Franky (One Piece)
| Franky | |
|---|---|
| One Piece character | |
Franky illustrated by Eiichiro Oda in the color spread of Chapter 1000 | |
| First appearance | One Piece chapter 329: "My Name Is "Franky" (Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 34, July 17, 2004) |
| Created by | Eiichiro Oda |
| Voiced by | Japanese Kazuki Yao (2005–24) Junko Noda (young) Subaru Kimura (2025 onwards) English Patrick Seitz Terri Doty (young) Greg Ayres (young, Unlimited Adventure) |
| Birthday | March 9 |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Franky |
| Aliases | Cutty Flame Franosuke "Cyborg" Franky |
| Relatives | Tom (father figure) Iceburg (brother figure) |
| Affiliations | Water 7 (abandoned) Franky Family (formerly) Tom's Workers (formerly) Straw Hat Pirates (currently) |
| Occupation | Pirate Shipwright Bounty hunter (former) Ship dismantler (former) |
| Age | 34 (debut) 36 (after the timeskip) |
| Bounties | 394,000,000 (current) 94,000,000 (second) 44,000,000 (first) |
Franky (フランキー, Furankī) also known by his moniker "Cyborg" Franky is a fictional character in the One Piece franchise created by Eiichiro Oda. The character made his first appearance in the 329th chapter of the series, which was first published in Japan in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on July 17, 2004. He is the eighth member of the Straw Hat Pirates and the seventh to join, serving as their shipwright.
Abandoned at age nine, Cutty Flam (カティ・フラム, Kati Furamu) changed his name to Franky (フランキー, Furankī) and is taken in as an apprentice by shipwright Tom, who built Pirate King Gol D Roger's ship, the Oro Jackson, and also secretly holds the plans for a devastating ancient weapon.[ch. 344, 354, 427] Franky's recklessness eventually provides an opportunity for World Government agents seeking these plans.[ch. 356] Attempting to rescue his master, Franky suffers severe injuries and only survives by rebuilding parts of his body using pieces of scrap metal, turning himself into a cola-powered cyborg with strength.[ch. 336, 339, 352, 357f.] After gaining notoriety as "Cyborg" Franky (サイボーグ フランキー, Saibōgu Furankī), and to fulfill his dream of sailing a ship he built around the world, he constructs the Thousand Sunny, a brigantine-rigged sloop-of-war, for the Straw Hat Pirates and joins the crew.[ch. 435–437]
In the anime television series, his voice actor is Kazuki Yao. In December 2024, it was announced Yao would be retiring from the role and was replaced by Subaru Kimura the following year, following the end of the anime's six-month hiatus. Patrick Seitz provides his voice in the Funimation English adaptation.