Bobby Funk

The Funk Brothers, Kelly Funk (ケリー・ファンク) and Bobby Funk (ボビー・ファンク) are assassins from the Mogaro Kingdom. They are also gladiators competing to win the Mera Mera no Mi at the Corrida Colosseum.

Appearance
The Funk Brothers are a pair of muscular men. They both share broad builds, dark hair, shoulder tattoos, and striped trousers; but others are visibly dissimilar.

Kelly Funk is the smaller of the pair, just reaching Bobby's chest. He is bare-chested with dark star tattoos across his left shoulder. He has somewhat shaggy dark hair with a wavy forelock that sticks up. He wears dark gloves.

Bobby Funk is much larger and somewhat more muscular than Kelly. He has dark hair in two tails slung over his left shoulder. His long dark beard is also kept in two tails. He has a swirling lightning tattoo down neck and right shoulder. He wears and a broad-rimmed fedora, a dark tie, and a light-colored shirt with the sleeves rolled up.

Personality
The Funk Brothers appear to have a sense of honor and pride as they were seen scolding Dagama for scheming with and bribing the other competitors, although Dagama implied that they to might have bribed their way into the same block as well. They are also shown to care for their country.

When seen in combat, Kelly is shown to be a belligerent and ruthless fighter, thrashing his opponents long after they've been knocked out and unaware of his environment while he does so. He is also insecure about his height, constantly checking for anyone calling him a midget and will furiously attack those who do.

Bobby maintains a level head in combat, but does not appear to fight and when confronted by a warrior turned his back and pleaded, stating he has never fought in his life. His main interest appears to be restraining his older brother, although he has an absent-minded habit of restraining the person Kelly is fighting instead.

Abilities and Powers
They were skilled assassins in the past, so it can be assumed they have some skill in fighting and assassination. The pair are allegedly strong enough to be able to take out pirates worth over 100 million. Kelly use boxing for his fighting style and while Bobby appear to use a defensive base abilities as he broke a Haki-infuse axe without getting hurt.

Kelly can land extremely strong punches at amazing speed, so fast that the enemy doesn't even have time to fall to the ground before the next punch hits them. However, when confronted by Boo, Kelly was knocked out effortlessly, highlighting his lack of endurance. Meanwhile, Bobby turned his back and pleaded that he had never been in a fight in his life, only for Boo's Haki-infused axe to shatter on his back, showing a contrastingly great resilience on Bobby's part in spite of his professed inexperience. Shortly after this, Kelly activated his Devil Fruit powers and demonstrated the brothers true fighting strength.

Devil Fruit
Kelly ate the Jake Jake no Mi, a Paramecia type Devil Fruit which allows him to be worn like a fullbody jacket by humans, animals, or even monsters, granting him their physiques and powers. Bobby wears his brother like so to make the most of their fighting strength, combining Kelly's speed, skill and ferocity with Bobby's strength, resilience and hulking physique.

Past
The Funk Brothers were assassins in the past.

Dressrosa Arc
The Funk Brothers came from the Mogaro Kingdom to the Corrida Colosseum to compete for the Mera Mera no Mi, in order to help their country. They were placed in Block C.

As Block C began, The Funk Brothers were seen preparing to fight. Later, as the battle royale commences, the Funk Brothers, along with Chinjao, Sai, Boo, and Jean Ango, are seen watching as Lucy plows through his fellow competitors while riding on the back of Fighting Bull.



Kelly was mercilessly beating a fighter who was already unconscious. Bobby told his brother to stop and accidentally instead of grabbing his brother he grabbed the victim. Kelly tells his brother the guy he beat up called him a little midget, and asks Bobby for his opinion. Bobby assures him he is not but Kelly once again starts beating the unfortunate fighter, and Bobby also grabs the wrong person in an attempt to stop his brother again. Kelly finishes his brutal beat down by threatening to gouge the man's eyes out.



Boo comes up on them, curious to see how a boxer with no formal training fairs against him and immediately sends Kelly flying with a quick jab to the chin. Boo then turns his sights on Bobby, who claimed he had never been in a fight, showing his back as Boo swings an axe down on him. Much to his surprise, his axe broke. Even more surprising was that he had used Busoshoku Haki in that last attack, and wonders how strong Bobby's body is. Bobby cares for his brother, who, nearly conscious, tells him to "put it on" Suddenly, what appears to be a larger, enraged Kelly with Bobby's hat and hair turns the tables on Boo, to Sai's consternation, by hitting him with a barrage of punches that knocks him unconscious and continues to pummel him into the ground.

It is revealed by another fighter in the arena who saw what happened that Kelly unzipped and deflated like a jacket and Bobby had donned him, causing Kelly to gain his physique. After he knocked out Boo, Kelly revealed he ate the Jake Jake no mi, allowing him to be worn like a suit to borrow their body and strength, and proceeded to rampage through several more fighters with his Rarara Ranbo. However, Sai of the Happou Navy demonstrated his speed and strength by climbing into the air atop his flying fists and delivering an Hassoken-infused kick to his head, knocking the brothers out instantly.

Major Battles

 * Funk Brothers vs. Corrida Colosseum gladiators
 * Funk Brothers vs. Boo
 * Funk Brothers vs. Sai

Trivia

 * Their names, their relationship as being brothers, and the fact that they are participating in an arena may have been influenced by the famous wrestling brothers Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr.

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