Knuckles
Series, 2024, Green Hills, Set in Between Sonic 2 and Sonic 3
Knuckles is #3 of 4 in release order and #3 of 4 in chronological order in the Sonic the Hedgehog.
The story
Knuckles embarks on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.
Knuckles recap
Knuckles, restless in the Wachowskis' house in Green Hills, takes on the deputy Wade Whipple as his student in the ways of the echidna warrior. Wade, kicked off his team, is heading to a bowling tournament in Reno, and his estranged father Pete is competing too. Two rogue G.U.N. agents, Willoughby and Mason, try to capture Knuckles to sell him to a mysterious Buyer. Knuckles and Wade escape them at a ski lodge and hide at Wade's childhood home in Idaho with his mother Wendy and his sister Wanda, an FBI agent, where a tense Shabbat dinner turns into a family fight against bounty hunters. Kidnapped by the bounty hunter Jack Sinclair, Wade dreams of the late Pachacamac, who teaches him that a warrior's strength is heart. In Reno, Pete sells out his own family to keep Wade out of the final.
Knuckles ending explained
Knuckles avoids the agents' trap and strands them between dimensions with ring portals, and Wade frees his family and bowls a perfect game to beat his father. The Buyer, a former associate of Robotnik in a mech suit, drains Knuckles' power, but Wade and his family hold him off until Knuckles recovers and they beat him together. Knuckles and Wade head home to Green Hills.
Where to watch Knuckles
Knuckles is streaming on Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 75%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Sonic the Hedgehog 2, before Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
- Chronological order: after Sonic the Hedgehog 2, before Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
What to watch before Knuckles
In release order, the essentials before Knuckles (2024) are Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022).
Cast
- Idris Elba as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
- Adam Pally as Wade Whipple
- Stockard Channing as Wendy Whipple
- Alice Tregonning as Susie Barnes
- Jaimi Barbakoff as Susie's Mom
- Fergus Craig as Susie's Dad
- Edi Patterson as Wanda Whipple
- Rory McCann as The Buyer
- Kid Cudi as Agent Mason
- Ellie Taylor as Agent Willoughby
- Julian Barratt as Jack Sinclair
- Christopher Lloyd as Chief Pachacamac (voice)
Created by John Whittington, Toby Ascher.