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guardian-of-da-gay · 1 year ago

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Knuckles Wachowski who grew up with people chasing him, the last echidna, to use as a weapon or enjoy as an oddity, hearing stories of the savage, greedy echidnas who were vanquished by the noble, wise owls (echidnas who may or may not have even been real!) and this is all out in the open; common knowledge around the galaxy: Knuckles. Last echidna (that possibly fictitious species from the villains.wiki page). "Most Dangerous Warrior in the Galaxy" -- a title earned via involuntary participation in the Casino World coliseums.

And then he comes to earth where nobody knows any of these things about him or his people and he's not gonna tell them because why invite more of that into his life (also, he asked, and his trauma said he can’t show any weakness Or Else).

Only one who knows anything (and thus has context for some of Knuckles' more bizarre behavior and hang-ups)? Tails. Who is eight.

#I just think Tails and Knuckles have the potential for an interesting brother dynamic #Knuckles is actin a certain way cuz Trauma #meanwhile Tails #has the facts that explain it all #but he's 8 #so he doesn't fully realize/know what to do #and he's too anxious to confront Knux or tell anyone else #some day Tails as an adult will look back like #'oh maybe the reason Knuckles couldn't relate to kids his age #isn't cuz he was unfriendly it was cuz while they were forced to play soccer he was forced to participate in blood sports'#angst #knuckles angst #knuckles headcanons #Knuckles Wachowski #Tails Wachowski #anyway I have 2 totally different scenes in my wips #where Knuckles gets fed up and decides to leave their tribe #and Tails convinces him to stay #cuz he's got Context

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