Knuckles the Echidna (Brit'N'Game Jamie)

Knuckles the Echidna is a starter fighter in The Fighting Game of Everything.
==Bio ==
The last echidna alive, the duty of guarding the powerful Master Emerald lies in the hands of Knuckles the Echidna. An enemy-turned-ally of Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles is allied with him against the villainous Doctor Eggman, who often takes an interest in using the Master Emerald for his own selfish needs. Even worse, Knuckles has even been misguided and deceived by the doctor several times, which was how he even encountered Sonic in the first place.
Knuckles fights rough with hand to hand combat in The Fighting Game of Everything, showing his strength and hospitaling his opponents in quick succession. Don’t mess with this echidna! 
==Pros and Cons ==
=== Pros===
*Easy to use and learn
*High damage per second
*Higher speed than many others
*Excellent combo potential
*His first X-Factor, Magma Punch, is impossible to miss or negate
*Cool-downs are relatively less compared to Brit'N'Game Jamie's other fighters
===Cons===
*Is a glass cannon with below-average health
*Almost no ranged attacks
*Can struggle against rangers, due to having little-to-no range of his own
*Second and third X-Factors will fail to have any effect if he misses the opponent
==Costumes ==
*Modern Knuckles (default)
*Classic Knuckles
*Sonic Boom appearance
*Paramount Knuckles
*Mirage Express get-up
==Throws==
FORWARD: Knuckles gets a hold on the opponent with his left hand, and with his free hand forms a fist to uppercut them, knocking them into the air and back down again.BACKWARD: Knuckles grabs his opponent by their leg, and with his free hand uses his Shovel Claw to dig downwards, taking the opponent with him. A hole at the opposite side of the stage is dug, and the opponent is thrown out of it as Knuckles returns to where he was.
==Specials==
===Echidna Glide===
While in mid-air, the player holding the medium attack button will cause Knuckles to glide for as long as it is held down or until he reaches the edge of the stage. This can be useful for escaping being cornered by the opponent, and Knuckles will gradually pick up speed as he continues gliding. If the opponent happens to collide with Knuckles as he is gliding, they will be thrown into the corner for damage.
===Made for Digging===
Knuckles quickly equips his Shovel Claws and digs into the ground. He will continue to dig through the ground, before forming his way out at the opposite end of the stage. This move is useful to avoid being cornered by the opponent and can allow the player to turn the tables on them if fast enough. In addition, Knuckles can use his improvised tunnel a few more times if he needs. The tunnel disappears either after 12 seconds or being used 3 times, and has a 15-second cooldown.
===Boulder===
Knuckles claws his hands into the bottom of the stage, and pulls out a boulder twice his size. He hurls it at the opponent, dealing a heavy hit and pushing them back. This move has a 3-second cooldown.
====Breaking Boulders====
Pressing an attack button while Knuckles is pulling out the boulder will cause him to hurl it upwards into the air instead of at the opponents. Hit the attack button again, and he will punch it in mid-air, shattering it and causing its fragments to rain down in front of Knuckles, damaging opponents who get caught in the rain.
===Spin Attack===
Knuckles curls into a ball and charges up a spindash, the impact of which depends on how long the player is willing to hold the attack button. Upon release, he will launch at the opponent at a set speed, ramming them backwards across the stage.
====Knuckle Sandwich====
If the player immediately follows up the spin attack with a heavy attack, Knuckles will make a dive towards the opponent, flooring them, before drilling away at their torso, building a combo, before jumping off them again.
===Cyknuckle===
Knuckles quickly delivers a punch to the floor, creating a shockwave. If the opponent is in close proximity to Knuckles, they will be dealt heavy damage and blown backwards. If they are outside of the shockwave but close enough to it, they will instead be stunned unless they block, opening them up to a combo.
== X-Factors==
===Magma Punch===
Knuckles’ right fist becomes emblazoned, and he reels it upwards above his head. His ensuing punch makes impact with the ground, creating a wide crack across the stage. Red marks from inside the cracks, and there is a half-second delay as several geysers of magma emerge. The geysers send the opponent airborne and deal fire damage, which can be negated if they block.
===Drill Spin Boost ===
Knuckles breaks into a boost and enters a spinning state that looks like a drill. Upon impact with the opponent, they will be repeatedly damaged for 2 seconds and pinned to the stage’s wall. The damage will be lessened and the wall-pinning negated if they block in time. If Knuckles misses the opponent, he will be stuck drilling for the same duration of the X-Factor.
===Maximum Heat===
Knuckles, equipping the Fighting Gloves, starts to power up as his body becomes immersed in a fiery red aura. Upon finishing, his body sparks an outline, and he glides towards the opponent at higher speed than useful. If he connects, he glides into the opponent before exiting it and delivering a flurry of rapid-fire punches, dealing brutal damage. The combo ends with a devastating punch that launches the opponent across the rest of the stage, with a high chance of them colliding with the wall and being rooted there for a few seconds.
==Player Objective==
Knuckles is, similar to his rival Sonic, a fighter of fast speed and below-average health. When compared to the hedgehog, he hits considerably harder and sports a slightly higher pool of health, but is notably slower to balance that out.
===As Knuckles===
In a fight, a Knuckles player should resort to getting up-close to their opponent when given the opportunity and punish them with hard-hitting attacks and combos. Similar to another Rushdown character, The Scout, Knuckles should avoid up-close confrontation when there is no opportunity, as a few good combos can send him down, making him a hit-and-run type fighter. For instance, if cornered, Knuckles can jump and use his glide to escape an opponent’s wrath, or use a Cyknuckle to launch the opponent away from him. Although his first X-Factor has no chance of missing, his second and third require the opponent to be on the same level of gravity as him, otherwise they are very likely to miss.
===Vs Knuckles===
Due to Knuckles’ brutal combo game and high DPS when he is up-close, the player should work to keep him at bay with ranged attacks, dwindling down his health until he goes down or loses by time up. Rangers such as The Engineer, Celebration Battler, Gordon Freeman and Jack Horner can prove troublesome for Knuckles, for instance. If the player fights Knuckles with another close-range combatant (a Heavy or another Rushdown), they must be wary. Due to Knuckles having superior speed to most, they should steer clear of his attacks in the same vein as him and block as much as possible until they see an opening to fight back. In terms of X-Factors, the player should block the first due to it being unavoidable, and jump as soon as Knuckles activates the second or third, lessening the chance of getting caught in it - the second can be blocked to save health, but the third can’t.
==Animations==
===Entrance===
Digging noises come from the ground as a creature approaches the stage. The creature launches out of an improvised hole, revealed to be Knuckles as he enters his stance.
===Stance===
Knuckles holds up both of his iconic fists, his knees bent slightly, as he moves in place and glares the opponent down. He occasionally punches his left hand with his right.
===Taunts===
# Knuckles crosses his arms and chuckles- Wait, hold on?
# Knuckles holds out a vine of delicious-looking grapes and starts helping himself. The taunt ends automatically when he eats the whole vine.
#Knuckles practices shadow boxing.
#Knuckles lays down and tries to relax with his hands cushioning his head, like he would while guarding the Master Emerald.
===Victory===
Knuckles folds his arms and looks at his fallen opponent, delivering his victory quote before running off to check on the Master Emerald.
===Time-Up Loss ===
Knuckles places his head in his palm, grumbling in annoyance over losing, before tunneling back into the ground.
==Quotes==
====Most Costumes ====
You better be ready for this, ‘cause I play rough. [Entrance]I said I wouldn’t go easy on you! [Victory]You’re not worth my business. I have more important measures to tend to, or at least one... [Results]Time for a knuckle sandwich! [Activating X-Factor]See you around. [Switched in]You’re gonna pay for that! [Tag in when an ally is defeated]Why don’t you try me on for size!? [Tag in when both allies are defeated]Show ‘em what you’re made of! [Calling assist]Coming through! [Called to assist]Don’t leave me out to dry! [After performing assist]Oh no! [Hit by a heavy attack]This can’t… be over... [Defeated by a light attack]AAAAAAAAAAAARGH! [Defeated by a heavy attack]
====Paramount Knuckles====
Today you face your greatest known challenge - the Echidna Warrior. [Entrance]Do I look like I need your power? [Victory]You are unskilled. Untrained! And UNWORTHY! [Results]This is how I roll! [Activating X-Factor]Call me again when I am needed. [Switched in]You should learn how to save yourself. [Tag in when an ally is defeated]I will win this, my companions! [Tag in when both allies are defeated]Faster, friend! [Calling assist]The enemy has been beaten. I will go now. [After performing assist]I’ve failed… my tribe… [Defeated by a light attack]WOOOOOOOOOAH! [Defeated by a heavy attack]
===Quotes to Specific Characters===
====Most Costumes====
ENTRANCEGo away, kid. I don’t have time for your pranks. [vs Angry Kid, Bart Simpson, Jimmy Hopkins or Johnny Test]You’re back again? And what’s gotten into you? I thought you found peace with my ancestors! [vs Chaos]You think being the last of my kind gives you the right to poach me!? [vs Dirk Dinkum]Hey banana-brain, I feel like we’ve engaged in something like this before… didn't I steal one of your bananas or something? [vs Donkey Kong]You won’t trick me this time. What are you planning, Eggman!? [vs Eggman]Honestly thought we’d never hear from you again, Infinite. But as you’re back, I’m gonna be the one to take you down! [vs Infinite]Don’t even THINK about taking the Master Emerald, tubby! [vs Jack Horner]…Is Eggman seriously running out of ideas? [vs Mr. Blobby]You again!? You’re gonna pay for nearly destroying the Master Emerald and hurting my friends! [vs Nazo]You’re not the Eggman I know. He’s a lot WIDER, for starters! [vs Paramount Eggman]I’ve gone on plenty of adventures with Sonic and friends, but I don’t remember following you guys. [vs Pooh’s Adventures]What are you doing!? You’re scaring away all the Chao! [vs The Pyro]A fist-to-fist match? Who am I to turn that down? [vs Queen]Sonic? Is that you? Because you look really… stupid. [vs Sanic]I have a friend who knows all about speed. You’re nowhere near as fast as him! [vs The Scout]Okay, Shadow. Let’s settle who Sonic’s greatest rival is! [vs Shadow]Alright, Sonic. This time, my strength will out-do your speed! [vs Sonic]Another spy? You better not be after the Master Emerald. [vs The Spy]Vector? The Vector I know isn’t some nerdy knock-off of Doctor Eggman. [vs Vector]HEY! The Master Emerald is not for the taking! [vs Waluigi or Wario]
VICTORYYour creature got goop all over the Master Emerald! Thanks a lot! [vs Amity]Just know I don’t feel good about doing this, you brat. [vs Angry Kid, Bart Simpson, Jimmy Hopkins or Johnny Test]The chao are in good hands with all of us. Be happy knowing that, okay? [vs Chaos]Uh… what do you mean I’ve gotten stupider? [vs DiamondBolt]No, this doesn’t mean you can take the Master Emerald! Now get out of here! [vs Dirk Dinkum]You’re down for the count. Now it’s time to clean out your army! [vs Eggman]You know, I quite enjoy sandwiches too. [vs The Heavy]In retrospect, I don’t get how we had so much trouble with you. You’re really not that impressive! [vs Infinite]And I thought Eggman had problems. Oh well, beating you up was good stress relief! [vs Jack Horner]Karma hurts, doesn’t it!? [vs Nazo]Seriously, what kind of crazy thoughts run through your head? [vs The Pyro]I can sense the fighter’s spirit in you. I’ll be happy to do this again sometime. [vs Queen]I’d hate to see what my clone is like. …Are those clicking noises I hear? [vs Sanic]You couldn’t dream of keeping up with my friends, Boston boy! [vs The Scout]Sorry Shadow, but you can’t beat the original! [vs Shadow]I knew you were gonna run out of breath eventually! [vs Sonic]If Rouge taught me anything, it’s how to deal with spies like you. [vs The Spy]Seriously, Eggman has way more “direction” and “magnitude” than you! [vs Vector]If you come a foot near the Master Emerald again, you’ll face another beatdown! [vs Waluigi or Wario]
====Paramount Knuckles====
ENTRANCEIt’s over for you, for you face an echidna warrior! [vs most Evil characters]I have trained my entire life to take on enemies like you. [vs final bosses]You have fallen out of shape, Robotnik. [vs Dr. Eggman]I am no “fairy tale animal”. I am an echidna from another world. [vs Jack Horner]I will not be tricked again, especially not by some child who says he is a god! [vs Liam/Loki]Deceiver! I will take my revenge before you take the Master Emerald! [vs Paramount Eggman]You are not the Sonic I know. Is this some trick? [vs Sonic]
VICTORYYou are no better than the Robotnik I know. Now begone! [vs Dr. Eggman]Just like Robotnik - you mistreated your allies, and look where it got you. [vs Jack Horner]Take me to the one you call “Hooty”. There are amends I must make. [vs Luz]“Dis” is how I roll. [vs Paramount Eggman]You are not as fast as Sonic, but you can challenge us in base of ball! [vs The Scout]
RESULTSThe bananas are delicious, but I honestly prefer the grapes. [vs Diddy or Donkey Kong]You seem to know what friendship is, but you don’t know when your lies are going to hurt. [vs Liam/Loki]
==Gallery==
File:KnucklesBnGJamie.png|A render created by Brit'N'Game Jamie
===Alternate Costumes===
File:KnucklesClassic.webp|Classic Knuckles
File:KnucklesBoom.webp|Sonic Boom appearance
File:KnucklesMovie.webp|Paramount Knuckles
File:KnucklesMirageExpress.png|Mirage Express get-up
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