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On April 8th, 2022 (the American release date for the film "Sonic the Hedgehog 2"), former Archie Comics writer Ken Penders revealed that he was contacting his legal team in regards to the Echidnas and their backstory featured in the film. According to Penders, both Knuckles' unnamed father and the workings of the film's depiction of the Master Emerald were derivitive of two of his characters, Locke and Enerjak. Despite the fact that the powers of the game version of the Master Emerald had been established back in 1994 with the release of Sonic & Knuckles, Penders has claimed to have legal ownership over the ideas he created in 1996. However, as of March 2024, no lawsuit has materialized.
Penders consulting his legal team:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220409015611/https://twitter.com/KenPenders/status/1512610041706156032
https://web.archive.org/web/20220409022856/https://twitter.com/KenPenders/status/1512618423318065152
Penders' issue with Knuckles' father:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220409015443/https://twitter.com/KenPenders/status/1512609756833214467
Penders on Enerjak similarities:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220409014450/https://twitter.com/KenPenders/status/1512607259204866051
https://web.archive.org/web/20220409011319/https://twitter.com/KenPenders/status/1512599354359828482
In regards to the Master Emerald:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220409024333/https://twitter.com/KenPenders/status/1512621964661198851
Article about the situation:
https://www.thegamer.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-ken-penders-knuckles-lawsuit/
https://web.archive.org/web/20220409015611/https://twitter.com/KenPenders/status/1512610041706156032
https://web.archive.org/web/20220409022856/https://twitter.com/KenPenders/status/1512618423318065152
Penders' issue with Knuckles' father:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220409015443/https://twitter.com/KenPenders/status/1512609756833214467
Penders on Enerjak similarities:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220409014450/https://twitter.com/KenPenders/status/1512607259204866051
https://web.archive.org/web/20220409011319/https://twitter.com/KenPenders/status/1512599354359828482
In regards to the Master Emerald:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220409024333/https://twitter.com/KenPenders/status/1512621964661198851
Article about the situation:
https://www.thegamer.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-ken-penders-knuckles-lawsuit/
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