Usopp was never a coward!!!

Aug 31, 2023 3:04 PM

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SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THROUGH THRILLER BARK

I believe that Usopp is not and has never been a coward. Starting in Syrup Village, when Usopp learned that pirates were going to attack the village he didn't run away. He was going to fight the pirates on his own without anyone's help. And yes, he was scared in this moment BUT that was justified, he was like a 16 or 17 year old kid who had never been in a fight before and was about to stand up to an entire crew of pirates on his own. And during the fight, even though Luffy and Zoro did most of the work, he still held his ground and even took out Django with Zoro's help. What I believe happened is that he got the idea that Luffy and the others helped him because he was scared, and started to lie to himself about being a coward. Nothing Usopp did during the Syrup Village arc made him out to be a coward.

Next, in Arlong Park, he ended up in the position where he had to fight on his own. When his fight started, he ran away in hopes that someone would come to help hm, but after a while realized that no one was coming. He realized that pretending to be a coward with no one around was useless, so he started to act like himself again and absolutely demolished his opponent.

After that, when he was in Alabasta, he and Chopper had to fight a pair of enemies. This time was slightly different, as Chopper never believed any of his lies about being a coward, Chopper looked up to Usopp as a great fighter because Usopp said things like that when they weren't in danger and Chopper had never seen Usopp fight before then. Usopp noticed this and stepped up in the fight, didn't act like a coward at all, and managed to win the fight along side Chopper.

A clear pattern shows in all of Usopp's fights, where when around the people that he looks up to, he acts like a coward to try and get them to help him, but when he is with Chopper or just alone, he can't act like a coward or they will lose the fight. Through the entire story, everytime Usopp shows actual true fear, is when fear is warranted, all of the other times he is faking it, which is why it is so over the top.

In Water 7, Usopp gets mad at Luffy and in his anger, forgets about acting like a coward and fights Luffy as himself. AND HE DOES MORE DAMAGE TO LUFFY THAN ENEL DID. He then goes on to create Sogeking, the epitome of what his goal in life is. He tells everyone that he isn't Usopp because in his mind, if he's not Usopp, he doesn't have to act like a coward. And he fights at the top of his game the entire arc.

Finally, in Thriller Bark he fight Perona alone. During the fight he puts his mask back on to become Sogeking because he thinks that Sogeking is a better fighter than he is, but having to act like a coward is ingrained so much into his mind that he doesn't realize that if he didn't pretend to be a coward all the time, he would be one of the best fighters on the crew.

I would go farther, but this post is already really long.

Aug 31, 2023 3:30 PM

OrientalAve

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ong bro totally agree

Aug 31, 2023 4:19 PM

Golden_Cheese

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I ain't reading all this...

Aug 31, 2023 5:18 PM

Streetplosion

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Usopp is a coward. He just knows he’ll have to face things on his own so he is basically forced to take the initiative

Aug 31, 2023 6:01 PM

Early_Morning

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Of course he's cowardly, just not all the time. He steps up when there's no other choice or when his pride is hurt, but he still tries to avoid fighting and flees from conflict in many situations.

Aug 31, 2023 11:52 PM

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Streetplosion said:
Usopp is a coward. He just knows he’ll have to face things on his own so he is basically forced to take the initiative

Cowards don’t face anything even if forced too. With the shit that happens in the mid piece universe I bet you’d piss your pants living there

Sep 1, 2023 12:58 AM

Shinpei106

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Philleotardo1954 said:

Streetplosion said:
Usopp is a coward. He just knows he’ll have to face things on his own so he is basically forced to take the initiative

Cowards don’t face anything even if forced too. With the shit that happens in the mid piece universe I bet you’d piss your pants living there

mid piece lmfao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Sep 1, 2023 1:17 AM

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There are times when he will step up and show his brave side, but that doesn't mean he isn't a Coward in general. Usopp's whole goal and character growth is that he has to go from a coward to a brave person. If there's no Cowardness then there's no character development.

McdoclinSep 1, 2023 1:22 AM

Sep 1, 2023 2:46 AM

elderonn

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Golden_Cheese said:
I ain't reading all this...

I ain’t reading all this… x2

Sep 1, 2023 6:28 AM

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Loaf_dontcare

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I think a lot of people (also here in the comments) don't get Usopp (and other characters who are cowards).

You're not brave if you don't have fears.
The fact that you have fears but still can fight and don't run away– that's what makes you brave.

Braveness doesn't have anything to do with fearlessness.

So, being a coward but not running away= braveness.

Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro are never or rarely scared, for example. That's why they aren't brave. They are the complete opposites of Usopp.
And Usopp is the embodiment of a warrior who wants and tries to be brave. Even if he sometimes has serious problems regarding his fears. But he keeps going, getting up and not giving up.

Sep 1, 2023 12:24 PM

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Zayed_Iftekher

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ussop knows only one thing and that is shouting like a bitch.. a pure asshole and a motherfucker..

Sep 3, 2023 5:11 PM

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rShojo

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lol that's obvious he soloes the verse

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