Franky Franklin

"I already told you once—you gotta keep your emotions out of this. If you value your life, never trust anyone. That's just how people like you and me gotta live."

- Franky Franklin to Loid Forger in Chapter 14

Franky Franklin (フランキー・フランクリン) is a recurring character of the SPY x FAMILY series. He is an informant who seemingly works at a tobacco store as a front. He gets information regarding Eden Academy's exam and Anya Forger's past records for Loid Forger.

Appearance
Franky is a man with a square face, round eyes, and an upturned nose. He has big perm-like black hair, with a short goatee.

He usually wears a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up with black suspenders and a red tie. He sports glasses with a thick red frame and an earring on his left earlobe.

Personality
Franky is a kind person willing to help Loid out whenever he is in a pinch, even though the danger is high. He frequently warns Loid not to get too close to other people in their line of work. Despite this advice, Franky frequently falls in love with other women, but his love life typically fails due to a lack of mutual interest or because they are already with someone else. In contrast, Franky is more successful with friends as he knows many people and is popular enough to be greeted by many people at a club.

He is a rather money-driven person as he is willing to perform favors for Loid as long as Loid promises to give him material goods, even if he was previously reluctant to do so or the situation was extremely dangerous.

While he lives in Ostania, Franky dislikes the government's oppressive nature and is willing to collaborate with Westalian agents by passing them intel, which he considers his way of fighting back.

Abilities and Skills
As an informant, Franky's primary skills are information gathering and making contacts.

Inventing: Being one of his passions, Franky is capable of building a variety of gadgets, though they are often niche or extremely limited in use. While he has made many inventions to show off to Loid, very few are practical enough to be used by him.

Intel Gathering: Franky is an extraordinarily impressive informant, being able to access a vast amount of highly secure information without getting caught or noticed by the SSS, from accessing and copying a large pile of personal documents regarding info on unmarried women in the city to getting the answers to an exam from Eden Academy. He also has access to a large network of contacts and fellow informants, allowing him to quickly gather information and borrow a large variety of skills as needed, as well as going around the city unnoticed.

Loid Forger
Franky serves as Loid's informant and provides him with most of the important intel and goods needed for his missions. While he insists that their relationship is strictly business, Franky seems to harbor some affection for Loid deep down. They appear to be generally friendly and trust each other, as Loid also entrusts Franky to look after Anya and Bond when he and Yor are not around. "Twilight" has known Franky longer than nearly anyone else alive, having met him when they were soldiers on opposite sides in the war though their relationship briefly turned hostile once Loid found out Franky was an Ostanian soldier.

Anya Forger
Nicknamed "Scruffy" by Anya, Franky is usually tasked with babysitting her whenever Loid and Yor is unavailable and acts like a sort of "fun uncle." He often serves as her partner in crime and happily goes along with her schemes, especially if it is at Loid's expense. He also indulges her desire to play at being a secret agent, like when they shadowed Loid and Yor during their date.

Yor Forger
Franky first meets Yor when he comes to the Forger's home to celebrate Anya's admission to Eden Academy. Knowing that her marriage with Loid is only for a cover, he warns Loid not to get attached to her. When running into Yor while out on the town, he remarks how Yor still tries to keep up appearances as Loid's wife.

Bond Forger
While initially annoyed at having to take care of Bond when the Forgers are out, Franky sees the opportunity to meet with women at the dog park with Bond accompanying him. After Bond finds a dog he likes, Franky advises him on how to court her while he tries the same with its owner. Despite the two failing miserably, they forge a bond from the incident.

Fiona Frost
Franky first meets Fiona after Loid recommends her to him for help on a mission. When they first meet, the two do not get along, as Fiona is initially distrustful of Franky, who tries to emphasize the importance of trusting others in the underworld. During their work together, Fiona begins to see Franky differently, appearing to respect his character and talent, and decides to become a regular customer, to Franky's dismay, as he fears her ruthless methods will eventually get rid of all of his friends.

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Trivia

 * As revealed in Franky's Secret Files in Volume 1, Franky was originally intended to be the uncle of the Forger family.
 * Franky's favorite things are inventing, browsing tools at the hardware store, rummaging through junk parts, and collecting.
 * Franky's disliked things are handsome guys, rich people, and the Ostanian government.
 * Franky sometimes does charity work to support victims of the war and certain causes like land mine removal.
 * Among Franky's many inventions, he has invented a machine to talk to women on dates based on the flowchart Loid made for him, a machine to make him taller (which failed), and X-ray glasses (which also failed).
 * Franky's hair is naturally curly, and he can even hide small listening devices in it.
 * Franky's character was modeled after the character of Mozzie, who was the main character's sidekick in the American TV drama White Collar.
 * Franky's chair, featured on the cover of the eighth volume, is a Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Charles and Ray Eames.

Quotes

 * (To Fiona Frost) "Oh, I'm not on anyone's side. I'm just not a fan of the way the East does things. This country's too rigid. Too oppressive. So I like to shake things up with a little trouble sometimes. Guess I'm going through a rebellious phase."

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