Recently, the character has taken on a whole new persona online in the form of Ugandan Knuckles. Not only has the character morphed into its own meme, complete with catchphrase, it has devolved ...

Ugandan Knuckles is a throwback to the early days of the anarchic messageboard 4chan, whose anonymous users gleefully raided multiplayer kids’ games. On the 8-bit children’s game Habbo Hotel ...

Pepe represented the total power a character meme could yield. Ugandan Knuckles has been described as problematic and racist since its emergence on VRChat, but like Pepe the Frog, its origins ...

And now, let’s talk about Ugandan Knuckles. This character became known as Ugandan Knuckles after it was paired with audio from the Ugandan film Who Killed Captain Alex? — which had become a ...

“Ugandan Knuckles” has its origins in a nearly year-old joke, but thanks to an easily downloadable character model and the explosive world of VRChat, the problematic meme has been quickly spreadin ...

In case you’ve been lucky enough to avoid it, here’s a brief recap of the Ugandan Knuckles phenomenon. The character started as a funny drawing on a gaming YouTube channel, then some fans gav ...

If you haven’t yet heard of VRChat, Sonic The Hedgehog’s marsupial friend Knuckles, and his insulting Ugandan-accented equivalent, take a seat, because there’s a lot to explain. All in all ...

The Knuckles meme has taken over among gamers, and now there's a Snapchat lens for it. Ugandan Knuckles derives from the character Knuckles The Echidna, which appeared in Sega’s Sonic the ...

Hordes of “Ugandan Knuckles” avatars have recently been taking virtual chat rooms by storm. People are either laughing or just get seriously annoyed. The world of VRChat, a social platform for ...