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|latest_appearance= ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) (2018)

|homeland= [[Kong Island]]

|aliases=Funky the Main Monkey

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{{quote|Remember, Funky's the Monkey!|Funky Kong|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest}}

'''Funky Kong''' is an [[Kong]] which is always a great ally of the [[Kong Family]] and a great help in [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]].

He is one of [[Donkey Kong]]'s best friends, a skilled surfer from [[Kong Island]] who services his means of transport and always builds something with any junk he finds.

Funky is a gorilla with pale-pink skin and brown fur. His normal outfit is always a red bandana with white polka dots and sunglasses. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' & ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', he used a two color (yellow and red) striped pants, green slipper with embroidered with four horizontal colors (green, yellow, orange and red) and a golden amulet written '''RARE'''. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', he used a white sleeveless shirt, blue pants, black shoes with white laces, yellow tool belt and 3 color (black, red and yellow) strap in his right pulse. In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', wears a blue-green camouflage outfit, blue-green camouflage cap, black boots and black belt. In current games, he uses the same outfit with was used in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''.

===Canon===

Funky Kong meets Donkey Kong & [[Diddy Kong]] for the first time in ''Donkey Kong Country''.<ref>"'''Funky Kong''': ''Whoa, Dudes! My name's Funky Kong! My bodacious Jumbo Barrel can launch you to any point on the island!''" - ''Donkey Kong Country''</ref> In that same game to ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Funky provides air services in to travel in his airplane barrels between locations that the Kongs have accessed or completed.

In ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', Funky set up a [[Funky's Rentals|rental]] on [[Northern Kremisphere]] where his only visitor was [[Kiddy Kong]] who took care of him all week before [[Dixie Kong]] got here.<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1996, p. 5 - "'''''TROUBLE AGAIN!:''' Funky told Dixie that the only visitor he's had all week was Kiddy Kong.''"</ref> During the game, Funky built different crafts through the patch and double skis by Dixie and Kiddy. He was working on a secret project that was mentioned by [[Barter]] and of course that project was a [[Gyrocopter]] that he built because he received all the [[DK Coin]]s.<ref>"'''Barter:''' ''That posin' Funky fella has been acting a bit weird lately.''" - ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''</ref><ref>"'''Barter:''' ''I'd swear he's been working on some super secret project. But I reckon it's just some silly pipe dream!''" - ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''</ref>

In ''Donkey Kong 64'', Funky becomes a gunsmith where he sells weapons in respect for the 5 Kongs, ammo belts, homing ammos and a sniper scope. He also appears in [[K. Rool]]'s final battle where he shoot a large shoe at the villain.

In ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'', Funky appears in the intro and complete ending. As playable in the Jungle Jam, his '''Jump''' is 2 out of 5 and '''Attack''' is 4 out of 5.

In ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', Funky charged his services for 5 [[Oil Barrel]]s on each island to travel on the small islands and the first adversary in the Booster Battle.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', Funky sells sells colorful balloons with different functions, [[Heart Boost]]s, [[Squawks]], [[Banana Juice]]s, [[Crash Guard]]s, [[Buddy Barrels]] and [[Capsule Toy Machine|capsule toys]] in his [[Funky's Fly 'n' Buy|Fly 'n' Buy]].

===Spin-offs===

In ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'', Funky appears as playable character.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', Funky is sixth playable character from selection in which his '''Boost''' is 1 out of 5, '''Speed''' is 5 out of 5 and '''Agility''' is 1 out of 5. His counterpart is [[Kludge]]. If the player complete the [[Diamond Cup]] with a individual Kong, he will be unlocked.

===Media===

In [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]], Funky Kong has the same role as the games. In episode ''[[Orangutango]]'', Funky is champion in the dance contest called '''Orangotango''' and he always wishes for a super-big surf wave when win. In episode ''[[Monkey Seer, Monkey Do]]'', Funky have a mystic oracle lamp that can predict the future and he can translate the lamp's predictions with a song.

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Funky Kong (DKC).png|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''

Funky Kong (DKC2).png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''

Funky Kong (DKC3).png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''

Funky Kong (trading card).png|Cranky Kong (trading card).png|''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (television series)

Funky Kong (DK64).png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''

Funky Kong (DKKOS).png|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''

Funky Kong (DKa3).png|''[[Donkey Konga 3]]''

Funky Kong (DKBB).png|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''

Funky Kong (DKJC).png|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''

Funky Kong (DKCTF).png|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''

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|title1=Funky the Main Monkey

|description1= The theme that plays in [[Funky's Flights II]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.

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|title2=Funky's Theme

|description2= His theme in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''.

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