It's all about the Benjamin

This is what I did at work today:

The top ten preorder dry-erase board, with a picture of Benjamin Froakie.

Froakie is the water-type starter from Pokémon X & Y:

Froakie, the water-type starter from Pokémon X & Y.

Despite being a cartoon frog, he looks suspiciously similar to American founding father Benjamin Franklin:

Benjamin Franklin, avid chess player and ladies' man.

Coincidence? You tell me.