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I recently decided to give myself a bit of a fun challenge and turn characters from some of my favorite fandoms into D&D characters. I'm starting out this challenge with the Sonic The Hedgehog series. Now it's Knuckles' turn!

Name: Knuckles

Race: Goliath (originally Mobian echidna)

Class(es): Ranger and Barbarian

Subclass(es): Horizon Walker and Ancestral Guardian or Zealot

Alignment: Lawful neutral to lawful good

Background: Acolyte

Backstory: Knuckles was born on Angel Island and soon became the last surviving member of the Knuckles Clan, a long-lost race of echidnas/goliath devoted to protecting the Master Emerald from being abused. Apparently, he had been charged with protecting the Master Emerald for as long as he can remember. However, Knuckles' own past was a mystery to him. He knew nothing of how he came to be, his ancestral roots, or even the details of the Master Emerald he was supposed to protect, and believed himself to be the last of his kind entirely. Despite this, he chose to spend his life as the Master Emerald's guardian, never questioning it. Knuckles knew as well from innate knowledge that his duty was his fate, and he was content with that.
For much of his life, Knuckles stayed close to the Master Emerald's shrine, steadfastly protecting it while having little to no contact with the outside world, becoming friends with all the animals and the nature itself on Angel Island. In his duties to protect the island, he learned to track, build traps, hunt, and fight off threats. However, he also suffered from a terrible temper that he struggled to control. After much training, he learned to harness his rage to help him better defend his ancestral home, though he still sometimes struggles to control his wrath when he feels he has been wronged.

Stats: Strength-15, Dexterity-12, Constitution-14, Intelligence-8, Wisdom-14, Charisma-8

I decided to make Knuckles a ranger and multiclass him as barbarian for his D&D classes. Knuckles' starting class would be ranger for his tracking and trapping skills that he uses when we are first introduced to him. Being a ranger also fits well with his role as the guardian of the Master Emerald and Angel Island as rangers are known as protectors of their land. He would later pick up the barbarian class for his fighting style and as a healthy outlet for his nasty temper. Better to rage at his enemies than blow up at his friends, though he might still slip up from time to time. For his subclasses, I decided that Horizon Walker would best suit his ranger class. Horizon Walkers are protectors against forces from other planes, which suits pretty well with his role as the guardian of the Master Emerald, especially with the recent things we learned about the origins of the Master Emerald. For his barbarian subclass, however, that's a bit trickier. I'm stuck between Ancestral Guardian and Zealot. Ancestral Guardian barbarians call upon their ancestors for power while Zealot barbarians call upon divine powers for power. Knuckles holds a strong connection and respect for his ancestors which suits well with the Ancestral Guardian. But we could also go Zealot for his connection to the Master Emerald and use that as the source of power he calls upon, especially since we do see him pray to the Master Emerald in times of great need for protection and to empower those who can tap into the power of the Master Emerald to save the day. I feel like either subclass would work perfectly for Knuckles as a barbarian. Finally, for his race in case you aren't playing in a Sonic-based game, I decided to make him a goliath. It was really tricky narrowing down what his race should be, but ultimately decided that goliath would suit him best. I was very close to making him a firblog, but goliath just seemed to work best. Still, either way could work if you think firblog is a better choice.

I really hope you guys like my build for Knuckles as a D&D character. If you have your own ideas of how to turn Knuckles into a D&D character, I'd love to hear them!

Description
I recently decided to give myself a bit of a fun challenge and turn characters from some of my favorite fandoms into D&D characters. I'm starting out this challenge with the Sonic The Hedgehog series. Now it's Knuckles' turn!

Name: Knuckles

Race: Goliath (originally Mobian echidna)

Class(es): Ranger and Barbarian

Subclass(es): Horizon Walker and Ancestral Guardian or Zealot

Alignment: Lawful neutral to lawful good

Background: Acolyte

Backstory: Knuckles was born on Angel Island and soon became the last surviving member of the Knuckles Clan, a long-lost race of echidnas/goliath devoted to protecting the Master Emerald from being abused. Apparently, he had been charged with protecting the Master Emerald for as long as he can remember. However, Knuckles' own past was a mystery to him. He knew nothing of how he came to be, his ancestral roots, or even the details of the Master Emerald he was supposed to protect, and believed himself to be the last of his kind entirely. Despite this, he chose to spend his life as the Master Emerald's guardian, never questioning it. Knuckles knew as well from innate knowledge that his duty was his fate, and he was content with that.
For much of his life, Knuckles stayed close to the Master Emerald's shrine, steadfastly protecting it while having little to no contact with the outside world, becoming friends with all the animals and the nature itself on Angel Island. In his duties to protect the island, he learned to track, build traps, hunt, and fight off threats. However, he also suffered from a terrible temper that he struggled to control. After much training, he learned to harness his rage to help him better defend his ancestral home, though he still sometimes struggles to control his wrath when he feels he has been wronged.

Stats: Strength-15, Dexterity-12, Constitution-14, Intelligence-8, Wisdom-14, Charisma-8

I decided to make Knuckles a ranger and multiclass him as barbarian for his D&D classes. Knuckles' starting class would be ranger for his tracking and trapping skills that he uses when we are first introduced to him. Being a ranger also fits well with his role as the guardian of the Master Emerald and Angel Island as rangers are known as protectors of their land. He would later pick up the barbarian class for his fighting style and as a healthy outlet for his nasty temper. Better to rage at his enemies than blow up at his friends, though he might still slip up from time to time. For his subclasses, I decided that Horizon Walker would best suit his ranger class. Horizon Walkers are protectors against forces from other planes, which suits pretty well with his role as the guardian of the Master Emerald, especially with the recent things we learned about the origins of the Master Emerald. For his barbarian subclass, however, that's a bit trickier. I'm stuck between Ancestral Guardian and Zealot. Ancestral Guardian barbarians call upon their ancestors for power while Zealot barbarians call upon divine powers for power. Knuckles holds a strong connection and respect for his ancestors which suits well with the Ancestral Guardian. But we could also go Zealot for his connection to the Master Emerald and use that as the source of power he calls upon, especially since we do see him pray to the Master Emerald in times of great need for protection and to empower those who can tap into the power of the Master Emerald to save the day. I feel like either subclass would work perfectly for Knuckles as a barbarian. Finally, for his race in case you aren't playing in a Sonic-based game, I decided to make him a goliath. It was really tricky narrowing down what his race should be, but ultimately decided that goliath would suit him best. I was very close to making him a firblog, but goliath just seemed to work best. Still, either way could work if you think firblog is a better choice.

I really hope you guys like my build for Knuckles as a D&D character. If you have your own ideas of how to turn Knuckles into a D&D character, I'd love to hear them!