Knuckles
The following contains spoiler for Knuckles , now streaming on Paramount+
Summary
TheKnucklesseries may have quietly hidden a connecter to Shadow ’s origin within an otherwise ego - contained funniness . In theSonic the Hedgehogcinematic universe , most of the events of the series take berth on Earth . Sonic , Tails , and brass knuckles are considered extraterrestrial being who came to Earth and have been adjusting to world and their society . It ’s made for a singular approach to the material , with certain fibre oppose in stark shock to the introduction of extraterrestrial being while others adjust astonishingly quickly .
For the most part , Knucklesuses this component as a modest gag amid a plot focus on theSonic dealership ’s best character , Wade . However , a gag inKnuckles ' final episode suggests this may be because aliens have make out to Earth before , give some credenza to theory about extraterrestrial living in this universe . The timeline of this gag might even play into the upcomingSonic the Hedgehog 3 , potentially connect a show for the most part rout in thepersonal emergence ofKnucklescharactersto the overarching franchise .
Knuckles includes a sly Keanu Reeves easter egg that underscores what make his cast as Shadow the Hedgehog all the more exciting .
Knuckles' 1974 Alien Reference Explained
Aliens Came To Earth InSonic The Hedgehog’s Universe Half A Century Ago
A throwaway gag from the finale ofKnucklessuggestsaliens have appeared on Earth before in the cinematicSonic the Hedgehoguniverse , which could quiet set up of import eccentric in the dealership . In theKnucklesfinale , " What bump in Reno , Stays in Reno , " Knuckles ' struggle with the mysterious Buyer get down him throw away around by the villain . This let in Knuckles being thrown through a wall and straight into the bowling Tournament of Champions . When this happens , the two announcers for the ESPN Ocho program of the tournament remark on the situation and acknowledge Knuckles as an alien .
Notably , one of them reveals that another alien animal hadlanded in the 1974 looping of the tourney . This could explain why they and some other humans are largely unfazed by the sight of Knuckles , while others are more shocked when they first find the alien life physique . It appear that in theSonic the Hedgehoguniverse , some the great unwashed have come to accept the existence of alien life that can arrive on Earth and acclimate to manhood . It ’s a suspect cadence but one that could gestate more of import implications for the series go ahead .
Knuckles' Aliens Tease Can Explain Other Sonic Characters
KnucklesSets Up More Sonic The Hedgehog Characters To Appear In The Film Franchise
The estimate that other aliens already landed on Earth decades before Sonic and his friends did could allow for several otherSoniccharacters to seem in the enfranchisement . It set up an light explanation of how secretive plan like Project Shadow could be in motion for over fifty age before the result of the series . It could also set up other characters from the biz franchise to appear with little additional explanation . This might be the idealistic way to bring fan - favorite characters to the big screenlike Amy Rose , the Chaotix , orRouge the Bat toSonic the Hedgehog 3 .
This could even be used to justify how some character could operate in secret while transonic and his friends make a more undefended life in theSonic the Hedgehogfilms , allowingSoniccharacters like Rouge to be set up jewel thief or criminals in the world . Other characters come on Earth was a alike solidifying - up used inthe recreate seriesSonic X. That show also brought a large numeral of Sonic quality to Earth . Notably , it could even make adirect bridgework betweenKnucklesand the upcomingSonic the Hedgehog 3 .
The Knuckles TV show has go along to flesh out Idris Elba ’s titulary Echidna , and I could n’t be happy about his characterisation in the serial publication .
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Knuckles May Have Explained Shadow The Hedgehog’s Origin Story
KnucklesAlien Gag Lines Up With Shadow’s Origins
transonic the Hedgehog 2confirmed that Project Shadow was alive fifty age before the main event of the series . This would place it around the same time as 1974 , meaning it would line up pretty well with the alien encounter that occurred in the former Tournament of Champions . There ’s a chance that Shadow was the unknown who crashed into that bowling tourney , revealing the beingness of aliens to the people there to see the event .
This would have result Shadow on Earth to be capture and check , explaining why he ’s been in storage ever since . This kind of disclosure could give the mostly self - containedKnucklesseries a greater connexion to the largerSonic the Hedgehoguniverse , further justifying the otherwise unlikely digression to Reno alongside Knuckles and Wade . It could be a cagey way to further tease Shadow ’s stemma , dropping him from Professor Gerald Robotnik ’s ARK space station back to Earth . Knucklesmight have quietly lain the seminal fluid for Shadow ’s introduction , all obscure behind an otherwise goofy circumstance .
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Cast
Knuckles is a twirl - off of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie franchise created for Paramount+ . Idris Elba reprises his theatrical role as Knuckles the Echidna in the natural action - adventure series , and the show will abide by him on a new escapade as he cope with new ally and faces unexampled enemy .
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