Knuckles' punching combo is a one-two followed by a huge
punch. In Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Advance, it's a one-two punch followed
by an uppercut. In SA2, when moving at speed, it'll turn into a combo similar
to the one in SA1.
'Glide' - Knuckles can skilfully glide across large areas, but just
how remains a mystery.
'Climb' - When gliding into a wall, Knuckles will climb up along the
wall, until something gets in the way or he stops.
'Dig'* - Knuckles can dig down to find hidden treasures, when he has
the shovel claws on.
'Maximum heat attack'* - After charging up, Knuckles will attack a
line of enemies, a la Sonic's Light attack.
* - A special item must be obtained to use these moves
Profession:
Guardian of the Master Emerald and Angel Island.
First appearance: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive/Genesis)
Solo career: Knuckles appeared in his own game, Knuckles' Chaotix, for the 32X
Cameos: The Shenmue series, Phantasy Star Online
Useless Info: Early designs for Knuckles included a green form with a rather fetching perm. Prototype names included 'Dreads'. Oddly enough, if you look at Knuckles sprites from various games, you can see that he is the character that varies most game to game. In Sonic 3, Knuckles was more pink than red and sported yellow socks. However, in Sonic and Knuckles, he was red and had green socks. His eyelids also vary from red to tan game to game. Those crazy Sega guys, eh?
Development:
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