So today i am gonna make a Smash thread for Knuckles the Echinda and i will start with the alts
The first 4 are Pink based on Super Knuckles,Blue based on Sonic,Green based on the Master Emerald and Orange based on Tikal the Echidna

And the last 3 are Brown based on Pachacamac,White based on Rouge the Bat and Gray based on Mecha Knuckles

Oh and of course default is his modern appearance

Next is his stats
Weight: 95
Run Speed: 2.2
Walk Speed: 1.275
Air Speed: 1.15
Fall Speed: 1.45
Fast Fall Speed: 2.45
Air Acceleration: 0.05
Gravity: 0.09
Max Jumps: 2
Wall Jump: Yes
Wall Cling: Yes
Crawl: No
Tether: No

Okay now for the actual moveset
Jab: 2 punches followed by an uppercut

Forward Tilt: Knuckles does a chop with his fist

Up Tilt: Knuckles does an uppercut (Based on an unused attack from Sonic Adventure)

Down Tilt: Knuckles sweeps the floor with his fist.
Dash Attack: Knuckles jumps forward and then punches.

Forward Smash: An explosive punch that is slow but incredibly powerful even more so than King Dedede's forward smash

Up Smash: A powerful spinning uppercut like the one used by his assist trophy (Ignore the 2 punches he does in the gif)

Down Smash: Knuckles punches the ground so hard that it creates a shock wave and if the opponent is too close to Knuckles when he does this they will trip (Like this except the opponent only trips when they are too close to Knuckles)

Neutral Air: Knuckles does a mid air punch

Forward Air: Similar to Mario's Knuckles will do a powerful punch that can spike opponents if you land the sweet spot.

Back Air: Knuckles attacks behind himself with his elbow

Up Air: a upwards headbutt

Down Air: Similar to Mii Brawler's Knuckles will punch below himself with both fists and this can meteor smash

Grab: He grabs with one hand
Pummel: He punches with his other hand

Forward Throw: He spins the opponent and then tosses them similar to Incineroar's

Back Throw: Knuckles suplexes the opponent
Up Throw: Knuckles hits the opponent with a uppercut
Down Throw Throw: Knuckles jumps up into the air and slams the opponent so hard that they get buried

Neutral Special: Rock Free Fall from Sonic Battle,Knuckles tosses a big rock forwards,this projectile is strong but it has a lot of startup lag as well as ending lag

Side Special: The Screwdriver from Sonic 06 and Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games,Knuckles spins forward like a drill and it works similar to Meta Knight's Drill Rush except you can't angle your trajectory

Up Special: The Spiral Upper from Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Advance 2 and 3,Knuckles does a powerful vertical flaming uppercut that has good kill power

Down Special on the ground: Knuckles will dig into the ground and how long he stays in the ground depends on how long you hold the button and eventually he will jump out of the ground with a powerful uppercut,you can tell where Knuckle is by looking at his shadow

Down Special in the air: The Drill Claw from Sonic Adventure 2,Knuckles will spiral downwards until he lands on the ground in which case he will then proceed to burrow through the ground like normal

Final Smash: Knuckles summons the Master Emerald which powers him up and then Knuckles flies forward and anyone that gets hit by him will then get hit by a ton of punches and then Knuckles will send them flying by performing a super powered uppercut

Gimmicks: Knuckles can glide by holding the jump button and can climb walls by gliding into one however Knuckles can't glide or climb forever unlike in his own games

Extra stuff
Intro: He glides onto the stage and poses

Up Taunt: Knuckles Chuckles

Side Taunt: Knuckles does a come at me motion with his hand and says "Come on"
Down Taunt: Knuckles flexes his muscles

Victory 1: He glides in and poses while saying "That's it that's all they got ?"
Victory 2: Knuckles burrows out of the ground and holds up a piece of the Master Emerald while saying "I found it"

Victory 3: Knuckles gives a thumbs up

And finally his stage assuming he gets one would be Angel Island

Well that's it let me know what you think of this

Wait sorry i just realized that i forgot the songs and spirits

Spirits
Mighty the Armadillo,Fang the Sniper,Knuckles Clan,Tikal the Echidna,Pachacamac,Chaos 2,Chaos 4,Chaos 6,Perfect Chaos,Metal Knuckles,Mecha Knuckles,Super Knuckles and finally the Master Emerald

Songs
Unknown from M.E. (Both versions),Sky Sanctuary (Original version),Kick The Rock,A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup,Space Trip Steps,Angel Island Zone act 1 (Sonic Advance version) and "Theme of Knuckles"-Sonic Mania Adventures Special Remix

Oh actually one more song
Flying Battery Zone act 1 (Sonic Mania version mostly because the fact that there is only 1 song from Mania in Smash is a crime)

Okay now i am officially done with this thread