One Piece manga Usopp was born to pirate Yasopp and Banchina in Syrup Village, inheriting his long nose from the latter. Usopp never saw his father again after he left to serve
Red-Haired Shanks and witnessed his mother die from an illness, motivating him to lie about pirates and fantastical scenarios and cause trouble as he did to amuse his mother. He befriended several children and branded the group the "Usopp Pirates", alongside rich heiress
Kaya, telling her lies of various adventures to entertain her. Usopp meets Luffy and his friends when they arrive in Syrup Village. He befriends Luffy upon learning that he knows Usopp's father Yasopp through his interactions with the Red-Haired Pirates. He also learns that the butler of his friend Kaya is actually a pirate named Kuro, who is plotting to assassinate Kaya for her fortune. He warns the village of an imminent attack from Kuro's pirates, but the villagers do not believe him due to his habit of lying. Kaya, who trusts her butler completely, also rejects him. Despite this, he decides to fight the pirates to protect his village and make the incident another lie. The next morning, he fights the
Black Cat Pirates with Luffy and the others, defeats the hypnotist Django and averts Kaya's assassination. He keeps the incident a secret from the village and departs with Luffy's crew on the
Going Merry, a ship gifted by Kaya. After demonstrating his skill with a cannon, Usopp is granted the position of the Straw Hat Pirates' sniper. When the Krieg Pirates attack the floating restaurant Baratie, Usopp and Zoro depart to pursue Nami, who has disappeared. They witness the devastation of the town Gosa by the Arlong Pirates, and they meet Nami's adoptive sister Nojiko in Cocoyashi Village. Usopp is captured by Arlong after saving the villager Genzo, but is saved by Nami. In the battle of Arlong Park, he faces off against Arlong's henchman Chu. He initially flees, but changes his mind and challenges Chu directly, defeating him with flaming ammunition. In Loguetown he obtains the latest model of sniper goggles. In Little Garden he meets the giant warriors Dorry and Brogy, who have been dueling for over a century, and is impressed by their pride. He challenges Mr. 3 – an agent of the secret criminal company Baroque Works – who tainted the giants' duel, and frees Zoro and his friends from Mr. 3's trap by exploiting its weakness to heat. On Drum Island, he and the princess
Nefertari Vivi are nearly killed in an avalanche. He takes the rebel Dalton to Drum Castle and reunites with Luffy's crew. Before landing in Alabasta, Nami asks Usopp to create a weapon for her, and he invents the Clima-Tact. He is trapped and captured by Crocodile in his lair, but is freed by
Sanji. In Alabasta's capital he encounters Mr. 2, who defeats him and steals his goggles. After explaining the situation to Sanji, he joins
Tony Tony Chopper in an arduous fight against Mr. 4's team, in which they are victorious. On Sky Island, Usopp works with Luffy and Sanji to rescue Nami and the others, who had been taken to a sacrificial altar, and they engage in combat against the priest Satori. That night, Usopp witnesses a mysterious figure repairing the
Going Merry, which had been damaged in an attack by the priest Shura. The next morning, Usopp remains on the ship as part of an escape team, but is defeated by Enel. After regaining consciousness, Usopp and Sanji secretly sabotage Enel's ship and rescue Nami. In the "Davy Back Fight" against the Foxy Pirates, he participates in the "Donut Race" with Nami and Robin. Although Usopp's performance grants them a great distance, they are hindered by Foxy's ability and lose the race. In Water 7, when the repair funds for the
Going Merry are stolen by the
Franky Family demolition company, Usopp goes to face them alone, but is beaten. He apologizes to his comrades, but Luffy discloses his decision to part ways with the irreparable
Going Merry. In defense of the ship's dignity, Usopp unsuccessfully fights Luffy in a duel and leaves the Straw Hat Pirates. He and Franky are captured by the World Government's CP9 unit and are put on a train bound for Enies Lobby, but are freed by Sanji, who had snuck onboard. After learning that Robin had been captured by CP9, Usopp departs and returns as the masked figure , who joins in the rescue of Robin. As Sanji and Franky fight the guards on the train, Sogeking's attempt to rescue Robin is thwarted by her refusal. At Enies Lobby, Sogeking encounters the giant gatekeeper Oimo and tells him of Dorry and Brogy's situation, which leads him and his friend Kashii to rebel. At the Tower of Justice, Sogeking shoots down the World Government flag on Luffy's order, shocking the Navy. He is then defeated by CP9's Jabra, but snipes at Spandam to prevent Robin's capture and delivers a key he received from Zoro, greatly contributing to Robin's rescue. During Luffy's battle with Rob Lucci, Usopp removes his mask and boosts Luffy's resolve with his words. As Sogeking, Ussop watches the end of the
Going Merry with his friends. When Luffy and his crew return to Water 7 and are about to depart, Usopp initially tries to rejoin the crew without resolving the matter, but ultimately admits his mistaken stubbornness and apologizes, thus reconciling with Luffy and rejoining the Straw Hat Pirates. Following the Enies Lobby incident, a bounty is placed on Sogeking. At Thriller Bark, Usopp lands with Nami and Chopper and they learn the secret of the zombies in Hogback's mansion. They wander the mansion while fleeing from the zombies and meet up with Franky and Robin. When Usopp confronts Perona, her power has no effect on him as he is "always negative". He struggles against Perona's servant Kumashi, but by repeatedly asking himself questions as Sogeking, he is able to determine Perona's weakness and defeat her. Afterward, he and the crew defeat the giant zombie Oars. When the crew is separated, Usopp lands on the Greenstone island, where he improves his skills for two years until he reunites with the crew. On the island of Dressrosa he liberates a ground of enslaved toys, earning himself a temporary bounty of 500,000,000 by Doflamingo. This later becomes a permanent bounty of 200,000,000 and the new epithet .
In other media Usopp has made several appearances in other media, including, but not limited to, every
One Piece licensed electronic video game to date. He is also a support character in
Jump Super Stars. In 2006, he is featured in the
Dragon Ball/
One Piece/
Naruto crossover game
Battle Stadium D.O.N. as a playable character. ==Reception==