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Hero Overview

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Do-gooder

Full Name

Funky Kong

Alias

Funky

The Main Monkey

Origin

Donkey Kong Country

Occupation

Owner of Funky's Flights

Entrepreneur

Powers / Skills

Strength

Agility
Experienced in (fruit based) firearms and explosives
Mechanics and engineering
Surfing (in both water and midair)

Hobby

Running Funky's Flights.

Surfing.
Starting new businesses.
Participating in competitions (racing, sports, etc.).

Goals

Assist the other Kongs on their adventures.

Family

Kong Family

Enemies

King K. Rool

Klump
Krusha
Kritters
Bowser
Bowser Jr.
Klaptraps
Green Kroc
Kutlass
Junior the Giant Klaptrap
Kuff 'n' Klout
Lord Fredrik
Kudgel

Type of Hero

Supporter

“	Whoa, Dudes! My name's Funky Kong! My bodacious Jumbo Barrel can launch you to any point on the island!	„
	~ Funky Kong, Donkey Kong Country.

Funky Kong is one of the Kongs and also a major character from the Donkey Kong series. He is a laid back, fun-loving surfer with attitude who runs Funky's Flights along with many other businesses. While he usually loathes adventuring (due to his laid-back lifestyle), Funky is happy to lend the other Kongs a hand from the sidelines.

Biography

Donkey Kong Country

Funky Kong makes his debut in this game. He can be found at Funky's Flights and will allow the Kongs to use his Jumbo Barrel to explore different parts of Donkey Kong Island. In the Gameboy Advance version of the game, Funky Kong also has a fishing mini-game for the other Kongs to try. If they beat his high score, they will receive an award.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest/Donkey Kong Land II

Funky reappears to assist Diddy and Dixie Kong on the adventure to save Donkey Kong. The pair can visit Funky's Flights II where they can use Funky's Biplane Barrel (for a small fee) and travel to locations found on Crocodile Island.

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble

Funky returns with more vital roles this time round. Dixie Kong finds him in his garage during her search for Donkey and Diddy Kong. He reveals to her that he has been taking care of her infant cousin Kiddy Kong and lets Dixie watch him for a while. Funky also lets the pair use his motorboat to traverse the Northern Kremisphere and will build more vehicles if they can bring him certain materials. After collecting all Hero Coins in the game, Funky will then build a gyrocopter to explore the map with.

Donkey Kong 64

In this game, Funky Kong has opened up an armory where the Kongs can purchase wooden firearms, fruit-based ammunition upgrades, and other equipment for the right prices. He also appeared after the final boss battle, using a special gun with a boot projectile to launch a distracted K. Rool off Donkey Kong Island.

DK: King of Swing

Funky Kong is playable in both Jungle Jam modes. He excels in attack but lacks in jumping.

DK: Jungle Climber

Funky Kong can take Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong to additional stages on islets if they can retrieve fuel barrels for his aircraft.

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Funky Kong is one of the unlockable playable characters in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (or Donkey Kong Jet Race in PAL regions). He is unlocked after the player beats the Diamond Cup with a Kong. His rival is Kludge, one of the Kremling racers.

Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze

Funky Kong runs a store called Funky's Fly N' Buy where the other Kongs can purchase various items to use on their adventure. In the Nintendo Switch version of the video game, Funky becomes a playable character and can use his surfboard to pull off many different maneuvers. Meanwhile, a parrot named Tawks runs the Fly N' Buy shop in Funky's stead.

Donkey Kong Bananza

Funky Kong does not make a physical appearance but surfboards that resemble the ones Funky has in DKC and Tropical Freeze can be found on Donkey Kong Island in the Emerald Rush DLC. The surfboards are indestructible but can only be ridden on water.

Other Media

Mario Kart

Funky Kong makes an appearance in Mario Kart Wii as a playable character. He is unlocked after the player unlocks 4 Expert Staff Ghost data records on Time Trials, win 25 WFC Ghost Races, or playing 2,250 races. Funky Kong is known most by people that play Mario Kart Wii as the best character when he is on the Flame Runner. He is widely used among competitive players in Mario Kart Wii due to his very high-speed stat. As of February 8th, 2022, 21 of the 32 shortcut records and 16 of the 19 non-shortcut records on the main page of the Mario Kart Wii world records website were set using Funky Kong, while the others were done using Daisy, Baby Daisy, Baby Mario, Dry Bowser and Toadette.

Originally being exclusively playable in Mario Kart Wii, Funky Kong made his first comeback in a Mario Kart game with his return to Mario Kart Tour as part of the added Jungle Tour update along with Dixie Kong.

He returns again in the sixth wave of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass DLC, along with Diddy Kong, Pauline, and Peachette, released on November 9th, 2023.

Mario Super Sluggers

Funky Kong is an unlockable playable team player in Mario Super Sluggers, where he has good batting and decent fielding skills, while lacking in pitching and running skills. He is the only Kong in the game who bats with his right hand, while fielding with his left hand. He has good chemistry with all the Kongs and bad chemistry with the Kremlings. He is unlocked after he joins the player in Challenge Mode after saving him from a Fire Bro. He then joins the others to take down Bowser and Bowser Jr.. After Donkey Kong's team is complete Funky and the rest of the DK wilds can be faced in a baseball game in DK jungle. While not appearing in the ending Funky and the other Kongs presuminly take part in the celebration Peach throws for Baseball island.

Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Funky Kong first appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a collectible trophy and a sticker that increases the user's foot attacks.

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Funky Kong appears in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a collectible trophy again.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Funky Kong appears as a master spirit where his shop, his spirits are connected to vehicles or transportation. His spirit battle is against Captain Falcon, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong where all of them are distracted by items on Kongo Jungle.

The Super Mario Bros Movie

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Funky Kong runs a machine used to build karts, based off of the kart customization in the Mario Kart series, which debuted in Mario Kart 7. He is also later shown racing on Rainbow Road with many other kongs. Additionally, a picture of Funky Kong riding a surfboard can be seen in the hut in which Cranky Kong describes his plan to to drive to Rainbow Road.

Trivia

King K Rool and Funky Kong are the only batters on the DK Wilds to be left handed.
During the ending cutscene of the game Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Diddy Kong is shown mimicking Funky Kong's surfing pose when he riding on the flower pedals. Inside levels of the same game, Diddy displays similar movements when he is on Funky's surfboard during an idle animation.

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