| “ | That's it! I had it up to here! | „ |
| ~ Frankie preparing to chase Oscar - his most famous quote. |
| “ | Moron. | „ |
| ~ Frankie's last word. |
Franklin "Frankie" Lino is the overarching antagonist of DreamWorks' 9th full-length animated feature film Shark Tale. He is Don Lino's eldest son and Lenny's older brother whose death, from his attempted preying against Oscar, drives the plot of the film.
He was voiced by Michael Imperioli, who also played Uriel in Lucifer, Johnny Stivers in Law & Order, and Christopher Moltisanti in The Sopranos. In the film's video game adaptation, he was voiced by Sean Bishop.
Biography[]
Just like his father, Frankie aspired to become a fierce, ruthless predator. He disapproves of Lenny's vegetarianism and would often mock him for it, but did love him like a brother. Don Lino, who too disapproves of Lenny's good nature, orders Frankie to show him the ropes of how to hunt like a shark, despite Frankie's objections.
Using a secluded area, Frankie spots a fish named Oscar being zapped by Ernie and Bernie as punishment for wasting money of a lost race for his boss Sykes. Frankie sends Lenny off to attack, forcing Ernie and Bernie to flee away. However, Lenny tries to stage into attack Oscar while letting the latter to swim free without Frankie noticing. However, this fails, and a furious Frankie starts chasing around Oscar, until for no reason, an anchor drops on Frankie's head, fatally crushing him, mostly his skull and his brain. As Lenny goes over to Frankie's side, Frankie dies from his wounds, and a devastated Lenny swims away out of fear and grief. This event is what led everyone to think that Oscar has killed Frankie and dubbing him as the "Sharkslayer", to which Oscar uses to rise up to the reef, much to Don Lino’s dismay.
Frankie's death devastated everyone in the mob, including Don Lino and his wife. After Frankie's funeral, Don Lino angrily vowed to kill Oscar for this. However, in the end, Oscar finally confesses about the true circumstances about Frankie's death to Lino and everyone in the reef, and that Lenny ran away out of grief because of it. Giving his condolences to Frankie, Oscar states that it would be pointless for him and Lino to feud against each other, and that everyone in the reef loves Lenny for who he is, and that Lino needs to do the same like he did to Frankie. Knowing that Oscar is right, a remorseful Lino reconciles with Lenny by apologizing for his behavior, and agrees with Oscar to form a peace between the reef and the mob, much to everyone's delight, leaving Frankie's legacy in complete vain.
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| “ | Thanks, pop. | „ |
| ~ Frankie when Don Lino praising him as a killer. |
Trivia[]
- According to an essential guide, Frankie is not all bad. He was already aware of Lenny's secret and kept it for him for years proving to be a loyal brother, even if he doesn't understand why Lenny won't act like a real shark. This can explain why Lenny said to him "You know I can't do this."
- He is the only character in Shark Tale to die.
External Links[]
- Frankie on the Shark Tale Wiki
- Frankie on the DreamWorks Wiki