Edward D. Francis

Personality
Francis is a very fun loving and energetic person, always seen laughing and smiling with his crew. Even in a battle he is known to be happy and even compliments his opponents skill if they are fighting admirably, as seen in his debut, Laughing Jolly. Francis isn't much of a drinker, but he enjoys a good smoke, using a kiseru to smoke medicinal herbs to keep himself healthy and ready. The kiseru can also help him in battle with a custom style he calls Art of Smoker. Francis is a fighter, and has a lot of determination, never backing down from a fight regardless of who it is. Francis once fought his way out of Impel Down with his brother, Silvers Nicolas, even after the admirals had gotten there to oversee them. He is as stubborn as an ox, going as far to refuse medical attention for a wound he has gotten after, but eventually he did with the help of Nicolas.

Biography
Francis D. Briggs was born in Spinx on November 23rd of an unknown year. His mother, an unnamed woman and a man named Harold D. Briggs, a famous pirate and a captain of the Pinwheel Pirates before his execution. Francis and his mother moved out of Sphinx when it was found out that she was married to Harold, and she earned a bounty in her head for harboring a fugitive. Francis was given to his uncle, Elijah C. Briggs, who was the captain of the Jiminy Cricket Pirates. This is where he met his close friend and brother, Silvers Nicolas. Francis and Nicolas would help his uncle with raids and manning weapons, and it was through his uncle that he learned how to become a pirate, and all of the things that came with it. Elijah would bring back many treasures and knowledge, even bestowing upon Silvers and Briggs the gift of Haki, which is how the two of them ended up realizing they had Haoshoku Haki. Francis would even be given a meito blade, that his uncle told him was named 'Joyeuse'.

Francis and Nicolas would train with each other, finding himself getting stronger in terms of Haki. He even found himself reading more on styles such as Ittoryu, and eventually mastering it. Soon, Elijah had grown old, and sickly, and was unable to continue his fight. His crew eventually disbanded, and the boys he raised as sons would be the only ones to remain by his side until his death. Francis and Nicolas needed to figure out what to do next, so they took his father's ship, the Brigantine Romance, and began their own pirate journey. From blowing up Marine Bases to going as far as escaping Impel Down, the two have lived a life worth documenting, earning their own titles and making no small name for themselves.