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Funky Kong is a character from the Donkey Kong series. He first made his appearance in the Donkey Kong Country series and has been in the series since then. He is usually recognized by wearing a bandanna and sunglasses on his head.
Donkey Kong series[]
Donkey Kong Country/Land series[]
In the first Donkey Kong Country, he held a Boom Box and offered a plane barrel ride to any location you had completed or were currently working on. In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2, he rode a flying surfboard and offered the same service. Finally, in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, he owned a workshop that has a jet ski, a hovercraft, a motorboat, and a Gyrocopter that can be unlocked by collecting all of the DK Coins.
Donkey Kong Country cartoon[]
Funky was a regular in the Donkey Kong Country animated series.
Donkey Kong 64[]
Also, he did make an appearance in Donkey Kong 64, He sold weapons to the playable Kong members in this game, such as walnuts, peanuts, coconuts, oranges, and pineapples. He still kept the shades, although he did sport army fatigues this time.
Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze[]
In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Funky Kong takes the role of the shopkeeper and help the other kongs on their journey. In the Nintendo Switch version, however, he becomes a playable character with his own game mode.
Other games of the Donkey Kong series[]
It should also be noted that Funky Kong is a playable character in DK: King of Swing, Donkey Konga 3, DK: Jungle Climber, and Donkey Kong Barrel Blast.
Picross NP Vol. 8[]
In Picross NP Vol. 8 for the Super Famicom, Funky Kong is the picture shown in one of the puzzles. After the puzzle is solved, he shows is eyes to the player.
Mario series[]
Mario Kart series[]
Mario Kart Wii[]
Funky Kong marks his first appearance in the Mario Kart series in Mario Kart Wii where he is an unlockable heavyweight character that can be obtained by obtaining four Expert Staff Ghost Data in Time Trial mode. This is his first appearance in a game from the Mario series. He quickly became a fan-favorite character in the game, likely partially due to him being the best character in the game stat-wise, when combined with the Flame Runner.
Mario Kart Tour[]
Funky Kong would not be in another Mario Kart game until Mario Kart Tour, where he would be added on May 20, 2020. He is a High-End tier character, and his special item is the Banana Barrels. He is the only character in Tour besides Diddy Kong to use the Banana Barrels.
Mario sports games[]
Funky Kong is an unlockable character in Mario Super Sluggers where he uses a surfboard as a bat. He can be unlocked after he joins the player in Challenge Mode.
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.
Super Smash Bros. series[]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]
Funky Kong appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as a trophy.
Trophy description[]
- "A sunglassed surfer and friend of the Kongs. Funky Kong is indeed funky, from his looks to his lingo. Funky provides different services to the Kongs throughout the different games, be it a barrel-transport system or ammunition expertise. He may have tired of business dealings, as he's been a barrel-race participant more recently."
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U[]
Funky Kong appears as a trophy in both versions of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U
Trophy description[]
The Trophy in the Wii U version.
- NA:"Has he remodeled his personal jet into a shop? Maybe he thinks it will encourage his items to "fly off shelves." He claims he ran an airport once.. Maybe that's true. Much like his style of conversation, I'm sure it was a pretty funky experience."
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Donkey Kong Country - 11/1994
- Nintendo 64 - Donkey Kong 64 - 11/1999
- "Funky Kong's turned his private plane into a shop, all in some kind of effort to make stuff "fly off the shelves".. Classic jokes like that and the way he says things like "tubular" might make you think you're back in the 80s, but that's all part of his charm, right?"
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Donkey Kong Country - 11/1994
- Nintendo 64 - Donkey Kong 64 - 11/1999
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Funky Kong is a master spirit. After being obtained in World of Light, he runs a shop called Funky Kong's Shack, which sells snacks, support items, and most notably, spirits themed around transportation.
Appearances in video games[]
| Year | Videogame | Console | Notes | Playable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Donkey Kong Country | SNES | First Appearance | No |
| 1995 | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | SNES | Second appearance in the Donkey Kong Country games. | No |
| 1996 | Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! | SNES | Third appearance in the Donkey Kong Country games. | No |
| 1996 | Donkey Kong Land 2 | Game Boy | Only appearance on the Game Boy. | No |
| 1999 | Donkey Kong 64 | Nintendo 64 | Only appearance on N64 | No |
| 2000 | Picross NP Vol. 8 | Super Famicom | Is the picture for a puzzle. | No |
| 2005 | DK: King of Swing | Game Boy Advance | First playable appearance | Yes |
| 2007 | Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast | Wii | First appearance on Wii | Yes |
| 2007 | DK: Jungle Climber | Nintendo DS | Only appearance on DS | Yes |
| 2008 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | Trophy and Sticker | No |
| 2008 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii | First Mario spin-off | Yes |
| 2008 | Mario Super Sluggers | Wii | Second Mario spin-off | Yes |
| 2014 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Wii U | Shop Keeper | No |
| 2014 | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | Trophy | No |
| 2018 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Nintendo Switch | Shop Keeper and playable character. | Yes |
| 2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | Master Spirit and runs shop called Funky Kong's Shack after obtaining him in World of Light | No |
| 2020 | Mario Kart Tour | iOS | Playable character. | Yes |
| 2023 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass | Nintendo Switch | Downloadable playable character. | Yes |
Quotes[]
| Characters in Donkey Kong | |
|---|---|
| Major Kongs | Candy Kong • Chunky Kong • Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. • Funky Kong • Kiddy Kong • Lanky Kong • Swanky Kong • Tiny Kong • Wrinkly Kong |
| Other Kongs | Manky Kong • Bluster Kong (Leo Luster) • Dread Kong • Eddie the Mean Old Yeti • Karate Kong • Kong Fu • Ninja Kong • Sumo Kong |
| Kremlings | King K. Rool • Kaptain Skurvy • Green Kroc • Kalypso • Kasplat • Kass • Kerozene • Kip • K. Lumsy • Klubba • Kludge • Klump • Kopter • Krusha • Kudgel • Kackle • Kritter • Klaptrap |
| Tiki Tak Tribe | Kalimba • Maraca Gang • Gong-Oh • Banjo Bottom • Wacky Pipes • Xylobone • Cordian • Tiki Tong |
| Snowmads | Pompy • Skowl • Ba-Boom • Fugu • Bashmaster • Lord Fredrik |