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This character exists primarily or exclusively within the Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie continuity.
Information in this article may not be canonical to the storyline of the games or any other Sonic continuity.
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Knuckles the Echidna (ナックルズ・ザ・エキドゥナ Nakkurusu za Ekiduna?) is the tritagonist of Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie. He is an anthropomorphic echidna and is known as a lonely traveler and treasure hunter. He is also a long-time friend of Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles "Tails" Prower.

Appearance[]

Knuckles is an anthropomorphic echidna with red fur that covers most of his body, a black nose on his peach-skinned 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.

The colors on Knuckles' shoes are seem to be altered compared to his game counterpart, as the red and yellow colors have switched their places on shoes and the gray, sextuple-bolted plates on top of the shoes are somewhat smaller in depth. Knuckles' shoes possess gray soles. He also wears large, white, mitten-like gloves with sock-like cuffs and two spiked knuckles on each hand.

Unlike most other incarnations of Knuckles, he originally wore a brown cowboy hat. The hat has a blue stripe around it which is decorated with yellow circles with red five-pointed stars on them. However, he discarded the hat after it caught on fire at the climax of the story. Knuckles also usually carries a brown and cream-colored travel bag and blue sunglasses to protect his eyes from harsh light.

History[]

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie[]

Welcome to Robotropolis[]

Knuckles is first seen when Sonic and Tails enter the Land of Darkness. When he meets up with Sonic and Tails, they say that it's been a while since they last saw him, indicating that they had previously met each other. He helps them escape from Metal Robotnik and they head off to stop the generator.

Sonic Vs. Metal Sonic!![]

Knuckles is then seen following Tails back to Land of the Sky where he helps repair the Tornado, something that Knuckles isn't seen doing in a any other cartoons or comics. Later when he and Tails arrive at the North Pole Knuckles saves Sara from a great fall. She then thanks him and kisses him causing Knuckles to blush.

A few minutes later after seeing Hyper Metal Sonic defeating Sonic, the three saw the lava approaching the iceberg then Tails tells Knuckles to stop the magma. Knuckles hesitates then Sara says: "Would you try it for me, brave man?" and gives him a kiss. Knuckles blushes then drills two holes in the lava causing it to divert. Unfortunately his hat catches on fire.

Afterwards, during the fight between Hyper Metal Sonic and the real Sonic, he is seen making more holes in the ground, and when he rises he sees the two coming towards him and hyper speed, which causes him to submerge and rise up from a different hole, the scene emulating a Whack-A-Mole game. At one point during this scene Sonic steps on his head leaving a huge bump, making Knuckles very angry and giving Sonic the thumbs down sign, indicating he will get him back for hurting him.

During the last pinnacle of the fight, Metal Sonic falls into the magma and Sonic jumps in to try and save him, but Knuckles jumps in and grabs Sonic yelling to him "No, don't do it, Sonic! He'll drag you under with him!" When Metal allows himself to die, Sonic continues to break out of Knuckles' grip, and the two see the end of Hyper Metal Sonic. Before the credits of the movie, you see Knuckles and Sonic back again with the group with Sonic looking upset that he failed to save Metal. Dr. Robotnik comes up and the group sees him talk about him making a stronger metal, thanks to Sonic's data on a CD, but he fails due to his clumsiness by dropping it on one of his turtle bombs and exploding in his face, causing the group to laugh at him.

When the president says "Thank goodness, everything's back to normal", Knuckles says out loud "Almost, not quite!" and hits Sonic hard in the head, and he states to Sonic "Now, we're finally even, Sonic!" and he gives him an Akanbe gesture, he begins to run with Sonic chasing after him. Sonic states to Knuckles "Why did you hit me?" and Knuckles replies back saying "I was getting you back for stepping on my head, Sonic!" While the two keep running, the group catches a ride with Robotnik to try and catch up with Sonic. Finally before the credits start, we see Sonic, and Knuckles still running after each other with Tails following, then the group all starts shouting and reaching for Sonic, this surprises him and he says, "Whoo, I'm getting out of here, Knuckles!", and Knuckles, with the last line in the movie, replies "Hey, wait a minute, Sonic!".

Personality[]

Knuckles is a kind and friendly individual, usually ready to lend his friends a helping hand when they need it. However. Knuckles can also be greedy, claiming that helping Sonic and Tails fight Metal Robotnik is one more job he will not get paid for, and saying that he will put it on their tab.

Knuckles seems to be easily angered and slightly vindictive, getting mad at Sonic for accidentally stepping on his head and hitting him later as payback. Knuckles is also shown to act flustered whenever a girl shows him affection, and can easily be seduced by a girl into doing favors for her.

Powers and abilities[]

Like Sonic, Knuckles is able to move fast from place to place, being able to jump from high levels and having good fighting skills. He is also known being able to glide in the air, although it is shown to be more akin to flying for unknown reasons. He is able to climb on walls as well, and being able to digging underground, even in the hottest furnace of the volcano.

During his journeys and treasure adventures, Knuckles has gained much knowledge and is aware of many things of Planet Freedom, including the volcanic actions on the north pole. Unlike other incarnations, he seem to know how to repair machines and planes during the time when he is seen repairing the Tornado. This is actually similar to his Sonic X counterpart who frequently repaired the Blue Typhoon.

Relationships[]

Sonic the Hedgehog[]

Miles "Tails" Prower[]

Sara[]

Dr. Robotnik[]

Friends/allies[]

Enemies[]

In other media[]

Archie Comics[]

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Knuckles, from Sonic the Hedgehog #101.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, Knuckles appeared as an alternated version of Knuckles Prime, created when the timeline of the Prime Zone was altered when Knuckles Prime tried to change the past. In this timeline, he came to help Sonic and Tails in their fight against Metal Robotnik. Dashing through Metal Robotnik, Knuckles completely destroyed the robot. However, after sharing a few words with Sonic, he, Sonic and Tails would face an army of Metal Robotniks. Immediately after however, the timeline was altered again.

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