Editing Tawks

{{image|more=yes|Tawks when he is not running the store}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:TawksArtwork.png|240px]]
|species=[[:Category:Parrots|Parrot]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
{{quote|How's my [[Funky Kong|Funky]] impression? Honestly, I think it's pretty swell! No one'll know the difference while you're sweeping up the [[Snowmads]]!|Tawks|[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' (Nintendo Switch)]]}}
'''Tawks''' is a [[List of characters|character]] in the [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Reissue#Ports|port]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. He resembles a {{wp|scarlet macaw}} donning a {{wp|cockatoo}} crest, similar to a mohawk. Tawks has a similar anatomy to [[Squawks]]. His name may be a pun on "talks," in order to continue the vocalization-based theme naming with Squawks, [[Quawks]], and [[Screech (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Screech]]. Tawks is present only during the [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)#Differences from the Wii U version|Funky Mode]], appearing in different stances at [[Funky's Fly 'n' Buy]], depending on what character is played as. While [[Donkey Kong]] is controlled, Tawks acts as a figurant character standing behind [[Funky Kong]]. While Funky Kong is controlled, Tawks wears a pair of shades and replaces him as the shopkeeper of Funky's Fly 'n' Buy. In this instance, Tawks adopts many of Funky Kong's mannerisms and quotes in an attempt to impersonate him, aided by his cheerful and energetic tone. He offers Funky a discount for all items present in the shop, since they are being sold to the shop owner.

==Gallery==
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Tawks.png|Screenshot
Tawks Toy.png|Tawks [[Capsule Toy Machine|figurine]] seen in the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=トークス
|JpnR=Tōkusu
|JpnM=Tawks
|Ita=Pagallo
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of Europe|date=March 12, 2025|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' (sito ufficiale)|url=https://www.nintendo.com/it-it/Giochi/Giochi-per-Nintendo-Switch/Donkey-Kong-Country-Tropical-Freeze-1325706.html|language=it|website=Nintendo.it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Contraction of ''pappagallo'' ("parrot")
}}

==Notes==
[[File:Tawks Banana Slamma.png|thumb|left|Tawks referencing the television series]]
*When the player exits the shop as Funky Kong, Tawks sometimes says, ''"Give 'em the old banana slamma, dude!"'' which is a reference to Donkey Kong's catchphrase in the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]].
==References==
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{{DKCTF}}
[[Category:Parrots]]
[[Category:Shopkeepers]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze characters]]