village. There, along with three kids, Tamanegi, Ninjin, and Piimä, he was the captain of the band of "Usopp Pirates". He was good friends with a girl named Kaya, to whom he told grand stories about his adventures (of course, all lies). After struggling with Luffy and his friends against Black Cat Pirates, Usopp joined the Straw Hat Pirates and gave them their first ship from Kaya, the Going Merry. Usopp is portrayed to be very close to Luffy and Tony Tony Chopper, and frequently takes care of the Merry. After traveling a while along with the Straw Hat Pirates, during the Water 7 Saga Usopp had an argument with Luffy over the status of their ship the Going Merry and left the crew. Seeing Sanji and Franky try to save Robin made Usopp feel guilty for leaving the crew, so he covered his face with a mask and cape and developed an alter-ego, Usopp’s declaration of war on the World Government flag is cited by fans and critics alike as one of the best moments of One Piece. Usopp gets his own bounty of ฿ 30,000,000. In the Post-Enies Lobby Saga, he returned to the crew. When the crew got separated, Usopp landed on the Greenstone island, where he improved his skills for two years until he was reunited with the crew. On the island of Dressrosa he would liberate 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. Usopp will be portrayed by Jacob Romero Gibson in the live-action adaptation of One Piece. Reception Usopp ranked in the Top 10 of the first three Shōnen Jump character popularity polls. In the fourth through seventh popularity polls, Usopp was ranked among the Top 15 most popular characters. Usopp was also prominently involved in six out of the ten most heartbreaking scenes in the manga: the Going Merry’s funeral, Robin saying she wants to live, the Straw Hats departing from Alabasta, the Going Merry rescuing the