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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Tawks Banana Slamma.png|thumb|left|Tawks references the cartoon.]]
[[File:Tawks Banana Slamma.png|thumb|left|Tawks references the cartoon.]]
*When the player exits the shop as Funky Kong, Tawks sometimes says, ''"Give 'em the old banana slamma, dude!"'' a reference to [[Donkey Kong]]'s catchphrase in the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series]].
*When the player exits the shop as Funky Kong, Tawks sometimes says, ''"Give 'em the old banana slamma, dude!"'', a reference to [[Donkey Kong]]'s catchphrase in the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series]].


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[[Category:Parrots]]
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze characters]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze characters]]

Revision as of 14:56, April 21, 2023

Tawks
Artwork of Tawks
Artwork of Tawks
Species Parrot
First appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)
Tawks from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Tawks in-game

Template:Quote2 Tawks is a character appearing exclusively in the Nintendo Switch port of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. He resembles a scarlet macaw donning a 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 and Screech. Tawks is present only during Funky Mode, where he appears 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.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トークス[?]
Tōkusu
Tawks

Trivia

Tawks referencing Donkey Kong's catchphrase from the cartoon series in the New Funky Mode of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Switch
Tawks references the cartoon.