Franklin
- "I understand it's Turkey Day, but you wouldn't believe the way they choose to celebrate it in some places. But the less said there, the better."
- — Franklin,Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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 Artwork of Franklin fromAnimal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo. | ||||||||
| Species | Gender | |||||||
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| Turkey |  Male | |||||||
| Birthday | October 10th |  | ||||||
| Favorite saying | "Eat or be eaten." | |||||||
| Role | Harvest Festival/Turkey Day | |||||||
| Main appearances | ||||||||
| Other appearances | ||||||||
Name in other languages フランクリン 프랭클린 Cedrone Gernod 富蓝 Dindou Guindo Franklin 富藍 Dindou Guindo Франклин | ||||||||
Franklin is aturkey in theAnimal Crossing series who appears duringTurkey Day. After his debut inAnimal Crossing, Franklin appears in all subsequent games exceptWild World. Franklin does not appear inDoubutsu no Mori orDoubutsu no Mori+, instead debuting inAnimal Crossing, making him andFarley the only special characters in the series to be given this treatment. Franklin may be named afterBenjamin Franklin, who supposedly preferred thewild turkey to thebald eagle as the national bird of the United States.
Characteristics[edit]
Appearance[edit]
Franklin is a pink turkey. His eyelids and beak are lavender. His big round half-closed eyes have large and thick magenta linings, white rims, grayish-purple irises, and large blue pupils. His magenta snood is also his nose. His neck's feathers are magenta. His wings for arms and tail's feathers are both dark-purple and light-purple with white tips. His legs are pink talons with dark-brown stripes.
Personality[edit]
InAnimal Crossing andCity Folk, Franklin is too fearful, hiding fromvillagers to save himself from being the Harvest Festival/Turkey Day's 'main course', but he is kind to theplayer enough, wanting the player to bring him pieces of silverware from the banquet and pilfer the utensils, so to prevent him from being served. For each piece of silverware brought to him, he then gratefully rewards the player with one piece of theHarvest Series.
InNew Leaf andNew Horizons, Franklin instead happily hosts the Harvest Festival/Turkey Day with no fear. During the event, he asks the player to find ingredients that allow him to cook dishes, and then gratefully hands out unique rewards upon doing so.
Appearances[edit]
InAnimal Crossing[edit]
Franklin makes his debut in international versions ofAnimal Crossing.Tortimer, the mayor, invites him for dinner and intends for him to be the main course. During this time, Franklin hides behind obstacles such astrees, buildings and signs, and waits for the player to bring him pieces of silverware from the banquet. Franklin believes that if the player pilfers the utensils, the villagers will be unable to serve him. For each piece brought to him, the player receives one piece of the Harvest Series.
If the player talks to the villagers during the Harvest Festival, they talk about where they've seen Franklin. The player can also get a map coordinate clue each time they speak to a villager. While in one hiding place, Franklin will accept only oneknife and fork set, so if players wish to give him another, they must move from the hiding place until Franklin disappears and search for him again.
However, there is aglitch that allows the player to visit Franklin in the same hiding place multiple times. After talking to Franklin, the player must enter any building within the acre Franklin is found in, includinghouses, themuseum, orTom Nook's store. When the player returns, Franklin will remain in the same spot. InDoubutsu no Mori e+, however, this glitch is removed.
InCity Folk[edit]
Franklin returns inAnimal Crossing: City Folk after being absent inAnimal Crossing: Wild World, and his function fromAnimal Crossing is left largely unchanged in this game. The only differences are the dialogue, and that Franklin's voice is now much deeper in a similar manner tocranky villagers.
InNew Leaf[edit]
InAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, Franklin acts as a chef, rather than the 'main course' of the Harvest Festival. He asks the player to find ingredients that allow him to cook dishes, and hands out unique rewards upon doing so. Some of these ingredients must be obtained from villagers by completing tasks, while others, such asfish, have to be caught. There is also one secret ingredient for each dish that is required in order to receive all the unique items, and the villagers may tell the player what this is. Unlike previous games, Franklin does not hand out furniture from the Harvest Series, although he hands out thefruit basket and thecornucopia; the fruit basket can be obtained when getting the first secret ingredient correct, while the Cornucopia is obtained after the player makes all of the dishes.
He can also be found in thecampground inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo as a character that can appear in anRV.
InNew Horizons[edit]
While initially absent fromAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, Franklin was added alongside Turkey Day in theFree Winter Update. He returns as the host of the event.[1] Franklin's voice pitch is changed once again inNew Horizons, being similar to that ofsmug villagers.
Franklin's poster can be obtained fromNook Shopping after inviting him toPhotopia via hisamiibo card.
Prior to its removal in version2.0, when the player scans Franklin's amiibo card and tries to invite him, he will say:
Hello,Franklin here. Oh! Is thatPlayer? What's up, gobble gob?
A trip to yourcampsite?! Hm! I'd love to take some time to kick back and stretch my wings out there...
But a chef's work is never over!
I've got hungry customers to feed, so I'm stuck here for now.
But I appreciate the invite! Next time I see you, I'll be there cooking up more delicious dishes.
InAnimal Crossing Plaza[edit]
Franklin appears as a Miiverse stamp inAnimal Crossing Plaza.
InPocket Camp[edit]
Franklin was added toAnimal Crossing: Pocket Camp on October 28, 2021, he appears for a seasonalgarden event around Harvest Festival.
Other appearances[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]
Franklin appears as a trophy inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
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Franklin
| Description | NTSC-U: The Harvest Festival, understandably, makes Franklin a little nervous. But in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, he's been invited to cook for everyone. He seems to need help gathering ingredients... Could you spare some time to help? Just to be clear, he isn't one of the ingredients! PAL: Harvest Festivals understandably make Franklin nervous, but in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, he's been invited to cook for everyone. Maybe you'd consider helping him gather the ingredients he needs? For the record, though, Franklin is not on the menu. | |
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| Acquisition | Random | |
Villager information[edit]
InNew Leaf[edit]
Eat or be eaten.
| Birthday | Gender | Species |
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October 10 | Male | Turkey |
| Pic version added | Welcome amiibo update | |
| Coffee preferences | ||
| Franklin does not order coffee at The Roost. | ||
InHappy Home Designer[edit]
| Franklin | ||
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| Birthday | Gender | Species |
| October 10 | Male | Turkey |
| Umbrella |  Modern umbrella | |
| House request | ||
| Client's vision | I'll leave it up to you! | |
| Favorite song |  K.K. Étude | |
| Unlocked items | |
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| Furniture: |  Turkey K.K. Étude Franklin's pic |
| Clothing: |  Chef's hat Modern umbrella |
| Starting house: |  |
RV inWelcome amiibo[edit]
| Description: | A talented chef who visits the town each year for Harvest Festival, Franklin only uses the best ingredients—even outdoors. No campfire beans for him! |
| Items: | |
| Wall: |  Harvest Wall |
| Floor: |  Harvest Rug |
| Music: |  K.K. Country |
Franklin's "Order furniture" list inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo
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InNew Horizons[edit]
Eat or be eaten.
| Birthday | Gender | Species |
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| October 10 | Male | Turkey |
| Initial NookPhone |  Yellow | |
| Final NookPhone |  Playful - Fabric 2 | |
| Happy Home Paradise traits | ||
| Umbrella |  Maple-leaf umbrella | |
| Hobby | Nature | |
| Book |  Gardening/Bug/Fish/Fossil | |
InHappy Home Paradise[edit]
| Franklin | ||
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| Client's vision | Vacation-Home Concept | |
| Unlocked items | |
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| Furniture: | |
Card profiles[edit]
Animal Crossing e-Reader card[edit]
- Main article:118 Franklin (Animal Crossing-e)
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Card back
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| #118 Franklin -Series 2 | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Sign: | Leo |
| 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. |
| Password: | EXLWUX%OlwrBCp |
| d9huHTDULMu8GB | |
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| 117 Olive | e-Reader card #118 Franklin | 119 Tom Nook |
| → |
amiibo card[edit]
Card back
| #216 Franklin -Series 3 | ||||||||
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| ← |
| 215 Isabelle | List of amiibo cards #216 Franklin | 217 Jingle |
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Gallery[edit]
e-Reader card artwork
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
(Nintendo Switch Online profile icon)
Trivia[edit]
- Franklin'sbirthday,October 10, is one of the possible days thatCanadian Thanksgiving can take place on. This is likely intentional, as the otherspecial characters related toholidays, such asJingle andJack, have birthdays that are significant to their own holiday.
- Likewise, he shares his birthday withBenedict.
- If theplayer cuts down anytrees Franklin is hiding behind, he will be frightened.
Names in other languages[edit]
 | フランクリン Furankurin | Same as English name |
 | 富蓝 Fù Lán | From Japanese name |
 | 富藍 fu3laam4 | From Japanese name |
 | Франклин Franklin | Same as English name |
 | Gernod | - |
 | Guindo | Fromguinda meaning "cherry," a common turkey stuffing. |
 | Dindou | Twist on the French word "Dindon" meaning "Turkey." |
 | Cedrone | Fromgallo cedrone, "grouse," andcedro, "cedar tree" or "citron." |
Notes[edit]
- ↑Re-Tail sell price; if item can be sold atTimmy and Tommy's store, it is 80% of the sell price; if item can be sold toLeila atTortimer Island, it is 5% of the sell price.
References[edit]
- ↑YouTube (November 17, 2020)."Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Free Winter Update – Nintendo Switch".YouTube. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
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