Echidna growth hormone: Sonic is a hipster and Knuckles is ripped in Sonic Boom

Alex Rodriguez. Lance Armstrong. Knuckles the Echidna.

It’s time to add a new name to the roster of heroes who have tarnished their reputations through the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Earlier today at an event in New York, publisher Sega introduced new character art for its Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna characters. These designs will star in a rumored new Sonic game that is due out later this year, and well … just take a look at what Sonic and Knuckles look like now: