Knuckles the Echidna

"Dreams don't betray us. When we lose ourselves, that's when we lose our dreams. It's not that dreams don't come true. We just give up on them."

- Knuckles the Echidna

Knuckles the Echidna is a major character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. When he first appeared, he was tricked by Eggman into fighting Sonic. Eggman told him that Sonic wanted to steal Knuckles' Master Emerald, when he only came to stop Eggman.

Knuckles generally gets involved when his Master Emerald is in danger. He is a skilled martial artist known as the strongest thing alive. Despite her rivalry with Knuckles, Rouge the Bat has a crush on him.

Knuckles is also a treasure Hunter. He once mentioned that treasure hunting is his favorite hobby.

Knuckles is the strongest Sonic character psychically, while not always defeating characters who use powers instead, such as Shadow the Hedgehog or Emerl, May be due to Knuckles preferring to use his fist.

Early Life
Knuckles was born and raised on Angel Island. He is the last surviving member of the remainder of the Knuckles Clan, a long-lost tribe of Echidnas, which devoted themselves to protecting the Master Emerald after Pachacamac incurred the wrath of Perfect Chaos who nearly completely wiped them out 4,000 years ago.

Despite his peoples' colorful history, Knuckles' own past was a mystery to him; he did not know how he came to be, nor what other reasons he had for existing, and he believed himself to be the last of his kind entirely. The only thing Knuckles knew that for as long as he could remember, he had been living on Angel Island, protecting the Master Emerald. He did not know why he was compelled to fulfilling this task, only that it was his sworn duty and fate to protect the Master Emerald from anyone who wanted to abuse it. As far as Knuckles knew, this was his purpose in life, and he was content with that.

For much of his life, Knuckles stayed close to the Master Emerald's shrine, steadfastly protecting the Master Emerald while having little to no contact with the outside world. Over time, Knuckles became friends with all the animals and the nature itself on Angel Island.

Personality
Knuckles is a tough and stoic loner. He tends to be the most competent character in the whole Sonic Series. Knuckles holds a strong belief that there is good in ever-gone, which explains why he gets tricked from time to time, however, he is also very wise. Despite his tough exterior, Knuckles can be quite kind towards innocent people, and shows a good sense of empathy, sometimes even for villains. Knuckles is very sensible, always speaking up when the rest of the team don't.

Trivia

 * Knuckles was supposed to have a Jamaican accent to match his Jamaican appearance.
 * He first appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (also in Sonic 3 & Knuckles, depending on what version you're playing).
 * Knuckles was redesigned to be more muscular in Sonic Boom.

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