- A new set of details has been revealed about Queen, Kaidou's left-hand man, in this month's Vivre Cards.
- The Vivre Cards confirm that Queen had a son 36 years ago and left him stranded when he was just 10 years old.
- Franky is now 36 years old in the story, and he was said to be abandoned by his parents when he was ten.
- So, the fans have connected the dots and believe that Queen is the father of Franky in One Piece.
In One Piece, the parents of most Straw Hat Pirates were revealed in their respective backstories. If you remember, the only members whose parents Oda sensei has yet to talk about are Franky, Nami, Jinbe, and Brook. Well, we might finally have some information on one of the members in the cards. A new set of One Piece Vivre cards has been released this month, and it includes a character we met in Wano Country. But what’s more surprising is that he could be the long-lost father of our Iron Man, Franky. Curious? Let’s find out who is Franky’s father in One Piece.
Note: For those unaware, the Vivre Cards are officialy created by Oda and it contains canonical information about characters in One Piece. Also, spoilers ahead.
Queen is Said to Be Franky’s Father in One Piece
We were introduced to Queen the Plague, the left-hand man of Kaidou in the Wano Country arc. He was previously known as Scien and used to be a member of the MADS scientific institute run by Dr. Vegapunk before he joined the Beast Pirates.
We’ve already learned that Queen made cybernetic modifications in his body to become a Cyborg similar to Franky from the Straw Hat Pirates. Now, Queen’s life story was shared in a recent Vivre card, and it gave away a major piece of information.
When Queen was part of the MADS institute, he had a son with an undisclosed character around 36 years ago. Well, 10 years from then, he is said to have ditched his son to board the Beast Pirates ship. Did the puzzle piece click in place for you yet? No? Let me elaborate.
Coming to our beloved Franky, we know that he went by the name of Cutty Flam and he was hurled into the ocean by his parents (who were pirates) when he was just 10 years old. And, he is currently 36 years old after the time skip. Are you starting to connect the dots now?
The correlation between these two facts is blowing the One Piece community’s mind and can’t be so easily brushed off. The latest Vivre card has confirmed that the Beast Pirates member Queen is the father of Franky in One Piece.
The fact that they are both cyborgs in the story and Oda has foreshadowed this connection from the beginning as well. As this information surfaced online, fans pointed out the cover images of volumes 39 and 93 featuring Franky and Queen in identical poses.
Now, if you haven’t forgotten, we have two Straw Hats crewmates whose parents were a part of the MADS institute, i.e. Queen and Vinsmoke Judge (Sanji’s father). Just like Judge, Queen was also a terrible father to Franky. Thankfully, Tom rescued Franky and stepped up to become a great father figure to him.
I wish this twist was revealed directly in the story during the Wano Country arc (one of the best arcs in One Piece) instead of coming out as an afterthought in the Vivre cards. Since the Wano arc is over and Queen’s whereabouts are unknown, we can’t say for sure if Franky will get to meet his biological father in One Piece.
That said, do you think they will meet in the future? Let us know in the comments below.
Aparna Ukil
