Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4383275-20150824053458

Although my profile picture may suggest otherwise, I like Knuckles and Donkey Kong equally as characters and am impartial towards both of them. However, I noticed some problems in the Knuckles vs. Donkey Kong fight:

1. The Sonic games, Sonic X, and Sonic Boom are all different threads of canon, residing in alternate universes. The Mario vs. Sonic battle also overlooked this fact, but it wasn't as large of a problem there.

2. Knuckles can't glide for nearly as long as he did during the mine cart scene, nor is he that aerodynamic.

3. Knuckles' strength was inaccurately portrayed, relying on facts from the non-canon Sonic X. The most amazing display of physical strength from Knuckles was in Sonic 3&K: if the player fought Knuckles as Hyper Sonic in the Hidden Palace Zone, Knuckles would easily shake off a spindash from Hyper Sonic. Now, Hyper Sonic moves at a minimum of light speed, as shown by the after-images that appear behind him as he flies. With that said, stopping an object moving at (a minimum of) light speed with a simple crouch places Knuckles' strength on a league above Donkey Kong's 