Knuckles

Knuckles the Echidna is one of the main characters in Sonic.exe: Spirits of Hell and is Exeller's second victim.

History
Knuckles is the last of his kind and the guardian of the Master Emerald. He was tricked by Dr. Robotnik into thinking that Sonic and Tails wanted to steal the Emerald and thus joined the wrong side. He did not realise Robotnik was a villain until he stole the Emerald himself, and got revenge by helping them to Sky Sanctuary Zone where they boarded the Death Egg as it was launched into space. The two destroyed it, and when Robotnik tried to escape with the Emerald, Sonic used the Chaos Emeralds to become Super Sonic and got it back.

Appearance
Knuckles is a red echidna with a peach muzzle, black nose and eyes, a white cresent shape on his protruding chest and seven dreadlock spines around the sides and back of his head. He wears white gloves with spikes on

As Knuckles.exe, Knuckles' fur is a deep crimson and his muzzle is faded and darker. His eyes are black with red irises and blood can be seen dripping from them.

In Round 1
Knuckles is one of the playable characters, and must survive You Can't Run and It's Just Illusion while using the red rings carefully to reach the end. At the end he reaches a locked door with a red and green button. The green button activates a crusher that will kill him unless he has a green ring, while the red button opens the door. If the door is unlocked, Knuckles will go through and escape to Hidden Palace Zone with a Super Ring.

Personality
Knuckles is independent, wild, hot-blooded, tough, and a loner by nature. Like how Sonic embodies the wind, Knuckles embodies the mountain; stern, unmovable and anchored to his duty. Due to having lived in seclusion for most of his life, Knuckles is a rather antisocial and reclusive individual. As such, he cares very little about what others think, which makes him bluntly honest, straight-forward, and somewhat egotistical.

Abilities

 * Knuckles can glide by jumping and holding the jump button. This allows him to gain a lot of distance and decrease his fall speed dramatically. Upon releasing the button, Knuckles will drop to the ground.
 * Knuckles can climb most walls by gliding into them.
 * Knuckles can spin dash by crouching and spamming the jump button.