Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic Boom)

Knuckles the Echidna is one of the three tritagonists (alongside Amy Rose and Sticks the Badger) of the Sonic Boom series. He is an anthropomorphic echidna from Angel Island and serves as the muscle of Team Sonic.
He was voiced by Travis Willingham, who also voiced Thor from Marvel media, Guile from Street Fighter franchise, and Roy Mustang from Fullmetal Alchemist. In the Japanese version, he is voiced by , and by Sébastien Desjours in the French version of the television series.
==Personality==
Knuckles is described as a "punch-first-and-keep-punching-until-you-need-a-punch-break" kind of echidna, and the best solution to a problem for him is to smash it to pieces. He is determined and strong of character, but tends to be rather cocky and get into trouble. Additionally, Knuckles has a huge ego: he clearly thinks that he is his team's leader and most capable member, and fancies himself very heroic, the latter of which is not entirely without reason though he can exaggerate his own recollection of his accomplishments. Knuckles is the opposite of Sonic: he is stubborn, likes to take his time and very naive.
He is also not exactly intelligent, admitting himself that he is "as dumb as a rock," and is a little slow on the uptake, particularly when it comes to elaborate plans and math problems as even simplified explanations takes him a long time to process. He is also a bit goofy at times and easily distracted to the point where he is drawn to things as simple as shiny objects. Despite his tough personality though, Knuckles is a softy on the inside with some noticeable preferences in particular: he loves nature and is very loyal to his friends.
Knuckles comes off as a little sensitive about his intelligence. While he accepts he is not the smartest, he takes great offense when being called stupid and will go to extreme lengths to prove otherwise.
==Powers and Abilities==
Being described as the muscle of the team, Knuckles has incredible superhuman strength acquired through sheer upper body workouts which lets him destroy virtually everything; he can use his power to create shock waves without damaging the environment. While he normally uses his upper body strength, Knuckles is capable of producing strong kicks.
Using the spikes on his hands, Knuckles can climb along walls, across ceilings and ca scale slippery surfaces. He is also proficient burrower, digging through rock and dirt and construct earth barriers at an exceptionally fast rate. Knuckles has a high level of durability, allowing him to withstand extreme pain and physical punishment. After eating one of Dr. Eggman's evil cookies, Knuckles gained average-level intelligence, but was returned to normal after he was cured.
===Equipment===
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==Relationships==
===Sonic the Hedgehog===
Knuckles and Sonic are close friends and rivals. They have known each other for a long time, but their relationship is somewhat complicated, the two of them having been summed up once as "best frenemies". When Knuckles first met Sonic, they started off as enemies, because of Eggman has lied to Knuckles by saying that Sonic and Tails were trying to steal the Master Emerald. However, after Knuckles discovered that Eggman lied and stole the Master Emerald while Knuckles was fighting Sonic and Tails, Knuckles joined forces with them to get the Master Emerald back and stop Eggman from conquering the world, and then, Knuckles befriended Sonic and Tails, and (along with Amy and Sticks), they formed Team Sonic.
Although being close friends and teammates now, Sonic and Knuckles still share a little rivalry due to their differences. While Sonic is cool, playful and loves to joke, Knuckles is grouchy, serious and gets angry easily. Knuckles is also somewhat hostile towards Sonic at times, and the two don't understand each other and they don't always see eye to eye. They share a competitive rivalry and they often end up fighting when clashing, though their rivalry has become more friendly over time, being now more a play between the two. Additionally, Knuckles furiously defends Tails from Sonic whenever Sonic is rude to Tails.
Knuckles also envies Sonic's free lifestyle and independent nature, which somewhat influences their rivalry. Sonic, meanwhile, always welcomes a challenge from Knuckles and enjoys teasing him for fun for fun because of his serious nature, and will even try getting him angry so he can fight him.
A majority of their confrontations have been caused by Dr. Eggman, who would trick Knuckles into thinking Sonic (and to a minor extent, Tails) is the enemy; though, as time passed, Knuckles has stopped believing in Eggman's lies and is now more aware of his plans. Whenever Sonic discovers Eggman had tricked Knuckles, he always chides him by calling him "Knuckle-head", which Knuckles does not take too well, though they always make peace with each other at the end of the day.
Despite their differences, Knuckles is very loyal to Sonic, and is willing to risk his life for him, which Sonic does the same. The two of them are connected by a hot-blooded friendship and according to Tails, they are funny together. While Sonic doesn't hold back on Knuckles' shortcomings, they deeply acknowledge each other and Sonic knows he can count on him to do what is needed to succeed. Over time, their relationship has improved greatly, though Sonic is still somewhat reluctant to admit when Knuckles is right and he was wrong. While Knuckles at times rebuts his help and claims he could do better, Sonic just rolls with it and is merely glad to help him. The two are also great and loyal teammates, having worked together multiple times, being called "Fighting Buddies", and when they do so they form an unstoppable team. For better or worse, Sonic will also be there to give Knuckles needed, if not harsh, consoling whenever he is in doubt. Additionally, Sonic was crestfallen when he thought Knuckles and the others had died from the Extractor.
===Miles "Tails" Prower ===
Tails is Knuckles' closest friend. When they first met, the two started off as enemies, because of Eggman had lied to Knuckles by saying that Sonic and Tails are trying to steal the Master Emerald. However, after Knuckles discovered Eggman lied and stole the Master Emerald while he was fighting Sonic and Tails, Knuckles joined forces with Sonic and Tails to get the Master Emerald back and stop Eggman from conquering the world, and then, Knuckles befriended both Sonic and Tails, and (along with Amy and Sticks) they formed Team Sonic.
Although Knuckles is sometimes angered by Tails' clumsiness, Knuckles recognizes that Tails is just a cub, and is always kind to him. Knuckles always defends Tails from Sonic as well, whenever Sonic is rude to Tails. In fact, Knuckles is much more patient to Tails than he is to Sonic.
Tails sometimes also depends emotionally on Knuckles, as Knuckles constantly protects him and gives all the affective support Tails needs. Knuckles acts like an older brother to Tails. Knuckles enjoy spending time with Tails and is closer to him than he is to Sonic. They spend a lot of time together, and Knuckles is willing to risk his life for Tails, which Tails does the same.
Tails loves to spend time with Knuckles (possible because of Knuckles' protectiveness towards him), and Knuckles is extremely friendly to Tails. They love each other as brothers.
===Amy Rose===
Knuckles and Amy are close friends. Although they have no romantic feelings for each other, Knuckles is a little shy around Amy, possible because she is a woman and Knuckles is very shy around any woman.
Knuckles is very protective of Amy and cares very much for her well-being.
Amy can be a little angered with Knuckles when he says bad words to Sonic, or when he insults Sonic. However, unlike Sonic and Tails, Knuckles is not afraid to stand up to Amy's anger.
Despite getting sometimes into arguments, they are true friends that can always count on each other. Amy seems to enjoy spending time with Knuckles when he is not insulting Sonic, and she never lefts him behind. Knuckles never lefts her behind too.
Knuckles and Amy are very loyal to each other, and both are willing to risk their life's for each other.
===Sticks the Badger===
Knuckles and Sticks are close friends. However, Knuckles can be somewhat annoyed by her constant paranoia and usually loses his patience with her. She can also be very annoyed by his lack of intelligence, and also when he insults Sonic, due to Sticks' loyalty to Sonic.
In spite of all their arguments, Knuckles and Sticks are very loyal to each other and willing to risk their lives for each other. Knuckles and Sticks also have a fierce partnership on combat. Sticks also seems to enjoy spending time with Knuckles, and he also likes to spend time with her.
Sticks even consider Knuckles as an older brother and looks up to him accordingly whenever he isn't insulting Sonic. Knuckles similarly sees her as an younger sister. The two get along very well on the most time.
===Dr. Eggman===
As a member of Team Sonic, Knuckles is Dr. Eggman's enemy and fights him whenever he causes trouble.
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