Would I play it over 90% of the games on this list
In fact, its been performing considerably well in the Japanese competitive scene and has the potential to counter some top decks in the current meta
The ability to just stop any harm to a card is huge, and the reason why it's a top 10 card to pull in the Secluded Springs expansion pack
place 1 Battlewasp Wind from your Deck face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone, then Special Summon this card from your hand, also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Insect monsters
Knuckles the Echidna From the Sonic the Hedgehog Secret Lair, Knuckles the Echidna brings the heat with double strike, trample, and hastethree keywords that scream damage
Hilariously, though, it has 10000 ATK and 10000 DEF, can only be Special Summoned on the destruction of a Don Thousand/Monster B (so as to represent the next stage of the boss battle)