Thousand Sunny

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The "King of the Beasts": Thousand Sunny

The Thousand Sunny (サウザンドサニー号, Sauzando Sanī-gō), which Franky intended to be named the "King of the Beasts" (百獣の王, Hyakujū no Ō) when first revealed, is a fictional brigantine-rigged sloop-of-war (brig sloop) used by the Straw Hat Pirates in the anime and manga One Piece from chapter 436 to present. The name Thousand Sunny was proposed by Iceburg and adopted by the Straw Hats, despite Franky's objection.

History

After the events at Enies Lobby, Franky felt morally obligated to repay the Straw Hat Pirates for their trouble and also for stealing their 200 million Belli money. With the assistance of Iceburg and the Galley-La foremen, Franky built a new ship from the Treasure Tree Adam, a wood very similar to the wood that the late Pirate King Gol D. Roger's ship, Oro Jackson, was built from. Aside from assisting the Straw Hats, Franky built this "Dream Ship" to fulfill his dream to build a ship that would travel the world and reach the end of the Grand Line. Iceburg stated that since Luffy's dream is to become the Pirate King, then he should sail on the Thousand Sunny, which carries a lion motif as the "King of the Beasts." The name comes from the idea that the ship will cross over a thousand seas like the sun.

Franky stated that the Thousand Sunny will carry on the Going Merry's spirit.

Features

On this his dream ship, Franky included a number of interesting features. As a ship built to aid the Pirate King and find the way to the end of the Grand Line, the vessel includes among other things:

• A pond for storing fish (Aquarium below deck).
• A Soldier Dock System, an invention of Franky's, that involves rotating doors on the sides of the ship. There appear to be a few stages for the Soldier Dock System and so far Stage 0 has been shown.
  • Soldier Dock System 0 involves the doors opening and large paddle wheels extending out to propel the ship while the sails are tied up.
• A lawn on the deck for growing Nami's trees, and other gardening.
• A refrigerator with a lock (something Sanji has long desired, due to Luffy's enormous appetite.)
• A gigantic oven.
• A slide.
• Paws that serves as anchors.
• A giant version of Franky's "Coup de" cannon on the back called "Coup de Burst", that can launch the ship over a kilometer through the air using 3 bottles of cola.
• A large sauna/bathhouse at the stern of the ship.