Francis

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“	Made of pure spiritual energy, Francis is the guardian protector of the Oceans	”
	— In-game description

Francis
Appears in	Hungry Shark World
Tier	Apex
Criteria	Own Meltdown Shark
Cost	10,000 pearls
Specifications
Max health	487
Max speed	1000
Max bite	629
Max boost	999
Can eat	Everything except Red Jellyfish, Lion Jellyfish, Proximity Mines, Mega Mines and Ultra Mines
Can break	Purple crystals
Other
Species	Empowered Large Manta Ray
Preceded by	Quantum
Succeeded by	Clowncy

Francis, (also known as the Ray of Light), is the 10th Apex "shark" in Hungry Shark World. He was released on November 20, 2023, on Android.

Description

Francis, who is known as the Ray of Light, is a powerful Manta Ray with multiple psychic abilities to help him survive in the ocean. To buy him, the player must first own Meltdown Shark, then he will be available for purchase with 10,000 pearls.

Prior to v5.6.1, he was unlocked for purchase by rescuing 50 Manta Rays in the Arabian Sea during the Ray's Revenge event, which has since been removed.

Appearance wise, Francis is a large Manta Ray with multiple glowing spots and swirls on his body. The color of his upper body is navy blue, and the glowing parts are bright yellow, while his underbelly is dark brown. His tail is forked and there are two shorter tail-like appendages next to his tail. He is constantly accompanied by multiple remoras that either follow him around leaving light trails or attach to his underbelly.

Upon completing his final Shark Quest, his appearance temporarily becomes constantly shifting in color. Touching the green-colored Dave around the Kempy Grave will restore this state for the rest of a run.

Abilities

The Mind Dash ability in action

Mind Dash: Mind Dash is tied to Francis' boost, and regenerates the more boost he has. When activated via the Mind Dash button, Francis briefly dashes forward rapidly while spinning around, destroying anything in the way. The ability is stackable.

Psychic Pulse's field

Psychic Pulse after being used to destroy prey

Psychic Pulse: Also known as Psycho Pulse, this AoE ability is regenerated by using Mind Dash, and is stackable up to 8. The more stacks of this ability Francis have, the more remoras are gained making the ability more powerful. When the Psychic Pulse button is pressed, the camera zooms out as Francis' remoras, acting as conduits to channel his psychic power, swim around him forming a large blue field that grows in size. After pressing the button again, the field disappears, and thin streams of psychic energy appear and vaporize any prey caught within the field.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Stackable abilities
• Psychic Pulse has a large range
• Has a whopping max speed of 1000
• Large camera view especially when using Psychic Pulse
• Very powerful in Extinction Mode

Cons

• Difficult to obtain due to costing 10,000 pearls
• Slightly weaker bite than other Apex Sharks
• Cannot fly without the Jetpack
• Abilities are hard to control
• High health drain
• Extremely expensive (10,000 pearls) for a shark that's actually less powerful, than sharks such as Cosmic Alan and Abyssal Shark that cost 2000 pearls less than this shark, but, it has a 60% discount, though you need Meltdown Shark unlocked.
• Can't eat Red Jellyfish, unlike his precursor, Quantum
• Camera requires graphics set to Ultra to zoom out and ability to work
• Arguably has a higher skill ceiling than Clowncy and the the first three Apex Sharks but probably not as good as the Two Sharkjiras, Cosmic Alan, Abyssal Shark, Quantum Shark and even Mighty Matriarch. Also, usually outmatched by Undersharker and Sharchangel.
• Generally recommended to buy last, and not as a primary focus.

Stats

HP (Increase by Level)
Level:		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
HP		362	366	371	375	379	384	388	392	396	401
Level:		11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
HP		405	409	414	418	422	426	431	435	439	444
Level:		21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
HP		448	452	457	461	465	469	474	478	482	487
Speed, Bite & Boost Upgrades
Level:	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Speed	700	730	760	790	820	850	880	910	940	970	1000
Bite	407	430	452	474	496	518	541	563	585	607	629
Boost	799	829	859	889	919	949	979	999	999	999	999
Cost:	✕	3,000	5,000	7,500	10,000	15,000	20,000	25,000	32,000	40,000	50,000
Total Cost:	207,500 × 3 = 622,500 coins coins

Trivia

• Francis is named after former Ubisoft London artist Dan Francis, likely as a tribute due to the company shutting down.
  • All the manta pets released alongside Francis are also named after Ubisoft London employees.
• After completing his final Shark Quest, "Rainbow Francis" is activated, which changes Francis' appearance to constantly changing hues. This is the first time completing a Shark Quest changes a shark's appearance in any way.
  • His appearance reverts back to its original look after this, unless the player touches the green Dave near Kempy's Grave in Pacific Islands. After doing this, Rainbow Francis is reactivated for the rest of the run.
• His design slightly resembles Aquilo from another installment game, Hungry Shark Primal.
• Even though Francis is not a shark, rays and sharks are closely related as they both belong to the subclass elasmobranchii which also includes Sawfish.

Gallery

Promotional Art

Splash screen

Francis' backstory

In-game

Francis' abilities