Usopp (ウソップ)

• Group: Straw Hat Pirates

• Position: Sniper / Sharpshooter

• Age: 17

• Hometown: Syrup Village, East Blue

• Birthday: April 1st (April Fool's Day)

• Sign: Aries

• Height: 174cm

• First Appeared: Chapter 23, Episode 9

• Bounty: 30,000,000 Berries (As SogeKing)

• Skills: sniping, creating weapons, providing sufficient ship repairs, lying

• Dream: to become a brave warrior of the sea

• Seiyuu (Voice Actor): Kappei Yamaguchi (山口勝平)

• English VA (1st): Jason Anthony Griffith

• English VA (2nd): ?

• Character Traits:

  • Strength ..............■■□□□□

  • Adventurousness .......■■■■■□

  • Curiosity .............■■■■□□

  • Style .................■■■□□□

  • Dexterity .............■■■■■■

  • Intelligence ..........■■■□□□

Appearing as a cowardly liar, the "Manly" Usopp can and will stand up as a brave warrior in times of battle. As the crew's sharpshooter and fourth member of the Straw Hat Pirates, Usopp has an amazing skill with any kind of weapon in his hand. Though he's skilled with many projectile weapons, his weapon of choice remains a simple slingshot. Don't think too lightly of his slingshot -- Usopp's amazing accuracy and various hand-made bullets called "Stars" make his slingshot a weapon that poses a threat in any battle.

Adding to his list of skills, Usopp also serves as a temporary, but sufficient shipwright. As the series goes on, he repairs those damages to Going Merry that are within his ability to mend.

Before meeting Luffy and company for the first time, Usopp had formed a small pirate group of his own called the Usopp Pirate Crew. It was composed of four members: Usopp, Ninjin, Tamanegi, and Piiman. Because of his role as captain of his small pirate crew, he repeatedly labels himself as Captain Usopp in front of the enemies he encounters as a Straw Hat Pirate.

As well as his relationship with the three kids, he cares for a young woman named Kaya. She is a young girl of a large mansion who fell ill shortly after the death of her parents a few years before the story began. One day, Usopp appeared by her window and told her a story that made her smile for the first time since the death of her parents. Though his stories were always farfetched, they were the only things that kept Kaya smiling day after day. Without realizing it, Usopp's stories are filled with his dreams and have an odd habit of coming true in a sense.

Usopp's greatest pride is in his father Yasopp, a current member of the Red Hair Pirates. Realizing that Luffy has a relationship with Shanks, he sails with him in hopes of one day meeting the father he sought for as a child.

Usopp's Workshop is found in Going Merry's Lounge. Not allowing anyone to step on the platform where he works, Usopp often uses his imagination and creativity to craft interesting but useful inventions like Nami's Clima Tact weapon.

Usopp's greatest dream is to become a brave warrior of the sea. After engaging in his first battle against Kuro and the Kuroneko Pirates, he was determined that he could fulfill his dream only if he left his village and sailed across the seas. On the same morning when Luffy departed from Syrup Village, he was invited to join them. The reason? Because they were already companions.

Usopp's Past/Story

When Usopp was young, he lived with his mother Banchina in Syrup Village. Early in his childhood, his father Yasopp left them to become a pirate, eventually joining Shank's pirate group. Time passed and Banchina became gravely ill. Young Usopp would wait by the shore to wait for his father, hoping that his return would aid his sickly mother. Realizing that the day Yasopp would come home and take his family with him wouldn't come, he began to run throughout the village and yell that the pirates were coming, believing that it might be true that day.

Each morning, the villagers listened to Usopp's lies. With tears in his eyes, Usopp continued to tell his mother various stories in hope of encouraging her to stay alive, but Banchina always knew the truth. She was very proud of her husband and son. With a smile on her face, Usopp's mother passed away on the bed before him. As he grew up, Usopp continued to shout within the village, exclaiming the arrival of pirates as he did before. He became known as the village liar.

At the age of 12, Usopp built a pirate crew that comprised of three 4 year old village boys. By telling his stories to Piiman, Ninjin and Tamanegi (who met him because of his repuation as a liar), he easily became friends with them and formed the Usopp Pirate Crew. Their daily activities included chasing animals (labelled as monsters), showing off each other's skills, and even stealing apples. Because he was their captain, the three boys were and still are very loyal to him.

When Usopp became 16, he met Kaya, who had fallen ill after the passing of both of her parents. His stories were the only things that kept her smiling and away from depression. However, because of Usopp's bad reputation, Kaya's overseers did not allow him on her estate. As he struggles to sneak into her estate to continue to tell her the stories, Luffy's pirate group (at this point consisting of just Nami and Zoro) show up to his island.

Aliases and Nicknames

• Hana - From "Hana" (nose), given by Chew.

• Nagahana-kun - From "naga[i]" (long) and "hana" (nose), given by Robin.

• SogeKing - The combination of "sogeki" (sniping) and "king"; the Sniping King.

Information from the SBS

SBS 4: Usopp became the host of the illustration corner "Usopp Gallery Pirates" that was to be featured at the end of the volumes (starting with 5).

SBS 5: Usopp says that the face of Shanks' first mate Ben Beckman looks like a mouse, so he thinks his name is "Showfoctay Nezumi".

SBS 13: Usopp's sniper goggles was the newest model from North Blue which arrived in Loguetown when the Marines' annual import ship came by. Usopp wore his first goggles for looks. The new ones have sunglasses on it so there wouldn't be any glare, and it could flip and turn, so Usopp really liked it.

SBS 20: Usopp most resembles an armadillo.

SBS 32: In Volume 30, page 153, Usopp uses Octopushoes to climb up Enel's arc. It was developed at the Usopp Factory. According to Usopp, wearing one on each limb will let you climb anything.

SBS 38: Usopp thinks that summer on an Autumn Island would be best for developing weapons, while fishing.

SBS 40: According to Chopper, Usopp smells like gunpowder. A number and color Usopp is associated to is 4 and yellow. He's 4 because he's the fourth member of the Straw Hats.

SBS 40: Usopp Wagomu (Rubberband) was ranked #12 with 365 votes.

SBS 45: Usopp's favorite foods are pike from autumn islands and fish of the season.

Other Facts

• Usopp's VA, Kappei Yamaguchi, voices Eyelash and is credited as Sokotsuya-san (Mr. Thoughtless).
• Usopp's slingshot was initially brown until it was changed to green in the anime.
• The Clima Tact that Usopp builds was actually supposed to be red, but was changed to blue in the anime.
  • Either Toei overlooked the one time the weapons show up in color, or Oda asked them to change it.

• As SogeKing, Usopp calls out 4/5 his new attacks in English (minus Anime-Only and the prefix "Hissatsu").

Usopp's Ranking of Lying Characters

1. Usopp

2. Crocodile - Ranked high for deceiving a country! Well, I hate him.

3. Krieg - "Surprise Attack" Krieg, as expected, obviously uses dirty lies!

4. Nami - I knew it as soon as she joined! By nature, it's a pirate thief's specialty...

5. Bon Kurei

6. Luffy (Follow-Up) - Acts honest after stealing food.

7. Alvida (Follow-Up)

Usopp's Tips for Liars

1. Lies soften people's hearts! - And makes that cute girl smile!

2. Ugly lies wear out the body! - It's not good!

3. When you've made a mistake, apologize! - Bow until you're forgiven!

Battles

1. Usopp vs. Kuroneko Pirates

2. Usopp vs. Chew

3. Usopp vs. Mr. 5 & Miss Valentine

4. Usopp & Chopper vs. Mr. 4 & Miss Merrychristmas

5. Luffy, Usopp, & Sanji vs. Satori

6. Usopp vs. Enel

7. Luffy vs. Usopp

8. SogeKing vs. Jabura

9. SogeKing vs. Marine Captains of Enies Lobby

Attacks

Characters/Usopp (last edited 2007-06-08 22:52:55 by Cinder)