Franklin Richards

First Appearance: Forte 2000: "Frankie Goes to Holly Wood"

The tragic end to L.A.'s Fantastic Four left Johnny Storm (the Human Torch) a vegetable, Susan Richards (the Invisible Woman) in a sanitarium, Ben Grimm (the Thing) wandering the world, and Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic) to raise his and Susan's son, Franklin, alone. Growing up in the Baxter Building, looked after by both his father and nanny robots, Franklin grew to learn science like a second language...and also grew to discover he had strange temporal powers born in him through the cosmic power passed down to him from his parents. Though the son of an industry icon, Franklin stayed out of the spotlight and close to home, feeling a responsibility as the only family remaining to his reclusive father. Only when Armor Security leased a floor in the Baxter Building did Franklin begin to discover life outside the lab and form new relationships, like his friendship with Dyna Girl and other Armor members, and his romance with Forte's Nightsable. He now works in an advisory capacity with Armor and has begun to explore a life of his own.