Hyper Knuckles

Hyper Knuckles
Hyper Knuckles.
Appearances
First appearance	Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Game appearances	Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (Mentioned only)
Real-world designer(s)
Creator(s) (real-world)	Sonic Team
Transformation overview
Base character(s)	Knuckles the Echidna
Cause	The seven Super Emeralds.
Physical description
Fur	Pink-red with a pulsing glow, white
Skin	Peach
Eyes	Black
Attire	White gloves with pointed knuckles Red and yellow shoes with green cuffs and gray buckle
Powers and abilities
Skills	Enhanced acrobatic skills and reflexes Enhanced super strength Enhanced super speed Invincibility High jumping abilities Explosive punches Aquatic respiration Gliding Enhanced climbing
Moves and techniques	Climb Glide Gliding Shock Wave Attack Spin Attack Spin Dash Spin Jump

Hyper Knuckles (ハイパーナックルズ, Haipā Nakkuruzu^?) is Knuckles the Echidna's hyper transformation that is gained when he taps into the power of seven Super Emeralds and fifty rings or the Master Emerald. His only game appearance was in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, but he has made a couple of appearances in the Archie Comics fighting several enemies like Super Sonic, Robotnik, and Mammoth Mogul. However, it should be noted that in the Archie Comics, Hyper Knuckles is the given name of Knuckles' Chaos Emerald powered Super State.

Appearance

Hyper Knuckles running at full-tilt.

Like Super Knuckles, Knuckles does not receive any physical transformation, but his fur pulses from red to pink. Unlike his Super State, however, any movement he makes leaves after-images.

Powers and Abilities

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Hyper Knuckles running along Hydrocity Zone with an after-image.

While in Hyper form, Knuckles' natural abilities are multiplied many times over; his already impressive strength, speed and accuracy increase vastly, and he is virtually invulnerable as long as the transformation lasts. Since Hyper Knuckles is an enhanced version of Super Knuckles, all of his physical abilities surpass that of Super Knuckles and he gains additional abilities as well. When gliding into a wall, Hyper Knuckles can perform the "Gliding Shock Wave Attack" which causes an earthquake that destroys all enemies on the screen, and he can breathe underwater as well. In the comics, Knuckles' natural bond with the Chaos Energy is also more open to him while in this state, granting him abilities he would not otherwise be able to control.

Like most other super transformations, caused by the Chaos Emeralds/Super Emeralds, once he runs out of rings, he returns to his normal form. In the Debug Mode of the locked-on game, Knuckles is able to activate it automatically by setting the S monitor and breaking it.

Appearances in Other Media

Archie Comics

In the Archie Comics, Knuckles has a transformation called Hyper Knuckles. However, this transformation can actually be classified as a Super form, which is caused by a super transformation, rather than a Hyper form and is merely a name Knuckles has given it.

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