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 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 when he's 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, Frankly frequently falls in love with other women but his love life typically fails due to a lack of mutual interest or they are already with someone else.

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

Abilities and Skills
As an informant, his primary skills are information gathering and making contacts.

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 having accessed and copied a large pile of personal documents regarding info on unmarried women in the city as well as 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.

Inventing: Franky is capable of building a variety of gadgets, though they are often niche or extremely limited in use.

Loid Forger
Franky serves as Loid's informant and provides him with most of the important information and goods needed for his missions. They appear to be generally friendly with each other. Twilight has known Franky longer than nearly anyone else alive, meeting 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
Franky is usually tasked with babysitting Anya whenever Loid and Yor are unavailable, and acts like a sort of "fun uncle." He often serves as her partner in crime and 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 followed Loid and Yor to a restaurant in disguise.

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. Fiona is initially distrustful of Franky, while he tries to emphasize the importance of trusting others in the underworld. When meeting up with the counterfeiter, Franky disguises himself and Fiona as a couple to avoid suspicion. Franky then flaunts Fiona as his girlfriend to his friends, to the agent's irritation. When the two and the counterfeiter get chased by SSS agents, Franky attempts to protect Fiona from an attack and later explains his neutral stance as an informant. Fiona begins to see Franky differently and decides to become a regular customer, to Franky's dismay, as her "ugly" methods will 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 Anya's uncle.
 * Franky's favorite things are inventing, browsing tools at the hardware store, junk parts, and collecting.
 * Franky's disliked things are handsome guys, rich people, and the Ostanian government.
 * Franky's chair, featured on the cover of the eighth volume, is a Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Charles and Ray Eames.

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