Knuckles the Echidna is a teenage echidna that guards the Master Emerald. He's one of Sonic's many friends.
Appearance[]
Knuckles is red with slacked down spikes. His chest is adorned with a white swooshed crest symbol. He wears green-yellow-red Nike sneakers, spiked gloves, and has black eyes with white schelra.
Personality[]
Knuckles is cool, calm, and collected, but if he gets angered, he has a red-hot temper. He's an introvert and remains aloof, only really opening up to people he knows personally. He gets insanely protective of stuff such as the Master Emerald for example, and becomes vengeful if they're stolen. He's easily gullible even if he's strong and smart, believing Robotnik's lies about Sonic, due to his seclusion from the outside world. His seclusion also means he comes up with the wrong ideas about stuff that seems foreign to him; for example, when Amy developed a crush on him, he unknowingly abused her until Amy was able to convince him what he was doing was wrong. Even then, Knuckles seems to be opening up to outside culture, as he can say he loves to watch Space Ghost Coast to Coast on the Cartoon Network. Aside from that, he's tough and willing to start a fight if he believes someone wrongs him.
History[]
Knuckles was born on the Floating Island to two echidnas (Garrett and Kiwami.) He is the last Moglai echidna, as all the other echidnas raided the shrine of the Chaos Emeralds for power and awakened Chaos, thus perishing. When his parents passed on trying to stop Chaos, Knuckles considered it his sole duty to guard the Master Emerald.
In February 1994, Knuckles woke up one day to find the Master Emerald gone. After a while, Dr. Robotnik contacted him and lied to him saying Sonic and Tails stole it. Knuckles said he would do anything to stop them, and when Sonic arrived on the Floating Island in his Super form, Knuckles literally knocked all the emeralds out of him, laughing at his misfortune. Knuckles kept haranguing Sonic at every turn, until he got a taste of his own medicine when he fell off a tower in Launch Base Zone.
Later that year, the Master Emerald still hadn't returned. Knuckles still believed Sonic took it, and so kidnapped Amy Rose in order to get her to explain where the emeralds were. Amy started developing a crush on Knuckles, and because he had never been loved by someone other than his parents, Knuckles basically abused her until she showed him the error of his ways. Eventually, Sonic and Knuckles fought in Hidden Palace Zone, where Dr. Robotnik showed up with the Master Emerald and zapped Knuckles as he tried to get it back. This caused Knuckles to realize Sonic was on his side, and they joined forces, fighting Robotnik in Sky Sanctuary. Afterwards, Knuckles apologized to Sonic, and said he wanted to live in Central City as the only echidna. "The only echidna? There's a whole bunch of them where I live!" says Sonic. Knuckles eventually moved in with Emily and her family.
When the Chaos Emeralds were scattered all across Mobius, Dr. Robotnik told Knuckles that Sonic stole them once again. Of course, being a bit gullible as he only knew the Floating Island, Knuckles believed this and lured Sonic into traps again, even when the hedgehog tried to convince him he had been tricked. Knuckles was captured and thrown into an energy cage after Sonic defeated him as Robotnik declared he had failed him. This was when Knuckles realized he had been tricked yet again. Sonic thankfully learned of Knuckles' capture and rescued him, at which they made up with a handshake.
Powers[]
Like everyone else, Knuckles harnesses Chaos Energy. He can use this to turn Super, during which his fur turns pink.
Abilities[]
Knuckles has gratuitous parkour abilties, as being an echidna, he can glide, and stick to walls like glue. He uses this, and his ability to burrow through the ground, as part of his espionage skills.
Skills[]
Knuckles is an expert at karate, espionage, and treasure hunting; he usually ties up intruders before he exterminates them.
Weakness[]
Knuckles' one true weakness is electricity, as shown when he gets zapped in Hidden Palace Zone.