Dali (Character)

2025-07-19T21:18:24Z

MechanicalHoundz: Dali is only ever referred to as "it" in game ["Whatever you do, don't look into its eyes" stated by Marshall in Dali's intro cutscene]

'''Dali''' is an enemy encountered in [[Daydream Oasis]]. it is Daydream Oasis's counterpart to [[Goya (Character)|Goya]].

== Appearance ==
Dali appears as a bulbous green flower with stubby arms sticking out of its sides. Dali has large white eyes with a multicolored, psychedelic pupil. Dali's bulb is surrounded by red, orange, and yellow petals. It has a long, thick stem that extends into the ground, with thorns sticking out occasionally.

When Dali moves, it burrows beneath the ground, coming up to look around occasionally.

== In-Game ==
Dali is a minion of [[Master Lox (Character)|Master Lox]]. Having been assigned to Daydream Oasis, it first appears to U.B. and [[Marshall (Character)|Marshall]]. After putting Marshall in a psychedelic trance, it proceeds to attack U.B.

Dali attacks with a cup-and-ball game identical to Goya's. It places an object beneath three cups, mixes the cups, and makes the player choose which cup contains the object. If they succeed, Dali gives the player coins, but takes coins if they fail.

After completing Daydream Oasis's first [[Dreamcatcher]], Marshall will instruct U.B. to use it against Dali on its next appearance. Dali breaks it, however, and the player is required to complete another. Upon using this Dreamcatcher, Dali is permanently defeated, and the player is rewarded with the Daydream Oasis [[Gem]].

== See Also ==
[[Dali (Figure)]]

[[Goya (Character)]]

[[Category:Enemies]] [[Category:NPCs]] [[Category:Daydream Oasis]]

List of Minor Characters

2025-03-21T02:08:50Z

MechanicalHoundz: /* AOXOMOXOA */, added the fact that the members names are a reference to Grateful Dead

This article lists every distinctly-named character mentioned in codex entries, flavor text, and other in-game scripts. This list also includes small groups like music bands and government branches that have at least one named character among its members. Many characters named in tribe descriptions are playful references to real figures.

== Ali Gory ==
'''Ali Gory''' is a [[Webley]] who invented the World Wide Web, a literal web of information which is the Funkey equivalent to the internet (separate from the Funkeynet, a digital platform used by the [[Rom]]). He was known to be particularly hairy and scary, and was an enthusiast for web voting.

Ali Gory is a reference to Al Gore, the Vice President under Bill Clinton, explaining Ali Gory’s love of web voting. Al Gore once claimed to have invented the internet, much like how Ali Gory actually did weave the World Wide Web. Ali Gory is also a double entendre; “Ali” is a masculine first name and “Gory” refers to his especially scary appearance, and together, his name sounds like “allegory,” as he is an allegory for Al Gore.

== AOXOMOXOA ==
'''AOXOMOXOA''' is a now-separated multi-genre band consisting of [[Jerry Pearl (Character)|Jerry Pearl]] and his friends Lesh Dyer, Waggs Weir, and Pigpen Deuce. It is unknown where Jerry’s bandmates are today, and if the listed names from his [[Great Terrapinia Library|codex]] entry are their genuine names or stage titles. Jerry was a singer and guitarist for the band, while the roles of the other members remain unknown. Their unique genre-blended “Funkey Fusion” style earned them a wide community, which called themselves “Funkheads.” AOXOMOXOA was disbanded after Jerry, tired from his tours, took what was meant to be a two-week long vacation to [[Funkiki Island]], which ended up being permanent as the [[The Great Disaster|Great Disaster]] occurred during his stay, stranding him there and forcing him to start a new life among the native Funkeys. During the [[Jerry (Cutscene)|Jerry]] cutscene, he is seen alongside two [[Dyer]], which may reference one of his lost bandmates, Lesh Dyer.

AOXOMOXOA may be a slight nod to the band ABBA; both bands’ names begin and end with the letter A, are stylized in all caps, and are palindromic. They are also both multi-genre quartets.

AOXOMOXOA's members are an obvious reference to the band Grateful Dead, with them lining up with various members of Grateful Dead, with Jerry Garcia to Jerry Pearl, Phil Lesh to Lesh Dyer, Bob Weir to Waggs Weir, and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan to Pigpen Deuce.

== Berger King ==
The '''Berger King''' is an unnamed character mentioned in the [[Berger|Berger’s]] codex entry. He is beloved, and preserved in plastic forevermore inside a museum, which some find creepy. The Berger having a king may be a pun on the popular fast food chain Burger King, while the idea of a preserved plastic cow being displayed in a museum may reference the popular act of creating large plastic cows to display in real-world cheese museums.

== Billiam Gaytes ==
'''Billiam Gaytes''' is a Rom engineer (also described as a “nerd”) who attempted to establish a new upgrade for the Rom tribe that would enhance their ability to use the Funkeynet. His goal was to make the Rom “see” the net, presumably through some kind of AR technology. This upgrade causes literal memory leaks in Rom software.

Billiam Gaytes is a clear reference to Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft. His only listed quote, describing his Rom upgrade as "Like looking through the window at the beautiful Vista,” references Windows Vista, which is an OS run on Microsoft computers.

== Brock Loosetoe ==
'''Brock Loosetoe''' is a Webley expeditionist captain who led the Webley along the World Wide Web to find Funkiki Island and set up a new home there. He used his famous [[Web Shooter]] to grab faraway items and bridge gaps.

He is named after Jacques Cousteau, a French naval officer who co-developed the Aqua Lung. In the cutscene [[A Sticky Situation]], he is mistakenly named “Brock ''Cousto'',” giving him a nearly identical family name to the person he is based on. Coincidentally, Radica employee Robert Brock is listed in the game’s credits as “Spider Funkey.”

== Dyer (character) ==
'''Dyer''' is the name of a boy told of in the Dyer tribe’s folklore, for whom the tribe is presumably named. Known to be a prankster, he tricked a local wolf by betting on cards, only for the wolf to find that the trickster had cut the deck and used a full set of identical cards. Barely escaping alive, young Dyer vowed never to harm or trick anyone else, going so far as to prevent the use of soap on himself so as to protect the [[Kooties]].

== Foxgang Funkzart ==
'''Foxgang Funkzart''' is a musician beloved by the [[Holler]]. He is named after Wolfgang Mozart. Like his inspiration, he composed classical, symphonic melodies. Modern Holler compare his work to M.C. Funkey Floyd.

== Funkeys Association for Resisting Tyranny ==
The '''Funkeys Association for Resisting Tyranny''', or '''F.A.R.T.''', is a small group of various Funkey tribes led by [[Mayor Sayso (Character)|Mayor Sayso]] in secret, acting as a covert military force and resistance squadron that combats the reign of [[Master Lox (Character)|Master Lox]]. Mayor Sayso depicts himself as a bumbling old man to hide his true nature as the mastermind behind the resistance force; despite this fact being a closely-guarded secret, it is publicly available information written in Mayor Sayso’s codex entry.

== Funkeys Armed Recon Stealth Elites ==
The '''Funkeys Armed Recon Stealth Elites''', or '''F.A.R.C.E.''', is a government agency that enlists Funkey soldiers for the purposes of scouting unexplored regions stealthily to ensure their safety for Webley explorers. Famously, the [[Snipe]] are the most well-trained and highest-ranking soldiers under this group. They are nicknamed the “Bush Brothers” because of their tendency to hide in bushes; most Funkeys these days equate the word “bush” with F.A.R.C.E. Funkeys are also known to say “May the F.A.R.C.E. be with you… because you certainly don’t want them against you!”

The use of the word “farce” (meaning a dramatic, exaggerated, or outright untrue narrative) and its relation to the word “bush,” combined with the group’s status as a military, completes a metanarrative criticism of former U.S. President George Bush, his relationship with the military, and conspiracies of his involvement in various scandals and tragedies during his presidency. The quote that Funkeys often say about the agency is a reference to “may the Force be with you,” a quote from the Star Wars film series.

== Funkiki Chieftains ==
Previous, now deceased, '''Funkiki Chieftains''' were the predecessors to the [[Pineapple King (Character)|Pineapple King]]. Historically, newly-appointed chieftains would be named after whichever object or creature they first fished from Funkiki’s waters. According to the Pineapple King’s codex entry, previous titles include “‘Tuna Kings’, ‘Squid Kings’, a few ‘Bass Kings’, and in one particularly messy incident, there was even a ‘Very Angry Shark King’” (the latter of whom had an extremely short reign, presumably because the angry shark ate him). The Pineapple King is named for the pineapple he caught on his royal canoe trip, though rumors have spread about whether or not this was a divine stroke of luck or a farce on the King’s behalf so that he would not be named for a “stinky fish.”

== General Key-Oki ==
'''General Key-Oki''' is the general of F.A.R.C.E. He is known for his constant training regimens that keep the Snipe prepared, on edge, strong, and close like brothers.

His name is a reference to General Obi-Wan Kenobi, a character from the original Star Wars films.

== Glub Queen and Parliament ==
The Glub’s '''parliament''' and '''queen''' are unnamed officials who are referred to in the [[Deuce|Deuce’s]] codex entry. The Glub’s queen was unimpressed with the Glub who performed before her while dressed in gaudy clothing that the Deuce pranked them into wearing to the event. The idea of the Glub having a queen may be an extension of the fact that the Glub tribe lives in a castle, referencing how miniature castles are commonly used as decorations in fish bowls.

== Great Mother Terrapin ==
The '''Great Mother Terrapin''', or simply '''Mother Terrapin''', is the idol of the [[Lotus]] tribe and personification of the planet [[Terrapinia]]. It is believed that the Great Mother Terrapin will protect anyone who protects her. [[Dr. Tinker|Doc]], the [[Native (Character)|Natives]], and the [[Tadd]] are also believers in Mother Terrapin.

Her name is a reference to the terrapin turtle for which Terrapinia is named, and she is a reference to the deity “Mother Earth” (known in her original Greek incarnation as Mother Gaia), the mythical goddess of nature that is the personification of planet Earth.

== Guild of Master Technicians ==
The '''Guild of Master Technicians''' is a group of Funkey technicians led by Dr. Tinker. They are partly depicted in [[Welcome to Funkeystown]], where they are simply called ''a'' guild of master technicians. In Xener's codex entry, however, they are correctly cited as a proper organization.

The Guild of Master Technicians consists of multiple tribes of Funkeys, including [[Fallout]] and [[Xener]]. the Xener initially pitched the idea to make [[Portal|Portals]] to the moon, to fulfill their thirst for space exploration. While the guild failed to create technology that could link between celestial bodies, the creation of the Portals instead allowed for instantaneous transmission across all civilized Funkey lands, allowing Terrapinia to prosper. During the Great Disaster, the guild's leader was lost to a horrible Portal accident, presumed to have died. It is unknown if the Guild of Master Technicians operates today.

Funkeystown's Funkey technicians, like the ones seen in [[Friendly Little Critters]], are never stated to be part of the guild, but multiple of the same Funkeys from previously mentioned cutscenes reprise their Portal maintenance roles, implying that the guild may live on.

== Kamenwati the Magician ==
'''Kamenwati the Magician''' was King Funkankhamun’s trusted advisor. Being secretly malicious and overambitious, he ordained to learn the [[Stitch|Stitch’s]] closely-guarded secrets which could bring down his king. When he failed to make them speak, he instead successfully teleported the king to a distant land by whispering a curse in his ear during breakfast. Before he could seize the king’s throne and complete his coup, the [[Ptep]] sealed him in a tomb underneath it, where he is presumably mummified to this day.

== King Funkankhamun ==
'''King Funkankhamun''' is the previous ruler of Terrapinia. While it is unknown what his kingdom was named or over whom he initially ruled, King Funk (as he is often abbreviated) is most famous for instating the Golden Age of Funkeys by uniting the Funkey tribes and mobilizing them against King Kahn, a tyrant king who aimed to control Terrapinia by force. King Funkankhamun was advised by Kamenwati the magician, and enlisted two tribes of Funkeys as additional advisors: the Ptep as his guards, and the Stitch as the keepers of his dangerous secrets. The Stitch kept secrets so powerful, it is rumored that the knowledge alone could bring down the king.

King Funk’s secrets were coveted by Kamenwati, though the Stitch refused to relent. Wanting to rule Terrapinia for himself, the king’s traitorous advisor whispered a curse in King Funk’s ear during breakfast, warping him to the farthest edges of Terrapinia to be lost forever. King Funkankhamun is still awaited for by the Ptep, who protected his kingdom from the coup by sealing Kamenwati under his throne; the Ptep loyally remain in his kingdom, which is now located inside or replicated by Nightmare Rift, awaiting his return. In boredom, the Ptep created the [[Pyramid Puzzler]] game, and also rumored that the [[Button|giant red buttons]] deliver gifts to him, wherever he is.

Notably, King Funkankhamun’s silhouette can be observed in the cutscene [[The Enlightened Path]]. He is wearing a giant crown, and holds an identical staff to Mayor Sayso.

King Funkankhamun is named after King Tutankhamun, which extends to having a single-syllable nickname (“King Funk,” “King Tut”). The lands over which he ruled, and the Ptep tribe which served him, are based on ancient Egypt, which Tutankhamun ruled over. Famously, Tut was among the youngest and shortest-lived pharaohs of all, which may be referenced by King Funk’s sudden removal from power by his traitorous advisor.

== King Kahn ==
'''King Kahn''' was a diabolical tyrant who led an army of loyal and violent Funkeys. He is likely to have instigated the [[The Great Funkey wars|Great Funkey Wars]], Terrapinia’s largest global conflict, with the aim of controlling Terrapinia himself. Kahn’s powerful forces overwhelmed the [[Oni]] and led them into a life of hiding. Kahn and his army were nonetheless defeated at the hands of King Funkankhamun and the Funkeys who united under him, ushering in the Golden Age of Funkeys. Kahn’s status post-war is unknown; he is presumably deceased or imprisoned.

He may be named after the Khan dynasty, rulers of the Mongol Empire. Fittingly, King Kahn was conceived for the story of the vaguely Asian-themed [[Hidden Realm (Update)|Hidden Realm expansion]].

== King Krisrajson Raj ==
'''King Krisrajson Raj''' is the current ruler of the Nosretep Tam Jungle, and king of all [[Raj]]. He rose to power with an unwavering passion for hair gel. “Gel is your friend” is his slogan, and under his rule, Raj are forced to study major Raj-run hair gel brands.

His name may also be “Kirsrajson Raj.” It is spelled both ways in the Raj’s codex entry.

== M.C. Funkey Floyd ==
'''M.C. Funkey Floyd''' is a renowned contemporary rap musician beloved by the Holler. His work is often compared to Foxgang Funkzart in Holler debate groups. “M.C.” is a popular acronym (standing for Master of Ceremonies) to put before a rapper’s stage name, while “Funkey Floyd” may be a pun on “funky flow.”

== Naj Raj ==
'''Naj Raj''' is a former king of the Raj Hair-ocracy. Naj violated the grooming law by single-handedly attempting to bring back the Caesar cut, and was branded a hair-etic and exiled to ponder his hairpocrisy.

== Rivet Rose ==
'''Rivet Rose''' is an [[Ace]] who aided the war effort in the Great Funkey Wars by conceiving technology used by King Funkankhamun to claim victory over King Kahn. It is likely that the Ace, potentially Rivet Rose in particular, engineered the Funkey mechas seen in The Enlightened Path and among the ruins near Snipe’s game room in [[Nightmare Rift]].

Rivet Rose is named after Rosie the Riveter, a fictional woman used in World War II propaganda in America to galvanize the women at home to contribute to the war effort and prove themselves strong and capable. Furthermore, Rivet Rose is a pun, combining the common last name “Rose” with the first name “Rivet,” which as a noun can refer to a bolt of metal used to unite two pieces (alluding to the machine-like nature of the Ace, and their talent for engineering).

== Ryder ==
'''The Ryder''' is a mysterious traveler spoken of in the Rom’s codex entry. He was once a poor salesman with a poorer haircut, but ended up conceiving the Metro, a tram network enjoyed by the Rom today.

== Tenzing Webley ==
'''Tenzing Webley''' is a renowned Webley explorer who spent a year among the [[Bomble]] tribe after discovering them. He began their tradition of eating fish after offering an angry Bomble one, and by learning their language and becoming one with their culture, he had hoped to claim recognition for his marvelous discovery. Unfortunately, no one believed his tall tales until [[King Sidd (Character)|King Sidd]] visited the Bomble himself and brought them to the [[Hidden Realm]] during the events of the game.

He is likely named after Tenzing Norgay, who was, alongside Edmund Hillary, the first to scale Mt. Everest.

== Miscellaneous ==
Legends say a miner discovered the button now seen in Laputta Station, using it as a tourist attraction. Reportedly, his laughing can still be heard as he watches Funkeys press it to find out what it does.

[[U.B.]] is friends with a common [[Sprocket]] and [[Lucky]] in the Wendy's CD cutscene for Car Conga. Lucky does not know where to find a good car, and phones in Sprocket, who says [[Con]] has the best deals on cars.

Three particularly villainous [[Gabby]] are blamed for spreading dark rumors that helped instigate the Great Funkey Wars. They were banished to the north, east, and west, respectively, after being held accountable. Their individual names are unknown.

The story of the young Dyer also features a folkloric anthropomorphic wolf. If this tale is at all true, it is unknown whether or not the wolf is some species of Funkey or a separate race altogether.

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