Straw Hat Pirates

Usopp

“God Usopp”

Usopp is the sniper of the Straw Hat Pirates — a self-styled coward and incurable liar whose marksmanship, ingenuity and hidden courage have repeatedly saved the crew.

Race: Human
Crew: Straw Hat Pirates
Bounty: 500M Berries
Devil Fruit: None
Debut Arc: Syrup Village

Background & Origin

Usopp grew up in the quiet Syrup Village in the East Blue, the son of Yasopp — a sniper who had left home to sail with Red-Haired Shanks. After his mother Banchina died of illness, the young Usopp took to running through the village every morning crying that pirates were coming: a hopeful lie meant to keep alive the dream that his father would one day return.

Branded the village liar, he spent his days spinning tall tales for Kaya, a wealthy but sickly girl, and leading three young followers as the 'Usopp Pirates'. When Luffy's crew arrived, Usopp uncovered the butler Kuro's plot to murder Kaya, fought to defend the village, and earned a place aboard as the Straw Hats' sniper.

Story & Growth

Usopp's defining crisis came at Water 7, when the beloved ship Going Merry was declared beyond repair. Unable to let it go, he challenged Luffy himself and left the crew. Too proud to simply ask to return, he came back disguised as the masked hero 'Sogeking' — and it was as Sogeking that he shot down the World Government's flag at Enies Lobby, a declaration of war on the whole world.

At Dressrosa he unknowingly freed the enslaved Tontatta dwarves and, in their eyes, became a genuine hero — 'God Usopp' — landing a single impossible shot that broke a Devil Fruit user's spell over the entire kingdom.

Though he still calls himself a coward, every arc has pushed Usopp a little closer to his true dream: to become a brave warrior of the sea, like the father he barely knew.

Abilities & Powers

Usopp is the crew's marksman, capable of pinpoint accuracy at extraordinary range. He fights with a slingshot — upgraded after the timeskip to the powerful Black Kabuto — and a deep arsenal of trick ammunition, including plant-based 'Pop Greens' that sprout into weapons on impact.

He is also a gifted inventor and tactician, fighting as much with bluffs and psychological tricks as with firepower. At Dressrosa he displayed Observation Haki, sensing and striking a distant target he could not even see.

Usopp — Attribute Profile

The eight attribute values Animedle compares against your guesses whenever Usopp is the answer.

Gender: Male
Affiliation: Straw Hat Pirates
Origin: East Blue
Race: Human
Haki: Observation
Bounty: 500 million berries
Height: 176 cm (5.8 ft)
First arc: Syrup Village

Also known as: God Usopp · Sogeking · Sniper King

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Usopp on OnePieceDle

Over the past year, Usopp has been the OnePieceDle daily answer 3 times. Click any date for that day's full spoiler page.

Trivia

Usopp's father, Yasopp, is a sniper in Red-Haired Shanks' crew.
Unable to ask to rejoin the crew directly, he once returned in disguise as the masked sniper 'Sogeking'.
The grateful Tontatta dwarves of Dressrosa worship him as a hero — 'God Usopp'.
His dream is to become a brave warrior of the sea.