Knuckles design blows, but I'm actually digging the scarf and tape Sonic.
When I saw the Sonic Boom preview, I was kind of hoping it was just, like, a costume relevant to the desert setting or something.
Why we gotta overload Sonic with bullshit? I remember by the end of SA2, he looked like fucking garbage with all the bracelets and lights on his shoes and whatever.
The whole crew needs more than one costume. It keeps the adult fans happy with more character artwork, it allows more toys to be made, and just in general makes the character important rather than the attire. It's a trick used in anime all the time.