Why? Because Franky doesn't just steal ships. He recycles them. He is the junk yard poet of the seas. And tonight, he’s after something specific.
The boy panics. Franky, for all his brutishness, pauses. He doesn’t yell. He just cracks his metal knuckles, spits out a bolt he was chewing on, and says, “A man’s treasure is his bond. I’ll get it.” One Piece Episode 194
It’s not about fighting. It’s about salvage . His underlings—the Zambai, the Kiwi, the Mozu—are diving into a murky canal, wrestling with sea kings, and hauling up rusted anchors and broken ship parts. Franky watches, chugging cola from his forearm, yelling, "SUPERRRR!" He is the junk yard poet of the seas
“Those idiots,” he mutters. “They didn’t just have gold. They had a dream in their pocket.” Franky, for all his brutishness, pauses
He finds the tiny figurehead resting on a ledge, next to something else: a massive, pristine, golden-colored plank of rare Adam Wood —the very material needed to build a ship that can sail to the end of the world.