Knuckles the Echidna

Knuckles the Echidna is the bubbly entrepreneur of the town. Being the only one to run all the shops and stalls around town, Knuckles is also the backbone for the social structure of crew's home. Knuckles joined Tails, Sonic and Amy on many of their adventures, but in the end, he went on to form his own team of heroes; Team Jubilee, with Cream and Big, and continues on his adventures and running the shops his own.

## ***Design***

Knuckles, unlike his canon counterpart, is a bright pink colour; but not straining the eyes, like hot pink. His shade is more similar to bubblegum pink. Knuckles is shown with a white turban, tied with the cocktail knot, covering the top of his head. His three back head-spines are tied up like a ponytail by a ring, each with a similar looking ring slipped onto them. His two front spines hang out from his turban, also bearing the same rings. He also has light green eyes.

Knuckles is always shown wearing a jumpsuit, with a white stripe that seperates the pink in the front from the maghony color in the back. On the neck of his shirt hangs a pair of bright, neon blue shades in the shape of triangles. His gloves remain similar to his canon design, with only the spikes missing from his knuckles.

Knuckles also wears sneakers, with black soles and a slim neon blue line that runs along the centre of the soles. The shoe themselves are white, with a neon blue circle just under the ankle. There are also white spikes coming out from the bottom of the shoe.

## ***Personality***

Knuckles is a very quirky, outgoing, and energetic echidna. He’s a local samaritan, having a tendency to meddle with people’s lives wanting to offer a helping hand (leading him to have way too much info about people). Knuckles is also described as very loud and isn't good at keeping secrets to himself. He is only serious when he needs to be, which is rarely, and when he’s serious, he means it. Though he may not look like it, but Knuckles is very business-savvy and is full of street smarts. He often pops up here and there.

The creator has stated that the best way to imagine Knuckles' personality is a miz of Stephanie from *LazyTown* and Pinkie Pie from *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic*.

## ***Abilities***

Though not really physically built, Knuckles has his fair share of strength and speed. His stamnia is incredibly high, so he isn't an easy target to knock down. He has an extremely good eye for details that may not be seen at first glance. Power hugs are his signature.

Knuckles is also known for being good with words, and being a good negotiator. If he can, Knuckles would prefer to fight verbally rather than physically.

## ***Trivia***

* Knuckles has a pet alligator called Chomps (in reference to Sonic Underground). It is a theme in Team Jubilee to have some sort of pet; Big with his chao, Cream (although she doesn’t own one) having a large affinity for pets and nature.
* He mostly wears athleisure-type clothing.
* An excellent baker.
* Echidna species are actually quite common, he just happens to be the one seen most often. (Like how Canon!Rouge is the only bat you’ll see despite the species being quite abundant).
* Knuckles has forbid Blaze from entering his china shop because of her being a cat and being able to break things easily with her telekinesis.
* When asked if the Darkswap cast would join the Olympics; Knuckles was shown exceeding in nearly all events. Due to majority of the cast being either removed because of cheating, violence, or failing to carry through, Knuckles is the last member of the Darkswap cast to make it through most of the olympics.
* Knuckles owns a barber shop, which Tails visits when his fur gets out of hand.
* Knuckles is usually very busy, because of how many shops he runs.
* Knuckles calls the police if Shadow ever shows up to his yoga centre. He pretends he doesn't recognise him, despite knowing the hedgehog for ten years.
* In response to an anonymous user's question; the creator says that Knuckles' music tastes are any kind of pop, but especially bubblegum pop.

## ***Gallery***

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