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Spoilers for previous entries in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series will be left unmarked. You Have Been Warned!Knuckles is a 2024 hybrid live-action/animated sci-fi action comedy miniseries spin-off of the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog film adaptations, and is the first live-action television series from the overall Sonic franchise after nearly three decades of animated television series.note  Those being Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM), Sonic Underground, Sonic X, Sonic Boom, and Sonic Prime. The series was developed by John Whittington (who also co-wrote Sonic the Hedgehog 2) and sees the return of Idris Elba as the voice of Knuckles the Echidna and Adam Pally as Green Hills Deputy Sheriff Wade Whipple, with guest appearances by Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic, Colleen O'Shaughnessey as the voice of Tails, and Tika Sumpter as Maddie Wachowski. Joining the cast will be Rory McCann, Cary Elwes, Edi Patterson, Julian Barratt, Kid Cudi, Ellie Taylor, and Christopher Lloyd.Co-produced by Paramount Television Studios, Sega and Original Film once again, the series will follow Knuckles as he sets out to adjust to life on Earth, teach Wade the way of the echidna warrior, and battle a former protégé of Robotnik. The series will premiere on Paramount+ April 26, 2024. While billed as an event series, executive producer Toby Asher has stated that additional seasons could happen depending on whether or not there are more stories to tell.Previews: Trailer, Super Bowl Teaser (not the original link), Behind the Scenes featurette
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David Versus Goliath
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David Versus Goliath: One clip in the trailer shows Knuckles taking on a thug more than twice his size, and easily winning.
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Playing with Fire
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Playing with Fire: At a certain point in the trailer, both of Knuckles' fists are generating flames while stating that he's ready for combat.
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Ambiguous Situation: The trailer shows Pachacamac on Earth, where he is now working in a bowling alley as evidenced by his bowling shirt and name tag. It’s as of yet unknown if he’s really alive or if he’s a figment of Knuckles’s imagination.
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Mythology Gag: Wade in this series is a lot like Hawk from Sonic X. Both are overweight men who want to help Knuckles and go on adventures with him. They are Knuckles' counterparts in the human world. There is a goal sign in the trailer with Knuckles’ face painted on the back, resembling those from the 2D games. It even spins around as Knuckles runs past it, just like in the games. Knuckles is at one point shown with flames covering his hands, a power he has used in the games on occasion (such as Sonic Heroes). The cowboy hat that Knuckles is wearing as he's riding a motorbike looks identical to the infamous hat he wore in the Sonic OVA. Not to mention a poster referencing that again. Part of the story is set in Reno, bringing the series tradition of casino-themed zones like Casino Night or Carnival Night back full circle to their real-world inspiration. The very fact of the series' existence is one. Coming out in the same year as the third movie means that once again we're getting Sonic 3 & Knuckles. The first of Wade's suggestions for an Affectionate Nickname for Knuckles is "Knucks", Sonic's nickname for him in the games. His second suggestion is "Knucky", which was what Rouge called Knuckles in Sonic X. Another suggestion, "Sir Knucks-A-Lot," brings to mind Sir Gawain. Knuckles' statement that he doesn't make jokes is a reference to his Image Song, "Unknown From M.E.", from Sonic Adventure ("Unlike Sonic, I don't chuckle..."). Knuckles is shown to be bothered by bright, twinkling lights, which is based on the idle comments he makes in the casino-themed stages in Sonic Adventure and Sonic Heroes. Sonic's statement that video games have come a long way since The '90s is a reference to the franchise's debut with the first game in 1991.
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Breaking Old Trends
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Breaking Old Trends: For the first time in the Sonic film franchise, Tom Holkenborg isn't on scoring duties, with Tom Howe taking over. This is the first time Paramount Pictures is not involved. Instead, their television division Paramount Television Studios is involved.
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I Am Not Weasel
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I Am Not Weasel: As shown in a sneak peak for "The Warrior", Knuckles thinks Ozzy is a wolf. He is not wrong, though, as domestic dogs are a subspecies of wolf.
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Powered Armor: The two agents that confront Knuckles in the trailer are shown wearing metal exoskeletons powered by Knuckles’ quills, allowing them to match him in combat.
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Audible Sharpness: In the trailer, when Sonic goes to touch one of the sharpened poles lining the living room-turned-battle-arena, a high-pitched, metallic sound can be heard.
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Contrasting Sequel Main Character: As the trailer shows, the animal-human duo of Knuckles and Wade is shown to be a direct inversion of Sonic and Tom's dynamic: whereas Sonic is a free-spirited and energetic kid with Tom acting as a level-headed father figure to him, Knuckles is a reserved and comically serious warrior trying to train Wade, a dim-witted Butt-Monkey.
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Logo Joke: In the trailer, the Paramount+ logo is set against a red background before a ring portal shifts it to blue.
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Clarke's Third Law
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Clarke's Third Law: Discussed in one clip. During his first time coming to a bowling alley, Knuckles asks "What devilry is this?"
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Beastly Bloodsports: In the trailer, Knuckles gets Ozzy and the mailman to fight each other in a makeshift arena.
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Knuckles' statement that he doesn't make jokes is a reference to his Image Song, "Unknown From M.E.", from Sonic Adventure ("Unlike Sonic, I don't chuckle...").
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Mirthless Laughter
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Mirthless Laughter: In the trailer, Tails nervously laughs after seeing Knuckles force Ozzy to fight the mailman in gladiatorial combat.
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You Are Grounded!
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You Are Grounded!: Maddie says this to Knuckles in a TV spot, for turning the living room into a gladiator arena and forcing Ozzy to fight the mailman in it.
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Not So Above It All: One brief scene in the trailer shows Knuckles downing a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos while relaxing under a tree, not quite what you would expect from an echidna warrior.
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Repurposed Pop Song: The trailer is set to a dramatic remix of “Knuck If You Buck� by Chadd Woo, for obvious reasons.
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A Day in the Limelight
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A Day in the Limelight: Not only Knuckles, but Wade also takes the main role for the series, as shown in the series trailer.
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Bowling for Ratings
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Bowling for Ratings: The B-plot of Knuckles has Wade teaching Knuckles bowling and participating in a bowling tournament in Reno against Wade's relative "Pistol" Pete.
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Deliberate Values Dissonance: As shown in the trailer, Knuckles is blind to the fact that his tribe's practices wouldn't fly in modern civilization. Like when he forces Ozzy and the mailman to have a fight to the death in a makeshift gladiator pit surrounded by sharp objects.
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Fish out of Water: The trailer gives a few glimpses of how Knuckles's warrior lifestyle clashes with the modern-day environment on Earth, like turning the Wachowskis' living room into a gladiator arena.
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Horns of Barbarism
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Horns of Barbarism: In the trailer, Ozzy wears a stereotypical horned Viking helmet (which is just a costume) as Knuckles prepares him for battle.
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Demoted to Extra: While Maddie, Sonic, and Tails are present in the trailer, they take a backseat to Knuckles and Wade's adventures.
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Shout-Out: In one shot of the trailer, when Knuckles is fighting a thug in what looks like Wade's old bedroom, there are posters for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Total Recall, The Ren & Stimpy Show, The Addams Family, Speed, Beavis And Butthead Do America, and more. If you look closely, you can see Wade's bed is decorated with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles bedding. Wade is also shown wearing a TMNT T-shirt under his morning robes in the trailer's final shot. Near the end of the trailer, there is a shot of a pair of ESPN commentators at a bowling tournament. Specifically, they are from ESPN 8: The Ocho - the version introduced in DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story before being defictionalized. In one of the TV spots Knuckles can be seen gliding in front of the full moon with Wade on his back in a shout-out to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. In the same TV spot, Wade's suggestions for a nickname for Knuckles include "Knuckington Bear" and "Knuckolas Cage". In a sneak peek for "The Warrior", Maddie refers to Knuckles as a "little red barbarian".
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Savage Spiked Weapons: In the trailer, Knuckles has created a spiked club out of a baseball bat and nails, which he has given to the mailman to use as a weapon for his gladiator match against Ozzy.
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What the Hell, Hero?: In the trailer, Maddie calls out Knuckles for turning the living room into a gladiator arena (and one that’s very hazardous at that) and getting Ozzy to fight their mailman in it. Perfectly understandable, as this would be illegal in modern Earth society.
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The first of Wade's suggestions for an Affectionate Nickname for Knuckles is "Knucks", Sonic's nickname for him in the games. His second suggestion is "Knucky", which was what Rouge called Knuckles in Sonic X. Another suggestion, "Sir Knucks-A-Lot," brings to mind Sir Gawain.
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Barehanded Bar Bending: During a workout session in the trailer, Knuckles is seen bending a barbell (with four weight plates on each end) and casually throwing it aside effortlessly, which is a given due to his enormous Super-Strength.
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Black Comedy Animal Cruelty: Downplayed in the trailer. Knuckles, who is ignorant about the modern standards of Earth society, attempts to have Ozzy challenge "his greatest enemy" (the mailman) in a fight to the death, in a very hazardous arena that the echidna set up in the living room. Given Ozzy lets out a whimper and his tail is between his legs, he is feeling discomforted by it. Maddie is understandably alarmed by this.
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Pass the Popcorn
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Pass the Popcorn: In the last scene of the trailer, Knuckles and Wanda drink coffee as they watch Wade get dragged away by a motorcycle.
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Art Evolution: The models used for Sonic, Tails and Knuckles in the trailer include their more expressive faces from Sonic Drone Home.
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Composite Character: The Buyer as presented in the trailer is a genius human inventor with a fatter more bulky body who makes two henchmen go after his enemies which makes him more similar to Robotnik from the original incarnations. But his plan about going after Knuckles and him once working for Robotnik makes him similar to Eggrobo when playing as Knuckles in Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
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Mailman vs. Dog
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Mailman vs. Dog: In the trailer, Knuckles turns the living room of the Wachowski household into an arena and gets family dog Ozzy to face the mailman in combat.
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Product Placement: At one point in the trailer, Knuckles relaxes under a tree, unloading a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos into his mouth. Sonic tries getting Knuckles to play with his Meta Quest 3 in the attic.
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Real Men Take It Black
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Real Men Take It Black: The final scene in the trailer shows Knuckles drinking coffee straight from the pot without a reaction to the taste.
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Comically Missing the Point: When Agent Mason counters Knuckles' punch with his own in the trailer, he throws back Knuckles' "Do I look like I need your power?" boast. Agent Willoughby then comes behind and complains that they do, because that's why they're there in the first place.
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