Knuckles the Echidna

Knuckles the Echidna, Nakkurusu za Ekiduna) is a video game character within the Sonic the Hedgehog fictional universe of video games, television shows and comics. His creator is Takashi Thomas Yuda.

He is a red, male, teenage, anthropomorphic, humanoid echidna, and while Sonic has large, spiky hair locks, Knuckles has dreadlocks. He stands 110 cm (3 ft 7 in) and weighs 40 kg (88 lb). His debut was on February 2, 1994. He also has a white crescent birthmark on his chest. His first game appearance was in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, released on February 2, 1994 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. He was described as being 15 years old when he made his debut, but since Sonic Adventure, he is now given the age of 16.