 Japanese title card · “Knuckles! Clenched Fists of Anger” | |
| Series | Sonic X (ソニックX), TMS Entertainment |
| Season | Season 1 (2003–2004) |
| Episode | Season 1, episode 17 · no. 17 of 78 |
| English title | “The Adventures of Knuckles and Hawk” (4Kids) |
| Japanese title | ナックルズ！怒りの鉄拳 (Nakkuruzu! Ikari no Tekken, “Knuckles! Clenched Fists of Anger”) |
| First aired (Japan) | 27 July 2003 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 24 January 2004 · Fox Box (Fox) |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Kimura |
| Written by | Masahiko Shiraishi |
| Storyboard | Toshihiko Masuda |
| Previous episode | Depths of Danger (S01E16) |
| Next episode | The Dam Scam (S01E18) |
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The Adventures of Knuckles and Hawk is episode 17 of Season 1 of Sonic X and the 17th of the anime’s 78 episodes. In Japan it is called “Knuckles! Clenched Fists of Anger” (ナックルズ！怒りの鉄拳). It premiered on TV Tokyo on 27 July 2003, and the 4Kids English version followed on Fox Box (Fox) on 24 January 2004. It was directed by Hiroshi Kimura and written by Masahiko Shiraishi.
Synopsis
Knuckles has been wandering alone, and on his travels he rescued a treasure hunter named Hawk from some crumbling ruins. When he hears that Hawk has found a Chaos Emerald, he heads for Hawk’s home, Oriental City – where a bar brawl with the Bruiser Boys ends with a local crook, Li Yan, leading him into a trap.
Once Knuckles is free, the pair track the red Emerald to the tunnels under the subway, and Eggman, tipped off by Decoe and Bocoe in disguise, sends his robot E-91 Lady Ninja after it. In the scramble a cave-in buries the gem under tonnes of rock, so Knuckles fetches his Shovel Claws and digs it back out.
Rouge joins the chase too. Cornered, Hawk loses the Emerald to Lady Ninja, but when her static strings paralyse Knuckles, Hawk short-circuits her with a splash of water and Knuckles finishes her with an uppercut. He leaves the city with the gem, and as he floats away on a boat it shows him the Master Emerald’s altar and a woman’s voice speaking of the seven Chaos Emeralds.
Key Moments
- Hawk, a treasure hunter, becomes Knuckles’ friend.
- Knuckles digs with the Shovel Claws, his upgrade from Sonic Adventure.
- The red Emerald gives Knuckles a vision of the Master Emerald.
Trivia
- The Japanese title borrows the Japanese title of Bruce Lee’s 1972 film Fist of Fury.
- On home video: Japanese DVD/VHS volume 4 (Victor Entertainment, 22 October 2003); 4Kids/FUNimation volume 5, Sonic’s Scream Test (25 January 2005); the Chaos Emerald Chaos DVD set (2008); and Discotek’s Sonic X Collection 1 (2016) and complete-series Blu-rays.
Watch the Episode
The full 4Kids English episode, uploaded by TMS Entertainment’s official “Anime! on TMS” YouTube channel (checked 6 November 2026).
Part of our Sonic X Season 1 guide. See the Sonic X series page for the cast, theme songs and home video.
Sources: titles, credits and air dates from Wikipedia’s list of Sonic X episodes and Sonic Wiki Zone, cross-checked with each other and with Luke’s original Sonic Scene episode table; synopsis written for Sonic Scene from the episode, Wikipedia’s summary and Sonic Wiki Zone’s plot notes; title card and screenshots via Sonic Wiki Zone, copied to our media library.