Battle Frankies/General Franky

Iron Pirate "Franky Shogun" (鉄の海賊（アイアンパイレーツ）「フランキー将軍」) is the newest addition to the Battle Franky line, numbered BF 38.

Appearance
It is a giant robot modeled after Franky. It is made by "docking" the Kurosai FR-U IV and the Brachio Tank V. Though several times the size of the average person, it is still smaller than Chopper in his Monster Point and a good deal smaller than the average giant. It is built out of Wapometal, and bears the BF-38 on its left collar and a modified Straw Hat jolly roger in the middle of its chest.

The head, legs, and torso are made up mainly of the Brachio Tank V, while the arms are mainly the Kurosai FR-U IV. Its overall appearance resembles that of post-timeskip Franky with his pre-timeskip hairstyle, with a large collar and the Brachio Tank's caterpillar treads on its back.

Any time it makes an appearance, males and children will be in awe and exclaim how cool it is, however all of the females will simply give it a blank stare.

Abilities and Powers
Franky Shogun is modeled after its name, a shogun. A one person weapon/vehicle, Franky himself pilots it inside a control room in the chest and operates it from there. It is equipped with a giant "marauder's" sword named Franken (フラン剣). However, Franky is rather inept at using a sword, so the attacks are seemingly ineffective, and it appears most of its projectile armaments are purely from Franky himself. It has a drill on its head. Franky can also use the giant fists to deliver powerful punches.

In its first appearance, the robot pretty much did nothing, since most of its attacks came from Franky himself when he opened the cockpit, to the point that Robin even questioned if Franky really needed it for the fight. This was mostly a gag, however, as it was shown in the fight with Baby 5 that it is indeed truly a force to be reckoned with, having powerful weaponry and being very resilent to damage, as Buffalo commented that none of his attacks were powerful enough to scratch him. Also, he received a point blank missile attack from Baby 5 only to be knocked over from the blast, without sustaining any damage. Franky said, his General Body (将軍の体（ジェネラルボディ）) is really strong and durable, but its arm is pierced by Baby 5 and Buffalo's combination attack.

The Franky Shogun also provides protection from any outside agent as seen when Franky uses it to stand in the middle of a huge cloud of Caesar Clown's H2S gas unaffected.

Techniques

 * General Ashimoto Dangerous (将軍足元危険（ジェネラルあしもとデンジャラス）): Franky swings the sword low to the ground, forcing the foes to jump up to dodge it. While they are in the air, he shoots them with his own shoulder cannons. This is called General Watch-Your-Step in the FUNimation sub.
 * General Omomi (将軍（ジェネラル）おもみ): Franky falls on the enemy, crushing them with the weight of the robot. This is called General Weight in the FUNimation sub.
 * General Left (将軍の左（ジェネラル・レフト）): Franky shoots bullets from the Franky Shogun's arm. It is very similar to Weapons Left, but much more powerful. It was used for the first time against Buffalo and Baby 5 in Punk Hazard.
 * General Daijobu (将軍（ジェネラル）大丈夫): A gag technique, after withstanding a barrage of attacks, Franky states that he's "OK".
 * General Shield (将軍の盾（ジェネラル・シールド）): Franky detaches the upper portion of his shoulder with a star on it and uses it as a shield. It isn't very useful as a defense since the shield is too tiny for the robot's body, but the shield can also be used as a projectile.
 * General Shield Boomerang (将軍の盾（ジェネラル・シールド）ブーメラン): Franky throws his shield at the enemy. It was easily destroyed by Buffalo and Baby 5 with their combination attack.
 * General Cannon (将軍砲（ジェネラルキャノン）): Franky brings the arms of Shogun together as if he were charging a Coup de Vent or a Franky Radical Beam, filling its arms with air and fires a giant blast of compressed air towards his opponent. Franky described this attack as an on-land version of the Thousand Sunny's Gaon Cannon. It was first used against Baby 5 and Buffalo, where it dealt heavy damage to them and the ice mountains of Punk Hazard over a large area.

Combination Techniques

 * Franky Cannon (フランキー大砲（キャノン）): After Franky uses Franky Shogun's Franken to perform General Ashimoto Dangerous and makes his opponents jump, Franky himself pops out of the cavity in the chest and shoots down the enemies in mid-jump.
 * Franky Fireball (フランキーファイヤーボール): Franky shoots a fireball from his mouth out of the chest cavity of the robot. This was first seen used against Ikaros Much.

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