User blog comment:MassiveSodaDuck/Who is better/@comment-3551372-20120424125845

The "pink dude that is taking the crystal things when you boot up Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble" is Knuckles. Crystals=Chaos Emeralds, Pink dude=Knuckles. Reason why he's pink is probably because of the Game Gears capabilities, Knuckles would be too red for the screen XD or some other reason.