TOP 10 FACTS ABOUT KNUCKLES
Knuckles is one of Sonic’s oldest friends, and one of the most memorable characters in
Sega’s beloved franchise. Known for his honourable heart and serious attitude, Knuckles
has managed to gain a reputation of being undeniably cool, and a fan favourite for those
who like their speed mixed with brute strength. So today, we’re taking a look at the top
10 facts about Knuckles.
10 Knuckles the Antagonist When Knuckles first appeared in the series
in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, he was an antagonist of Sonic’s, when Doctor Robotik tricked
Knuckles into thinking that Sonic and Tails were intent on stealing the Master Emerald.
While sonic and Knuckles are friends now, still manage to maintain a rivalry; Knuckles
may not be able to attain the speeds of Sonic, but his strength is suppose to be on the same
impressive level as Sonic’s speed, making the two worthy adversaries. He wouldn’t
become a playable character until Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s follow up game, Sonic & Knuckles.
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9 Grapes In the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 manual, it states
that Knuckles’ favourite food are grapes. This has been referenced in a few games too.
Fans have gotten attached to the idea that Knuckles adores grapes, though; there’s
a whole lot of fan art floating around the internet depicting his adoration of the purple
fruit.
8 & Knuckles meme Knuckles is a part of a popular meme originating
from the 1994 Genesis game Sonic & Knuckles. Sega has introduced a ‘Lock On’ feature
that allowed you to add cartridges onto existing games, made it possible to play Knuckles in
Sonic 3. This started up a meme called ‘& Knuckles’ due to the tacked on nature of the game and
character. The meme made the rounds on the internet several times, reserving in 2010.
Then, Sonic Mania added it as an Easter Egg, by involving a mode that lets you play as
Knuckles, with Knuckles as your side kick once you unlock debug mode in the game.
7 Romances While there aren’t any explicit romances
in the Sonic franchise minus Sonic and Amy, Knuckles is no stranger to a little bit of
loving in the Archie comics. He’s with Julie Su, another echidna, is his soul mate. The
two share a soul touch connection. But, in the games, Julie Su never makes an appearance.
But are not, fans still heavily ship Knuckles with another Sonic favourite - Rouge the Bat,
who tends to have a very batman-catwoman dynamic with Knuckles, and in Sonic Adventure 2 there’s
quite the flirtation between the two.
6 His Eye Colour Knuckles is the only character in the Sonic
franchise to have purple eyes. Although, they’re not always that colour. His eyes at other
times have been blue. And in Sonic Battle, his eyes are both colours; blue while fighting,
and purple in the cut scenes.
5 Different Colours In Sonic the Hedgehog 3, as well as Sonic
The Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles, in all of the games cutscenes, Knuckles is a different colour.
Ever so slightly, that is. He appears to be more of a pinkish tone than the colour he
is in the game when he’s playable. This is because of palettes conflicting with the
HUD item; something that was adjusted with future games. This isn’t the only colour
issues that the character has been faced with, either. In Sonic the Hedgehog 3, his socks
were coloured yellow in the cut scenes.
4 Spelling Restrictions Oddly enough, in several Sonic games, Sega
had to alter the spelling of Knuckles name to fit next to his life icon. In the Mega
Drive games, his name appears as K.T.E, standing for Knuckles the Echidna. This is because
there were only five letter slots on the display, which easily fit the likes of Sonic and Tails’
names. Then it happened again, in Sonic Drift 2, with Knuckles name being spelt K U U C
L E S due to space limitations.
3 Knuckles Doesn’t Have Ears Echindas don’t have ears, instead they have
a large slit at the sides of their heads. This is why Knuckles and the other echidna
characters in the franchise aren’t depicted with ears, whereas Sonic and the rest of the
crew all do.
2 Initial Concept Knuckles originally was conceptualized as
Jamaican. There’s even Sonic & Knuckles strategy guides with Knuckles’ dialogue
including Jamaican slang. He was intended to have a Jamaican accent and go by the name
of Dreds, which obviously referred to his dreadlocks and the fact that he was from an
island race. But his cultural ancestry isn’t the only shocking thing about his initial
conception.
1 Nike Likely the most surprising fact about Knuckles
is that he was intended to be a cross promotion with Nike. The crescent shape symbol on his
body was initially suppose to be a nike logo to serve as a sponsorship deal with Nike and
SEGA for the Sonic & Knuckles game. Eventually the deal didn’t come to light, and instead
of a check mark on his chest, we got the now iconic moon crescent instead.
There we have it friends! Which of these Knuckles facts surprised you? Let us know in those
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