Echidnas

### Comic

*Sonic the Hedgehog: The Adventures of Sonic & Donut Lord* (indirectly mentioned)
*Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill*

### TV Series

*Knuckles* (unreleased)

*"Porcupine? I am an Echidna!"*
―Knuckles the Echidna to Stone[src]
**Echidnas** are one of several intelligent species on Mobius, having discovered the Master Emerald when combining the Chaos Emeralds. When having their power stripped away from them by the Owl warriors, a tribe of Echidnas vowed to retrieve it, including Knuckles, seeking to honor his tribe.

## History

### War for the Master Emerald

*"Ages ago, a fearsome group of warriors known as the Echidnas forged the seven Chaos Emeralds into the most unstoppable weapon ever created."
"The Master Emerald."*
―Tails and Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
In ancient times, a tribe of Echidnas would assemble the seven Chaos Emeralds, creating the Master Emerald, an item they could use to wield great power. Destroying countless armies, the Owls took the emerald from the Echidnas, going to war in order to retrieve it.

#### Attack on Longclaw's Home

*"My tribe was on the verge of its greatest victory. The last of the owl warriors have been located, soon Longclaw's emerald secrets would be ours. But my father stopped me from joining the fight. He said my moment to honor our tribe would come, but it was not this moment. Those were the last words he spoke to me. I never saw him again."*
―Knuckles the Echidna to Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
By 2010, the Echidna Tribe ambushed Longclaw, the last of the Owls, when spotting her apprentice Sonic the Hedgehog run through the island. In an attempt to escape, tribe leader Pachacamac struck Longclaw down when in flight, prompting the others to charge at her while she shields a ring portal to Earth.

Knuckles the Echidna, a young warrior, never saw his father or the rest of the tribe again after this day, seeking to honor his tribe by finding the Master Emerald himself. He went on a quest years later to find Longclaw's apprentice, eventually meeting Doctor Eggman, who helped him in his search.

### Race to the Master Emerald

*"There were once two orders of heroes, who protected the galaxy from those who would use the emerald for evil."
"But they have all passed on to the great battleground in the sky."
"So, we start a new order. The three of us."
"This is no light task. We must make a vow; to use our powers to keep the universe safe; to watch out for each other. Our new tribe."*
―Tails, Knuckles the Echidna and Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
In this team-up with Doctor Eggman, he and Knuckles followed Sonic the Hedgehog and his ally Tails, eventually fighting Sonic in an underwater Labyrinth by the Master Emerald Shrine. Finishing the battle, Knuckles took note of Eggman stealing the emerald for himself, using its power to wreak havoc in Green Hills. When he teleported to Green Hills, the Labyrinth started falling apart, with Knuckles, pinned down by a pillar, being rescued from drowning by Sonic. He came back for him when Sonic himself nearly drowned.

Forming an alliance with Sonic, no longer being alone, Knuckles, along with Sonic and Tails, fought against Doctor Eggman, forming a new order that protects the Master Emerald from those who plan to use it for evil, ending the need to honor his tribe.

## Technology and Weapons

### Weapons

#### Melee Weapons

* **Spears**
* **Bows and Arrows**

## Characteristic Traits

*"Well, I know you Echidnas have a habit of showing up uninvited and ruining my life."*
―Sonic the Hedgehog to Knuckles the Echidna[src]
The Echdinas are anthropomorphic animals that come in different shades of red, known for their dreadlocks and spiked knuckles on their gloves. A primitive tribe, the Echidnas are violent warriors trained in various forms of lethal combat since birth, covered in tribal garments, including feathered masks to hide their identities, and armed with spears, arrows and bows, and nets.

Ever since the Master Emerald, what bestowed them ultimate power, was stolen by the Owls, the Echidnas went to war with them, fighting for centuries over the emerald. Knuckles the Echidna destined himself to restore the honor to the tribe, only for him to join a new order that protects the emerald instead.

## Notable Echidnas

Knuckles the EchidnaPachacamac †Knuckles' Father †
## Appearances

* *Sonic the Hedgehog*
* *Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill*
* *Sonic the Hedgehog 2*
* *Sonic Drone Home*
* *Knuckles* (unreleased)
* *Sonic the Hedgehog 3* (unreleased)

## Trivia

* In the video game series, most **Echidnas** were part of the Knuckles Clan, a tribe of Echidnas who, 3000 years ago, thrived in what would become the Mystic Ruins. The echidnas would be wiped out when protecting the Master Emerald from Chaos, having Knuckles the Echidna remain with it on Angel Island.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Sonic the Hedgehog*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 *Sonic the Hedgehog 2*
3. ↑ *Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill*

## External Links

* Echidnas on Wikipedia
* Echidna on Sonic Wiki Zone