The Great Disaster

The Great Disaster was a pivotal point in the timeline of U.B. Funkeys.

Background

The Guild of Master Technicians, motivated by the Xener and guided by the legendary Dr. Tinker, are best known for inventing the Portal network, which used unstable magic and powerful Gems to create technology capable of passing a Funkey through the In-Between, popping out at the other end of a linked Portal station. This transportation system revolutionized Funkey society and allowed for inter-tribe mingling that was previously unheard of.

Greedy for the power of the Gems, Dr. Tinker pilfered the Gems of Funkeystown, Magma Gorge, Kelpy Basin, and Laputta Station. Trying to escape with them through a master Portal, he accidentally created a magic feedback loop between the technology and its power source; the Portal network was overloaded with power, exploding every Portal simultaneously in a matter of moments. Dr. Tinker was split in half by the Gnomon Tree into two personas, while the Gems he attempted to steal wound up in four shards hidden in the respective areas they relate to. Funkeys native to each region secretly held onto the shards as Master Lox rose to power. Motivated by his hatred of Funkey intermingling and his greed for Coins, Master Lox took the opportunity to further sanction Funkey kind, ensuring the Portals would remain broken, locking game rooms so that only their respective tribe may enter, and unleashing Coin-robbing Henchmen throughout Terrapinia.

During the events of the game, Funkey technicians work to bring Portals back online with what power they have remaining, though it is a slow process.

Effects on Gameplay

The Great Disaster is the in-game reason for the presence of broken Portals. Broken Portals are placeholders for future Portals that would lead to new content added in game updates; as new updates were finished, Funkey technicians would bring Portals back online, one at a time.

Kooties were added in the Funkiki Island update. The explanation for their addition to the game is that these bugs are native to Funkiki Island, and became overpopulated during the isolation caused by the Great Disaster. When the Portal reopened, Kooties spread quickly through Terrapinia again, dirtying Funkeys wherever they go.