| “ | Do I look like I need your power? | „ |
| ~ Knuckles' most famous quote. |
| “ | You're unskilled, untrained, and… unworthy! | „ |
| ~ Knuckles underestimating Sonic the Hedgehog. |
| “ | Porcupine? I am an echidna. Trained since birth in all forms of lethal combat, destined to restore honor to my tribe and willing to destroy anything that gets in my way. | „ |
| ~ Knuckles meeting Agent Stone. |
Knuckles the Echidna is one of the two tritagonists (alongside Maddie Wachowski) of the Sonic Cinematic Universe.
He is the extra-terrestrial red echidna who is formerly the ally of Dr. Ivo Robotnik, whom were both searching for the Master Emerald, and each have been pursuing Sonic and Tails, until the doctor betrayed him and left him for dead until Sonic attempted to save him from drowning. He then joins forces with his former enemies to defeat Robotnik. He was among the members of the Echidna Tribe, which were wiped out in a war against the owl tribe and he lost his father in the skirmish while Sonic coincidentally lost Longclaw in the same battle.
He is voiced by Idris Elba, who also played Bloodsport in the DC Extended Universe.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Admirable?[]
In General[]
- He genuinely cared for his father and the rest of the Echidna Tribe, as their deaths left a big impact on him. Additionally, most of Knuckles' actions throughout the series stem from wishing to avenge them and honor their legacy.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2[]
- Before leaving the Mean Bean Cafe, Knuckles calls out Robotnik for ditching Agent Stone and calls him disloyal.
- When Sonic tells him on how he lost everything the same day he lost his tribe, Knuckles seemed to have felt sorry for him for a moment, only for Tails to restrain him which caused him to think Sonic was tricking him. It's also possible that Knuckles would've dropped his vengeance against Sonic if it wasn't for the latter.
- He redeemed himself the moment Dr. Robotnik betrays him and takes the Master Emerald for himself to enslave the world and makes it up and puts aside his differences and makes peace with Sonic and Tails.
- He and Tails managed to distract Dr. Robotnik from within and Knuckles separates the Master Emerald from him, contributing to turning the tides in favor of his new allies.
- When he sees that Sonic was trying to save him from drowning, he returns the favor and saves him from drowning as well when he realizes Sonic can't swim. It shows that Knuckles has a strong sense of honor.
- He was horrified when it seemed that Robotnik killed Sonic, Tom and Maddie by stepping on them in his giant robot.
- He has saved multiple people and assists in stopping Dr. Robotnik from conquering the universe, along with Sonic and Tails.
- He prevented Tom and Maddie from embracing Super Sonic, believing that the hedgehog had been driven mad with power, although it was soon confirmed this wasn't the case. Although, Sonic claims that they "would have blown up" had they hugged him before he de-powered, meaning that Knuckles did basically protect them.
Knuckles[]
- When he believes the house is under attack, he tries to fight off the renovators, only for Maddie to step in and tell him they’re just helping out.
- He agreed to train Wade Whipple so he could beat his dad in the Tournament of Champions.
- He showed sympathy to Wade over his father's abandonment of him.
- He and Wade bonded over their victory.
- He thanked Wendy for the meal at the Shabbat dinner.
- He helped save Wendy and Wanda from Agents Willoughby and Mason.
- He defeated the Buyer and saved Whipple's family.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3[]
- He entrusted Wade to guard the Master Emerald, although he did a pretty bad job at it.
- He, Tails, Tom, and Maddie celebrate Sonic’s arrival anniversary on Earth.
- When G.U.N. forces requested the Team for help in Tokyo because of Shadow’s rampage, he and the Team agreed to help.
- He and the team decided to team up with Robotnik to track the drones at the abandoned G.U.N. facility.
- He helps the Wachowsik’s and the Team infiltrate the G.U.N. Headquarters in London to stop Gerald and Ivo Robotnik from initiating the Eclipse Cannon and destroy the Earth.
- When Sonic was enraged at Shadow for seriously injuring Tom and demanded to know where the Master Emerald was, Knuckles initially refused to tell him, deeming Sonic was far too angry to make rational choices and telling him that they swore an oath to never use the emerald for revenge, but he eventually relents, believing Sonic would never go off the deep end even if he initially used it for ill intentions and was proven right.
- To keep the team from falling apart, he tells Sonic that the Master Emerald is in Wade's possession.
- Although he almost got into a fight with Sonic in that moment, Knuckles clearly didn't want to do it and even warns him not to engage. Not to mention he backs down since it wasn't worth fighting him, showing also a mature side of himself.
- He and Tails save Ivo Robotnik from getting sucked into space and get him to turn the Eclipse Cannon away from Earth with help from Sonic and Shadow before it overrides and explodes.
- What makes this more admirable is that Eggman betayed him twice yet he still saved him with no hesitation.
- While he does cheer after Geralds death this was justified due to all the heinous actions Gerald committed.
- He saves Sonic and Tails from dying in space.
- He forgives Sonic for running off on his own and hugs him.
What Makes Him Inconsistent?[]
- He shows little to no remorse for the damage he causes, such as destroying the Wachowski's house, a random truck, and Wade's car.
- Though he was misled into thinking that Sonic was his foe, Knuckles is shown to be lethal as he was willing to kill Sonic and he spent a good chunk of the film antagonizing him and Tails prior to Robotnik's betrayal, which makes Knuckles way too lethal to be NPG, especially considering Sonic was never a villain.
- He is also shown to be a rather violent person, often wanting to solve his problems by punching and breaking things rather than thinking of solutions outright, such as at Tokyo when Sonic tells Shadow they don't want to battle, Knuckles whisper in Sonic's ear by saying he wants to battle Shadow, and at London when the driver doesn't work, Knuckles encourage Tom and Maddie to use violence on the driver to make it work.
- He can be a jerk at times, most notably when he threatens Tails for ramming him with a car and Maddie for grounding him (only relenting due to Sonic’s intervention), and then later plotting revenge against the latter for it, when it was really his own fault for trying to get Ozzy to fight an innocent mailman, and even imprisoning him at one point.
- While unintentional, he insults Sonic by saying Shadow is much more impressive causing Sonic to get annoyed.
- He can be very arrogant and tends to underestimate his foes at times, with his famous “Do I look like I need your power?” line.
- He can be rather boastful, such as how he talks about how he is one million percent muscle, much to the annoyance of Sonic and Tails.
- He is a rather reckless fighter who can cause moderate destruction, such as when he fought the burglars in the house and when he attacked Unit while he was simply reading a poem to Tails and Sonic.
- Unlike Sonic and Tails, Knuckles had no intention of talking to Shadow and wanted to fight him, which led to him and the rest of the team getting badily beaten.
Trivia[]
- Unlike Tails, Sonic and Shadow who share their PG, NPG and IA status with their video game counterparts, Knuckles is IA while his video game counterpart is NPG.
- He fits the description of the moral scaling trio, with him being IA, Sonic being NPG, and Tails being PG.
External Links[]
- Knuckles the Echidna on the Sonic Cinematic Universe Wiki
- Knuckles the Echidna on the Sonic Wiki
- Knuckles the Echidna on the Heroes Wiki
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