![]() He understood that even though Caesar Clown had the Gasu Gasu no Mi, therefore making him a Logia-type, he would still explode if he was exposed to fire as he was still just gas. An example of scientific knowledge is in his battle against Caesar Clown. He also appears to be highly knowledgeable in chemistry, being solely responsible for manufacturing the highly innovative slingshot pellets, or "stars", that he uses for ammunition. His creative and resourceful engineering has resulted in the creation of both the Clima-Tact and Kabuto which he can further modify with dials and pop greens. Prior to Franky joining the crew, Usopp served as the Straw Hats' sole unofficial gadgets and mechanics specialist. One of Usopp's prominent abilities is his resourcefulness and understanding towards engineering (such as easily understanding the tunnel networks made by Miss Merry Christmas). Later at Onigashima, Usopp quickly spotted some lookouts before anyone else and put them to sleep with his Pop Greens. Examples of this include being the first one to see Gecko Moria inside the stomach of the gargantuan zombie, Oars, and being the only one able to see the harpy Monet watching them on Punk Hazard. Usopp also has extremely sharp eyesight and has on more than one occasion seen or noticed things before his crewmates. In order to stop Sugar a second time, he demonstrated his ability to calculate and predict trajectory angles, influence of wind and distance, and even incorporating booster shots into his projectile, thereby allowing him to hit his target located indoors, physically located too far away to even be visualized, through a small opening in a window. His marksmanship is nearly unmatched, accurately hitting Spandam and some Marines from a vast distance of over a mile out-distancing even the guns the Marines had with the wind against him. His skills include using the ship cannons and the Gaon Cannon of the Thousand Sunny. In addition to his slingshot, he also has great skill with cannons and other forms of Naval Artillery, enough that the crew views him not only as a sniper, but as their gunner, responsible for operating and maintaining their ship's cannons and artillery as well as using them. With his skills used in conjunction with unique ammunition, such as the Firebird Star, Usopp can deal devastating damage in long-range combat. He has exceptional marksmanship and is capable of turning slingshots into formidable and terrifying weapons. Since early in the series, he was shown to have inherited much of his father Yasopp's exceptional marksman skills. I'm a sniper, and backup is where I shine!! I shoot down the enemy by surprise to protect my people!!! At Dressrosa, Usopp became known across Dressrosa as 'God' Usopp after knocking out Sugar and breaking the Hobi Hobi curse, making him the man responsible for exposing Doflamingo true nature to Dressrosa, getting him a bounty of 200,000,000, the third highest among the crew at the time. At Enies Lobby, Usopp was the one who burned the World Government flag and prevented Spandam from taking Robin past the Bridge of Hesitation with his sniping, earning him (as Sogeking) a bounty of 30,000,000, higher than Nami and Chopper who defeated CP9 agents. However, rather than being a reflection of his fighting abilities, Usopp's bounty being higher compared to some his crewmates is largely because he always manage to stand out during the major incidents he's been in. Usopp current bounty is 500,000,000, an impressive amount even within the Straw Hat Pirates. While many of his attributes lie mainly in his ability to hit nearly anything he sets his sights on with his slingshot, he is now shown to be strong enough to keep both Robin, Luffy, and himself afloat in freezing water. ![]() ![]() ![]() So far, he appears to have moved past this after his training and takes better advantage of his wit and strategy.īoth his physical and mental strength have all increased greatly during the two-year timeskip, as he was able to quickly dispatch all of Caesar's men on his own. ![]() This, coupled with him getting easily distracted or confused in battle have often made him less effective than his real potential as a sniper. He used to be a huge coward and often wanted to run away immediately, a trait he still carries to a lesser extent after his two years of training. Since early in the series, he has struggled to match the physical feats of the stronger characters and needed his weapons or ammunition to take out foes. Oda also states that this is because Usopp is the only one in the entire crew who is the closest in strength as compared to a regular human. According to Oda in a discussion with Mayumi Tanaka, Luffy's voice actress, 'no matter who joins, he always wants Usopp to be the weakest' since it would upset the balance of the story. ![]()
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