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Ugandan Knuckles are a series of avatars, depicting a cartoonishly exaggerated parody of Knuckles the Echidna, and often appear as a short, red creature with beady eyes.
Origin
Who is Knuckles?
Ugandan Knuckles is a parody of the character, Knuckles the Echidna, from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, developed by SEGA Corporation. Knuckles debuted in 1994, in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, as a secondary antagonist, working under the evil Dr. Ivo Robotnik (Eggman).
Gregzilla's original parody
The original parody design for Knuckles, originates from a fan review of Sonic Lost World, published on YouTube by Gregzilla on February 20, 2017, in the video titled "KINDA REVIEWS // Sonic Lost World"[1]. At the time, this rendition was not yet referred to as 'Ugandan' Knuckles.
Further parodies of Knuckles
Further parodies of Gregzilla's rendition of Knuckles would also spawn videos of Knuckles singing[2][3]. On September 16, 2017, DeviantArt user tidiestflyer would upload[4] a downloadable model iteration of Gregzilla's Knuckles. This model would be uploaded to VRChat, and used by trolls.
The term "Ugandan Knuckles" is coined
The term "Ugandan Knuckles" referring to the avatar, would be coined after a video uploaded on December 27, 2017 by SoyerCake titled "Uganda Knuckles"[5].
Popularization of the "Ugandan Knuckles" meme
The meme for Ugandan Knuckles was popularized by a series of videos posted to YouTube, in January of 2018. Starting on January 3, 2018, a video uploaded by VRChat user Jameskii titled "Uganda Knuckles (VRChat)"[6], and later, a video titled "VRChat in a nutshell 3"[7] on January 9, 2018. On January 5, 2018, YouTuber Berd, would publish a video titled "the ugandan warrior experience"[8]. Another notable video comes from "UGANDA KNUCKLES"[9] uploaded by Pyrocynical on January 14, 2018.
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References
- ↑ KINDA REVIEW // Sonic Lost World on YouTube by Gregzilla, on February 20, 2017; retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ↑ knuckles sings on YouTube by Gregzilla, on March 6, 2017; retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ↑ Knuckles sings suicide is painless on YouTube by ItsUmU (credited to "Hubert c."), on September 27, 2017; retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ↑ The Knuckles meme as a 3d model published to DeviantArt by tidiestflyer, on September 16, 2017; retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ↑ Uganda Knuckles on YouTube by SoyerCake, on December 27, 2017; retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ↑ Uganda Knuckles (VRChat) on YouTube by Jameskii, on January 3, 2018; retrieved September 26, 2024
- ↑ VRChat in a nutshell 3 on YouTube by Jameskii, on January 9, 2018
- ↑ the ugandan warrior experience on YouTube by Berd, on January 5, 2018.
- ↑ UGANDA KNUCKLES on YouTube by Pyrocynical, on January 13, 2018; retrieved September 26, 2024.
