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All of us here at Sonic Stadium are Sonic fans, so naturally we all have a little more than a passing familiarity with his red, dreadlocked companion Knuckles the Echidna. Some of us like him. Others love him. Both myself and this website’s owner have named our online handles after him. So for Knuckles week, we decided to give our staff members a chance to reminisce over how we became fans of him. This is what we had to say! GX For me, as a child of the 90s who owned Sonic & Knuckles but distinctly not Sonic 3, Knuckles took a game series already built on sprawling, layered levels, and gave you a whole new way to traverse them. Then through Sonic & Knuckles' lock-on feature, gave me the ability to do the same in Sonic 2, further opening up a game that was already dense with places to explore and alternate paths to take. My other childhood interpretation was deeply rooted in the Archie series. He would fill the role that Shadow would eventually horn in on, Sonic's "Friendly Nemesis." He had his own adventures, his own cast, his own buddies, and... a heck of a lot of mythology. Sometimes too much. But his relationship to Sonic was always interestingly complicated: Sonic is reckless and flippant, while Knuckles is stalwart and reserved. Yet both were strong-willed and always closely matched. Perhaps not friends, but uneasy allies and respectable rivals. Though as an adult, I'd be hard pressed to find a version of him I liked more than in the Sonic Boom animated series. Sonic Boom inherently cranked all the characters' archetypes up to 11 (opting to be a zany sitcom over rather than an action-adventure series), and Knuckles was the lifeblood of that comedy. It's not that he was simply dim, but he had a style of writing that was nearly Philip J. Fry-esque. If Eggman is Sonic's ineptly sinister Neuman, Knuckles is his Kramer, the scene's punchline of unfiltered and unpredictable reaction. Failinhearts I was like, five when I met Knuckles. Like many kids, my first experience with Sonic and his friends was through Sonic X. But as a child with little grasp of nuance in character relationships beyond the black and white "good guys" and "bad guys", the rivalry of Sonic and Knuckles never registered with me. I only really started paying attention to Knuckles with my first game, Sonic Heroes, where Knuckles was treated as another one of Sonic's best friends. That delicious idea of a trinity of blue, yellow and red. Now that captivated little old me. It's just really cool to see a trio of best friends, you know? And that's how I saw them. It's cool, the speed, smarts and brawn dynamic. Now that I'm older, of course I appreciate that Knuckles isn't just a follower of Sonic. He's very much often a lone wolf, and an equal to Sonic in his own way. But that only makes me appreciate the times when they join forces all the better. And I look forward to seeing how this current iteration of Knuckles, and his film variation will evolve those traits going forward. Nuckles87 Given my name, it’s probably pretty easy to tell that I’m a Knuckles fan. But unlike with Sonic, I don’t really have any one “moment” where I became a fan of the rad red. Being a latecomer to the 90s Sonic scene in late 1995, I already had access to basically the entire Sonic trilogy for the Genesis, even if I didn’t really realize that. I would play games as my parents got them, and as I learned about some of them via Archie adaptations. And out of all the Sonic games I would soon play, no character nor game left as much of an impression on me as Knuckles in Sonic & Knuckles. I initially rented the game from Blockbuster some time after getting the Archie adaptation at a book store (which came in a 2-pack with issue 25, the Sonic CD adaption). While I didn’t get very far at the time, I quickly fell in love with one thing: Knuckles. He could climb, he could glide, and he felt just as fast as Sonic. He could be a good guy, but didn’t get along with Sonic. He was Sonic, but better. Why would anyone think otherwise? At around the same time, Knuckles was also appearing a lot more in the comics. My first time seeing him was in the Sonic Triple Trouble one-shot, which came out shortly after I started reading. Increasingly, it was his more serialized stories that kept me coming back to the book, which would eventually lead to me reading his mini series, and eventually his monthly book. I really enjoyed these comics as a kid, and still have fond memories of them, which I explored in an article I wrote a few years ago. Check it out if you want something more in-depth! My love for Knuckles has never disappeared, and it’s been awesome seeing him get so much love in recent years. He is better than Sonic after all. Why shouldn’t he? I’m going to end this on one thing I couldn’t find a place for in this entry: among the many things I got wrong in those books, I initially thought he was a girl due to his dreads, and to this day I still give Archie Knuckles a nearly androgynous, tomboy voice in my head. Ryannumber1gamer Initially becoming a Knuckles fan for the petty reason of Tails being ruined by Sonic Lost World, as the years passed, I gained a lot of more legitimate reasons for why Knuckles remains my favourite character in the series. I really enjoy the dynamic he has with Team Sonic, his big brother role to Tails, how his attitude contrasts against Amy's personality, and of course - him and Sonic's playful and friendly rivalry, where they poke fun at each other but do so in that way friends do where they don't really mean it too much, especially shown in Frontiers and Archie. In terms of personality, It's easy to peg Knuckles as just a total idiot who falls for every trick under the sun, and some versions of him definitely fit that bill, but personally, I always found this as a rather boring and basic way to interpret his character. I always liked how Knuckles tows that line between serious straight man, and honourable guardian, naive and believing the best in others against better judgement, and outright trickster, egotist, and goof. It puts Knuckles in a unique spot in terms of the cast, as a multi-layered character to the point different games, and parts of the franchise home in on it for different variants of Knuckles. Some like Archie and IDW do the serious guardian/competitive rival route, while others focus on his paranoia and antagonism against Sonic (X, which is a product of their dynamic back then), or Boom focusing on the dumb muscle aspect. He can be silly, he can be egocentric, he can be serious and duty-bound by legacy, he can be competitive, kind-hearted, naive or antagonistic. Knuckles is one of the most flexible characters in the series IMO. I think it really says a fair bit how a lot of Knuckles' variants can still be enjoyed for tackling different aspects of the character. Comics sticking much closer to that serious guardian, and friendly rival, while something like Boom went all in on dumb muscle for him, and the movie focused on the legacy aspect, and used *that* to give him both intellect in some matters, and naivety and quirks in other aspects. Even the likes of X being so antagonistic to Sonic can be attributed to a specific era where they were constantly butting heads and fighting each other. Even if I don't personally like Boom's version, I do have to admit he's very funny and entertaining. I'm really happy with seeing him now being back to his roots, especially with the movie popularizing it, and I can't wait to see what the series does for him, and where the games continue to take him after Frontiers. There’s a lot of love for Knuckles here at Sonic Stadium. Be sure to stay tuned for more Knuckles content over the coming days! View full story

Sonic is for everyone. Even for super-chill people! Also, Superstars is SUPER fun to play with others. I let people play with the DLC's, and most really like the Holiday Sonic one! Maybe you can put some quotes in your sentences like "Gotta Go Fast," or "Oh, COME ON!" Maybe put a Sonic wallpaper for people to see! One time this person came up to me and said, "I like Sonic too!" after seeing my Cream the Rabbit wallpaper. Try something like that!

I'm not here to perpetuate harmful stereotypes, but in cases where a stereotype does happen to apply to me, I can't just dodge every bullet that comes with it. Yes, a lot of people love Sonic, in the sense that they love playing Sonic games, watching Sonic movies, etc, and because the brand is over three decades old, a fair amount of them will even be adults. It's quite possible most of them are not autistic. But it probably takes a very specific sort of fan to enjoy talking at length and depth about Sonic stuff, akin to what you'd see in YouTube videos. Maybe that sort of analytical Sonic fandom doesn't necessarily have anything to do with autism either, but it definitely does in my case. Talking about random fluff with random people just doesn't appeal to me at all; it has to be meaningful discussion about things I'm interested in. Is Sonic the only thing I'm interested in? Certainly not. But a lot of my interests seem like they're either niche or controversial, if not occasionally both. I've thought about the Sonic attire thing, incidentally. I would like to do that. But I don't have a large amount of money to spend on it. Printing my own T-shirts is something I've looked into but I'm not sure it's necessarily any cheaper.

OMG BRO SAME!! Me and a friend adore that ship lol!!

Created by the same folks behind Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart, this is an official sequel to the game that expands upon the original game and includes a bunch of new features! It can be downloaded here: https://www.kartkrew.org/news/2024-04-24_dr-robotniks-ring-racers-version-20.html Features include:

Well, ya got me there. but that's only acceptable because of their chemistry and the age range. I only put cream up there cause shes WAY too young, and Eggman is WAY too old. Might as well call him both a Zooliphile AND a Pedophile

Sorry, @Jovahexeon Jax Joranvexeonbut for some reason I can’t see the picture of Knuckles in SA2 on my phone. Perhaps the picture might have got corrupted. Are you able to upload the screenshot again?

YEEEEESSS, you WILL find me. screw Marco polo, just do this! Those are some better points. plus, if you did that but Mario, people won't call you stupid or autistic. more likely childish, but you know what I mean

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We could not locate the item you are trying to view. Conclusion: A Boo stole it. Ahh!

The Sonic Wiki (nee 'Sonic Database') was a brand new section of the site we launched over a year and a half ago, and while we have been encouraged by the positive response to it (despite it being only in Beta), I wanted to find ways we can encourage the worldwide Sonic the Hedgehog community to collaborate and help build the best resource that we possibly can, together. With that in mind, I am introducing a new Wiki-adjacent feature, called the 'Sonic Wiki Bounty Board'. Here, Sonic Stadium staff will highlight specific areas of the Wiki that need urgent attention, and will offer rewards for users who help complete the assignments and populate the entries with content. You can find it here: https://www.sonicstadium.org/wiki-bounties/ At the moment, we are offering Sonic Stadium account rewards for all users who contribute - no matter how big or small their involvement! Because we are currently in Knuckles Week, the current Bounties relate to Knuckles-related entries and requests for information. We are offering Rings and exclusive Knuckles Week-themed Achievements as rewards for these particular Bounties, but over time we may add other kinds of rewards too, in order to spice things up. Looks cool, doesn't it? If not a bit empty. Help us out! Anyone who is willing to help muck in with some info (and has a Sonic Stadium account) are welcome to come and contribute - if you're interested in helping with a Bounty, simply go to that particular Bounty page and make a Comment accepting the mission. All we ask is that: You have a very good grasp of (written) English language You do NOT, under any circumstance, copy-paste, plagiarise or otherwise 'steal' content from other wikis or sources (in other words, the information you write up needs to be entirely in your own words) You are open to following an evolving Best Practice guidelines document for the Sonic Wiki Our Sonic Wiki is not built on any kind of Wiki-style platform, so editing and creating content will not be familiar to those who are used to working with Wikipedia and similar outlets (however, it is built on the SSMB platform, so if you are familiar with writing posts on our forums then you will be absolutely fine here). I recommend taking a look through our Page Structure & Elements guide in order to help make the Wiki pages the best they can possibly be. The more people edit, create and get familiar with this Wiki, the more I want to listen to your feedback and tweak things in order to make it even easier and better. I will be making some changes to the overall design soon based on responses I gathered from our Annual Reader Survey earlier this year, but if you want to add anything (good or bad) then you can let me know via DM on this website, or through the 'sonic-database' channel on our Discord server. Who knows, we might even get out of Beta soon! Thank you all in advance for your help and interest! And if you'd rather read wikis than take part in editing them, that's totally fine too! And thank you for your interest in doing that as well! Onwards an upwards! View full story

Go to large social spaces and yell "TRIPLETS BORN" until someone finally responds. Worked for me - only took a few dozen tries. Got me banned from the local library though...

Liking what you like has nothing to do if you have autism or ADHD. You like what you like, and that's okay. But believe me when I say a lot of people on this Earth love Sonic. And like Cyb3rkn1ght said: Try to drop small hints. Hum a Sonic Tune. Wear Sonic attire. Heck, bring a Switch with you and play a Sonic game on it! (Not Frontiers, Frontiers on Switch looks and plays horribly.) Or just mention Sonic in a conversation. Who knows? You might find someone.

That can work, I have a friend who wants to get into more of the franchise. Find someone like that!

It gets bad in golden country as the captial itself does not hold back. Honestly, I feel like either I'm just getting bad at these kinda games now, or the badnik placements are just out of some wacky final level in a fangame.

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As I'm one to say. The food chain playing a long con game. :D

The IDW Sonic series has been running for 6 years now, and within that span of time our favorite red echidna has made his fair share of appearances. Since it's his week, let's discuss his portrayal! Here's some starting questions: What was his coolest moment in the comics? His funniest? Is Knuckles' personality and importance to the series done justice? Does he appear as frequently as you want, too much, or not enough? What kind of stories would you like to see about him in the future? Is there anything that you think needs more focus? Do you have a favorite quote? Feel free to mention anything else you want to bring up that doesn't fall under the questions as well.

Welp, new update showing off the continued "progress" on his newest banner to advertise Mobius: 25 Years Later The Lara-Su Chronicles: Beginnings. Personally, I liked Stasis's design for advertising it a lot better (it's a couple of pages back): https://kenpenders.com/lara-su-chronicles-storytelling-world-building/ I am going to say that the first part is definitely outdated info and I am wondering what he is referencing with "Mobius-212"? Hmmm, seems he did a bit of a turnaround from one of his previous tweets from before: And of course, it's just his usual talking about that there are no heroes and villains and conflict and it about being a survival story (insert T-shirt advertisement here) and blah, blah, blah, yada, yada, yada, yakkety-shmakety... But I digress. As usual, it's just "wait and see" for those that still have the patience to do so. Also, am probably going to expect him to post another "update" at some point with his take on the upcoming Knuckles series and his usual talk on his "what could have been".