Bio
THE RELIC MONSTER
Knack is a sentient creature made up of relics, which function as an energy source within his world. Discovered by Dr. Vargas, Knack was first unveiled to the world as a means of stopping goblin aggression towards mankind. He has since defeated corrupt billionaires, goblins and ancient relic deities, though none like himself. Knack remains convinced that there has to be someone out there who is like him, but so far he's the only one of his kind that he knows about. He is capable of not only absorbing relics but crystals, ice, wood and a variety of other materials in order to increase his size to gargantuan proportions. Knack is a brave and selfless creature who dutifully protects mankind without question, more than capable of taking out any threat that he comes across.
Intro
Knack looked down from the window of the plane. All clouds. He and Lucas were on another adventure, though Lucas had been a little hush-hush about this one. Until now that is. "So where are we going?" Knack asked. "Well, I heard about this gathering of warriors from all around the world not too long ago." He explained. "What was really interesting to me was that I was told that not all of these warriors were humans." Knack put two and two together. "You think there could be..." Lucas nodded. "Another Knack, yeah." Knack did desperately want to figure out the answer to that question. "Either way, I figured it would be fun to see who goes there. We might see something entirely new!" Knack nodded in agreement. "I wonder what it is that's making them all gather?" Knack wondered. "I didn't hear." Lucas admitted. The rock golem had a strange feeling about all this. But whatever it was, he was plenty capable of fighting it off.
Rival Scene
"Well, it's not relics but whatever it is it's impressive." Lucas admitted. "I bet the doc would go crazy if he found out about any of this!" He rubbed his hand against one of the pillars. "I'm getting a strange feeling being around here alright. I only ever feel like this around relics too, so this place must have something special." He looked over. "Looks like we've got company." He noticed an duo of orange marsupials and a floating mask. "Goblins? No, they couldn't be..." Lucas tried to deduce what he was looking at. They had noticed Knack. The mask was speaking to the shorts wearing, erratic marsupial. He made his way over to Knack. Knack tried to speak with him. "So. What brings you here?" Crash scratched his ass and farted. "I see..." Knack was having doubts as to the threat Crash remembered what he was doing and assumed a battle stance. "Oh, I guess you do have some fight in you after all." Knack faked him out, causing the bandicoot to flinch. Knack laughed. "Lemme beat that out of you."
Outro
"Well, no other Knacks out there." Knack sighed. "Yeah...but on the bright side, we still have a story to tell when we get back." Lucas tried to cheer him up. "I guess so." Knack conceded. The duo were coming up on Newhaven, the city where they had started out. "I don't even know where to begin on that, what that says about our world or anything." The presence of all those who they had fought was certainly an oddity, Knack suspected they weren't even of this world. "Eh, unless they come up again it might be best to leave it. Besides, we have enough trouble in our own world." Lucas landed the plane before continuing the conversation. "You're probably right. Besides, we got something out of it, didn't we?" Knack nodded. "I was right about that place. This power, it's like relics, but it's different." He looked at his body as his relics began to emit a blue aura. "I think it'll do just as well. Maybe even better."
Fight Intros
Not So Tough- Knack walks towards the screen slowly, looking side to side before faking out the screen.
Self-Assembly- Knack starts out as a pile of relics on the floor before assembling himself.
Anticipation- Knack slowly circles the screen, waiting for the first attack.
Relic Warrior- Knack rolls onto stage and unrolls, crouching on one knee he raises his head to meet the screen.
Victory
That All?- Knack looks around while dancing slightly, with a smile on his face.
Warm Down- Knack stretches his arms and rotates his neck. He says "Ah, that's better."
Chack- Knack does the cha-cha slide over and over.
The Robot- Knack does the robot dance.
Defeat
If using 'That All?'- Knack collapses into a pile of relics.
If using 'Warm Down'- Knack pounds on a translucent purple hexagonal screen which is imprisoning him.
If using 'Chack'- Knack falls to the ground in his smallest state, looking dazed.
If using 'The Robot'- Knack looks around with sad eyes.
Themes
Battle Themes
Knack Theme 4
Path of Destruction
The Armageddon Machine
The High Goblin City
Level 3 Theme
The Ultimate Battle
Victory Themes
Knack Theme 1
The Adventure Begins
Newhaven
Quotes
Upon Selection
"Mmm...can do."
"I can't wait."
"It's about time."
Picking Up An Item
"Got it."
"It's been slim pickings so far."
"Let's hope it's sturdier than it looks."
"This is the strangest thing..."
"So many weapons..."
"Seriously?"
Getting a KO
"I get big, I break things. I can't help it."
"Sorry."
"I feel fierce!"
"Didn't think it through, did you?"
"You still think I'm delicate?"
"Now, who's next?"
"You've all got to go!"
Respawning After KO
"I'm getting chills."
"That's enough of that!"
"I'll have to settle that score later."
"This'll be a quick fight."
"I'm not in the most patient of moods."
"Guys, can't we just talk this over?"
Using Moves
"I got you right where I want you." -Using Level 1.
"Time...to...finish this!" -Using Level 2.
"Hahahahaha! Oh yeah!" -Using Level 3.
"*Roars* Hahahahaha!" -Using Level 3.
Taunts
Attention Seeker- Knack throws dummy land mines at opponents and says "Hey, over here!"
Naughty- Knack collapses into a pile before reforming. He tuts and wags his finger, saying "Naughty, naughty."
Ladies First- Knack opens himself up to a potential hit, saying "Ladies first" regardless of the opponent's gender.
Costumes
Knack Mk II (Default)
Knack Mk. I
Wooden Knack
Ice Knack
Rocket Animation
Knack is reduced to his smallest possible size and chained tightly around the torso. He kicks his little legs but they can't do much.
Moveset
Square- Knack punches opponents in a three hit combo. Repeated tapping at a high enough speed will make Knack perform a flurry of quick punches.
Square (Air)- Same as ground version.
Square Side- Knack turns his arms into swords and slashes at opponents.
Square Side (Air)- Knack leads with his feet, kicking opponents out of the way.
Square Up- Knack uppercuts opponents.
Square Up (Air)- Same as ground version.
Square Down- Knack spins around while swinging his fists.
Square Down (Air)- Knack body slams opponents beneath him.
Triangle- Knack fires a crystal at opponents.
Triangle (Air)- Same as ground version.
Triangle Side- Knack dashes forwards, tackling opponents in his way.
Triangle Side, Square- Knack performs a spinning punch.
Triangle Side, Circle- Knack performs a spinning kick.
Triangle Side (Air)- Same as ground version.
Triangle Up- Knack briefly creates a tornado of relics around himself to deflect weak projectiles or knock opponents away.
Triangle Up (Air)- Same as ground version although using this move in the air allows Knack to slow his descent.
Triangle Down- Knack releases sunstone energy to briefly stun opponents.
Triangle Down (Air)- Knack performs a homing attack.
Circle- Knack draws more relics to himself to increase the power of his attacks. The relics will disappear as Knack takes damage. At his tallest, Knack can be 7ft tall. At his shortest, 4ft.
Circle (Air)- Same as ground version.
Circle Side- Knack performs a long kick. The more relics he has amassed the greater the distance of the kick.
Circle Side (Air)- Knack's kick will arc towards the ground.
Circle Up- Knack performs a somersault kick.
Circle Up (Air)- Same as ground version.
Circle Down- Knack sends a small tornado flying towards enemies.
Circle Down (Air)- Same as ground version.
Grab Side- Knack teleports behind opponents and socks them in the back of the head.
Grab Up- Knack uses his relics to form a boomerang, binding opponents before slapping them into the air.
Grab Down- Knack extends his arm to grab opponents, pulling them in and then punching them away.
Level 1
Relic Shockwave- Knack pounds the ground, releasing an energy shockwave which KOs anybody in Knack's immediate vicinity.
Level 2
Guided Relic Cannon- Knack fires homing relic blasts which will follow opponents around the stage. While not impossible to evade it is extremely difficult to do so.
Level 3
Gigantack- A cutscene plays where Knack amasses an enormous amount of relics. This turns him giant enough to appear at the back of the stage where he can KO opponents with a variety of devastating attacks.
Author's Note
How big is Knack? At his smallest, he's only 2 feet tall. For cutscenes I imagine him being 4 feet tall as standard height. As for the super, Knack's max height in Knack II is recorded at 32ft but as is evidenced by the Knack I final boss, he can get way bigger. At a lowball he is at least 500ft tall at his largest, which is what I imagine he would be like for the super.
I bought Knack when it came out as a PS4 launch title. I won't completely shit on it, I did have some fun but in hindsight there is little worse than a game so bland and mediocre. I hear the second game is better but have yet to play it. To be fair though, Knack is a great concept and there were some fun boss fights. I didn't run out of ideas for Knack's celebrations and start giving him generic dances either, he does them all at the end of his second game (I watched a cutscene movie, spoiling this extravaganza.). Tbh with the current trajectory of Knack, a third game could be really good. Maybe we'll get one.
