Franky

Franky (フランキー, Furankī^?), nicknamed "Cyborg" Franky (サイボーグ フランキー, Saibōgu Furankī^?)^ch.435, is a shipwright.^ch.437 After his pirate parents abandoned him at age ten,^ch.427 he became an apprentice of the master shipwright Tom along with Iceburg, who later becomes the mayor of Water 7.^ch.354 When Tom was taken away as a criminal by the government for building Gol D. Roger's ship, the "Oro Jackson", Franky tried to stop them.^ch.357 In the attempt, he was severely injured and had to exchange parts of his body with replacements made of scrap metal to survive,^ch.358 turning himself into a cola-powered cyborg.^ch.336,339 Franky gained super-human strength as a result.^ch.418 His artificial bodies' front is heavily armored and insensitive to most attacks, while his back, where he could not reach, remains vulnerable.^ch.368 His body is equipped with a wide variety of weapons, including several guns and an extendable right arm.^ch.423 His stomach contains a refrigerator compartment that can hold up to three bottles of cola to fuel him and his attacks.^ch.368 His personality is also affected by the type of beverage that is stored in his refrigerator compartment. He can use up large amounts of cola in an instant to launch powerful bursts of air from his arms; called the Coup de Vent.^ch.338 After word of his death had spread, he cast off his original name, Cutty Flam (カティ・フラム, Kati Furamu^?), and became the underground boss "Franky".^ch.352 His dream is to build a ship, become its shipwright, and sail it to the end of the world. To that end, he builds the Thousand Sunny, and joins the crew. Franky tends to act tough most of the time, saying his catch phrase "SUPER!!" However, Franky can get emotional very easy and start to cry, but then denies it.^{ch.436,437,439} Franky is voiced by Kazuki Yao as an adult and by Junko Noda as a child in the Japanese version of the franchise.^ep.233 In the English version of the series, he is voiced by Patrick Seitz as an adult and by Greg Ayres as a child in the Funimation dub.^[15]