Kiev

Kiev is a member of the Franky Family.

Appearance
Kiev wears a normal Franky Family's uniform and has a beard and a hair crest. He has two tattoos of a star on each side of his shoulders. He, like every member, is seen wielding a sword. He is somewhat muscular.

After the timeskip, he now has a full beard and wears his hair in a pompadour style. He kept his goggles, but now wears a Galley-La shirt and roller-skates.

Personality
Kiev seems fairly realistic and down to earth, unlike some of the other members, since he was unsure about stealing Franky's speedo to make him join the Straw Hat Pirates.

When he met Franky, he came to deeply respect him and called him "Aniki" just like the other Franky Family members.

Abilities and Powers
Kiev is seen with a sword, its not known how skilled he is. Like the rest of Franky Family he wears armor that can protect him againist canonballs.

Past
At one point in his life, Kiev became homeless and was left on the streets. He begged people for food and practically starved. One day, Franky found him and told his men to take anyone who was hungry into the Franky Family.

Water 7 Arc
After the Straw Hats arrived at Water 7, the Franky Family mugged Usopp and stole 200,000,000 from him. When Usopp entered their house to take the money back, the Franky Family beat him up and threw him out. Moments later, they fought against Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Chopper and were badly beaten. After Franky abducts Usopp later that night, the Franky Family tried to lure out the Straw Hats but caught the attention of CP9. CP9 then beat up Kiev and the others before heading to Franky's hideout where they abducted Franky and Usopp.

When Luffy and his crew were preparing to board the Rocket Man to rescue Nico Robin, Kiev and his comrades burst into the warehouse, begging Luffy to take the Franky Family with them, in order to save their boss. Luffy easily forgives the group and tells them to hurry up and board, but they decide to join them using their gigantic King Bulls, Sodom and Gomorrah.

Enies Lobby Arc
Upon arriving at Enies Lobby, The Franky Family along with the Straw Hats and the Galley-La workers lay down their plan of attack. Franky family are supposed to move in and open the main gate. When they reach the main gate, they are faced against the two giants who guard it, Oimo and Kashi. Kiev is on Zambai's team, which enters a fierce combat against the giants, and with the aid of Galley-La, they manage to bring them down, open the gate and lead the way for the upcoming Straw Hat pirates. The team, riding the giant King Bulls, advances towards the inner section of the island defeating foe after foe, until they reach the courthouse. There, they split in two groups in order to find the two separate switches that lower the bridge to the Tower of Justice. Zambai, Paulie and a handful of Franky Family members, including Kiev, engage the Three-Headed judge, Baskerville, in combat but are eventually subdued and apparently defeated.

Upon the news of the Buster Call's issue reaching them, Kiev and his comrades are already freed by Paulie and desperately try to make a move and escape the island. When they reach the coast, the Franky Family come across the warship led by Vice Admiral Strawberry, who orders his men to attack the criminals. The team gets bombed and thrown off a cliff but are all saved at the last minute by Paulie's ropes. When finally, the Straw Hat pirates draw the attention of the marines, Zambai and Paulie lead their men aboard the sea train, thus escaping the burning island.

Post Enies Lobby Arc
When Franky became a wanted man, the Franky Family tried to convince him to join the Straw Hat Pirates. After Tamagon stole his speedo, Kiev was, at first, shocked by the idea but soon agreed upon it. They all ran away to Scrap Island so Franky could join the pirate crew waiting there for him. When Franky found them, he managed to defeat them easily, including Kiev, but not before Luffy got a hold on his speedo. Luffy and Choppper launched themselves back to Scrap Island as Kiev, Sanji, and Zoro lauched Franky to the island with the "Everything Cannon".

After Franky argued with Luffy about joining, the Franky Family threw a bag packed with clothes and personal belongings and told him he should go. Through some "convincing" by Robin, Franky decided to go. Kiev and everyone else cried, remembering their former lives and how Franky bettered them.

Two Years Later
Kiev is seen with the Franky Family apart of Galley-La now. He joined Zambai and Tamagon in forming Zambai's company Union. He is seen standing next to Zambai as he negotiates a deal with Bimine.

Anime and Manga Differences
In the anime, Kiev is seen as a member of Zambai's gang along with Zambai himself and Schollzo. After they are defeated, the three and the rest of the gang join the Franky Family.

In the manga, the only named members of Zambai's gang are Zambai and Schollzo. They are beaten and join before Kiev is even seen in the flashback. Kiev was instead seen lying on the ground in an alley, starving. This was when Franky decided to take him and all the other starving people under his wing.

Trivia

 * Kiev is the capital city of Ukraine.

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