Knuckles the Echidna

* Jordann the Echidna and Kayla-La (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents) (†)
* Byron the Echidna and Angel-La (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents) (†)
* Edmund the Echidna and Siwa-Ra (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents) (†)
* Steppenwolf the Echidna and Eri-Ka (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents) (†)
* Moonwatcher the Echidna and Lunama-Re (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents) (†)
* Harlan the Echidna and Dawn-Na (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents) (†)
* Rembrandt the Echidna and Sasi-Ka (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents) (†)
* Jordan the Echidna and Kann-Di (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents) (†)
* Aaron the Echidna (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-granduncle) (†)
* Mathias the Echidna and Jai-Na (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents) (†)
* Hawking the Echidna and Sonja-Ra (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents) (†)
* Tobor the Echidna and Voni-Ca (great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents) (†)
* Kali-Ka (great-great-great-great-great-grandmother) (†)
* Spectre the Echidna (great-great-great-great-great-grandfather)
* Wander-Ra (great-great-great-great-grandmother) (†)
* Sojourner the Echidna (great-great-great-great-grandfather)
* Shanzi-Ah (great-great-great-grandmother) (†)
* Thunderhawk the Echidna (great-great-great-grandfather)
* Janelle-Li and Nemo the Echidna (great-great-grandparents) (†)
* Athair the Echidna (great-grandfather)
* Crystal-La (great-grandmother) (†)
* Sabre the Echidna (grandfather)
* Jenna-Lu (grandmother) (†)
* Locke the Echidna (father)
* Lara-Le (mother)
* Wynmacher the Echidna (step-father)
* Knecapeon Mace the Echidna (half-brother)
* Chomps (Pet)

### Love Interest

* Sonia the Hedgehog (former crush)
* Julie-Su (girlfriend)

### Likes

* Guarding the Master Emerald
* Relaxing
* Nature
* Grapes
* Mighty and Ray
* The Chaotix
* Julie-Su
* Rouge

### Dislikes

* Eggman's evil
* Being lied to
* Innocent beings in danger
* Lien-Da
* Rouge (formerly)

### Allies

* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Sally Acorn
* Amy Rose
* Rouge the Bat
* Julie-Su
* Mighty the Armadillo
* Ray the Flying Squirrel
* Vector the Crocodile
* Espio the Chameleon
* Charmy Bee

### Enemies

* Doctor Eggman
* Snively Robotnik
* Bocoe
* Decoe
* Fiona Fox
* Lien-Da

### Voice Actor

Dan Green

> **Where’s Sonic?! I called him here to hear HIS side of the story!** - Knuckles explaining that his talk on the TV was a ruse to get Eggman to think he was on his side
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**Knuckles the Echidna** is a Mobian echidna and a supporting character in Sonic X: Heroes Forever.

He is one of the main protagonists of Special Episode 4.

## History

Before Knuckles was hatched, Locke performed experiments on himself and Knuckles' egg to make him more powerful when he did hatch, so that Knuckles would be ready to face whatever threat came his way. The time eventually came and Knuckles was intelligent beyond his years, learning college level schooling when he was far too young. Locke also wanted to have Knuckles forced into Guardian training at age three, much to Lara-Le's horror. The dispute ended their marriage and Locke took Knuckles to Angel Island to start his training. He met Sally during this time, as her father had to arrange political affairs with Locke.

At age ten, Locke left his son on his own and Athair stepped in as Knuckles' new caretaker upon seeing his great-grandson being neglected. Aleena came to Knuckles during this time, telling him that her three children will meet him and become allies with him. Sonic, Manic, and Sonia eventually showed up at Angel Island, but, due to a misunderstanding, the four of them got into a scuffle. They reconciled in the end and Knuckles tells them they are welcome back to Angel Island to chill out if they wish. He also gained a crush on Sonia, but, they soon decided it was best for them to remain friends.

About three months before the main events of the series Sonic tried to go to Angel Island with Tails in tow and the trio got into a scuffle due to Eggman trying to trick Knuckles once more. This time, he vows to never let Eggman ever get to him again. After Sonic and Knuckles make peace, Knuckles receives word from Sonic that his siblings are dead via a bomb. However, when hearing that the bodies were nowhere to be found, Knuckles believes they are out there somewhere, especially because they are the children of one of the most powerful Mobians to ever live. Sonic doesn't believe that, however.

Knuckles was later sent to Carnival Island when the Master Emerald gave him a vision of Eggman learning of the Chaos Rings and his plans to exploit them. He meets Vector, Espio, Charmy, Saffron, Heavy, Bomb, Mighty, and Ray, who are all there for various reasons. They all have an adventure there and Knuckles gets the red fire Chaos Ring, which he now wears as a bracelet. It loses its color and powers, but, Knuckles still uses it as a communicator.

The last known events that happened to Knuckles were the fact that he met Cream, Cheese, and Vanilla when they were rescued from Eggman's clutches as well as getting to know Amy around this time. He also had to deal with Rouge at an unknown point in time and learned of her thieving ways.

## Personality

Personality-wise, Knuckles is serious, aloof, stubborn, and does not adapt easily. Headstrong and inflexible, Knuckles prefers to do things his own way which causes him to clash with others. Regardless, he is very strong-willed, seldom wavering in his determination. While he usually keeps a cool head and can act convincingly short-tempered, he will become genuinely angry if he sees evidence of being lied to and innocent beings in danger. Despite his talent for acting, Knuckles is an honest Mobian.

Knuckles has been tricked multiple times in the past, which left him with trust issues, specifically with people who have tricked him before, as seen with Rouge.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Strength**: As a Power-Type, Knuckles has superhuman strength.
* **Glide**: Knuckles has the power to glide by catching air in his dreadlocks. While this is close to flying, this doesn't qualify him to be a Fly-Type.
* **Climbing**: Knuckles can climb walls by punching his spikes into the walls.
* **Chaos Energy Sense**: As the Guardian of the Master Emerald, Knuckles can sense Chaos Energy without the need of a radar. This allows him to tell if someone has recently been in contact with a Chaos Emerald.
* **Bilingual**: Knuckles can speak both English and Chinese.
* **Super Form**: With 50 Power Rings and the seven Chaos Emeralds, Knuckles can go into his Super State, where all his normal abilities are enhanced by tenfold.

## Techniques

* **Maximum Heat Knuckles Attack**: Knuckles charges up his Chaos Energy into his fist and charges towards his foe. Fighting Gloves needed.
* **Sonic Overdrive**: A team blast with Sonic and Tails. Knuckles grabs the other two and spins them around for a bit, gathering momentum, then he lets go while Tails kicks Sonic into the enemies and he unleashes a more power Spin Dash than he is capable of using under normal conditions.
* **Thunder Arrow:** His fist fires a bolt of lightning, shocking the enemy.

## Equipment

* **Shovel Claws**: A Family Heirloom and Upgrade Items that allows him to dig through even concrete rubble.
* **Fighting Gloves**: A gift from Hope and Upgrade Items that allows him to use the Maximum Heat Knuckles Attack. They were destroyed in the fight against Perfect Chaos.
* **Air Necklace:** Another Upgrade Item gifted from Hope. This allows Knuckles to breath underwater indefinitely
* **Sunglasses:** Yet another Upgrade Item from Hope. They allow Knuckles to see hidden objects.
* **Hammer Gloves:** Another Upgrade Item from Hope. They give Knuckles more strength to punch through obstacles.
* **Chaos Ring**: Knuckles carries the Red Fire Chaos Ring. This doubles as a communicator.

## Relationships

* **Mighty**: Knuckles and Mighty are good friends.
* **Sonic**: They are rivals, but they will get along for a common goal. He even likes joining Sonic and Tails on their team when he needs to.
* **Tails**: They work together well enough, and he does join Tails and Sonic in their team when he needs to.
* **Julie-Su**: Julie-Su is Knuckles' girlfriend. They care for each other deeply, though they do tend to bicker sometimes.
* **Sonia:** The two used to have crushes on each other, but, they decide to just be friends after deciding that even if Knuckles took more time off, he still wouldn’t be able to see Sonia often enough.
* **Rouge**: Rouge has manipulated Knuckles before and he's well aware of her stealing ways. He doesn't believe her when she says she was trying to save her mother, however, thanks to Tikal, he's now willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. In the third special, Knuckles finally finds out Rouge was telling the truth about her mother, and now she's no longer stealing gems and he's apologized to her for not believing her, the two have a healthier relationship going forward.
* **Chris**: Despite not interacting much, Knuckles does see Chris as a friend.
* **Tikal**: Tikal acts as Knuckles' guardian angel and spiritual guide. She's also his distant aunt.
* **Dr. Eggman**: Knuckles hates Dr. Eggman for tricking him in the past and for his evil ways.
* **Lien-Da**: Knuckles quickly gained hatred for Lien-Da upon meeting her.
* **Chomps**: Knuckles treats Chomps like a family member, even though he is a bit feral.

## Differences from his Sonic X counterpart:

* In the original Sonic X, Knuckles still falls for Eggman's schemes despite being tricked before. But in this version, Knuckles has learned from his mistakes to the point of outsmarting Eggman in episode 5.
* In addition, Knuckles is shown to be on friendlier terms with Sonic and Co, even willing to ask Sonic his side of the story when Eggman tried to trick him. He still prefers to go his own way however.
* Knuckles is also more cool-headed than his Sonic X counterpart.
* In Sonic X and the games, it's implied Knuckles has a crush on Rouge. This might have been true prior to Episode 17, but, after Julie-Su came in to the series, this is no longer the case.

## Trivia

* Knuckles previously had the most Upgrade Items of the whole cast, a total of five (Big notwithstanding as he has four lure upgrades plus two others). All of these were seen in both Sonic Adventure 1 and Sonic Adventure 2. Sonic has since beaten this record with seven Upgrade Items.

## Gallery

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## Appearances:

* **Season 1:** Episode 1, Episode 3, Episode 5, Episode 9 (Mentioned), Episode 10, Episode 12, Episode 13, Episode 15 (Mentioned), Episode 16 (Mentioned), Episode 17, Episode 23, Episode 24, Episode 25, Episode 26.
* **Season 2:** Episode 27, Episode 28, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 33, Episode 34, Episode 36, Episode 37, Episode 38, Episode 39, Episode 41, Episode 45, Episode 46, Episode 47
* **Specials:** Special 3 (Speaks in Part 2 only), Special 4 (Both parts), Special 5 (both parts)
* **One-Shots:** One-shot 3 (Does not speak)
* **Crossover 1:** Act 4
* **Crossover 2:** Vision 1, Vision 2, Vision 3, Vision 4, Vision 5
* **Movies:** Movie 1