- —Knuckles the Echidna
Knuckles the Echidna is one of the main protagonists of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He appeared in the 51st episode of Death Battle, Donkey Kong VS Knuckles, where he fought against Donkey Kong from the Donkey Kong and Super Mario series.
History
The last surviving member of an ancient echidna clan, Knuckles was born and raised to protect Angel Island's greatest treasure: the Master Emerald, a powerful relic which can negate the effects of the Chaos Emeralds. This has led to him rarely leaving the island unless something big happens to the Emerald or somewhere else. One day, he met Doctor Eggman, and was told by him that a hedgehog named Sonic was after the Master Emerald, and he needed his help. Not knowing that this was a lie, Knuckles fought against Sonic, but was soon able to realize his mistake and turned his attention to Eggman and helped defeat him. Knuckles would later become an ally to Sonic and friends in later adventures, turning into quite the asset for his amazing strength, agility, and combat ability.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Age: 16
- Height: 3'7"/110 cm
- Weight: 88 lbs/40 kg
- Sole survivor of the Echidna race
- Actually does have spikes on his knuckles
- Doesn't chuckle
- According to a recent redesign, evidently skips leg day
Powers & Abilities
- Super strength
- Can expertly tunnel through the ground
- Gliding
- Does this by catching air under his dreadlocks
- Limited pyrokinesis and geokinesis
- Punches can leave trail of explosions or shoot flaming rocks out of the ground
- Apparently can breathe in space
Feats
- Can go toe-to-toe with Sonic the Hedgehog in combat
- Outruns machine gun fire
- Smashes through boulders effortlessly
- Punches the ground with such force that it triggers volcanic eruptions
- Runs so fast that he crumbles the ground beneath him
- Defeated Super Mecha Sonic
Weaknesses & Stupidity
- By far the stupidest of his friends
- Illiterate
- Falls for Eggman's deceptions time and time again
- Jumps into fights without much in a way of strategy
- Possesses a huge ego
Cameo Appearances
Knuckles makes a small cameo appearance at the beginning of Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro, as he can be seen in a Sega Saturn ad for Sonic R.
During Deadpool VS Pinkie Pie, a plush toy of Knuckles can be seen in the background on the set of DEATH BATTLE Cast during Deadpool's invasion of the show.
Knuckles made a cameo appearance at the beginning of Guile VS Paul Phoenix, where he can be seen working out in the gym.
Gallery
Appearance
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- Knuckles is the seventh Sega character to appear, after Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, Doctor Eggman, Metal Sonic, Tails, and Segata Sanshiro, and with the next six being Bayonetta, Amy Rose, Mitsuru Kirijo, Archie Sonic, Archie Silver, and Joker.
- He is the sixth Sonic character to appear, after Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, Doctor Eggman, Metal Sonic, and Tails, and with the next three being Amy Rose, Archie Sonic, and Archie Silver.
- He is the third Sonic character to lose, after Shadow the Hedgehog and Doctor Eggman, and with the next three being Metal Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Archie Sonic.
- He is the third Sega character to lose, after Shadow the Hedgehog and Doctor Eggman, and with the next five being Bayonetta, Jeanne, Metal Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Archie Sonic.
- He is the sixth Sonic character to appear, after Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, Doctor Eggman, Metal Sonic, and Tails, and with the next three being Amy Rose, Archie Sonic, and Archie Silver.
- Knuckles was originally planned to fight against Wario in Season 1 as part of the original planned 26 episodes.[1]
