Uppercut[2] (アッパーカット[3] Appākatto?) is a move that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a move used by primarly Knuckles the Echidna where he directly uppercuts an opponent.
Description[]
When performing the Uppercut, the user goes to an opponent and focuses a strong punch into an impactful uppercut that he hits his foe with.
Game appearances[]
Sonic the Fighters[]
Knuckles using Uppercut at Bark, from Sonic the Fighters.
In Sonic the Fighters, it is one of Knuckles' attacks. When performing Uppercut, Knuckles swings his arm towards the opponent and uppercuts them. Upon the impact, the foe will get sent to the air and come back down. In order to perform the attack, the player must perform the following commands (
) in order to use it. In the 2012 remaster of Sonic the Fighters, the Uppercut also became one of attacks used by Honey, Metal Sonic and Dr. Eggman via his E-Mech.
If the player plays as Metal Sonic, the following commands for it are slightly identical, but different. To use it as said-character, the player must instead perform these following commands (
) in order to use it.
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood[]
In Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, it is one of Knuckles' POW moves. When performing Uppercut, Knuckles walks up to an opponent and focuses his best punch into a powerful uppercut that he hits his opponent with. After that, Knuckles returns to his team position. In gameplay, Uppercut deals attack damage to a single target. When dealing damage, Uppercut pierces armor. The higher the level of Uppercut is, the more attack damage it will deal.
- Real-Time Interaction
When performing Uppercut in gameplay, the player has to complete a series of real-time events by performing certain actions on the Touch Screen, in order to execute Uppercut optimally. For these actions, the player has to touch and stay inside the outer circle that appears when it overlaps the inner circle and follow it in a small curve on the right side of the screen from the bottom of the screen to the top. Missing or not touching these circles correctly will either result in Knuckles missing the strike or the damage from the attack being reduced.
- Statistics
| Level | PP Cost | Damage | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 4 | 135% of Attack damage | Armor piercing |
| II | 4 | 150% of Attack damage | Armor piercing |
| III | 4 | 175% of Attack damage | Armor piercing |
Variants[]
Hyper Uppercut is a variant of the Uppercut. It replaces Uppercut when Knuckles is in Hyper Mode.
Trivia[]
Knuckles using Uppercut in Sonic Adventure.
- This move was once intended for Knuckles in Sonic Adventure, but was scrapped.
- Metal Sonic is the only playable character in Sonic the Fighters, via its 2012 remaster, where its commands to perform the Uppercut is not
, but is instead .
References[]
- ↑ Official in-game description.
- ↑ Sonic Team (August 16, 2005). Sonic Gems Collection. Nintendo GameCube. Sega. Content: Sonic the Fighters. Area/level: Pause menu, "Commands for KNUCKLES."
- ↑ Sonic the Fighters (Arcade system) Japan instruction booklet, pg. Knuckles's moveset card.
| Playable characters | Sonic (Super Sonic) | Tails | Knuckles | Amy | Espio | Bark | Bean | Fang | Dr. Robotnik* | Metal Sonic* | Honey* | |
|---|---|---|
| Non-playable characters | Mecha Sonic Model No.29 | RoboEgg | |
| Arenas | South Island | Flying Carpet | Aurora Icefield | Mushroom Hill | Canyon Cruise | Casino Night | Dynamite Plant | Giant Wing | Death Egg's Eye | Death Egg's Hangar | |
| Moves/Techniques | 16t | Aerial Bomb | Air Espio Spin | Air Hammer | Air Kick | Air Punch | Air Spin | Air Snipe | Airplane Drop | Airplane Throw | Back Hammer | Back High Kick | Back Low Punch | Back Punch | Backhand Chop | Bark Elbow | Bark Elbow Combo | Bark Punch | Bark Strike | Bark Uppercut | Barrier Walk | Beak Dive | Beak Rush | Beak Shot | Beak Slip | Bean Warp | Biff-Baff | Blind Fire | Blind Fire Dash | Body Dive | Bomb Shoot | Bomb Toss | Bonk Kick | Cannon Barrage | Crush Punch | Crush and Wham! | Dash Peck | Dash Spin | Dash Tongue | Dizzy Spin | Double Beak Slip | Dodge Beak | Dodge Beak Dive | Dodge Body Dive | Dodge Bonk Kick | Dodge Dive | Dodge Hammer | Dodge High Kick | Dodge Lunge | Dodge Punch | Dodge Snipe | Dodge Spin | Dodge Spin Dive | Dodge Tongue | Double Beak | Double Beak Slip | Double Cork | Double Feint | Double Hammer | Double Jump Kick | Double Kick | Double Punch | Double Scissor | Double Side Kick | Double Slap | Double Tail Kick | Double Tail Whap | Double Upperslap | Drop Kick | Dual Hyper Upper | Emerald Dive | Espio Chop | Espio Spin | Espio Warp | Fierce Attack | Fire 'Em Up! | Fist Drop | Foot Crush | Giant Swing | Girly Punch | Guard & Attack | Hammer Attack | Hammer Dive | Hammer Spin | Hammer Throw | Hammer Uppercut | Headbutt | Head's Up! | Head Slide | Head Spin | Head Throw | High Kick | Hip Attack | Hip Dive | Holding Punch | Hop Hammer | Hop Kick | Hop Punch | Horse Kick | Hyper Uppercut | Jab | Jab-Reversal | Jab, Straight | Kick | Knuckles Glider | Knuckle Special | Leg Throw | Low Hook | Low Punch | Long-Tongue | Magical Hammer | One-Two Punch | One-Two Reversal | One-Two Throw | One-Two Uppercut | One-Two Wham! | Propeller Dash | Propeller Dash-F | Propeller Dash-L | Propeller Dash-R | Pummel Combo | Pummel Punch | Punch | Punch-Kick | Punch Rush | Punch-Spin | Push Away | Rapid Peck | Rapid Shoot | Rapid Straight | Rising Uppercut | Rocket Missile | Roundhouse Kick | Rush Spin | Scissor Punch | Shadow Followup | Shadow Punch | Skip Kick | Side Kick | Sit Punch | Slap Attack | Slap Kick | Slip-Around | Smackback Kick | Sniper Set! Snipe 1,2,3,4 | Spin Attack | Spin Dive | Spin Double Kick | Spin Hammer | Spin Kick | Spin Punch Bomb Throw Combo | Spin Rocket | Spiral Feint | Spiral Spin | Spinning Uppercut Bomb Throw Combo | Stomp | Stomp Dive | Strike | Submarine Sniper | Super Cork | Super Rush | Swing Uppercut | Tabletop Flip | Tail Attack | Tail Combo | Tail Down Attack | Tail Kick | Tail Spring Kick | Tail Throw | Three-Bomb Toss | Tongue-Down | Tongue Punch | Tongue Throw | Tongue Throw + | Toss & Attack | Triple Beak | Triple Cork | Triple Hammer | Triple Kick | Triple Punch | Triple Scissor | Triple Side Kick | Triple Tail Kick | Turnaround | Twin Hammer Dive | Twin-Dodge Snipe | Twin Punch-Spin | Uppercut | Volley Toss | Wall Beak Dive | Wall Dive | Wall Hammer | Wall Spin | Wall Stamp | Wall Twin Hammer | Weapon Grab | Wheel Dash | Wheel Punch | Wimpy Punch | Windup Kick | Windup Punch | | |
| Music | Sonic the Fighters Sound Tracks | |
| Other | Chaos Emerald | Death Egg II | Difficulty* | E-Mech | Health Gauge | Hyper Mode | Lunar Fox | Mirror fighter | Ring | South Island | Tails' Lab | Tornado | Sunset Town | |
| *Appears in the 2012 remaster only V·T·E | Category | ||