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Relax, OK? Take it easy. We can work this out, right? Everything's cool OK?
― Franklin, City Folk


Franklin (フランクリン, Furankurin?) is a turkey character that appears during the Harvest Festival. He has appeared in almost every game except for Animal Forest, Animal Forest+, and Wild World, which did not include multi-national events.

In his first appearances from Animal Crossing to City Folk, he appears skittish and paranoid during his visit to the town, and can be found hiding behind objects. He wears a yellow hat with yellow overalls. In New Leaf, he takes a more formal role during the Harvest Festival. He wears a chef's hat and overalls.

He was confirmed to appear in New Horizons after the September 30th Autumn update trailer.[1] In New Horizons, he plays a similar role when compared to New Leaf.

Appearance[]

Franklin is a turkey, and his head is believed to be featherless. He has lavender eyelids and blue pupils with a gray rim around it. The rim of his eyes is magenta, and he also has a magenta snood. His beak is lavender, and he has gray wings with white tips. He has magenta feathers near the bottom of his neck, and pink talons. He wears the classic chef's uniform, with a chef's hat, brown buttons and a yellow apron.

Role[]

In Animal Crossing and City Folk[]

Frankin's appearance in other games.

During the Harvest Festival, Franklin will hide behind obstacles. In City Folk, he hides behind objects such as trees, signs and buildings, and in the GCN versions of Animal Crossing he only appears to hide behind trees, villager houses and the museum. He stays hidden until the player shows up with pieces of silverware from the banquet table, but on each visit he will continue to fear that the player may turn on him and he will find a new place to hide once they get far enough away from him. He also mentions that Tortimer sent him a letter asking if he would like to join for the festival, oblivious to the fact in which he would be the main course.

Franklin believes that if the player pilfers the silverware, the villagers will be unable to serve him as the main course for the festival. For each piece brought to him, the player will receive one piece of the Harvest Series, including the wallpaper/carpet. At first he will give you pieces you have not yet obtained, but once the player has picked up all the pieces he continues to award random items from the set.

If the player talks to any of the villagers during the Harvest Festival, they'll occasionally discuss sightings of a 'suspicious guy' or 'crazy dude' and state which letter or number acre row he was seen in. This information is released on the introduction, and the player is not required to choose the talk option to learn of the hints.

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Franklin's reaction when brought silverware

Franklin is unusual among Animal Crossing residents and visitors in that he is entirely static. Unlike the other visitors, such as Saharah or Joan, he does not walk around the town. Instead, Franklin will appear in his hiding place and will disappear soon after the player moves the camera out of view. He will then reappear instantly in a different hiding place, so that sometimes it can appear that he has jumped ahead of you somehow. Some players may be able to tell when Franklin disappears, as there can be a slight shudder to the screen as the game reloads and puts him in a different place. While in one hiding place, Franklin will only accept one 'knife and fork' set, so if you wish to give him another the player must move away from the hiding place until Franklin disappears, and search for him again.

In New Leaf[]

In New Leaf, Franklin can be found in the Plaza. When approached by the player, he will introduce himself and tell them he is going to be cooking for Harvest Festival, which contrasts to his suspicious behavior in previous games.

He will tell the player he needs certain ingredients to prepare his food. He will tell the player what he needs as well as a special ingredient, which the player must find out. Villagers in the town can be asked for their ingredients, but they will only give the player the ingredient if they trade with them an object they have also asked for. The ingredient the villager gives the player may be an ingredient Franklin has asked for, or something completely random which may come in use later. The villager will give the player some useful information about the dish Franklin is preparing, such as the special ingredient.

Once the player has given him the items he requires, he will make his dish which will appear on his table. The food on the table is not edible. As a reward, he will give the player an item of furniture from the Harvest Series. If the special ingredient is brought for all four dishes, the player will receive a cornucopia.

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Franklin awarding the player a cornucopia.

Franklin will only take one of the named ingredients, rather than all of a specific type. For example, if the player has four apples, Franklin will only take one and not all four.

Franklin will make four dishes in total. These are usually a salad, a soup, a main dish and a dessert. Once all of the dishes have been made, Franklin will express his gratitude and give the player one last piece of Harvest furniture. There is no finale where the villagers gather to eat the meal, but it may be implied.

In New Horizons[]

Franklin was confirmed to appear in New Horizons during the September 30th Autumn update trailer, along with Jingle.[2] Similar to New Leaf, Franklin will have the player assist him with preparing the feast. The holiday is now referred to as Turkey Day instead of the Harvest Festival. The dishes consists of clam chowder, pumpkin pie, gratin and fish meunière.

The player can assist Franklin in preparing four meals for the Turkey Day feast. The player can either collect the ingredients on their own, or trade for ingredients with other villagers. As in New Leaf, there is one secret ingredient for each dish.

Upon completing each dish, the player will receive a Turkey Day DIY. Turkey Day DIYs are available to buy from Nook's Cranny from the day after Turkey Day until the end of November. They can be customized from Autumn orange colors to Spring green colors, to accommodate players from the Southern Hemisphere who experience Turkey Day in the Spring.

e-Card[]

e-Card [3]
Letter
Ac A118 Screen Shot
Back
Ac A118 bk
#118 Franklin
Gender Male
Type Special
Star sign Leo
Clothes N/A
Petphrase N/A
Password EXLWUX%OIwrBCp
d9huHTDULMu8GB
Profile Franklin is just a poor innocent turkey who thinks the whole world is out to eat him -err, get him. Is he just imagining it all, or does he have reason to fear? It's hard to tell, but one thing is for certain -this birdbrain will reward anyone who helps him out of his predicament.
Ac A118
CubSpeciesIconSilhouette
117 Olive #118 Franklin 119 Tom Nook
SpecialSpeciesIconSilhouette

amiibo Card[]

amiibo Card[4]
Back
Amiibo card back
#216 Franklin
Type Special
Star sign Libra
Birthday 10/10
Roll value 5
Hand sign Scissors
Request I'll leave it up to you!
Amiibo 216 Franklin
SpecialSpeciesIconSilhouette
215 Isabelle #216 Franklin 217 Jingle
SpecialSpeciesIconSilhouette

Trivia[]

  • Franklin is named after a common myth that Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the turkey the U.S. National Bird.
  • Whether coincidentally or intentionally. Franklin's birthday is on October 10th which is around when Canadian Thanksgiving falls, either a few days before or after if not on that exact day.
    • He also shares his birthday with the villager Benedict.
  • In New Leaf, Franklin has the same voice as a cranky villager. In New Horizons, he has the same voice as a smug villager.
  • When visiting Franklin's RV, the description hints that he is passionate about the quality of his food, citing that he "only uses the best ingredients."
  • Being outdoors gives Franklin inspiration for creating new seasoning, called "campfire seasoning."
  • He considers writing his own cookbook called Camp-Style Turkey, joking that it might actually be a misleading title.
  • Franklin was seen in the Nintendo Direct as a character to be released in NH future updates along with Jack, Pavé, and Jingle.

In other languages[]

Franklin
Language Name Translation
Japan Japanese フランクリン furankirin -
France French Dindou -
Spain Spanish Guindo -
Germany German Gernod -
Italy Italian Cedrone -
The Netherlands Dutch Franklin -
Russia Russian Франклин Franklin -
China Chinese 富蓝 / 富藍 fù lán -
South Korea Korean 프랭클린 peulaengkeullin -


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