The Flames of Disaster

"The Flames of Disaster" is the fourth episode of the series Knuckles. The episode was directed by Jorma Taccone and written by James Madjeski. It was released on in April 26, 2024.
Plot
Following the bounty hunter attack the previous night, Wade prepares for his morning when he is suddenly dragged away. Knuckles, however, refuses to rescue him, wanting Wade to "learn to rescue himself". Wade discovers his captor to be his former bowling partner Jack Sinclair, who seeks to claim Wade's bounty to recover from his economic troubles. Jack cages Wade and takes him away to turn him in. Wade manages to communicate with Knuckles, who advises him to meditate to access "the Great Battleground in the sky", where he should learn the source of a warrior's true strength. Upon doing so, Wade meets Pachacamac, who, through a low-budget musical, shows him how Knuckles acquired "the Flames of Disaster" by learning his strength was within his heart. In the physical world, Wade uses this knowledge to free himself from Jack's cage. He subsequently challenges Jack to a duel, which he wins by cutting Jack's hair and making him fall of his motorcycle. Taking Jack's hat and motorcycle, Wade reunites with Knuckles and the two continue their trip to Reno, joined by Wendy and Wanda.
Cast
Voice cast
* Idris Elba as Knuckles
* Christopher Lloyd as Pachacamac
Live-action cast
* Adam Pally as Wade Whipple
** Michael Bolton as Wade Whipple (singing voice)
* Julian Barratt as Jack Sinclair
* Stockard Channing as Wendy Whipple
* Edi Patterson as Wanda Whipple
* Alice Trecomming as Susie Barnes
Production
Development
Paramount Pictures and Sega Sammy Group announced in 2021 Knuckles, a television series starring Knuckles the Echidna that serves as a spin-off to Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog films. Idris Elba was set to reprise his role as the voice of Knuckles from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022). Sonic film producer Toby Ascher served as showrunner. The fourth episode, titled "The Flames of Disaster", was written by James Madejski and directed by Jorma Taccone. The idea for the fourth episode was to develop something just as entertaining as the feature films while also conserving the budget for visual effects for subsequent episodes, The episode premiered on Nickelodeon in August 14 of the same year.

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