Talk:Donkey Kong VS Knuckles/@comment-27473767-20160215032752/@comment-25182985-20160215033250

Sorry to say this but it annoys me to no ends when people compares Wario to Knuckles, when Wario's true sonic counterpart had always been Shadow the Hedgehog.

Anti counterparts who also happen to be anti-heroes of the main heroes (Mario for Wario, Shadow for Sonic), current rivals from their previous former ones (Donkey Kong for Mario, Knuckles for Sonic), sometimes reluctant allies to the heroes, ride motorcycles, enter powerful forms when obtaining something, Shadow's being an emerald, Wario's being garlic and have partners in crime. Waluigi for Wario, Rouge for Shadow.

Honestly Wario is who Shadow should've fought in the first place, not Vegeta.

Now let's see Donkey Kong and Knuckles, the other true counterparts of each other.

nce-enemy-turned-dumb-muscle-strong-friendly-rivals of the heroes whom the heroes now have these two as their current rivals (Wario for Mario, Shadow for Sonic), live on tropical islands guarding a certain treasure, the Emerald for Knuckles and Bananas for Donkey Kong, and have superforms that requires a certain crystaline artifact, the emerald for Knuckles and Crystal Coconuts for Donkey Kong.

No wonder Knuckles fought DK instead because that's always been his true counterpart. Whereas Wario's is Shadow.

This is how I basically see it with Mario and Sonic.

Mario - Sonic Luigi - Tails Peach - Amy Donkey Kong - Knuckles Wario - Shadow Bowser - Dr. Eggman Waluigi - Rouge Rosalina - Blaze Toad - Cream