Ranking How USELESS Knuckles is in Every Sonic Game

[@thehunterjk2521]

“Let’s go get those minors!” - Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic Boom)

[@jeremymklinger]

🤨

[@chadgorosaurus4898]

Knuckles is getting canceled

[@SparklingJam]

@@chadgorosaurus4898that was the incident in the twitter takeover

[@A-M-computer]

@@chadgorosaurus4898I thought you were only on kaiju videos, I guess I was wrong, I see you every where, no joke

[@Huhneee]

@@chadgorosaurus4898 No.

[@gameexplorer9777]

The funniest thing that Sonic Boom Knuckles is more useful than modern Knuckles. 💀

[@MidnightAim1457]

OOOF 💀☠️

[@christiannorton9400]

No literally, this is the highest Rise of Lyric has ever been in a tier list video lmao

[@danieltimmons188]

5:44 BRO UNLOCKED THE FLAPPY BIRD PLAY STYLE

[@Divine_T-shirtsPlusMore]

I just found a barnyard and why does the new Barney looks so weird and made for kids I’m sad now

[@zachpro5475]

I didn’t chuckle while watching this video

[@jeremymklinger]

I’d rather flex my muscles 💪

[@luiiiiiiiiiiigi]

Unlike Sonic

[@repoversemedium]

@@luiiiiiiiiiiigiI don’t chuckle. I’d rather flex my muscles.

[@thebaconator9097]

I'm hard as nails. It ain't hard to tell.

[@sahaprocks7751]

@@repoversemedium I’m hard as nails, it ain’t hard to tell

[@k.brooks9654]

If the Knuckles' show was included, it would be in the "he gone" tier. :P

[@E-102GammaMKII]

That's a straight-up lie.

[@TheSultan1470]

Waded and Whippled

[@thenewdylanstickmin7669]

I’ve only seen some of episode 1 but from what I’ve heard the series is apparently turning into “the wade show”

[@roycarter5859]

True frfr

[@dominiquephelps9769]

Every character is useful sonic is useful tails is useful knuckles is useful Amy is useful Eggman is useful and shadow is useful! Never let bro make useless sonic tier lists

[@Slimeonian]

I say we make Knuckles’ infinite jump a canon ability. I mean it’s been in 2 games already, so let’s make it an actual ability he has lmao

[@KodasToyReviews]

I know it was in sonic boom, but I thought that it was only in that game

[@Slimeonian]

@@KodasToyReviews it was in Frontiers too but it was much slower than the Boom version.

[@lazy_bt]

@@Slimeonian that makes it 3 games then, because the 2nd boom game for the 3ds (fire and ice) had a glitch that allowed knuckles to fly too. maybe it was fixed like the rise of lyric flying glitch was, but idk

[@alptugraakan7490]

It is tho.They already said its name is "tax evasion"

[@GL1ITCHO-g6n]

Yea but he wont be able to glide(unless you either use a diff button or have to do the glitch)

[@RedDragonForce2]

Fun fact: Sonic 2 can be combined with Sonic and Knuckles, allowing Knuckles to be playable in Sonic 2 and Knuckles.

[@Nov-5062]

Tha's the definitive way to play Sonic 2

[@MidnightAim1457]

Yeah I use mobile and it does have him in sonic 1 and sonic 2

[@gunman8452]

Not to be that guy but it's called Knuckles in Sonic 2

[@RedDragonForce2]

@@gunman8452 I don’t blame you. I was mainly joking by making it a reference to Sonic 3 and Knuckles.

[@AverageOvergunnerYT]

@@gunman8452 "um ackshually it's called Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2" 🤓

[@Rsam005]

Dude, Knuckles is elite in Sonic Forces. The fact that he isn't playable doesn't change a thing.

[@jamiegioca9448]

I can deconstruct this with just 3 words: “Operation” “Big” “Wave”

[@E-102GammaMKII]

@@jamiegioca9448 One word; Infinite

[@violeta9970]

Final Horizon is not after the main story of Frontiers, but rather is an alternate ending for the game. So he's helping before the world is saved.

[@Leipajuusto-hj9ts]

Knuckles helped Sonic collect those coins in Sonic Generations

[@sina.am.legend9981]

Very important😂

[@Slimeonian]

THAT LOOKS LIKE A HOMING SHOT

[@Leipajuusto-hj9ts]

It was in that mini level

[@E-102GammaMKII]

That's a side mission not tied to the main story.

[@BH-98]

I liked his racing mission with classic Sonic

[@eduardodias2073]

Hard disagree on Frontiers, thorought the game he helps a lot and is incredibly likeable, the whole time you spend at the second island, you get to talk with Knuckles about his shared past with Sonic and while their classic rival relationship exists there, he's also openly thankfull for all Sonic did for him and is glad to be his friend (Also Final Horizons is an alternative ending to the story that is heavily implied to be the canon one, so not only his help there is completely accountable, but also his dialogues and coordination with Tails and Amy)

[@snakey888]

Knuckles is fully playable from start to finish in s3k, strange to omit that rather important aspect.

[@-rlmn]

it's also a different story that shows mecha sonic defeat

[@jeremymklinger]

Yeah, I forgot to mention him being playable, but like Sonic Adventure, he still would've got that tier regardless for helping Eggman throughout

[@mayborneflower]

Honestly, Sonic & Knuckles should’ve gotten a separate entry because the Knuckles campaign to the game takes place after Sonic’s story, he’s fighting harder bosses throughout, and he’s the first character in franchise history to overcome a Super form by being the one to beat Mecha Sonic for good. So the most Elite of Elite. Also, Advance 2 (and Triple Trouble were it on the tier list) deserved Manipulated but Strong because Knuckles pilots an Eggman machine for a boss fight.

[@LeonardoRodrigues-uj1sm]

You did not consider that in Sonic advance 2 he is tricked by eggman again, and fights Sonic in Sky Canyon using the machine Eggman made.

[@jeremymklinger]

I didn’t know that! Must’ve totally missed that in my research, thanks for the correction!

[@lorenzoantonio3630]

Man can’t wait for Amy

[@jeremymklinger]

🤫

[@Neokan_n]

Absolutely useless. Next

[@lorenzoantonio3630]

@Ultracomics-fz1ig ok guess I’m defending Amy now I guess in sonic adventure 2 she was the reason shadow join the good guys without her the world would have been destroyed

[@lorenzoantonio3630]

@Ultracomics-fz1ig heck in sonic 06 yes I know about the game Amy again was able to convince what silver was doing was wrong and made him into the right side of the team.

[@kawaii801]

Me to 😮

[@rainbowtoyfunrandomess1982]

We noticed very clearly that Knuckles became an idiot in the Sonic Boom Franchise especially when he can't tell his left from his right and we know he gets tricked very easily by Eggman, luckily he's moved passed this and he may be gullible, but he's still strong and he's tougher than leather.💪🏻❤️

[@alptugraakan7490]

I mean atleast its funny

[@rainbowtoyfunrandomess1982]

​@alptugraakan7490Totally.😁

[@caswellweird]

in Sonic Advance 2, Knuckles is the only playable character you fight before you unlock them because Eggman tricks him to fight Sonic. thanks for making this, its a fun concept.

[@GyradusBRZ]

0:10 MAN, I HATE WHAT THEY MADE TO KNUCKLES IN SONIC BOOM

[@brodyguy1]

knuckles chaotix:

[@-rlmn]

the brawn(sidekick) tier

[@Matikal-nu8wd]

sad Chaotix noises

[@brodyguy1]

@@The_GolfDude He included chaotix in the tails video

[@-rlmn]

@@The_GolfDude actually Knuckles is the secondary character added to the name because they had no faith in Espio

[@The_GolfDude]

Oh. Sorry my bad.

[@raccoonman5341]

You don’t have to beat the game to play as knuckles you just have to go to the other story to play as him

[@EWOODJ]

They’re pretty much equals in Heroes. In Rush, the rocks fell on top of Knuckles as trying to attack Blaze. Blaze simple lead him there, she didn’t really do anything. Dignifying Will Smith for that yet alone giving Amy any credit for that move is a massive sin. In Forces, Knuckles got over 80% of their forces killed in his so called Operation: Big Wave that he thought up in a minute in a half…

[@ohno5559]

Actually if Knuckles didn't blow up the bridge in Hydrocity zone then that part of the stage would be a dead end, making it impossible for Sonic to reach Eggman. So Knuckles was in fact extremely bad at his job in Sonic 3.

[@Not-Sumireko]

To be fair, im pretty sure eggman wanted knuckles too do that since eggman immediately already had a machine to deal with Sonic Down there

[@ohno5559]

@@Not-Sumireko I guess that's Eggman's L then, Knuckles was just faithfully carrying out instructions

[@nikolaimackenzie1432]

Sonic 4 episode 3 has Knuckles, but was canceled. Sonic Mania 2 also had Knuckles, but was also canceled.

[@MidnightAim1457]

Awwwww nooo

[@SuperMilkyWay]

​Sonic Unleashed WAS gonna have Knuckles.. If most of the game's script wasn't completed without featuring or mentioning him at any point

[@YummyWiceCakes]

4:24 the ds version has him

[@shuma-gorath2464]

4:40 And yet, Knuckles is nice to Classic Sonic once rescued by him, other than calling him fat that is.

[@PorcoSortudo13]

Up next: How useless Amy is in sonic games?

[@Alien_ufo24]

7:16 He lost the emeralds in the zone after Press Factory

[@captconrad6014]

Don't forget the Knuckles show where he gets put in the Sidekick tier.

[@giovannyalpizar5351]

From a well-made video, I always go to the saying: "From Badass to Dumbass...".

[@injuringchip3161]

What about Colours DS, in which he was tricked into another eggman trap and races sonic to hide his embarassment, then start fighting with rouge for no reason?

[@Spartan-bz4lo]

4:03 I just wanna state here that it appears that knuckles isn’t ready for sonic to throw the card and also he’s wearing mittens.

[@lukethegoldenminecart1297]

pretty much every sonic character wears gloves, and since we don't know what their hands look like, we have to assume that Knuckles' hands are that large. But I will agree that the fact that his wearing boxing gloves doesn't really help him

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Awesome Video! And Knuckles's Nintendo Counterpart is Sidon. Maybe in Sonic's version of Tears Of The Kingdom Knuckles will be more useful.

[@HSangari]

My poor boy knuckles got the Patrick star treatment

[@BubAndStuff]

His debut isn't until Sonic 3, so he gone in 1, 2, and CD. 0:18

[@idosarts_and_krafts]

5:49 btw this glitch is officially called "tax evasion" (i saw it on alpharad's video about this game, Sega's words, not mine)

[@megacharlielincoln5523]

By the way the part where you can play as Amy,Tails,and Knuckles is an alternative version of ouranos island so the world still isn't saved

[@emblemblade9245]

Are we really going to ignore the fact that Knuckled got most of his army wiped out in Forces before the on-screen events of the game?

[@E-102GammaMKII]

@@emblemblade9245 You're conflating that with Operation: Big Wave, which happens at the halfway point of the game. And you also ignore that Infinite wiped out said army under Eggman's orders.

[@jrock6351]

This is one of the only tier lists where you can unironically put Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric on the same tier (and where it will be at the top of the tier list as a whole).

[@Djdog1208]

3:59 Idk why but that Knuckles animations was so goofy for some reason it made me laugh

[@ThePhobos100]

He kind of was a useful idiot to Robotnik.

[@Queen_of_chaos]

I loved this video! Great choices! :DD I subscribe!

[@jeremymklinger]

Thank you!

[@Pezut-ob6mu]

hes back!!

[@RoshiBro08]

4:13 Name Sound-Alikes

[@Scram228]

LeBron Jaaames

[@alunbuss7877]

You put Knuckles in Mania in Elite WITHOUT saying anything about his storyline character growth when he reaches the Master Emerald. Not saying I DISAGREE, but if there was a tier ABOVE Elite...

[@krisdreemurr3533]

0:02 *Knuckles. I love Modern Knuckles, even if the classic version loses its cunning and determination.*

[@CxrruptedFear45]

Let’s admit everyone in sonic generations was practically useless especially against the time eater we had silver and shadow just saying watch out sonic!

[@jeremymklinger]

Oh 100%

[@MYNAMEISGREENIE]

"every sonic game" movie knuckles on thumbnail: im a joke for you?

[@Hotdog64YT]

I have that same exact backpack and I use it to care my switch stuff 7:20

[@Redpikmin-f4t]

Same

[@thomashatch3673]

Great series! Metal Sonic next?

[@Navidgamer-ve3kl]

Knuckles is playable in Sonic 1

[@Tailsfan5338]

Oh in sonic origins you’re talking about? Because normally knuckles is not playable until sonic 3 and knuckles but that only applies in the 90s.

[@JJ-ml7pq]

I think it’s worth noting that in SA2 Knuckles shattered the Master Emerald because he knew from SA1 he could just find the pieces again.

[@cofagrigusfan24]

and then you realize that Boom Knuckles' infinte jump got patched

[@kieranstark7213]

*my ranking* Sonic 3 & Knuckles - manipulated but (very) strong (and the first time it made sense) Sonic 3D Blast - barely does anything Sonic Adventure - manipulated but strong Sonic Adventure 2 - elite (and in SA1 and S3&K, he came so close) Sonic Advance (trilogy) - elite (though "the brawn/sidekick" does come close, plus in Advance 2, Knuckles does earn the "manipulated but strong" tier for letting Eggman trick him FOR THE THIRD TIME... and looking for a fight with Sonic when it's not even the time and he should've thanked Sonic for saving his life) Sonic Heroes - brawn (although I will admit, the line "Are you playing with that girl's heart again, Sonic?" line was cringe, but not so out of character that it would give him a "worthless" rating, the last thing a character should be. Oh yeah, speaking of that one time Knuckles was like that...) Sonic X - what do you think? Sonic Rush - again, worthless Shadow the Hedgehog - barely does anything Sonic '06 - worthless Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity - elite (see that, Sega? You CAN make Knuckles both strong and smart, in fact, this is one of the reasons why in the Sonic Riders trilogy alongside Sonic to Jet and Tails to Wave, Storm is Knuckles' rival, yet Knuckles can easily outsmart Storm as can anyone else for that matter) Sonic Generations (after a long half-decade) - worthless (you can like this game while admitting it has its flaws, like its story, especially because of how they flanderized the characters to fit in with the over-simplification of the 2010s era, Knuckles in particular) Sonic Lost World - worthless (could you believe ever since the mid-2000s how many times Knuckles has proven himself to be an asshole who always has to take a dump on Sonic the Hedgehog out of jealousy, even in the Archie comics?! It makes me relate to Sonic even more than Knuckles. Seriously, this guy gets flanderized even more times than Tails!) Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric - brawn (and a dumb one too, and it's sad, because despite Knuckles demonizing Sonic even after Tails and Amy, while still feeling the same way, dropped it when they got captured by one of the weakest Sonic villains alongside the Deadly Six and Infinite the Jackal, his role in the TV show actually made the show all the more memes because it was actually pretty funny, so much so it makes me really realize directions I want to take my future projects via Frigid Fire/SteveGreeneComedy & James Maslow Productions with its absurdism, including but most certainly not limited to a fully animated Sonic movie of my own with Bill Hader as Knuckles, Emily & Zooey Deschanel as Amy Rose & Rouge as adults like the rest of them and oh, yeah, speaking of Knuckles in the movies, he, like the rest of the characters, is properly written!) Sonic Mania - the brawn/elite Sonic Forces - brawn (it's no wonder Knuckles was made to be the leader, because as abhorrent as Sonic Forces is, while far from his best, and so unlike Tails, he can actually lead the Resistance!) Sonic Superstars - brawn

[@haydenboggs3271]

Sonic Advance 2 literally had him pilot the most annoying boss in the game, and Sonic gets annoyed because Eggman manipulated him again

[@GottaGoFast91]

Well, I found one good thing Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric did right.

[@ThePossesedRuby]

5:54 Sound effect Elite name? I want it Btw Im pretty sure Amy is Next

[@jeremymklinger]

It's from advanced warfare

[@masonschroeder7846]

4:38 did Knuckles just grab Amy and drag her in😭

[@Ches652]

Nah all of them just flew btw

[@kenishachisholm5692]

4:29 ayooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@ZeldaMasterLeo]

0:23 so I am assuming this is the same way the tails video and this video is “intended to be played,”?

[@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn]

Amy Will Smith's Knuckles made me snort

[@JohnDoe-dw3hj]

6:48 What are you talking about? It takes place before the world is saved

[@CaptHayfever]

You used footage of Knuckles in Sonic 2 in the intro, but you still put Sonic 2 in the "he gone" tier?

[@LarrisaRobsion]

3:16 why someone said dam?

[@KabirIdiotOfficial]

That was shadow

[@LarrisaRobsion]

Omg shadow

[@ZeoLightning]

grouping all 3 advance games makes it feel like you didnt play each of them, because its significantly different in each. in Advance 1 hes unlocked from the get go so thats an automatic elite, in advance 2 you unlock him AFTER sky canyon but the boss of that is knuckles who was once again fooled so that'd be a manipulator but strong tier based on your tier list, as for sonic advance 3, knuckles comes to help when sonic is team leader and offers his assistance after the second zone, and is playable rom then, it might not be RIGHT from the beginning but its very close and hes very useful being the only power character to break the power gates so i'd say that ALSO earns him an elite TL;DR advance games are VERY different for each appearance 1. hes elite from being unlocked at start 2. manipulated but strong unlocked after his boss fight where he got tricked 3. elite since hes unlocked very early in the game and came to offer sonic help

[@AEvans-k7d]

“Just because I’m a meathead doesn’t mean I’m not a feminist.” -Knuckles The Echidna (Boom) 2014

[@jeremymklinger]

Best scene in the show lol

[@Lowmandavis]

what was that animation at the beginning? Was it a fan animation or an official?

[@Le0ptimus-d3x]

I think thats the reason why knuckles is a knucklehead

[@AstroNovaIiteDW]

6:15 it's underrated ngl. It's a great game, but once you beat it there's nothing more except customizing rookie

[@comicfan1324]

In Sonic Forces, he was less than useless. He actively got his forces wiped out because he only bothered to spend a minute and a half thinking of the battle strategy (Also, if we’re including the IDW comics, it’s made pretty clear that Amy was the one actually taking care of day-to-day operations. Knuckles was really just commander because he was the one who formed the resistance.)

[@Growingcrazy8]

It’s supposed to be bad, that’s why it’s called war Supreme commander knuckles, sonic forces

[@E-102GammaMKII]

Amy is even less qualified to be leader of the Resistance. At most, she led two people, forming a nebulous team in _Heroes_ that hasn't been a thing since then. Not to mention, the Resistance disbanded at the end of _Forces,_ but IDW takes place after _Forces,_ and the Resistance is still a thing? Continuity error. And when the Restoration is formed, Amy is leader for a while, but can't handle the stress and gives her job over to Jewel, a museum curator, at the end of the Metal Virus Arc. This "Forces bad, IDW good" garbage has gotten old. If Forces is so bad, then IDW is bad solely by association with it. It's been a tainted comic from Day One.

[@E-102GammaMKII]

@jaquariusrodgers7299 _Speed Battle_ is the only game where she's useful?

[@E-102GammaMKII]

@jaquariusrodgers7299 She's useful in _Sonic Chronicles._

[@jamiegioca9448]

⁠@@E-102GammaMKII That’s cap

[@gregowen9856]

We not gonna talk about Operation Big Wave

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

So i gotta ask... where would knuckle's campaign in s and k be under? For most of the game Eggman is technically mia and as such knuckles is just working on his own to beat egg robo and mecha sonic to a pulp

[@RondoOfBloodX]

To be fair to Knuckles in SA1 he didn’t fully believe Eggman at first but then he saw Sonic holding and emerald which just happened to be green amd thus he assumed Eggman wasn’t lying. So I can’t fully blame Knuckles here.

[@joycehudson576]

Whoa whoa whoa! He came in Sonic 2

[@Dr_nefario1]

He was in sonic 2 and 1 because of the sonic and knuckles attachment

[@kyledake6020]

I loved this video and the one about Tails! Do you think you could do Amy next?? That would be so cool

[@SymbioteMaster4]

The concept of this video is absolutely hilarious. 😂

[@secondbreakfast1]

In Sonic Superstars, he does play a very major role, getting the rest of the Chaos Emeralds at the end of his act in Golden Capital... and then lost them to Fang.

[@Duolingoteobserva991]

Also in sonic 3 and knuckles, knuckles has his own story so you should also count that

[@leik7728]

6:49 He should go a little up cause it retcons the final zone of frontiers so the world wasn’t saved yet,

[@Kidkinsey]

The top tier should have been called "pumpkin hill ost tier"

[@lgz23vps1]

6:52 i think he would be ELITE because have really good cutscenes and he can do infinite jumps like in Boom

[@LordEmpyreal]

No mention of his own story in Sonic 3&K where after the events of Sonic's story he goes on his own journey to whoop Super Mecha Sonic's butt?

[@spiderwithatophat8180]

Didn’t Knuckles cause the death of hundreds of resistance members because he made a bad call, and then just not bring it up or even get called out for it?

[@amazingboi9388]

3:53 bro had +300 aura then -600 aura

[@quangamershyguyyz7166]

You forgot Sonic Battle, Dream Team, and the other Sonic Boom games

[@filipgugoski3d]

For Generations, to be fair, he was at least useful in one side mission when the player character needs him to dig out the coins to progress further though the Mystic Ruins. I know it's not part of the main story, but at least it was something, unlike in Lost World where he bragged about how he would have completed the mission a lot quicker, while doing absolutely nothing.

[@darthmeticulous6901]

Knuckles was my dude in Sonic Advance 3, paired with Taild he got that awesome spiral uppercut and the easiest control of gliding & wall climbing.

[@smjbeastteenplayz]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE BIT WITH TAILS KNUCKLES AND AMY IS IN A DIFFERENT TIMELINE SONIC FRONTEIRS SHOULD BE IN AT LEAST BRAWN TEIR

[@Orcbrother13]

a bit disspaointed you left out the & Knuckles mode in sonic mania. but still got S there so I cant complain too much.

[@EdgardoJCruz-dk5kv]

Wait, you forgot about Knuckles Chaotix!

[@CocoPup69]

boom knux is just funny. in the show and in cutscenes

[@Blu3P0rcupin3P3rs0n]

0:20 B A R S

[@howdoknow]

What about Movie Knuckles?

[@winniebae4alwayyz963]

*It clearly says "SONIC GAME" in the title.*

[@Toast_94]

Liked for the Ugandan Knuckles in the thumbnail alone.

[@baalfgames5318]

I feel like Sonic Advance 2 should give him "Manipulated, But Strong" instead of "Sidekick" since in that game, Eggman dupes the idiot once again, and the first time you play through Sky Canyon, Knuckles whill be controlling the Egg Wheel instead of Eggman.

[@MegadriveMaster.]

Angel island isn’t a thing anymore

[@kirbo4111]

Why do you say that?

[@MegadriveMaster.]

@@kirbo4111 it never appears in mainline games anymore

[@kirbo4111]

@@MegadriveMaster. ah, yeah I wish it was more included in the actual games nowadays but I’m glad it was in the knuckles special for frontiers at least

[@MegadriveMaster.]

@@kirbo4111 yeah it gives him purpose I suppose

[@SonicSwift99]

@@MegadriveMaster. It was in the Frontiers prologue animation so it still technically counts as it's canon.

[@TheManhatan]

If I remember well Knuckles appears in the DS Sonic Colors, as a NPC just giving side questd. So barely do nothing but still here!

[@joaquinsinopoli8010]

In S3&3, he has his own campaing with some pretty cool moments

[@BingBangPoe]

What about Sonic The Dark Brotherhood? I know we don't talk about that disaster but it had a lot of potential and Knuckles kinda plays a major role in the story plus being playable.

[@yangxu3249]

0:39 why did tails become a kitsune fox

[@darkmarine50]

Why you never count Sonic Battle for the GBA?