Sir Gawain

Sir Gawain (ガウェイン Gauein) is the Arthurian Times' version of Knuckles the Echidna. Gawain is one of the Knights of the Round Table and is known for his stubbornness when it comes to his unbending loyalty to the king. Gawain carries the double-sword Galatine to complement his twin-fisted approach to conflict. Gawain, along with his fellow knights Lancelot and Percival, was sent by King Arthur to eliminate Sonic the Hedgehog when he arrived into their world. Gawain was the second knight Sonic fought, and after being defeated, Gawain felt that he was disgraced and wanted to die, saying that only death could remove that stain upon his honor. Sonic prevented him from performing this act and asked if there was more to being a knight than serving a king.

After King Arthur turned out to be an illusion created by Merlin years ago and that it was all a plot orchestrated by Merlina, Gawain, along with the other knights, set off to use the sacred swords to defeat Merlina. After the four swords formed a barrier around the castle and Sonic defeated the Dark Queen, Caliburn revealed that Sonic was the true King Arthur of this world, and Gawain, along with Lancelot and Percival, bowed before Sonic before the hedgehog returned to his own world.

Gameplay


Gawain's style of fighting is heavily ground-based. His dual-wielding allows him to strike with strong ground combo attacks, but his aerial attacks are mostly dives. He can also glide like Knuckles to cross long-distances. One drawback with Gawain is his lack of a Homing Attack, meaning Gawain would have a heavy disadvantage in Legacy Missions. However, Gawain's aerial attack can be considered a pseudo-homing attack, despite not being able to destroy the enemies on Legacy Missions.

His Soul Gauge move, Gail Meteor, has him throwing him his swords like boomerangs at enemies. He can only use this move on the ground, but it can strike both flying and ground foes easily. While this move doesn't allow him to gain distance while attacking like other Soul Gauge moves, he can still run incredibly fast if used when no targets are around. He has a fix-style, and he is a Paladin-style character.

Quotes

 * [To Lancelot and Percival]: "Must we? She is the royal wizard after all."
 * [To Lancelot]: "Yes, but..."
 * [To Sonic]: "Ho! You dare mock Sir Gawain, Knight of the Round Table? An act most unwise, my friend!"
 * [To Sonic]: "Bah! You cannot fool me with your lies! No doubt your after the dragon's treasure!"
 * [To Sonic]: "You have deifed King Arthur. This place shall be your grave!"
 * "No! How can this be?!"-After being defeated by Sonic.
 * "To lose to a mere apprentice....I have been disgraced! Only death can remove this stain upon my honor! -When attempting to kill himself after being defeated by Sonic.
 * "Silence! Silence, I say! A knight that fails their king in unfit to live!"
 * "Stand aside, stand aside!"-When using Soul Surge when no enemies are around.
 * "Must we simply stand and watch our kingdom ruin?"
 * [To Sonic ] : "How dare you!"
 * [With Lancelot and Percival]: "For the kingdom and its people!"
 * [To Sonic]: "You fool! This no longer has anything to do with chivalry! Get out of there! Run!" - After Caliburn is broken and Sonic continously attacks the Dark Queen.
 * "To think...King Arthur was but an illusion!" -In the ending cutscene after Sonic defeated the Dark Queen.
 * [With Lancelot and Percival]: "You are the one and true King Arthur?!" - After finding out Sonic is the true King Arthur.
 * "I shall return!" -When failing in a mission.
 * "Leave everything to me!"- When selected in Battle Mode.
 * "I'll show you a knight's valor!"- When selected in Battle Mode.
 * "Excellent!"- When selected in Battle Mode.
 * "Ready yet?"- After been accepted as played character in Battle Mode.
 * "Say your prayers,you thieving rat!"- Before the boss battle.
 * "You will rue the day you met me!"- When battling the Dragon in the Dragon Slayer Challenge.

Trivia

 * According to the Arthurian Legends, Gawain is the nephew of King Arthur.
 * Gawain is the first Knight of the Round Table who attempts to "kill himself" after being defeated by Sonic and Caliburn.
 * In Arthurian Legends, Gawain is the son of King Lot and Morgause (also called Anna). He is also the half-brother of the villainous traitor, Mordred. He also had three other brothers, but they were all killed by Lancelot when Gawain tried to stop Guinevere's execution. Only his half-brother was spared.
 * Caledfwich is one of the equippable weapons for Gawain. That was the Welsh name for Excalibur.
 * Gawain's mission to protect the Dragon's treasure is much similar to Knuckles' mission to protect the Master Emerald.
 * Gawain's set character style is Paladin, a Power-type style. This refers to Knuckles himself being a Power-type character.
 * Gawain is the only Adventure Mode Character who has no Homing Attack. This renders him useless in Legacy in attacking enemies.
 * In the Arthurian Legends, Gawain is said to get his strength from sunlight, hence why he is called Knight of the Sun.
 * Gawain's appearance at Stonehenge may be an allusion to Knuckles at the Emerald Altar
 * Gawain's final weapon, the Flamberge, looks more like a pair of sickles. They are also the same colorations as Knuckles himself, with the tongues of the flames as his dreadlocks.
 * Though Gawain is based from Knuckles himself, Gawain is far more polite and level-headed than Knuckles.
 * When Gawain first appears, a small section of Knuckles' Sonic Adventure theme Unknown From M.E plays in the background.
 * Gawain's running animation is similiar to Knuckles' running animation in Sonic & Knuckles