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===''Kirby Fighters 2''=== | ===''Kirby Fighters 2''=== | ||
A [[ | A [[Costumes|Rare Hat]] for [[Fighter]] Kirby based on Knuckle Joe appears in ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]''. | ||
===''Kirby's Dream Buffet''=== | ===''Kirby's Dream Buffet''=== | ||
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===''Super Smash Bros. series''=== | ===''Super Smash Bros. series''=== | ||
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==== | ====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==== | ||
[[File:Brawl Knuckle Joe.png|thumb|right|100px|Artwork of Knuckle Joe from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]] | [[File:Brawl Knuckle Joe.png|thumb|right|100px|Artwork of Knuckle Joe from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]] | ||
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==In ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''== | ==In ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''== | ||
{{Infobox-AnimeCharacter | {{Infobox-AnimeCharacter | ||
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|caption=Artwork of '''Knuckle Joe''' from ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''. | |caption=Artwork of '''Knuckle Joe''' from ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''. | ||
|debut=[[Here Comes the Son]] | |debut=[[Here Comes the Son]] | ||
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Knuckle Joe makes an appearance as a reoccurring character in the anime series ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'', first appearing in the episode [[Here Comes the Son]]. He is a young rogue fighter whose father was a [[Star Warrior]] slain during the great war against [[Night Mare Enterprises]] and its [[monster]] armies. Not knowing the true circumstances of his father's death beforehand, he believes a Star Warrior to be responsible for his death, and travels to [[Dream Land (anime)|Dream Land]] with the help of N.M.E. to hunt down [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]] and [[Meta Knight (anime character)|Meta Knight]]. Meta Knight then reveals to Knuckle Joe the true story, but it takes a duel with Kirby for Knuckle Joe to truly come to understand this. After this point, Knuckle Joe becomes an ally to Kirby and Meta Knight, aiding them against some of the stronger monsters sent by N.M.E., most notably the titan [[Masher]]. | Knuckle Joe makes an appearance as a reoccurring character in the anime series ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'', first appearing in the episode [[Here Comes the Son]]. He is a young rogue fighter whose father was a [[Star Warrior]] slain during the great war against [[Night Mare Enterprises]] and its [[monster]] armies. Not knowing the true circumstances of his father's death beforehand, he believes a Star Warrior to be responsible for his death, and travels to [[Dream Land (anime)|Dream Land]] with the help of N.M.E. to hunt down [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]] and [[Meta Knight (anime character)|Meta Knight]]. Meta Knight then reveals to Knuckle Joe the true story, but it takes a duel with Kirby for Knuckle Joe to truly come to understand this. After this point, Knuckle Joe becomes an ally to Kirby and Meta Knight, aiding them against some of the stronger monsters sent by N.M.E., most notably the titan [[Masher]]. | ||
Knuckle Joe has a very similar physique and appearance to his video game incarnation, but he is portrayed with a different color palette in his first appearance | Knuckle Joe has a very similar physique and appearance to his video game incarnation, but he is portrayed with a different color palette in his first appearance. This color palette is similar to one of his enemy color palettes in ''Kirby Super Star''. After this point, he is portrayed in his more familiar colors. His powers include using many of the attacks associated with the [[Fighter]] ability, but he also has the ability to fly and cast electric attacks. In Here Comes the Son, he momentarily transforms into a monstrous version of himself which uses needles to attack, thus granting Kirby the [[Needle]] ability to retaliate against him. This needle version of Knuckle Joe is unique to the anime. | ||
In the English dub of ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'', Knuckle Joe is portrayed with a stereotypical "Brooklyn" accent. In particular, he [[wikipedia:Rhoticity_in_English#Coil–curl_merger|pronounces "er" sounds as "oi"]], and this is most notable when he says Kirby's name. | |||
===Filmography=== | ===Filmography=== | ||
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!colspan= | !colspan=6|Knuckle Joe's appearances in ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'' | ||
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!Episode | !Episode | ||
!Image | !Image | ||
!Role | !Role | ||
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!Selected quote | !Selected quote | ||
!Notes | !Notes | ||
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|{{center|[[File:E19 Knuckle Joe.png|100px]]}} | |{{center|[[File:E19 Knuckle Joe.png|100px]]}} | ||
|Primary character | |Primary character | ||
|In this episode, Knuckle Joe arrives in Dream Land by hacking N.M.E.'s Monster Delivery System and teleporting in at Castle Dedede, hoping to find and defeat a certain Star Warrior. He causes a commotion at the castle in the process, but he eventually settles for a more methodical approach when King Dedede tells him that Kirby is the one he is looking for. Knuckle Joe antagonizes the various residents of [[Cappy Town]] demanding to know where Kirby is, while [[Tiff]] and company try to hide Kirby in the countryside to protect him. However, Knuckle Joe does eventually find Kirby with the help of King Dedede and [[Escargoon]], and Knuckle Joe proceeds to pound Kirby into the dirt repeatedly, growing frustrated over Kirby's unwillingness to fight back. Eventually, Meta Knight steps in and reveals that he is the Star Warrior Knuckle Joe is looking for, and tells him about how the death of Knuckle Joe's father (the reason Joe is out for revenge in the first place) took place, and how it was ultimately [[eNeMeE]]'s doing. | |||
Knuckle Joe is unable to accept Meta Knight's story, and soon grows enraged at the group's insistence that he is acting like a monster towards Kirby. After trying to best Kirby with his martial arts at first, his anger causes him to transform into a contorted version of himself who shoots needle projectiles at Kirby, and Kirby responds by inhaling these needles and gaining the [[Needle]] ability. Kirby then quickly defeats this monster version of Knuckle Joe by headbutting him with his needle cap, causing Joe to revert to his original self and then fall unconscious. When Joe awakes, he realizes what has been happening to him, and makes amends with Kirby and his friends, finally willing to accept Meta Knight's story. He leaves Dream Land the same way he entered, vowing to become a traveling monster hunter. | |||
|''"I told ya...I'm not a monster."'' | |''"I told ya...I'm not a monster."'' | ||
| | |Knuckle Joe sports an unusual purple color palette this episode. Subsequent episodes would show him in his familiar in-game colors. | ||
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|[[Monster Management]] | |[[Monster Management]] | ||
|{{center|[[File:E40 Knuckle Joe.png|100px]]}} | |{{center|[[File:E40 Knuckle Joe.png|100px]]}} | ||
|Primary character | |Primary character | ||
|''"It took a long time to plan, but it was worth it! I'm a monster hunter now...and I wanted to bag one of the big ones! That meant goin' after | |In this episode, Knuckle Joe returns as a new employee of Night Mare Enterprises, having appeared to have betrayed the promise he made to Kirby and co. in his previous appearance. He is shown to have been responsible for unleashing a wave of small monsters on Dream Land, and soon announces that he will step into Dream Land himself to coordinate the monsters and weaken Kirby further. Once this step of the plan is underway, Knuckle Joe then requests that N.M.E. send in their most powerful monster [[Masher]] to finish the job, insisting that Kirby will be easy pickings. After a bit of persuasion, the Sales Guy agrees and sends Masher in. | ||
Knuckle Joe and Masher then proceed to corner Kirby out in the wilds and pummel him nearly to death. However, right as Knuckle Joe goes in to seemingly deal the finishing blow, he instead prompts Kirby to swallow his Smash Punch, giving Kirby the Fighter ability and rejuvenating him. Knuckle Joe then reveals his true intentions and teams up with Kirby to destroy Masher, dealing a heavy blow to N.M.E. in the process. Once the dust is settled, Knuckle Joe once again thanks Kirby and co. for their help and departs from Dream Land. | |||
|''"It took a long time to plan, but it was worth it! I'm a monster hunter now...and I wanted to bag one of the big ones! That meant goin' after Masher!"'' | |||
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|{{center|[[File:E65 Knuckle Joe.png|100px]]}} | |{{center|[[File:E65 Knuckle Joe.png|100px]]}} | ||
|Primary character | |Primary character | ||
|In this episode, Knuckle Joe is forced to escape to Dream Land from an unknown planet after being overwhelmed by N.M.E.'s monsters who had been sent to hunt him down. He arrived badly wounded in the night, and Tiff tries her best to help him recover. However, in the process, Knuckle Joe's locket (given to him by his father) is lost and then stolen by King Dedede and Escargoon, who find a data chip inside containing instructions on how to build a power-amplifying gauntlet. While Knuckle Joe is recuperating and telling Tiff about the [[Masher 2.0 (monster)|upgraded version of Masher]] N.M.E. has built, King Dedede and Escargoon get to work building the gauntlet, hoping to use its power for themselves. Soon Masher 2.0 arrives in Dream Land and starts tearing the countryside to shreds. Despite knowing that this upgraded version of Masher is nigh-unstoppable, and despite still being injured, Knuckle Joe is honor-bound to try and stop it, and Kirby goes to help. | |||
Kirby and Knuckle Joe do their best against the monster, but they are making little progress. While this is happening, Kirby's friends manage to steal the power gauntlet and the locket back from King Dedede and Escargoon and deliver it to the battlefield, hoping it will help. After a few failed attempts with other power sources, Knuckle Joe realizes that the locket itself is the key to activating the gauntlet, so he and Kirby use it to launch a powerful laser pulse which overpowers Masher 2.0 and destroys it for good. While surveying the aftermath, Knuckle Joe notices the locket in the gauntlet dissipating, and realizes that it has served its purpose. He presumably leaves Dream Land again after the episode ends. | |||
|''"You may be a good warrior...but you're a lousy driver."'' <small>(to [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]] after he crashes the [[Warp Star]])</small> | |''"You may be a good warrior...but you're a lousy driver."'' <small>(to [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]] after he crashes the [[Warp Star]])</small> | ||
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|{{center|[[File:E99 Knuckle Joe.png|100px]]}} | |{{center|[[File:E99 Knuckle Joe.png|100px]]}} | ||
|Tertiary character | |Tertiary character | ||
|''"I took over a | |In this episode, Knuckle Joe appears during the [[Halberd]]'s assault on [[eNeMeE's Fortress]], and uses a commandeered [[Destroya]] to swoop in and save the Halberd from being overwhelmed by the fortress's defenses. He is joined in this endeavor by [[Sirica]] and some senior Star Warriors in this effort. They continue to fend off eNeMeE's defenses while the Halberd penetrates the fortress' interior. | ||
|''"I took over a Destroya and was hopin' you'd let me join your party!"'' | |||
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|{{center|[[File:E100 Knuckle Joe.png|100px]]}} | |{{center|[[File:E100 Knuckle Joe.png|100px]]}} | ||
|Tertiary character | |Tertiary character | ||
|Knuckle Joe continues his role from the previous episode. He warns the Halberd's strike force that some Destroyas slipped their blockade, and these eventually get in and destroy the Halberd, forcing the crew to find another way out. When it is eventually settled to plant explosives inside the fortress and set them to detonate, Knuckle Joe and his companions fly away from the fortress in their Destroyas while the Halberd crew escape via the Monster Delivery System. Knuckle Joe is last seen watching the fortress explode from afar. | |||
|''"I hate to tell ya this, Meta Knight, but I got some bad news for ya! Three Destroyas got through. They're headed your way!"'' | |''"I hate to tell ya this, Meta Knight, but I got some bad news for ya! Three Destroyas got through. They're headed your way!"'' | ||
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===Gallery=== | ===Gallery=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Knux.png|Initial artwork of Knuckle Joe with his color palette from "Here Comes the Son" | |||
E19 Scene 19.png|Locket containing an image of baby Knuckle Joe | E19 Scene 19.png|Locket containing an image of baby Knuckle Joe | ||
Needle Knuckle Joe.png|Needle Knuckle Joe | Needle Knuckle Joe.png|Needle Knuckle Joe | ||
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|caption= '''Knuckle Joe''', as he appears in ''[[Kirby Clash Team Unite!]]'' | |caption= '''Knuckle Joe''', as he appears in ''[[Kirby Clash Team Unite!]]'' | ||
|first= ''[[Kirby Clash Team Unite!]]'' | |first= ''[[Kirby Clash Team Unite!]]'' | ||
|last= ''[[Kirby: The | |last= ''[[Kirby: The Dream Onsen is a Good Hot Spring♪]]'' | ||
|role=Supporting character | |role=Supporting character | ||
|other=his video game counterpart | |other=his video game counterpart | ||
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|[[File:V10 Illustration 11.png|100px]] | |[[File:V10 Illustration 11.png|100px]] | ||
|Tertiary character | |Tertiary character | ||
| | |In this volume, Knuckle Joe is one of the participants in [[Dedede's Cake Royale]], and he is beaten by the Kirby copies. Not realizing that they are copies, he thinks that [[Kirby (novel character)|Kirby]] learned to duplicate himself. When he meets Kirby, he wants to start a fight with him. [[Waddle Dee (novel character)|Waddle Dee]] explains to him the situation and Knuckle Joe drops his guard. At the fight between Kirby and [[King Dedede (novel character)|King Dedede]], Knuckle Joe wants to help and lets Kirby inhale him after he lost his Copy Ability. After being hit by Dedede, Kirby loses the Copy Ability and Knuckle Joe rolls out. Before Kirby can inhale him again, Dedede knocks Knuckle Joe out of the arena into the stands. | ||
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|Tertiary character | |Tertiary character | ||
|In this volume, Knuckle Joe sees [[Beryl]] rampaging in Dream Land disguised as [[Meta Knight (novel character)|Meta Knight]], and is attacked when he confronts him. Knuckle Joe seeks out Kirby, asking the latter to protect them. He then offers himself to be inhaled so [[Fighter]] Kirby can fight back against the fake Meta Knight. | |In this volume, Knuckle Joe sees [[Beryl]] rampaging in Dream Land disguised as [[Meta Knight (novel character)|Meta Knight]], and is attacked when he confronts him. Knuckle Joe seeks out Kirby, asking the latter to protect them. He then offers himself to be inhaled so [[Fighter]] Kirby can fight back against the fake Meta Knight. | ||
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|''[[Kirby: Uproar at the Kirby Café?!]]'' | |||
|[[File:V18 Knuckle Joe Illustration.png|100px]] | |||
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|In this volume, Knuckle Joe joins the staff of the Dedede Café. He works as a bouncer and a waiter. | |||
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|''[[Kirby: The Mysterious Incident on the Pupupu Train?!]]'' | |''[[Kirby: The Mysterious Incident on the Pupupu Train?!]]'' | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:V21 Knuckle Joe Illustration.png|100px]] | ||
|Tertiary character | |Tertiary character | ||
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