Franky
- Name: Franky
- Age: 36
- Gender: Male
- Location: JA
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Attacks
As a cyborg, Franky's artificial parts grant him incredible strength (he punched Nero through a train during the Enies Lobby arc), as well as making him invulnerable to most attacks from the front. He also has the abilities to shoot fire and nails from his mouth, fire bullets from his index fingers, and fire bullets and cannonballs of compressed air from his arms and hands. His years of being a ship dismantler and bounty hunter also seem to contribute to his formidable strength and fighting skill.
Some common attacks include Strong Right (Franky launches his right fist forward and can reel it back in with a chain, similar to Luffy's Gomu Gomu no Pistol) and Coup de Vent (Franky connects his arms with a T-shaped pipe and sends a powerful blast of concentrated air out that can destroy entire buildings, his most powerful attack that uses up the most cola). Franky also has the power to turn into a centaur-like form (with an extra set of legs strangely extending forward from his pelvis), though he has implied that its use is limited by stating he is "super powerful this week" just before he uses it. Despite his pride in it, it seems to do relatively little for any of his combat abilities, save for using his four legs to trap his enemy's limbs, leaving them completely at the mercy of his attacks.
Depending on what kind of drink Franky has as his fuel, his hair style and attitude can vary, revealed when Chopper accidentally hands him vegetable juice and tea. It is also revealed that Franky's strength and weapons are many times greater when he has cola in his stomach fridge, and he needs it as a fuel for some attacks, particularly his ranged weapons. His hair acts as a kind of meter to the amount of cola in his stomach being tall if he is full and sagging if empty. Franky's stomach compartment can hold up to six bottles or six litres of cola. Residing several years in Water 7's back alleys resulted his unorthodox fighting style, where he prefers to fight head-on and shows no regard whatsoever in the traditional ethics of fighting. If needed, he can use his incredibly durable body to block incoming head-on attacks from adversaries, a common tactic. Another common tactic is to use his trash-talking to provoke his opponents into unwisely attacking him.
Also, as a shipwright, his building capability is top notch; aside from building Strawhat's Thousand Sunny, Franky is able to build a very stable bridge across a large gap in an instant, using only the debris nearby (while also paying amazing attention to detail). (chapter 461) As of now, it would seem that Franky's right hand is for physical attacks and his left hand is for weapon-based attacks.
Franky's weakness is his back: When he built his cyborg parts, he was unable to reach around to his back, and thus, there is no machinery in that part of his body. Because of this, Franky's back can be hurt there by something as small as a needle while the front of his body can take bullets and bombs without so much as a scratch.
About Franky
Franky is a 34 year old cyborg who is the shipwright of the Straw Hat Pirates. He first appeared in the Water 7 arc.
Franky's dream is to build a ship that would travel to the end of the Grand Line. This is the ship that the Straw Hats are currently riding, but his dream is not yet achieved until they make it to the end.
Franky is strong-willed and free-spirited with an often blatant disregard for rules. He does whatever he wants whenever he wants, though he usually wants little more than to build powerful ships or protect those he cares about. Quick to defend other people and take action if his friends are harmed, he also holds the belief that no matter what a person is like they should never be prejudiced or exterminated simply because of who they are. This often causes him to befriend and defend the wrongfully feared and persecuted. Because of his unbiased and protective attitude, he is quick in making friends and allies with even (or especially) the most unlikely of individuals, such as street thugs and pirates. He is seen as a 'big brother' figure, and is admired by many for his efforts to protect them, such as [Nico Robin] and the Franky Family. [Monkey D. Luffy] bears similar qualities (with the exception of engaging in unnecessary fights) and because of this, despite the disputes the two had in the past, both grew to respect each other during the events of the Enies Lobby Arc.
Example friends
Franky has 10 friend(s)
Trivia and Facts
- The first ship he built that managed to achieve his original goal of beating a Sea King was the BF-35 (the 35th 'Battle Franky').
- Before the Straw Hats arrived at Water Seven, Luffy drew a childish picture of what he wanted the future shipwright to look like. This bad drawing is similar in appearance to Franky. The anime colored the lines on his head to represent a hat, however in the black and white manga, it looks as though it could be hair and does resemble Franky's hair. The exaggerated size of the arms and the distinctly drawn nose add to the similarities.
- In the Japanese only game, Fighting for One Piece, Franky's name was misspelled and written as 'Flanky' in the introduction to the game.
- According to Volume 43's SBS, his birthday is March 9, which comes from the term サイボーグ (cyborg): サ can be interpreted as "san", or the number 3, while グ can be interpreted as "kyu", or number 9. This gives 3-9, or March 9.
- When transforming, Franky yells "Hentai" 変体 (change of form / alternate form) instead of the more commonly used transforming word, "Henshin". This can be confused with the same sounding word, "Hentai" 変態, that can be translated as transformation or metamorphosis, but more commonly used to say something is perverted or a pervert. Therefore, this makes his enemies think that Franky says "pervert" or "perverted" when transforming. This joke is carried over in Chapter 436 when he is forced to streak down the streets of Water 7 after the Franky Family and Straw Hats stole his underwear, as a way to force him become a Straw Hat. Another pun joke by Eiichiro Oda.
- In Franky's bounty, his nickname is "Tetsujin", meaning Iron Man, but the furigana indicated that it should be read as サイボーグ (Saiboogu), which is the katakana for cyborg.
