How Did Knuckles Beat Super Sonic?

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Sonic 3 & Knuckles might be one of the greatest games in the Sonic series, but it kicks things off with a very confusing moment. Let's make sense of it.

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[ClientLost]

The answer's quite obvious. He's rougher than the rest of them - the best of them. Tougher than leather.

[supersonicmario]

"Do I look like I need _your_ power?"
And just like that, Knuckles can be taken seriously again.​

[Pseudastic]

plot twist: sonic actually just ran out of rings and knuckles timed it right to jump out and snatch the emeralds

[iamerror]

Knuckles, the most underrated, amazing character thats ever been brought to the genesis. he needs a new game. let me know if you agree!

[mr.intruder]

It's because Knuckles doesn't look like he need Sonic's power

[kingscourge]

I think he used the power of the master emerald to cancel out the effects of the chaos emeralds when he punched Super Sonic!

[ryansanders]

What if you wanted to defeat Sonic

But God said: *_HIS

[Brobore]

I always thought he just caught sonic off guard... he literally came out of the ground, sonic wasn’t expecting him, so he got hit. Kinda like in the sonic unleashed intro

[theassblaster]

After Sonic 2 (the Movie), while clearly following its own lore, I think the idea that Knuckles can manipulate chaos energy is basically confirmed, he does it to Robotnik, the flashbacks imply this is a power, etc. It's not brute strength, it's like an ability.

[drilledskillet]

Yeah, I never believed that it was knuckles's "brute strength" that took out sonic's super form. I always thought of it as he knows certain things about the emerald that no one else knows. Including how to depower someone with all chaos emeralds without any external power.

[omaraburub]

knuckles when sonic was coming: *I feel some strange energy*

[ashemabahumat]

He can manipulate and sense chaos energy, simple as that.

[bunkuswunkusdunkus]

“Knuckles isn’t an idiot.”


Knuckles in sonic mania adventures: *looks for the master emerald under a small rock*
Edit: yes, I am aware that knuckles is like this mainly due to his long history of being alone. my dumbass 2019 self did not bother to research.

[memeshahaha]

2:55 Master Emerald casually pops like a balloon

[isthatajojoreference]

**Sonic enters Angel Island for 5 seconds.**

Knuckles: "YOU'RE IN THE WRONG HOUSE, FOOL!"

[rodridante]

I have my own theory:
We know that the Master Emerald can neutralize the Chaos Emeralds, and we also know that the Super Emeralds can be used regadless of distance.
It isn't far-fetched to assume the Master Emerald can also be used regadless of distace given it gave the Chaos Emeralds that power.

[mattm]

Considering the Master Emerald canonically has the power to literally disable the Chaos Emeralds at Knuckles' command (e.g. Sonic Adventure 2, inside Space Colony ARK), it seems pretty obvious that Knuckles simply used that power to stop Sonic's use of the Emeralds' power when he arrived on Angel Island.

[ThatNoOdLeGuy]

Unlike Sonic he doesnt chuckle, he'd rather flex his muscles

[bananawaffledee]

“Knuckles is the only character to take on a super form in any of the classic games”
poor eggman

[cookietree]

No wonder Knuckles says "Do I look like I need _your_ power?"