Francis Butthurst Pope (or simply called Francis), is the deuteragonist of "Big Nate" and is Nate's #1 friend (despite his #1A friend, Teddy), although he is a bit of a nerdy geek according to Nate. He is also the electric guitarist for Nate's garage band, Enslave the Mollusk.

Francis Pope is one of the main characters of the Paramount+ TV Show "Big Nate" and is best friends with Nate and Teddy. He is voiced by Daniel MK Cohen. Francis is Nate’s voice of reason – the one who tries to keep Nate’s wild ideas in check, …

Francis Butthurst Pope is a character in the Big Nate books and TV show. He is Nate's #1 friend, above Teddy, who is Nate's "#1A" friend. Although Nate and Francis make fun of each other, making fun of each other is how their friendship works, as said in Big Nate Strikes Again.

Francis Butthurst Pope is Nate's best friend, or as Nate puts it, “ #1 friend". He is also Teddy's best friend and is close with the rest of Nate's friend group. Francis is often noted to be a great student, often second only behind Gina, with his rivalry with her being second only to Gina's rivalry with Nate.

Nicknames Francis Butthurst Pope (or simply called Francis), is the deuteragonist of "Big Nate" and is Nate's #1 friend (despite his #1A friend, Teddy), although he is a bit of a nerdy geek according to Nate. He is also the electric guitarist for Nate's garage band, Enslave the Mollusk.

Big Nate follows the adventures and misadventures of Nate Wright, an incompetent, spirited, and rebellious sixth-grader. He has three best friends (Francis, Teddy, and Dee Dee) who occasionally get in trouble with him.

Francis Pope - Nate's #1 best friend, who is known for his high intelligence. He breaks up with Nate in the book, he is bullied by Randy in the book. Chad Applewhite - Nate's trusty friend, makes a minor appearance in the book, a member of Nate's Trivia Slam team.

Francis Butthurst Pope (or simply called Francis), is the deuteragonist of "Big Nate" and is Nate's #1 friend (despite his #1A friend, Teddy), although he is a bit of a nerdy geek according to Nate. He is also the electric guitarist for Nate's garage band, Enslave the Mollusk.

He first appeared on 01/17/91. He was at first Nate's best friend and then one of his two best friends when Teddy Ortiz appeared. He dates Sheila Stapleton and is also friendly with both Mrs. Godfrey and Ellen (whom he had a crush on) which alienates Nate …

He is the captain of his trivia team, Francis Factoids. He is a cat person, unlike Nate. He had a crush on Nate 's sister, Ellen Wright. He wants to be an epidemiologist when he grows up. His name is based off Pope Francis. He is the exact opposite …