Franklin

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Not to be confused with Frank.

"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 from Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo.
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Species			Gender
Turkey			Male
Birthday		October 10th
Favorite saying		"Eat or be eaten."
Role		Harvest Festival/Turkey Day
Main appearances
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Other appearances
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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 a turkey in the Animal Crossing series who appears during Turkey Day. After his debut in Animal Crossing, Franklin appears in all subsequent games except Wild World. Franklin does not appear in Doubutsu no Mori or Doubutsu no Mori+, instead debuting in Animal Crossing, making him and Farley the only special characters in the series to be given this treatment.

Characteristics

Appearance

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

In Animal Crossing and City Folk, Franklin is too fearful, hiding from villagers to save himself from being the Harvest Festival/Turkey Day's 'main course', but he is kind to the player 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 the Harvest Series.

In New Leaf and New 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

In Animal Crossing

Artwork of Franklin from Animal Crossing.

Franklin makes his debut in international versions of Animal 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 as trees, 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 one knife 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 a glitch 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, including houses, the museum, or Tom Nook's store. When the player returns, Franklin will remain in the same spot. In Doubutsu no Mori e+, however, this glitch is removed.

In City Folk

Artwork of Franklin from City Folk.

Franklin returns in Animal Crossing: City Folk after being absent in Animal Crossing: Wild World, and his function from Animal 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 to cranky villagers.

In New Leaf

Artwork of Franklin from New Leaf.

In Animal 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 as fish, 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 the fruit basket and the cornucopia; 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.

In New Horizons

Franklin introducing himself to the player in New Horizons.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Franklin was added alongside Turkey Day in the Free Winter Update. He returns as the host of the event. Franklin's voice pitch is changed once again in New Horizons, being similar to that of smug villagers.

Franklin's poster can be obtained from Nook Shopping after inviting him to Photopia via his amiibo card.

Prior to its removal in version 2.0, when the player scans Franklin's amiibo card and tries to invite him, he will say:

Hello, Franklin here. Oh! Is that Player? What's up, gobble gob?
A trip to your campsite?! 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.

In Animal Crossing Plaza

Franklin appears as a Miiverse stamp in Animal Crossing Plaza.

In Pocket Camp

Franklin was added to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp on October 28, 2021, he appears for a seasonal garden event around Harvest Festival.

Other appearances

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Franklin appears as a trophy in Super 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.

Acquisition

Random

Villager information

In Happy Home Designer

Happy Home Designer client information

Eat or be eaten.

Official example

Franklin
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
Furniture:	Turkey  K.K. Étude  Franklin's Pic
Clothing:	Chef's Hat  Modern Umbrella
Starting house:

RV in Welcome amiibo

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:	Chef's Outfit  Harvest Chair (x2)  Harvest Clock  Harvest Wall Lamp  Kitchen Island  Kitchen Refrigerator  Pancakes  Potato Gratin  Stewpot  Weeping Fig
Wall:	Harvest Wall
Floor:	Harvest Rug
Music:	K.K. Country

"Order furniture" in Franklin's RV

Item	Image	Type	Buy price	Sell price	Available from	Colors	HHA theme	Style	Customizable	Size
Harvest Wall		Wallpaper	3 MEOW Coupons	833 Bells	Franklin's RV  Timmy and Tommy's store	Purple (x2)	Fairy Tale	Cute	-	-
Harvest Rug		Flooring	3 MEOW Coupons	833 Bells	Franklin's RV  Timmy and Tommy's store	Purple / Pink	Fairy Tale	Cute	-	-
Chef's Outfit		Top	3 MEOW Coupons	160 Bells	Able Sisters  Franklin's RV	Red / White	-	Official	-	-
Harvest Chair		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	833 Bells	Franklin's RV  Timmy and Tommy's store	Purple / Beige	Fairy Tale	Modern	No
Harvest Clock		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	833 Bells	Franklin's RV  Timmy and Tommy's store	Purple / Pink	Fairy Tale	Modern	No
Harvest Wall Lamp		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	833 Bells	Franklin's RV  Timmy and Tommy's store	Purple / Pink	Fairy Tale	Modern	No
Kitchen Island		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	375 Bells	Franklin's RV  Tortimer Island	Beige (x2)	-	Basic	No
Kitchen Refrigerator		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	1,000 Bells	Admiral's RV  Franklin's RV  Norma's RV	-	-	-	No
Pancakes		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	300 Bells	Franklin's RV	-	-	-	No
Potato Gratin		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	300 Bells	Franklin's RV	-	-	-	No
Stewpot		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	240 Bells	Franklin's RV Igloo camper	Red / Brown	-	Iconic	Yes
Weeping Fig		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	300 Bells	Franklin's RV  Garden Shop	Brown / Green	Rustic	Basic	No

The player can only order from campers up to three times per day. The items arrive via mail.
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, compiled by TimeSword3D, AlexBot2004, AlgebraManiacABC, Chubby Bub, Cuyler, HylianAngel, Kalina70, PanchamBro, SuperHamster, and vmario.

In New Horizons

Eat or be eaten.

Birthday	Gender	Species
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

In Happy Home Paradise

Happy Home Paradise client information

Franklin
Client's vision	Vacation-Home Concept

Unlocked items
Furniture:	Franklin's Photo  Franklin's Poster

Card profiles

Animal Crossing e-Reader card

Card back

#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

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Card back

#216 Franklin - Series 3

Star sign: Libra Birthday: October 10 Dice value: 5 Hand sign: Scissors

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215 Isabelle

List of amiibo cards #216 Franklin

217 Jingle

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Gallery

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Trivia

• Franklin's birthday, October 10, is one of the possible days that Canadian Thanksgiving can take place on. This is likely intentional, as the other special characters related to holidays, such as Jingle and Jack, have birthdays that are significant to their own holiday.
• If the player cuts down any trees Franklin is hiding behind, Franklin will be frightened.
• Franklin may be named after Benjamin Franklin, who supposedly preferred the wild turkey to the bald eagle as the national bird of the United States.

Names in other languages

	フランクリン Furankurin	Same as English name
	富蓝 Fù Lán	From Japanese name
	富藍 Unknown
	Франклин Franklin	Same as English name
	Gernod	-
	Guindo	From guinda meaning "cherry," a common turkey stuffing.
	Dindou	Twist on the French word "Dindon" meaning "Turkey."
	Cedrone	From gallo cedrone, "grouse," and cedro, "cedar tree" or "citron."