Knuckles Trivia | 70 facts about the videogame character

Knuckles was Sonic’s former rival and one of the most recognizable characters of the Sonic The Hedgehog videogame.

So let’s find out some trivia and facts about the character.

1. The character’s full name is Knuckles the Echidna
2. He is a fictional character in Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog series
3. He is a red anthropomorphic short-beaked echidna
4. He is Sonic’s former rival and close friend
5. He is determined and serious, but sometimes gullible
6. He has the ability to glide and climb up walls
7. He is a powerful fighter with spiked hands
8. He serves as the guardian of the Master Emerald
9. It is a huge gemstone that controls the series’ integral Chaos Emeralds
10. Knuckles is the last living member of his tribe, the Knuckles Clan
11. Knuckles debuted as an antagonist in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) after Doctor Eggman tricks him into opposing Sonic and Tails
12. He first became a playable protagonist in Sonic & Knuckles later that year
13. After initially opposing Sonic once again, he forms an alliance with him after learning of Doctor Eggman’s trickery
14. Since then he has appeared in dozens of playable and non-playable roles
15. As well as in several series of comic books, Western animated television, and Japanese anime
16. Knuckles is one of the series’ most popular characters
17. Appearing in nearly every game in the franchise
18. These include main series games, future ports, and spin-off titles
19. His likeness has also frequently appeared in several pieces of Sonic the Hedgehog merchandise
20. He has been the subject of multiple running gags and Internet memes
21. During conception of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the development team wanted to create a new rival for Sonic
22. The final design of Knuckles was the result of dozens of possible designs inspired by numerous different animals
23. In collaboration between the Sonic Team and Sega of America’s product marketing manager, Pamela Kelly, the final character of “Knuckles” was chosen
24. The emphasis of the character was to break walls
25. With the original idea being a ‘whirlwind’ ability, rather than punching
26. He was originally planned to have a Jamaican accent
27. Knuckles was created by developer Takashi Yuda, who never intended him to be any more than a “supporting character”
28. Knuckles who was named by Product Marketing Manager, Pamela Kelly
29. He was introduced in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as an “intimidator” because of his powerful abilities and physical strength
30. He was given a headlining role in the next game, Sonic & Knuckles
31. There he made his first appearance as a playable character
32. Knuckles has been voiced by several different actors over the years
33. In the Japanese dubs, he was voiced by Yasunori Matsumoto in Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
34. And by Nobutoshi Canna since 1998, beginning with Sonic Adventure
35. In animation, he was voiced by Brian Drummond in Sonic Underground
36. And by Bill Wise in the English dub of Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
37. In the video games, Knuckles was originally voiced by Ryan Drummond in Sonic Shuffle, and then voiced by Michael McGaharn in Sonic Adventure
38. Scott Dreier began voicing the character in 2001, starting with Sonic Adventure 2
39. He continued to voice the character for three more years until 2004, his final role as Knuckles was in Sonic Advance 3
40. Dan Green began voicing the character in the anime series Sonic X, he would later take over the role in the video games in 2005, starting with Shadow the Hedgehog
41. In 2010, he was replaced by Travis Willingham, beginning with Sonic Free Riders
42. Willingham continued voicing the character until 2018
43. His final role as Knuckles was in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
44. Since 2019, Knuckles has been voiced by Dave B. Mitchell, beginning with Team Sonic Racing
45. In the film Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Knuckles is voiced by Idris Elba
46. Elba is set to reprise the role again in the upcoming Knuckles spin-off series
47. The series is set for release on the streaming service Paramount+ in 2023
48. Knuckles is a red anthropomorphic echidna, the only living descendant of a well-established clan of echidnas
49. For many years, his clan guarded a giant gemstone called the Master Emerald, which controls the Chaos Emeralds, objects central to the Sonic the Hedgehog game series
50. As such, Knuckles has spent most of his life atop a floating island called Angel Island, guarding the Master Emerald from harm
51. He has grown up fairly introverted as a result
52. Knuckles has a personality described as cool
53. However, he sometimes loses his composure and gets in fights with other characters, and is sometimes shy around girls
54. His favorite food is grapes
55. His relationship with Sonic is ambivalent
56. However in later games, their relationship became more unequivocal
57. Knuckles entered the series as an antagonist of Sonic, but later becomes one of the protagonists and sees him as a partner
58. While envying Sonic’s adventurous lifestyle
59. He is depicted as somewhat gullible and very rash, especially when angered
60. Since he never went out of the Angel Island, he has often been tricked by Doctor Robotnik, but is stated in one game manual to have become more skeptical of him
61. Possibly due to the multiple times of getting fooled by Robotnik
62. While slower than Sonic, Knuckles is depicted as one of the series’ strongest characters and a skilled martial artist
63. His brawny physique allows him to lift objects many times his size and weight
64. While his powerful fists enable him to smash through boulders
65. He can also glide long distances and can climb up walls using the spikes on his gloves
66. Unlike Sonic, Knuckles is able to swim
67. As is typical among Sonic characters, Knuckles can roll into a ball to attack enemies
68. He also has an empowered “super” form
69. Using the Chaos Emeralds allows him to transform into Super Knuckles
70. Using the Super Emeralds allows him to transform into Hyper Knuckles

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