Knuckles the Echidna (Canon, Composite)/Paleomario66


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Summary
He is an anthropomorphic echidna and the current guardian of the Master Emerald, a powerful ancient relic which is his solemn duty to protect from anyone who wants to abuse it. He is also the sole remaining descendant of the Knuckles Clan and last of the echidnas on earth.

A loner by nature, Knuckles is independent, headstrong and serious, yet gullible and short-tempered to a fault. He is fully devoted to his duty, spending most of his time on Angel Island protecting the Master Emerald, and rarely cares for anything that is not important. When his friends and others are in need of his help, however, Knuckles can always be relied on being willing to leave his post and prove himself a true and good-hearted hero. He is also one of Sonic's oldest friends and rivals.

Powers and Stats
Tier: 5-B | Low 2-C | 2-C | 4-A | Likely 2-C | High 2-A

Name: Knuckles the Echidna

Origin: Sonic the Hedgehog (Debuted in Sonic the Hedgehog 3)

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Classification: Anthropomorphic Echidna, Guardian of the Master Emerald

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Combat skills/Martial Arts, Ability to sense emerald power, Can use the Master Emerald and control its powers, Can glide through the air and dig through the ground, Can punch the ground hard enough to create a shock wave that trips opponents or cause a small volcanic eruption, Limited Electrokinesis (Can summon lightning bolts), Limited Geokinesis, Fire Manipulation | All of his previous abilities on a dramatically enhanced scale, True flight, Chaos Energy Manipulation | All of his abilities increased to an even greater scale than his Super form, Can breathe underwater, Can create a shock wave strong enough to destroy any normal enemies around him by gliding into walls (Nicknamed "Gliding Shock Wave Attack" by fans), Afterimage Creation.

Attack Potency: Planet level (A consistent rival of Sonic, and has proven himself able to match Sonic in combat) | Universe level+ (As he uses the same power source, he should be about equal to Super Sonic) | Multi-Universe level via power-scaling (Uses the same power source as Hyper Sonic) | Multi-Solar System level (Roughly equal to Sonic who he has clashed with several times) | Likely Multi-Universe level (Stalemated Super Sonic, should be comparable to him fighting against Enerjak (Knuckles) who was weakened prior to the fight.) | High Multiverse level+ (Became one with the Chaos Force, a realm above the space-time of infinite universes)

Speed: Relativistic+, possibly higher (Can keep up with Sonic's casual run, he should be comparable to Tails speed movement speed wise) with FTL reactions and combat speed (Can react to and keep up with even Sonic's attacks, though he lacks the quickness Sonic has. Sonic has said in Sonic Battle that Knuckles is "easily read" ) | likely Massively FTL+ (should be comparable to Super Sonic) | Likely Massively FTL+ (Should be comparable to Hyper Sonic) | Massively FTL+ reactions and combat speed (Can fight toe-to-toe with Sonic) | Massively FTL+ (Nearly as swift as Super Sonic) | Immeasurable

Lifting Strength: Class 10+ or higher (Physically stronger than Shadow, who can overturn buses with one hand) | Higher | Higher than in Super form | At least Class G (Lifted an entire power plant while under water) | Unknown | Unknown, possibly Immeasurable

Striking Strength: Planet Class | Universal+ | Multi-Universal | Multi-Solar System Class | Likely Multi-Universe level | High Multiversal+

Durability: Planet level (Took a massive beating from both Sonic and Tails in Sonic 3 and he was just dazed) | Universe level+ | Multi-Universe level via power-scaling | Multi-Solar System level (More durable than Sonic) | At least Multi-Universe level | High Multiverse level+

Stamina: Very high, among the highest on Sonic's team | Limitless | Limitless | Extremely high (Can fight with Sonic and other characters without getting fatigued) | Likely Limitless | Godlike, but can become tired if he uses his powers too much.

Range: Several kilometers | Universal+ | Multi-Universal | Extended melee range normally, much higher with Chaos Energy blasts | Unknown | High Multiversal+

Standard Equipment: None | Chaos Emeralds | Super Emeralds | None notable

Intelligence: Book smart in the games (seems to have extensive knowledge of ancient civilizations, as he was able to translate an ancient language in the Gigan Rocks), skilled combatant, though a little naive (trusts individuals like Eggman despite him tricking him many times). Extremely high in the comics due to genetic enhancement (at only three years old, he was doing math at a high school-college level, also quickly picked on other vital subjects he would need in order to be a guardian such as history, geography, and science).

Weaknesses: His attacks are readable | The Super form has a time limit based on how many rings he has | Same as Super form | Has trouble accessing the full extent of the powers available to him | None notable | His powers are unstable, and he has difficulty controlling them, to the point that he has hurt himself using his powers before

Notable Attacks/Techniques:


 * Punch Attack: Knuckles' triple punch combo.


 * Drill Claw: A downward flaming attack at the foes.


 * Deep Impact: Knuckles performs a punch which is so powerful that it causes friction with the air, creating a small explosion.


 * Maximum Heat Knuckles Attack: Knuckles strikes his enemies with a high-speed homing attack after charging his power.


 * Gliding Shock Wave Attack: Hyper Knuckles hits a surface while gliding, causing an earthquake that destroys everything within range.

Key: Base (Games) | Super (Games) | Hyper (Games) | Base (Archie Pre-Genesis) | Hyper (Archie Pre-Genesis) | Chaos (Archie Pre-Genesis)

NOTE: There are two schools of interpretation about Master Mogul. He was only explicitly shown destroying single universal spacetime continuums, one at a time, but on the other hand the versions of Tails from different timelines were apparently stated to come from different "multi-verses." It is extremely unclear whether "multi-verse" zones are to be interpreted as "zones within a multiverse" or as entire multiverses. However, when Mogul was defeated by Tails, only a single multiverse was mentioned, here by using the proper spelling of the word. Obviously, this begs the question of how to rate the Pre-Genesis characters. Because of visuals only showing one universe, we simply have to go with that; hence why Pre-Genesis Super Sonic is only Multi-Universe level.