Funky (ファンキー Fankii) is a green ghost from Pac-Mania, and is related to Spunky.

In Japanese promotional material for Pac-Mania, Funky is referred to as "Common".

History

Pac-Mania

Main article: Pac-Mania

At first, Funky appears as a standard ghost who huddles around Sue most of the time. Funkys never enter a 'scatter' position, as they always use Pac-Man as their target. Starting in Sandbox Land however, Funkys are given the ability to jump. Whenever Pac-Man jumps, Funky will jump with him, though not as high; a well-timed jump will allow Pac-Man to jump over them.

Namco Museum Vol. 5

Main article: Namco Museum Vol. 5

Funky appears in the Pac-Mania room, bouncing on a couch. If the player eats a Power Pellet, he will flee alongside Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde.

Pac-Man 256/Pac-Man 256+

Main article: Pac-Man 256

Funky returns in Pac-Man 256, alongside Spunky. Funky appears in groups of four, in which the group moves back and forth, stopping upon bumping into the maze walls. They do not directly attack Pac-Man, but move very fast.

Main article: Pac-Man 256+

Although Funky's behavior is largely unchanged in Pac-Man 256+, one minor revision was made. If Pac-Man eats a Power Pellet and then approaches a group of Funkys, they will break their formation and move away from Pac-Man. The same change was made to Sue.

The Sandbox Evolution

Main article: The Sandbox Evolution

Funky's behavior in The Sandbox Evolution is similar to their appearance in Pac-Man 256, except he can now appear as a lone ghost. Like before, Funky will move in one direction horizontally until he hits a wall, in which he'll start moving in the opposite direction.

Possible other appearances

These games feature a green ghost similar to Funky, but are not 100% confirmed to be him, as they do not refer to the ghost by name. It is possible they are merely generic green ghosts with no relation to Funky.

Pac-Man World

Main article: Pac-Man World

In the cutscene played when a new save file is created, a green ghost (referred to as Sentry Ghost in storyboards) catches Pac-Man traveling towards Ghost Island. He alerts Toc-Man, before nervously passing Pac-Man off as an impersonator of Toc-Man. It is then revealed that the ghosts, who intended to capture Pac-Man, accidentally kidnapped Ms. Pac-Man instead.

When asked in a Twitter DM if the green ghost had a name, Scott Rogers confirmed that it was actually Funky from Pac-Mania. It is unknown if this ghost was always intended to be Funky, or if Scott Rogers decided it retroactively. Regardless, no official media has confirmed this ghost to be Funky.

In Pac-Man World Re-Pac, the green ghost is replaced with Inky.

Pac-Man Vs.

Main article: Pac-Man Vs.

A green Ghost appears as a playable character. They represent Player 4. Mario simply refers to them as "Green" when commentating.

Taisen Pac-Man

Main article: Taisen Pac-Man

The fifth ghost is green, and is controlled by either a fifth player or a COM player. The shade of green used on the ghost resembles that of the green used on Funky in Pac-Man 256.

Pac-Man Tilt

Main article: Pac-Man Tilt

Alongside Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde, an unnamed green ghost appears, with slight resemblance to Funky. The Ghost appears in 2D on the title screen for the game alongside the others and makes reoccurring appearances from Stage 5 onwards.^[1]

Due to not being present in Pac-Man Party, this ghost instead uses Patra's voice clips.

Trivia

• Various ports of the original Pac-Man game, such as MZ-700 and MZ-2000 ports, recolor Clyde from orange to green due to color limitations.
  • While it can be debated this is a different ghost, it retains Clyde's original names, more specifically those used in Japan (Otoboke / Guzuta).
  • This is also the case for Baby Pac-Man (a game which predates Funky's creation), in which a green ghost replaces Clyde.
• On certain promotional material for Pac-Mania, Funky is identified as the "Jumping Monster" (ジャンピングモンスター Janpingu Monsutā).
• Funky's relationship with Spunky is inconsistent, as some sources, such as promotional flyers, state that they are siblings, while others state that they are cousins, like the manual for Pac-Mania on the NES.^[2][3][4]

Gallery

Screenshots

Possible Appearances

"Ghost Gang" Group Artwork

Other Group Artwork

References

Pac-Man characters
Major Characters	Pac-Man • Ms. Pac-Man (Pac-Mom) • Jr. Pac-Man (Pac-Boy) • Baby Pac-Man (Pac-Sis) • Professor Pac-Man • Chomp-Chomp
Other Characters	Stork • Alley Cat • Fire Hydrant • Sour Puss • Fairy (Buttercup) • Mother Fairy • Miru • Sir Pac-alot • Pac-Wizard • Pac-Ranger • Handy-Pac • Clie • Pac-Master • Ms. Pac-Master • Pac-Baby (Pac'N Roll) • Krystal • Pac-Devil • Nova
Ghosts	Blinky • Pinky • Inky • Clyde • Sue • Tim • Yum-Yum • Funky • Spunky • Kinky • Orson • Sleeping Ghosts • Punky • Glitchy
Species	Pac-People • Ghosts
Major Antagonists	Mezmaron • Ghost Witch • Toc-Man • Mesmerelda • Mollusc • Spooky • Wandy • Erwin • Golvis • Ink Master
Minor Antagonists	Count Pacula • Gobblin • Jack • Wormwood • The Fiend
Hanna-Barbera series	P.J. • Super-Pac • Grump • Morris • Officer O'Pac • Mezmaron • Dinky • Ghost Hound • Fairy Ghost Mother
Kid Stuff Records	Pac-Rat • Mayor of Pacville • Mr. Brown • Earth-Man • Farmer Bill • Rex • Bad Weatherman • Hugo • Sandy
Pac-Man Party	Mr. Cookie • Patra • Roger • Woofa • Bearserk
Ghostly Adventures	Pacster (Pac-Man) • Cylindria • Spiral • Betrayus • Fuzbitz • Sir Cumference • Spheros • Dr. Buttocks • Butt-ler
Shadow Labyrinth	Swordsman No. 8 • PUCK • Thebe • Aegina • GAIA • G-HOST • G-HOST Bug • Gamp
Crossovers	Pooka • Fygar • Dig Dug • Mappy • Mr. Driller • The Prince • Mario • Sonic the Hedgehog • Doctor Eggman • Heihachi Mishima • Reiko Nagase • Tiger Jackson • Astaroth • Ichigo • (Goddess) Ishtar: Aqua Form • Rick • Quox • Creepy