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.

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 Frank really needed it for the fight. However this is merely a sight-gag, as being post-timeskip Franky's new mecha, and a model higher than his own endoskeleton, its quite obvious that using the Shogun's full arsenal like the beam was wholly unneccesary and considered overkill for the henchmen-level enemy he was fighting. It is first shown in the fight with Baby 5 that it is indeed truly a force to be reckoned with, being made with Franky's mechanical genius, the ingenuity of Vegapunk's prototype blueprints, and the adaptive nature of Wapometal, its quite likely it easily surpasses the Pacifista as we last saw them.

The Franky Shogun also provides protection from any outside agent as seen when Franky is standing in the middle of a huge cloud of Caesar Clown's H2S gas.

Attacks

 * 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.

Other 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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