About
& Knuckles is a phrase originating from the title of the1994 Sega Genesis game Sonic & Knuckles. In recent years it has been used as a joke among the gaming community, often mocking special crossovers or editions of games, similar to Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series.
History
Sonic & Knuckles is a 1994 installment of the Sonic the Hedgehog series featuring Sonic the Hedgehog and the then-newly-playable Knuckles the Echidna. [1] Notably, the physical game cartridge could be connected with Sonic the Hedgehog 3, creating a combined release entitled Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles.
Spread
On May 18, 2014, an anonymous user of 4chan’s video game board /v/ made a thread asking other users to add “& Knuckles” to other video game names through image manipulation. [2]
On September 26, YouTuber Triple-Q uploaded an video with an edited version of “Unknown from M.E.”, Knuckles’ theme from Sonic Adventure, with several of the words replaced with “Knuckles”. [3]
On October 26, Redditor douknogreg posted an edited version of the cover for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U under the subject “And knuckles.” [4] The post received nearly 3000 upvotes.
Notable Images
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References
[1]Wikipedia – Sonic & Knuckles
[2]archive.moe – /v/ – Video Games
[3]YouTube – Knuckles from K.N.U.C.K.L.E.S. & Knuckles: Knuckles in Knuckles the Echidna feat. Knuckles…
[4]Reddit – And knuckles.