Every Version of Metal Knuckles

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MORE METALS! This time we take a look at every robot based on Knuckles the Echidna, and even some other robo-echidnas that showed up long before our radical red guardian.
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@Magicghost23 13 күн бұрын

Sega kind of missed out on a pun by not calling one of the metal knucks brass knuckles

@justsans. 13 күн бұрын

Damn. This is actually a fire name for a metal knux.

@pablomenendez2319 13 күн бұрын

In Archie, two different types of Brass Knuckles do exist. The first kind were mass-produced robotic soldiers who fought against the Freedom Fighters of the Galaxy (a pastiche of Marvel's original Guardians of the Galaxy) in an alternate post-apocalyptic Mobius in issue 103. The second kind was more or less a brass recolor of Metal Knuckles with brass knuckles instead of spikes that only showed up in an Off Panel strip from issue 243. Edit: didn't watch the video all the way through when I said this, didn't realize the Off Panel one was acknowledged at the end.

@morgankundrick8289 13 күн бұрын

man this is the 2nd time I see a comment like this for a metal knuckle to be brass knuckles

@burritocat6038 13 күн бұрын

OOOOOOOOOOH YES

@lancer434 13 күн бұрын

I mean, never say never

@Solesteam 13 күн бұрын

The fact that Brass Knux has Brass Knux is the best part.

@sinnythefennec69 13 күн бұрын

Eric the Echidna mentioned. I've made a design for Eric way back when. I honestly thought that he would have been android like the many different Shadows.

@GameApologist 13 күн бұрын

If you got it around tag me on Twitter I’d love to see it!

@Umbra_Ursus 12 күн бұрын

That would check out: Of the few Shadow Android models, one was just low-poly, one could actually pass as organic (But had yellow markings), and the Heroes ones were visually flawless copies. A Knuckles Android being a passing, if off-color, copy would make sense.

@sashawaybright2698 10 күн бұрын

@@GameApologistyou're mentally braindead for hating Legos Legos are fun and creative

@AstroTom 13 күн бұрын

Metal Knuckles making a comeback recently has been really fun to see. Mecha Sonic and Mecha Knuckles returning in Scrapnik eas awesome too

@ThatIdiotOmega 13 күн бұрын

Fun fact: In fleetway, Chaos is a mutated Drakon instead of a mutant chao. Seeing the alien nature of chaos's ancestors, it almost retroactively makes the Drakons the comic equivalent of Sonic Frontiers's Ancients

@conradojavier7547 13 күн бұрын

It seems like Sonic Team like the British's Take on Sonic more than the U.S.

@Fanatic_Foremem 13 күн бұрын

@@conradojavier7547 Theres definately a case to be made for them basing both the modern chaotix and the Metarex(japanese name would probably be more accurately translated as Metalex, but the accidental dinosaur pun was neat foreshadowing) on things from StC. Despite having less oversight from Sega, StC DID get closer to the games in terms of feel, probably because, as it was also a sega game review magazine, there were people in the building who could help with capturing that game feeling.

@connorprince8551 13 күн бұрын

Let me guess it’s also based on something from fucking doctor who

@Fanatic_Foremem 13 күн бұрын

@@connorprince8551 not intentionally, most of the doctor who influences were accidental in StC.

@IcyWind14 13 күн бұрын

@@Fanatic_Foremem Were they? I know the Brotherhood of Metallix, at the very least, was very deliberately based on the Daleks.

@CorbinLeonard-rp4et 13 күн бұрын

Metal knuckles the metallic fella who don't panic

@zubair1149 13 күн бұрын

THERES MOAR METAL KNUCKLES?!!!? YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

@thatEggfan 13 күн бұрын

"You know what they say...the more, the merrier!"

@zephon6745 13 күн бұрын

I hope you are feeling better now.

@GameApologist 13 күн бұрын

Getting there! Thank you!

@zephon6745 13 күн бұрын

Good to hear. Just focus on your health. We would rather have you healthy than more videos.

@thatEggfan 13 күн бұрын

@@GameApologist don't stress yourself and take as much time as you possibly need.❤💛🖤

@wanderlustwarrior 13 күн бұрын

SONIC IN THE FOURTH DIMENSION MENTION, LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!!!!! ...*"BORING... MESS?!"* HOW. DARE. I'd like to know more about that manga.

@smileyface81mc77 12 күн бұрын

8:33 Well now I wanna see a silly comic of Metal Sonic not knowing how to work a door. Maybe his quills kept bonking off of doorways during the alpha stages?

@nintendoe3173 13 күн бұрын

Big fan of Metal Knuckles! Hopefully jakks makes a figure of him soon

@notheresir 13 күн бұрын

HELL YEAH ITS ALWAYS A GOOD DAY WHEN NICK UPLOADS!

@GameApologist 13 күн бұрын

HELL YEAH ALWAYS A GOOD DAY WHEN YOU COMPLIMENT

@LRYoutube68 13 күн бұрын

Brass Knuckles is the Knuckles robot of time. (But in all seriousness that was such a fun looking design)

@minimalbstolerance8113 12 күн бұрын

Not only do you call "Sonic and the 4th dimension" boring, but you also diss Dr. Who? To quote Movie Knuckles: "DISHONOURABLE."

@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho 11 күн бұрын

*Dishonor

@wadeyhyena1657 11 күн бұрын

To be fair, it's been mid for awhile and that's coming from a British Person.

@minimalbstolerance8113 10 күн бұрын

@@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho I'm British. We spell it with a "U."

@ChipFanXO 13 күн бұрын

Another great video by the goofy green man

@GameApologist 13 күн бұрын

Thank you kindly

@AutumnCrusader 13 күн бұрын

Always nice to hear Elson mentioned I met him last year at Sonic the Comic Con, and he was lovely Complemented my art, and given that he's the reason I even started drawing in the first place, that was an incredible experience

@RubenTurnell 12 күн бұрын

Was that at Sonic the Comic Con 2023? I also went there, it was awesome!

@AutumnCrusader 12 күн бұрын

@@RubenTurnell In York? Yes it was! I'm wearing the tshirt from there right now, yellow with all the artist's Sonics

@RubenTurnell 12 күн бұрын

@@AutumnCrusader Yeah, i got the shirt too! it was so cool, as well as a cool shopping bag and an awesome poster! Did you see the person cosplaying as Tekno the Canary?

@AutumnCrusader 12 күн бұрын

@@RubenTurnell I did! I have a photo of them! There was a Fabian Vain too! Did you see my friend Morg's fan comic he was selling?

@RubenTurnell 9 күн бұрын

@@AutumnCrusader Which comic was that? I remember some old issues of StC being sold and i got the most recent fan-made StC issue. I remember some funko pops which i ended up not buying, i don't remember anyone dressed as Fabian though... have you got the poster? With the five different StC Sonics and Ristar at the top?

@Thecoolguy-fh6dc 13 күн бұрын

I'm glad Metal Knux is getting featured a lot again

@thatEggfan 13 күн бұрын

Ikr! Metal Knuckles has such a kickass design!

@NorahVyste 4 күн бұрын

I know it’s a detail that only makes sense recently, but by the looks of things, Grimer knew his place? He knew to not kill Sonic. Unlike even Starline.

@robertlupa8273 11 күн бұрын

Your original Metal Knuckles was so cool and convincing of your love for the red robot that I made a plasticine figure of him not too long after watching (which was like 2 months ago). He's still there with me, sitting on my desk.

@kickbrosmasher5155 12 күн бұрын

You dont like legos? You have bad tastes

@carli517 13 күн бұрын

Yay one of my favorite robots

@zephon6745 13 күн бұрын

I have wanted a Knuckles Metallix boss battle or a figure. Since it was my introduction to Knuckles robots.

@BasementDweller_ 13 күн бұрын

Let’s goooo! New March Mecha Madness outside of March.

@anthonyoliver418 6 күн бұрын

I think it would be nice if in one of these videos you just talked about the playable depictions of Metal Sonic, since I find him so interesting when it comes to how it expands his already unique move set from sonic

@277Shadow 13 күн бұрын

I see a metal knuckles video, I click it's that simple.

@knowingjordankid 13 күн бұрын

SEGA could we do like a full on Metal Knuckles game. Metal Knuckles is one of my favorite metal versions. The Metal Knuckles has definitely improved over the years. Great video Game Apologist!

@Planag7 13 күн бұрын

I feel the same way with the Lego set. I only built it just because I wanted to see it. I have too many sets that I don’t build

@NightFuryLover31 13 күн бұрын

Just listening to you ramble about your favorite robot is great! And learning some new stuff as well!

@monochromememory8275 12 күн бұрын

It's really cool to see Mecha Knuckles get some love. I never been the biggest fan of him but I've always kind of liked his design it was erie and kind of unsettling to me when he shows his true form. It kind of reminded me a lot of something like the Terminator. I had played Sonic 2 well before Advanced so I was already pretty familiar with Mecha Sonic but he never creeped me out the same way Mecha Knuckles did. Maybe it's idea of a robot taking your form and looking nearly identical to you but there's certain features that just look off that kind of make it unsettling. That stuff has always creeped me out as a kid.

@J.R.Unbound 13 күн бұрын

On behalf of the U.K., I sincerely apologise that we’ve created Doctor Who. The rest of the world didn’t deserve to suffer the consequences.

@davebob4973 12 күн бұрын

You are singlehandedly responsible for my intense doctor who hyperfixation that has haunted me since childhood

@J.R.Unbound 12 күн бұрын

@@davebob4973 Sorry/you’re welcome

@beastmaster0934 2 күн бұрын

12:27 So Ian looked at these skins, and decided. “Y’know what? Im gonna make a zombie apocalypse arc out of these skins.”

@snake5307 13 күн бұрын

Hell yeah! Love seeing the metal knux love! Crazy how much we got of him recently with the concept art and him appearing in Sonic superstars. As for the other robot knuckles I’m not a big fan on a lot of them design wise except for metalix unironically but just his head if I’m being honest always thought it looked dope.

@RubenTurnell 6 күн бұрын

Hey Game Apologist, I just edited the Sonic Wiki Page on Eric the Echidna to say that he is a clone of Sonic and not a robot, because this bit of evidence, which is Eric licking his lips, implies he is an organic lifeform. Plus, those Eric the Echidna books that are completely un-related are so cute!

@KraziShadowbear 11 күн бұрын

I would LOVE to see you drawings of Metal Knuckles MK. 2 and/or even your interpretation of Metal Knuckles' design according to the Sonic R models & designs! Also, great video! It's always a treat hearing you fanboy over Sonic Robots. :) (Love that you mentioned the "Brass Knuckles" joke from that Archie One-Off Panel) XD

@Cake9Cakey 13 күн бұрын

A video right when I wake up, nice.

@riicky83 13 күн бұрын

The metal Knuckles I grew up with was the Fleetway model aka Metallix model Knuckles.

@BrainyJS 13 күн бұрын

Since its android april, can we get a shadow android video 🙏

@GameApologist 13 күн бұрын

maaaaaaaaaaaybe...

@BlueJGilbert 13 күн бұрын

Gotta love brand new content from Nick.

@tritone2276 6 күн бұрын

"Babe, get the popcorn, Nick is Aoologizing to the Games again!"

@SonicTheBlueBlur15 13 күн бұрын

Finally ur back! Also when is the next chapter of the idw sonic coming

@GameApologist 13 күн бұрын

Not for a while, the comic has been on hiatus

@ultradude25yt 3 күн бұрын

3:46 fun fact sed book was the first time we heard of chaos control

@partyfoxdavy 2 күн бұрын

The metal knuckles from Sonic Advance was a crazy boss fight....those missiles 💀

@CyberYeast75 4 күн бұрын

15:32 Mecha Sonic and WHO?!

@MarcAMARIAS 3 күн бұрын

6:41 that even more : Ronan The Accusator of the Kree

@JordanJonasFilms 13 күн бұрын

GA your the best perfect timing You are Amazing and incredible

@dreamaexe5006 12 күн бұрын

That thumbnail art is insane

@liltoad9050 3 күн бұрын

I love to metal knuckles to the point i got a mod where you fight metal knuckles in a knuckles run in 3 air

@Fanatic_Foremem 13 күн бұрын

8:46 I figure you won't be covering the official-unofficial continuation StC Online, so let me pitch in to say that those knuckles metalix eventually get picked up by Knuckles himself and modified into angel island defenders, at the small cost of getting dangerously close to triggering porkers PTSD for metallic. Its a pretty late plotpoint, doesn't really come up until after the big finale to the comics primary plotline which wrapped up shortly before IDW started, but we got there eventually.

@Anonfaulty 12 күн бұрын

We need more Metal V Metal fights, like Shard vs Metal Sonic in Archie, or Gemeral vs Metal in IDW. PLEASE

@Sonicspeedtime31 13 күн бұрын

Amazing Video!

@danteshollowedgrounds 13 күн бұрын

Sweet. Edit: Unrelated but Samurai Pizza Cat that's a COOL ASS NAME 😎👍

@_TRB_ 13 күн бұрын

YESSSSS

@user-fh7di8st6l 13 күн бұрын

underrated metal series

@traptorb 13 күн бұрын

Just the content my autistic self would go crazy over as a kid, thanks Game Apologist!

@johanstenfelt1206 13 күн бұрын

Hm, how very interesting, it’s nice how this one has gotten more attention, i hope it gets some more significant Roles too at some point. Also, when could we expect you to cover Hyper Mecha Sonic/Metalix from SMBZ?

@KimiOmega 12 күн бұрын

So... I got smashed on vodka near the end of the video and the sudden Brass Knuckles part with a Golden Knuckles robot with the words "Thug life" on its arms made me think I finally lost it, hahaha!

@thereel1_real 13 күн бұрын

Would be interesting to see Eggman try making clones.

@NelStone1 11 күн бұрын

It's okay, Nick. I'll enjoy Legos for both of us.

@BlackFlash09 11 күн бұрын

Robotnik probably would've been mad at Grimer for killing Sonic. I don't think his ego would allow someone else the pleasure, especially his own lackeys.

@John-mp4qc 13 күн бұрын

4:23 bruh that was my concept for zonic if he had a false disguise, but he’s shoes are orange, he’s eyes are a bit red and he has slightly yellow skin

@Solo_Jazz_ 10 күн бұрын

oh yes everyone's favorite Sonic character... 4:22 Eric...

@blyatman9726 13 күн бұрын

Gonna be honest never seen or heard of a metal knuckles in my entire life

@John-mp4qc 13 күн бұрын

My version of mecha knuckles for sonic advance ,is that he is colored white and red (which is a reference to wechidna) he has the same body shape as mecha sonic mark 2 but he’s legs are more armored and he has no wheels on his heels and he’s dreads are thrusters which give him the ability to glide through air.

@jamcalx 13 күн бұрын

This really takes me back to 4th grade when R debuted. Memories...🥹

@DataDrain02 12 күн бұрын

I gotta say. The original Metal Knuckles in that concept art has some Predator vibes. Something about the mechanized dreads reminds me of those movies. Which, I wouldn't be surprised if that was intentional. The Japanese LOVE the Alien and Predator movies. (Like how the late Toriyama basically made 3rd form Frieza a knockoff Xenomorph.)

@shadowopsairman1583 11 күн бұрын

It would be nice if the product advertisements were done at the end of the video before the credits

@ZigealFaust Күн бұрын

Reminder that Sonic R was also on PC.

@Klied 13 күн бұрын

Perfect timing! Thanks GA!

@GameApologist 13 күн бұрын

You're very welcome!

@Skypatroller_BenCD 13 күн бұрын

03:23 fun fact: in the French version of Sonic X Knuckles calles himself a Porky-pines

@xthegreat8421 13 күн бұрын

Metal Knuckles 🔛🔝

@SuperSlimeSoda 13 күн бұрын

Guilty, my favorite Sonic game was Sonic R 😅

@TIME_bud 13 күн бұрын

Fun fact: I recently remembered that I own Scrapnik Island...

@TIME_bud 13 күн бұрын

And it was after watching your videos, too...

@galactictea921 12 күн бұрын

Honestly had no clue the metal virus was based off those skins, I guess that's just me not putting two and two together

@RubenTurnell 12 күн бұрын

Get a load of this! Brass Knuckles the Mech-idna!

@Ryscjxcomputer2 12 күн бұрын

Poor Doctor Who. 😢😢😢

@notdatboi9615 13 күн бұрын

a metal knuckles video on my b-day lets gooooo

@GameApologist 12 күн бұрын

Happy birthday!!

@notdatboi9615 12 күн бұрын

@@GameApologist thank you so much

@JomasterTheSecond 12 күн бұрын

So take me back in time.

@metaknightjudgesyoursins4710 10 күн бұрын

Now since Metal Knuckles is.. presumably finally back *..Give Tails Doll some love, Sega. You cowards*

@blakedonaldson2460 13 күн бұрын

He really did get some of y'all with brass knuckles🤣

@LackofWack 13 күн бұрын

We need more

@Jelly_shy_guy_man 12 күн бұрын

I only knew about metal knuckles, NOT metal knuckles

@davidkinder386 12 күн бұрын

Honestly if we are still doing the robots a video on my favorite type of robots the gizoid but i understand if since there is little information on the gizoid but man emerl and gemerl are just my favorites

@scr34ms44 13 күн бұрын

LETS GOO METAL KNUCKLES VIDEO YIPPIE!!!!

@bananashoplifter3440 5 күн бұрын

12:29 thank you.

@renegadedjinn5325 13 күн бұрын

Spades the Nocturne? Lol no worries Nick 😂

@Aardie_Aardwolf 12 күн бұрын

20:53 What more a fan could ask for? *Thinking* An HD remake of Sonic R?

@oddguy5356 12 күн бұрын

There might be a remake of sonic R. There is a remake of sonic drift 2.

@badwalnutt 6 күн бұрын

wheres my wonderful metal boi

@MysteryMrE 13 күн бұрын

SHOW US THE MECHA KNCULES MK2 I WOULD LOVE A VIDEO OF YOU EXPLAINING YOUR CHOICES AND ETC

@frougger1334 13 күн бұрын

Every metal character’s greatest fear: 🚪

@breadboygamingwholegrain 10 күн бұрын

Aluminum April Absurdity

@shadowopsairman1583 11 күн бұрын

I just noticed Fleetway Sonic Robotnik is AoStH Robuttnik

@silveramyknux241 13 күн бұрын

18:37 Which is looks closer to R’s model and Archie Knuckles.

@TheAuron32 12 күн бұрын

LMFAO, i still have Sonic in the fourth dimension somewhere!

@Super_Cinder.Inferno 13 күн бұрын

12:26 Honestly, Fake Metal Tails (The Speed Sim Names For Them) Is My Favourite Robot In Sonic (Even If It's Just A Skin)

@ZBroadcastYTP 13 күн бұрын

19:21 Wait, I think I’ve seen that face before…

@WTSD850 13 күн бұрын

we need a scrapnik island sequel

@jeffreyrumery6768 12 күн бұрын

Oh, Nick. Fans can ALWAYS ask for more... more... MOOOAAARRR!!!😈

@Trakker1985 13 күн бұрын

3:46 HOW. DARE. YOU! I loved these books, i have all 4 lol

@RubenTurnell 12 күн бұрын

Sonic in the 4th dimension is the best one

@skeletonlover3214 13 күн бұрын

cool vid

@DjDeadpig 13 күн бұрын

1:15 The guy on the right looks like Furnace from starved