Franky

ℹ️️**Notice**This character is a **crossover character** and is therefore **not canon to Glad you Came**

"**Iron Man**" **Franky** is the shipwright of the Straw Hat Pirates and one of the Senior Officers of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. He is the crew's eighth member and the seventh to join, doing so at the end of the Post-Enies Lobby Arc.

## Statistics

### Alias:

"Fra-nosuke" (フラの介, Furanosuke?, English versions: Franosuke)

### Epithet:

"Iron Man" Franky ("鉄人"フランキー, Tetsujin Furankī?)"Cyborg" Franky ("鉄人サイボーグ"フランキー, Saibōgu Furankī?)(former)

### English VA:

Patrick Seitz,Terri Doty (young),

Born "**Cutty Flam**", he chose to go by his nickname of "Franky" until eventually permanently discarding his true name per the request of Iceburg to hide his identity. Originally from the South Blue, Franky was abandoned by his family as a four-year-old, eventually making his way to Water 7. There, he came to be a member of Tom's Workers, until an incident resulted in his body being heavily damaged and requiring him to augment himself into a cyborg. Upon returning to Water 7, he became the leader of the Franky Family, a group of ship dismantlers and bounty hunters.

Franky and his followers were originally enemies of the Straw Hats at the beginning of the Water 7 Arc, until circumstances forced them to become allies at the end of the same arc and the Enies Lobby Arc. Franky's dream is to create a ship and circumnavigate the world with it, and he built the Thousand Sunny and joined the Straw Hat Pirates to fulfill his dream.

He gained a bounty of 44,000,000 for his involvement at the Enies Lobby Incident. It later increased to 94,000,000 after the Dressrosa Arc. Following the Raid on Onigashima, his bounty was increased to 394,000,000.

## Personality

Franky is an exhibitionist and a self-proclaimed pervert. He is strong-willed, eccentric, free-spirited, and often has a blatant disregard for rules and norms. 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 and at times can appear very eccentric compared to most of the crew because of his strange mannerisms and knack for building odd things (such as his Franky Centaur). He is also highly self-aggrandizing, reveling in how "SUPER" he is and how brilliant his body or inventions are.

Despite his strange and goofy behavior, Franky has demonstrated himself to be among the most mature and reliable of the Straw Hats, making an effort to entertain young crewmates while still keeping serious matters in mind. Depending on the situation and the people he is dealing with, Franky can be quite an altruist, as he is 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.

### Beverage Behavior

Because of his unbiased and protective attitude, he is quick in making friends and allies with 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 and Franky share some personality traits, with the exception of fighting needlessly, and both grew to respect each other during the events of the Enies Lobby Arc, despite the disputes the two had during the Water 7 Arc. It has been shown that Franky's personality can alter somewhat, depending on the beverage in his system.

As shown at Enies Lobby, when he drinks fresh juice, he will be concerned about health, stating that health is number one. When he drinks tea, he will make himself relax and enjoy a relaxing moment. When he drinks cola, he will return to his usual self.

Franky is also very stubborn, as proven when Iceburg told him to leave Water 7 and he absolutely refused to do so, even though him staying would compromise the location of Pluton's blueprints.

Another of his habits is to refer to the 'current week' for exclamation as in "Of course I'm strong, and I've been especially strong this week" or "I've been like this all week".

### Running Gags

He has a running gag of being linked to "perverted" things due to a combination of his clothes, strange personality, and the situations he gets himself into. He takes it as a compliment when someone calls him a pervert. In addition, Franky has a habit of using the word "hentai" (pervert) in place of others. For example, when on Karakuri Island during the Straw Hat's Separation Serial, instead of using the word "tensai" (genius) he would use "hentai" then quickly correct himself. His lack of fashion sense seems to stem from the fact that his creativity leans towards crafts and mechanics, which would explain his style of clothing that usually consists of nothing more than his trademark swim briefs, a large golden chain necklace around his neck, and a shirt concealing his rather bulky upper body build.

Another running gag in the series is that of Franky being extremely compassionate whenever he overhears what he experiences a touching story or moment, causing him to cry uncontrollably. While Franky will often admit to being emotionally touched, he believes himself too proud to show his overflowing tears to anyone, vehemently denying his weeping by hiding his face and calling everyone around him "idiots" for seeing him so vulnerable. Usually, his emotional trade will culminate into pulling out a guitar out of nowhere and requesting for everyone to listen to a song he had just written about the story that had just touched him.

He also finds the thought of hanging onto money for more than a day to be atrocious. After realizing he still had 1,000,000 left over from the lot they stole from Usopp, he preceded to grab the cash and buy everyone in the bar drinks. This trait seems to have rubbed off on the rest of the Franky Family, as they are all incapable of keeping a hold of any money for long periods of time.

Franky also has his musical inclinations and tendency to dance with little stimuli. For example, he grooved out to Fukurou's unmusical singing of CP9 information.

Franky usually calls people by nicknames rather than their actual names as he called Luffy "Straw Hat" when he first joined, but after the two-year separation, he calls everyone by their names and does not use nicknames.

### Super

Franky's most recognizable trait would be his catchphrase, "SUPER!" (スーパー, *Sūpā*?) When he says it, he typically strikes his signature pose. He leans to one side and bends the knee on the same side. The other leg is straight and going the opposite direction. He throws his head back. His arms go over his head at lock together wrist-to-wrist. The two separate star tattoos push together to make one star. Most of the time, there is a glow or explosion to go along with it, just as an effect. Another significant trait is the inclusion of the word "Yosh" in his speech, and also shouting "AOW!" when something has excited him, or he is showing off.

Unlike Sanji, Brook, and Usopp, Franky has no interest in young beautiful women as he and Senor Pink stated in their battle Franky only kissing Kyuin (Smile factory Manager) was to shut her up. Franky did show positive reinforcement when Nami strips Kalifa's clothes, shouting "AOW!" and giving the thumbs up, which shows his delight for scandalous and often lecherous actions (given his unapologetic exhibitionism). He was even seen mesmerized by the beauty of Boa Hancock and Komurasaki, like Usopp and Sanji were.

Since undergoing his modifications, he has become the center of attention for Luffy, Chopper and Usopp. As a result, he tends to act or talk robotic at times, much to their amusement.

### Cyborg Pride

Despite his enjoyment in adding power to his arsenal and building weapons of high firepower, he did not enjoy the idea of eating a Devil Fruit, even if it was a Logia as shown when Franky politely refused the offer to eat the Mera Mera no Mi, as he preferred to retain his ability to swim. Being influenced by his mentor's last words and motto as a shipwright, Franky is fiercely protective of his creations, enraged at Daruma for sinking his Black Rhino and Brachio Tank. When Usopp and Chopper asked about the idea of sinking the Thousand Sunny in imitation of the samurais during the raid on Onigashima, Franky angrily declared he would not allow it (though Jinbe stated they could hide the ship instead).

As evidenced in the Punk Hazard Arc, Franky also has childlike fascinations for concepts like sentai superheroes, transforming robots, and other trends oriented for little boys. As soon as he entered the playroom with his comrades, the children, more notably the boys, immediately took notice. Franky was forthright in displaying his many robotic capabilities, including his ability to change hairstyles by pressing his nose. The children even imitated his comedic antics, performing a "SUPER!" pose along with himself, Sanji, and Chopper. This is mostly due to Franky's own childish antics as like Luffy, Chopper, and Usopp, Franky also enjoyed showing off dramatically childish actions such as when fighting Oars, Franky came up with the nonsensical Big Emperor technique in imitation of a transforming robot. During the two-year timeskip, he used Vegapunk's research and technology to realize his childhood dream of creating his personal transforming robot. In Wano, Franky was completely awed by Sanji's Raid Suit transformation like Usopp.

### Wanted Poster Issues

When Franky got his first bounty, he did not express any issues for or against it. It was when he got his first update did he started to have problems, where the image was changed to that of General Franky instead of himself, and his value did not break the 100,000,000 mark. He was even more aggravated as Usopp's update was much higher than his, strangling him in frustration. Upon receiving the second update, Franky became even more annoyed as the image was once again changed to his creation (Thousand Sunny) instead of himself.

## Relationships

### Crew

At first, Franky was an antagonist to the Straw Hats, robbing them, beating up Usopp, and hunting Luffy. He disliked the Straw Hats for the beating they gave to his subordinates and the destruction of his house. The Straw Hats, likewise, disliked Franky for mugging Usopp, which would serve as the catalyst for the breakup between Usopp and the crew. However, during the Enies Lobby Arc, Luffy forgave Franky and came to accept Franky as an ally. Franky also came to forgive them when he saw the lengths, they were willing to do to save just one of their own, deciding to lend them his aid. His respect for them grew to the point that he used the Adam Wood he brought with the money he stole from them to build them a brand-new ship, the Thousand Sunny.

Franky referred to many of the Straw Hats by nicknames even after joining up with them: Luffy as "Straw Hat", Chopper as "Reindeer-Gorilla" and Usopp as "Long Nose"; in Thriller Bark, when Zoro and Sanji disappear, Franky called Zoro "Swordsman" and Sanji "Curly Cook". He also called Nami "Nee-chan" (meaning miss or sis) and Brook "Skeleton". He calls the crew by nicknames less often in the Sabaody Archipelago Arc, but he refers to Nami as "Girlie" over her objections. However, this seems to have changed over the timeskip, as he now refers to Luffy, Usopp, Brook, Nami, Sanji and Zoro by their names. Interestingly, he often refers to Nico Robin by her full name, instead of a particular nickname, even after the timeskip.

Because of his cyborg modifications, Franky is very popular with the younger members of the crew. Because of this, Franky can be considered a father figure to the Straw Hats.

#### Monkey D. Luffy

Luffy did not like Franky at first, largely due to Franky's role in the robbery of Usopp during the Water 7 Arc, which led to the breakup being more traumatic for Usopp. In return, Franky was angry at Luffy for destroying his house and beating up his gang. The two briefly came to blows until the Galley-La Company broke it up. However, Franky developed respect for Luffy standing against him.

During the Enies Lobby Arc, Luffy and Franky came to understand each other very well, to the point that Luffy trusted Franky with the rescue of Robin, whom he was trying to save at the time.

After the events of Enies Lobby, they now get along and Luffy was happy that Franky was willing to build his crew a new ship. Franky was surprised by Luffy being related to Monkey D. Garp and Dragon but understood his strength more.

When Franky completed the ship Thousand Sunny, Luffy was very keen and stubborn on having Franky join his crew, especially after he made the Thousand Sunny for them. Franky himself desired to join the crew as well, according to the Franky Family, but he also did not want to leave Water 7 out of remorse about his actions that led to the death of Tom. This led to Luffy working together with the Franky Family in order to lure Franky into joining the Straw Hats, which ended up happening after Robin and Iceburg managed to convince him to move on from Tom's death. He believes Luffy can turn the Thousand Sunny into his dream ship, deciding to improve his skills during the timeskip in order to help Luffy accomplish their dreams together.

Because of his child-like nature, Luffy is easily amazed by Franky's cyborg modifications and shipwrighting talent, thinking of him as the epitome of a "boy's dream". Luffy is very often left in a state of dumbfounded awe when witnessing Franky's flashier constructs and weapons.

Franky seems to view himself as a sort of big brother figure to Luffy, not unlike the way he viewed himself to the rest of the Franky Family. During the Dressrosa Arc, Luffy asked Franky if he was interested in eating the Mera Mera no Mi if he managed to win it at the Corrida Colosseum, even though he also stated he did not want somebody else to have Ace's ability, showing that he trusted the cyborg enough to have his late brother's power. Despite refusing, Franky still encouraged Luffy to go after the fruit. Franky also respects Luffy's authority as a captain, rarely questioning it. When Luffy's brother Sabo told him to protect Luffy, Franky wholeheartedly agreed with tears in his eyes.

At Onigashima, Franky showed no fear towards Big Mom despite her being one of the Four Emperors, because he believed his captain will become the Pirate King. When Franky heard Luffy's true dream that he could only be accomplished by becoming the Pirate King he was awestruck and supported his captain completely.

#### Roronoa Zoro

At first, Zoro and Franky were hostile against each other because of the Franky Family's mugging and subsequent beating on Usopp, which caused Zoro and the other Straw Hats to retaliate against the Franky Family. After Franky joined the Straw Hat Pirates, however, their relationship has improved since then. Like some of the other crewmembers, Zoro also gets annoyed when Franky cries heavily after hearing a sad story. Zoro also dislikes some of Franky's other juvenile antics, as on one occasion in Thriller Bark, when Zoro and Franky were heading out to assist Brook against Ryuma, Zoro was angry at how easily he was caught earlier, only for Franky to suggest that Zoro should start calling him "Bro" as he helped rescue him, something that an angry Zoro flatly rejects as he would not do something so embarrassing.

Franky has described Zoro as an easily provoked pirate with three swords, although he also acknowledged his strength as formidable, considering him one of the strongest fighters in the crew.

During the timeskip, they rarely interact but are still shown to get along. During the Dressrosa Arc, Franky went along with Zoro's plan to stop the birdcage. During the battle in the Flower Capital, Franky followed Zoro's command to block incoming bullets without question. During the battle at Onigashima, after Zoro was rendered in a coma as a result of the side-effects of the Minks' medicine and the injuries sustained from fighting King, Franky saved Zoro with his extendable arm as he was falling off Onigashima and then went to look for Chopper to have Zoro treated before it was too late.

#### Usopp

Usopp and Franky were initially enemies, with the latter beating up Usopp after he invaded the Franky House and tried to take back his stolen money. Later, after kidnapping Usopp in order to lure Luffy, Franky was deeply moved by Usopp's dedication to the damaged Going Merry, which caused him to grow some respect for the sniper and even offer a place for him in his Franky Family. He also told Usopp about the legend of the Klabautermann, after learning of Usopp's apparent encounter with one.

Franky's bonding with Usopp also got better during the end of the Thriller Bark Arc, where the two worked together to build both a freezing mechanism to bind Oars in place and a memorial grave for the Rumbar Pirates. Usopp also agreed to help Franky maintain the Thousand Sunny during the Sabaody Archipelago Arc. On the Thousand Sunny, they each have workshops that are side by side. Usopp is one of the crewmembers that gets easily amazed by Franky's robotic traits and inventions due to his young age.

After the Dressrosa Arc, Franky now seemed to hold a minor grudge against Usopp, whose first bounty was originally lower than Franky's own first bounty but later managed to rise to 200,000,000, surpassing Franky's bounty at the time, which is still lower than 100,000,000.

#### Sanji

Sanji was one of the Straw Hats that retaliated against the Franky Family after they mugged Usopp. Sanji did not like Franky at the time and even kicked him in the face when they finally met aboard the Puffing Tom. His opinion on Franky improved after the latter joined the crew and built them a new ship with a kitchen that Sanji approved.

Sanji once hypocritically referred to Franky as a pervert, due to his lack of pants (which Franky took as a compliment) and often gets annoyed by some of Franky's weirder traits such as his constant crying after hearing sad stories. Despite this, Sanji respects Franky's shipwrighting ability and Franky has also acknowledged Sanji as one of the strongest fighters in the crew. Franky has shown some dislike towards Sanji's womanizing behavior, namely at Thriller Bark when Sanji showed more concern for Nami's safety rather than Usopp and Chopper after the three initially disappeared and later at Wano Country because of Sanji preparing his soba noodles to attract women rather than gathering samurai as he was originally supposed to do.

#### Tony Tony Chopper

Chopper helped the other Straw Hats into retaliating against the Franky Family for beating up Usopp and stealing his money. When Chopper actually first met Franky at Enies Lobby, he seemed to be scared of him and thought that his cola-powering was stupid, but after witnessing Franky's personality-changing hairstyle system, he started thinking that Franky was really fun. Like Luffy and Usopp, he is very easily impressed by Franky's robotic traits and inventions.

Franky at first had trouble identifying Chopper's species, calling him a gorilla, which irritated Chopper. When Chopper activated his Monster Point at Enies Lobby, Franky went on to save the reindeer by drowning and then rescuing him, which turned Chopper back to normal. Franky forgave Chopper for attempting to attack him beforehand. Like Zoro and Sanji, Franky often gives Chopper shoulder rides and even lets him sit on his head at Zou.

#### Brook

At first, Franky seemed to be very annoyed with Brook's skull jokes, often threatening to shoot Brook when he did them as well as beating up Brook on Thriller Bark after he continued his jokes. He soon questions Brook about his past and after listening to his story, he became rather fond of him and respected his resolve. This led Franky into accompanying Zoro to head after Ryuma to help get Brook's shadow back. After the battle against Gecko Moria had ended, Franky, alongside Usopp, built an impressive memorial grave for the Rumbar Pirates which deeply moved Brook. After Brook's entry in the crew, the two get along very well.

After the timeskip, Franky revealed that he was aware of Brook's status as a famous musician, expressing an unsure attitude of him returning to a life of piracy. He was soon surprised that Brook actually gave up such a life and welcomed him back to the crew when they reunited.

#### Jinbe

After Jinbe revealed his past and the history of the fish-men's discrimination, Franky cried calling Jinbe a real man. Like the rest of the crew, Franky showed support of Jinbe joining the Straw Hats.

Following Jinbe's return to the crew at Wano Country, Franky heard from Nami and Chopper of Jinbe's skills as a helmsman and was impressed that the crew finally has a helmsman that could bring out the Thousand Sunny's full potential.

### Friends

#### Seia

He and Franky share a good bond and get on extremely well. Franky acts as a sort of older brother to Seia and enjoys entertaining him with his various inventions and robotic body. He has tremendous trust in Seia's abilities, respects him as a member of the Neptune Family and holds great admiration for him. Seia is often amazed by Franky's cyborg body and finds him to be greatly entertaining.

### Enemies

#### World Government

Franky is an enemy of the World Government, mostly due to his early ownership of the blueprints of Pluton, but also because he later destroyed them and assisted the Straw Hats in rescuing Robin.

#### Marines

Because he has a bounty on his head, he is enemies with the Marines. Before joining the Straw Hats, Franky fought alongside the other Straw Hat Pirates versus the Marines’ Buster Call. After the incidents at Enies Lobby, Franky received his bounty. However, to the irritation of Franky, after the time-skip, the Marines have constantly failed to get a picture of his face for his bounty poster and instead used pictures of his creations; first it was General Franky after the Dressrosa Arc and the second time was the Thousand Sunny's figurehead after the Wano Country Arc.