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- You're so strong. I can depend on you.
- —Rouge to Knuckles, Sonic X
Knuxouge is the het ship between Knuckles and Rouge from the Sonic the Hedgehog fandom.
Canon[]
Games[]
Although it is never shown how the two met, in their first appearance together (and Rouge's first appearance overall) in Sonic Adventure 2, they were fighting over the Master Emerald. During the fight, Dr. Eggman attempted to steal the Master Emerald, but Knuckles broke it to prevent the doctor from using its power. The incident angered Rouge and she violently shook Knuckles for the act, but he explained that if they gathered all the pieces of the Master Emerald, it could be restored. The two decided to search for the Master Emerald shards on their own.
In their next encounter, the two fought over the Master Emerald again, and in the middle of the conversation, Rouge tripped and nearly fell into the lava, but Knuckles saved her. As he helps her up, the two hold hands and stare at each other for a brief moment until Rouge pulls her hand away from Knuckles, claiming that he only saved her to hold her hand, which Knuckles denies, saying that he only did it to save the Master Emerald. Rouge then hands him the Master Emerald shards she found, claiming that they smell like echidnas, prompting Knuckles to ask why she went after the Master Emerald in the first place. After Knuckles restores the Master Emerald, he looks at Rouge and apologizes if he hurt her. He then leaves. Rouge also leaves, but before she leaves, she looks back and smiles at him.
The two later join Sonic, Tails, Eggman, Amy and later Shadow to save the Space Colony ARK from crashing into Earth. After saving Earth, Knuckles and Rouge have a friendly chat on the ARK before returning to Earth with everyone else. Knuckles asks Rouge if she plans to continue hunting for the gems she loves so much, but she decides to take a break from it for a while and says she has something better than gems in mind right now, simply telling Knuckles that everything will be fine.
In Sonic Heroes, their teams encountered in Lost Jungle and ended up in a fight, as they were both trying to defeat Eggman first. Later, when Metal Sonic grew stronger, the teams (along with Team Rose and Chaotix) teamed up to defeat him. After the battle was over, Rouge says she's going after someone else's treasure, implying she was referring to Knuckles' Master Emerald again, and leaves, after which Knuckles gives an amused laugh and runs after her.
In Sonic Rivals 2, the two team up to find the Master Emerald. Shortly after, they both meet up with Sonic and Tails and Sonic asks if they are on a date, to which Knuckles tells him to stop it. At the end of the game, the villain, Ifrit, controls Rouge, and Knuckles, despite saying he doesn't want to do it, has no choice and ends up fighting Ifrit and Rouge to get the Master Emerald back. After the fight, Rouge comes to and Knuckles asks if she is okay. Rouge says yes and says he was quite dashing and daring when he fought her, to which Knuckles asks if she really thinks that and says she doesn't think he was all that. Then Knuckles realizes that it was just a distraction by Rouge to steal the Master Emerald.
The two were among the guests at Sonic's birthday party in Sonic Generations. Before the Time Eater attacked, Knuckles and Rouge were seen talking to each other with chili dogs in their hands.
Sonic X[]
Throughout the series, Knuckles and Rouge often fight and argue. At the same time, there are also many iconic moments where Rouge teases and hits on Knuckles. He, in turn, gets irritated every time she teases him or insinuates something, but he also blushes on some occasions.
It is hinted in the episode "The Volcanic Venture" that Knuckles may have reciprocal feelings, as when Rouge went to look for Chris, he smiled at her and wished her luck. This may indicate that since they were alone, he did not have to hide his feelings from her due to embarrassment. It is also hinted when Rouge asks Knuckles about his feelings, and he turns away and denies it in embarrassment.
In the episode "A New Start", Knuckles and Rouge have a conversation about Sonic's return to their world that quickly turns into an argument where neither of them wants to admit that they care about Sonic's return, which leads to the two fighting each other. But upon seeing Sonic return, the two stop fighting and Knuckles starts laughing when he sees the state Rouge is in after fighting him. Then Rouge smiles, throwing herself on top of him, and seemingly starts kissing him, while he laughs asking her to stop.
However, despite Rouge's taunts, Knuckles seems to care about her well-being, as he was shown saving her and apologizing for hurting her in the episode "Robotnik's Revenge", helping her up and telling her to pull herself together in the episode "The Volcanic Adventure", showing some concern for her after she is seemingly sucked into the black hole in the episode "Mission: Match Up", and becoming enraged when the Metarex attacked her in the episode "Agent of Mischief".
In addition, Rouge also seems to care about Knuckles' well-being, as she was shown saving him in the episode "Beating Eggman, Part 2", saying that seeing Knuckles looking at the moon every night waiting for Sonic's return makes her sad in the episode ''A New Start'', standing by his side after his fight with Shadow in the episode "The Cosmo Conspiracy", and telling him not to die in the episode "The Light in the Darkness".
Comics[]
Archie comics[]
Sonic the Hedgehog: Pre-Super Genesis Wave[]
Their relationship is the same as in the games. Rouge flirts with Knuckles and he resists it. There are times when they team up and even seem to get along. However, Knuckles was in a relationship with Julie-Su at the time.
In chapter 125, when Rouge sees Knuckles for the first time, she asks him if he is okay and calls him handsome.
In chapter 133, Rouge helps Knuckles fly during the mission, while a jealous Julie-Su watches them from afar.
In chapter 165, Julie-Su was so jealous to Rouge for hitting on Knuckles that she kicks Rouge's chair to made her fall to the ground and warns her to stay away from Knuckles, as she is watching her make eyes at him. Rouge fight back and replies that she always gets what she wants.
In chapter 173, Rouge says that she stole the Master Emerald to make Knuckles like her. According to her, she wanted to help the good guys and that's why she pretended that she was going to sell the Master Emerald to attract the bad guys and catch them.
In chapter 175, Knuckles is worried about Espio, thinking something bad happened to him and wants to go find him. Julie-Su is sure that everything is okay and tells him that Espio will get angry if they go looking for him. Rouge, who was listening to everything, takes Knuckles' arm and offers to go with him to find Espio. Knuckles smiles and asks if she would do that for him. Julie-Su begins to argue with Rouge out of jealousy.
In chapter 186, Rouge cheers Knuckles up after he blames himself for being under Dr. Finitevus' control. By reasoning with him, Rouge gets him to go back to normal and stop hiding. As he leaves, she talks about wanting to catch him and have him under her control.
In chapter 242, after the Olympic Trials, Rouge can be seen hugging Knuckles at the end of the chapter.
Sonic the Hedgehog: Post-Super Genesis Wave[]
Their relationship doesn't change. Julie-Su is gone due to Ken Penders' demands, so Rouge is the only one flirting with Knuckles.
Sonic Universe[]
In Chapter 67, Rouge taunts Knuckles by saying that he has forgotten her and that Relic is his girlfriend, much to his embarrassment. Knuckles then agrees to guide Rouge and her team around Angel Island, but he states that he will not let her get near the Master Emerald, to which she accepts since he is the boss.
In Chapter 68, after seeing Knuckles frown after she was insensitive to him, Rouge becomes remorseful and apologizes, stating that she is not known for her gentle touch, and that she just hates the idea of him wasting his potential by observing the island. She then asks him what benefit he gains from this, to which he replies that it benefits others, and that it should never have occurred to him. She then tells him that she also has a job, but that it is not her life, and all he does is wait for trouble to come her way. She then asks if he doesn't want something more for himself, to which he replies that he does not.
In Chapter 69, Rouge refuses to take the Master Emerald while Shadow distracts Knuckles, saying that he respects Knuckles and thinks he deserves a say.
In Chapter 70, when the battle against Eclipse ends, Rouge compliments Knuckles on protecting the Master Emerald, calling him cunning and handsome. She then leaves, telling him to take care of himself.
In Chapter 87, when Knuckles tells Rouge to give him the Master Emerald shards, she hands them over without resistance, stating that she wanted to surprise him. This leaves Knuckles shocked and wondering if this is comforting or worrying. And when they are searching for the Master Emerald shards, Rouge tells Shadow to stay with Knuckles, as he is the last echidna and cannot be extinguished until he restores the Master Emerald.
In Chapter 88, when Knuckles laments about being played like a chump again, Rouge tries to support him by saying that he is a trustworthy chump.
In Chapter 89, when Knuckles says he'll keep E-123 Omega away from Amy while she makes the call, Rouge tells him that she likes his gallant side and that he should show it more often. But when he says that after Amy finishes the call she can hit E-123 Omega with her hammer, Rouge says that his chivalry is dead.
In Chapter 90, Knuckles helps free Rouge and her team from the crystals that were trapping them.
Sonic X (Archie Comics)[]
In Chapter 4, Rouge is happy to see Knuckles arrive to help them in the battle against Eggman. The two also give a fist bump after winning the battle.
In Chapter 11, when Knuckles says that Rouge has to share the rings with them, she hands him one and asks if that makes them engaged, to which he replies: "Not in a hundred million years!" And when Knuckles asks where they'll be if they leave, Rouge leans against him and says she hopes they'll be somewhere cozy where a girl can get to know a boy better.
In Chapter 40, Rouge can be seen leaning against Knuckles at the end of the chapter.
IDW Publishing comics[]
In chapter 29, when all the characters regain consciousness, Knuckles and Shadow look at Rouge in disbelief as she sits on the Master Emerald. In her defense, Rouge said that she wanted to spend her last moments with the one she loved.
In chapter 30, when Knuckles tells Rouge to get off the Master Emerald, Rouge flirts with him by calling him stubborn and then calling him handsome.
Sonic Prime[]
Rebel Rouge and Renegade Knucks[]
Rebel Rouge and Renegade Knucks knew each other before the Chaos Council took over Green Hill. When the Chaos Council arrived and destroyed Green Hill to build New York City, Rebel managed to save Knucks, and, horrified by the destruction of their home, they decided to start a rebellion and fight together, so they founded the Resistance to overthrow the Chaos Council. They managed to save a palm tree from Green Hill and kept it in their hideout base.
Rebel and Knucks have a great relationship and work very well together. When one of them is in trouble, the other always steps in to help. Knucks trusts her as a leader and seems to respect her a lot, as he always follows her commands, despite sometimes questioning some of her ideas. Knucks has trouble working with enemies like Nine or the Council, but Rebel is the one who reassures him that they need to put their conflicts aside and work together to find the best solution to their problems. Rebel also seems to like Knucks and consider him someone important to her, as in the last episode of Sonic Prime, when reality seemed to be about to end, she is seen holding his arm and looking at him with a sad look, while he returned the look at her.
Prim Rouge and Gnarly Knuckles[]
Prim has a rather stiff relationship with Gnarly, as does the Scavengers' stand. She acts as the natural leader of the group and is always telling them to behave themselves. Gnarly, as well as Hangry and Mangey, seem to respect her as a leader and follow her orders, though they still get into occasional conflicts. When Thorn and Prim argue, Gnarly and the Scavengers' stand always side with Prim, likely due to her manipulation and influence over them. Despite this, they are considered good friends, and after meeting Sonic a few times, Prim has learned to care about her friends and her home, defending them from trouble when necessary.
Knuckles the Dread and Batten Rouge[]
Batten has a good relationship with her captain, Dread. She seems to respect him greatly and follows his orders without question. Dread also seems to trust her, as he even let Batten control the ship for a while during the battle against Rusty Rose. She has so much trust in her captain that she even believed his lies when he said that Sonic betrayed the crew.
Sonic the Hedgehog website[]
Team Sonic Racing: Overdrive[]
A rivalry is seen between Knuckles and Rouge to win the competition.
Quotes[]
- Main article: Knuxouge/Quotes
Fanon[]
Knuxouge is an extremely popular ship. Its most notable rival ships include Shadouge (for Rouge) and Knuxikal (for Knuckles). On AO3, it is the most written ship for Rouge and the second most written for Knuckles, the latter behind Sonuckles.
It is most of the time shipped alongside Sonamy, Shadaria, or Silvaze. This ship has gone up in popularity since the Sonic X fandom came to life. This is most popular towards the Pre-Super Genesis Wave Archie comics and Sonic X fans because of canon romance in both. There are some extremely competitive ship wars against Shadouge because of it's popularity.
Fandom[]
FAN FICTION
- Knuckles/Rouge tag on AO3
- Knuckles/Rouge on FanFiction.Net
- knuxouge stories on Wattpad
FAN ART
- knouge tag on DeviantArt
- knuxouge tag on DeviantArt
- knucklesxrouge tag on DeviantArt
- rougexknuckles tag on DeviantArt
- Knouge-lovers fanclub on DeviantArt
- knouge tag on Pixiv
- knuxouge tag on Pixiv
- Knuckles/Rouge tag on Pixiv
- knouge hashtag on Instagram
- knuxouge hashtag on Instagram
- knucklesxrouge hashtag on Instagram
- rougexknuckles hashtag on Instagram
TUMBLR
- knouge tag on Tumblr
- knuxouge tag on Tumblr
- knucklesxrouge tag on Tumblr
- rougexknuckles tag on Tumblr
- knouge hashtag on Twitter
- knuxouge hashtag on Twitter
- knucklesxrouge hashtag on Twitter
- rougexknuckles hashtag on Twitter
WIKIS
Trivia[]
- Description of Rouge in Sonic 06 Official Game Guide: "However, there have been rumors that she has feelings for Shadow The Hedgehog and Knuckles The Echidna. That's a love triangle that could really put off some sparks."
- This likely originates from Rouge's character description in the beta elements of Sonic 06, which reads: "In the games, she shows some interest in Shadow, but in Sonic X, she also has something of a love-hate relationship with Knuckles."
- In Knuckles' description in Sonic Jam, it is said that one of his weaknesses is his shyness around girls.
- The name "Rouge" means red in French. This may be an allusion to her relationship with Knuckles.
- To date, Rouge has never appeared in any Sonic game without Knuckles appearing in the same game, cameo or not.
- Sega Hardlight posted a tweet where several Sonic characters wrote Valentine's Day letters. Rouge wrote a little poem to Knuckles: "You are red, Sonic is blue, I'll steal that emerald, From right under you!"
Gallery[]
- Main article: Knuxouge/Gallery
Variations[]
- Knuxadouge refers to the ship between Knuckles, Rouge, and Shadow the Hedgehog
- Knuxikouge refers to the ship between Knuckles, Rouge and Tikal
- Knuxougonia refers to the ship between Knuckles, Rouge, and Sonia the Hedgehog
- Knuxoulie refers to the ship between Knuckles, Rouge and Julie-Su
- Rouckade refers to the ship between Knuckles, Rouge and Shade the Echidna
- Sonuxouge refers to the ship between Knuckles, Rouge, and Sonic the Hedgehog
