Ugandan Knuckles emerged in late 2017 as a global phenomenon originating from the social VR platform VRChat. The character features a distorted, squat version of Knuckles the Echidna from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, originally designed by YouTuber Gregzilla. Players would swarm VRChat lobbies in massive groups using the avatar, mimicking a thick accent and asking others if they 'know da wae' while making rhythmic clicking sounds. Despite its controversial reception and eventual decline in mainstream popularity, the meme remains a hallmark of internet surrealism and the power of communal roleplay in digital spaces.