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********** is the name of an unused glitch character within Knuckles Chaotix. This glitch character takes the appearance of a white Knuckles the Echidna, since the sprite is using Mighty's palette. They can be selected within the game's hidden stage select, although they will typically crash the game upon touching the ground.

This glitch character is actually the remnants of Miles "Tails" Prower, specifically from when Knuckles Chaotix was originally "Sonic Crackers". ********** takes up the second character slot in the game, preceeded by Mighty (who was originally Sonic) and succeeded by Knuckles. They also have the ability to fly in the 1207 Prototype, exactly identical to how Tails flies.

Trivia

 * This character was given the nickname "Wechidna" among fans, a portmanteau of "white" and "echidna".
 * ********** actually appears in Sonic Mania. In Titanic Monarch Zone in "& Knuckles" mode, the second Knuckles will gain the colours of ********** as the screen fades red from the siren.
 * Doctor Starline, a character original to the IDW Sonic comics, is potentially based off of this glitch character. They share the same colour scheme, as well as the name "Starline" quite literally meaning a "line of stars", much like the glitch character's original name.