Knuckles Season 1 – TV Series

Episodes 01

“The Warrior”

Knuckles is struggling to adjust to home life in Green Hills due to his warrior lifestyle. Taking Sonic’s advice to make himself at home too far, Maddie grounds Knuckles. After soliciting advice from his deceased Echidna elder, Pachacamac, Knuckles takes up Wade, who was recently kicked from his bowling team for the upcoming tournament at Reno, Nevada, as his apprentice; Wade decides to let Knuckles accompany him to Reno for the tournament. As they begin their trip, they are tracked by two corrupt G.U.N. agents, Mason and Willoughby. They intend to capture and sell him to the mysterious Buyer, a former subordinate of Dr. Robotnik, who supplies them with weapons configured from Robotnik’s technology and powered by Knuckles’ quills. At a roadside bowling alley, Wade confides to Knuckles that he was deserted by his father at a young age, leaving him with abandonment issues. Using a ring portal, Mason and Willoughby appear to battle Knuckles; he defeats Mason, but Willoughby takes advantage of the distraction to trap Knuckles in a cage, and they escape.

Episodes 02

“Don’t Ever Say I Wasn’t There For You”

Mason and Willoughby take the captured Knuckles to a cabin bar to await rendezvous with the Buyer. Armed with a pair of Mason’s weaponized gauntlets, Wade comes up with a plan to sneak in and rescue Knuckles. Though his plan fails, with his squad car being destroyed in the process, Wade outsmarts the agents and saves Knuckles. They find a truck to use to escape, with Wade teaching Knuckles that not every victory needs to be righteous. At daybreak, they learn from the radio that Wade has been branded a fugitive, so Knuckles suggests finding a hiding place, and Wade reluctantly decides on his childhood home.

Episodes 03

“The Shabbat Dinner”

Wade and Knuckles lay low at Wade’s childhood home in Boise, Idaho, where they are greeted by Wade’s mother, Wendy, and his older sister Wanda, an FBI agent. Wendy is overjoyed to see her kids home, having prepared for the family’s traditional Shabbat dinner, but Wade is despondent, due to constant mistreatment from Wanda throughout his childhood. That night, tensions quickly boil between the Whipples, and Knuckles learns about the family customs from Wendy. While Wade secludes himself in his room, a group of bounty hunters learn of Wade’s wanted status and strike at the house. Knuckles and Wendy manage to dispatch them, allowing the Whipple family to reconcile as they watch the Shabbat candles dim.

Episodes 04

“The Flames of Disaster”

The next morning following the Shabbat dinner, bounty Jack Sinclair, Wade’s former bowling partner, kidnaps Wade to turn him in for the reward money. Knuckles chooses not to rescue Wade, deciding to use the experience to teach Wade independence. Unable to escape, Wade is advised by Knuckles to visit the “Great Battleground in the Sky” for guidance. Wade successfully visits the afterlife, which takes the form of a bowling alley, where Pachacamac teaches him through a low-budget rock opera of Knuckles’ origins. Wade comes to learn that a warrior’s greatest strength is their heart, allowing him to escape and challenge Jack to a joust, which he wins. With newfound confidence in himself, Wade and Knuckles continue on to Reno, now joined by Wendy and Wanda.

Episodes 05

“Reno, Baby!”

Knuckles and the Whipples arrive in Reno, where Wade confronts and reconciles with his estranged father, renowned bowling celebrity Pistol Pete. With his relationship with his father seemingly resolved, Wade moves up the ranks in the bowling tournament, pitting him against Pete in the finals. Meanwhile, Mason and Willoughby are forcefully taken to the Buyer, who gives them one last chance to recapture Knuckles. Witnessing him and Pete bond, Wendy warns Wade that Pete will eventually leave him again. Visiting Pete’s rooftop penthouse, Wade finds Mason and Willoughby holding Wendy and Wanda hostage, revealing Pete sold them out to keep Wade out of the tournament. With his family’s lives at stake, Wade is forced to lure Knuckles into the penthouse, where the agents prepare to ambush him.

Episodes 06

“What Happens in Reno, Stays in Reno”

Having been secretly tipped off by Wade, Knuckles avoids the trap and fights the agents, while Wade frees his family. Knuckles defeats the agents by re-directing a pair of ring portals that suck them up. Wade proceeds to the tournament to challenge his father in the finals, while the Buyer confronts Knuckles outside using a giant mech suit. Wade rolls a perfect game to defeat Pete, but they are interrupted by Knuckles and the Buyer’s fight. The Buyer catches Knuckles and drains him of his power, but Wade stands up to him, holding off the Buyer with the help of his mother and sister. Knuckles eventually regains consciousness, reabsorbs his power, and he and Wade defeat the Buyer. Pete attempts to flee with the trophy, but he is subdued by Wendy and Wanda, as Wade and Knuckles celebrate before heading back home.