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Aesop was an Ancient Greek fabulist or story teller credited with a number of
fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Here is a description of
Aesop:

> "of loathsome aspect... potbellied, misshapen of head, snub-nosed, swarthy,
> dwarfish, bandy-legged, short-armed, squint-eyed, liver-lipped—a portentous
> monstrosity,"

Here are somethings that they have in common.

  * They both tell fictitious stories.
  * They both have liver-lips.
  * Their names are pronounced the same.

I believe that Ussop might be a combination of Pinocchio and Aesop.


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Is Ussop based on Aesop?


> Ussop's name is probably based on "Isoppu" which is the Japanese
> pronunciation of Aesop. ([ _One Piece_
> Wiki](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Usopp/Misc.))

The Wiki also claims "uso" means "lie" in Japanese so Ussop is a combination
of "liar" and "storyteller" (Aesop). Basically this says it is likley but the
source is not at all canon. We don't know as Oda hasn't definitively said, but
probably.


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Usopp's name was inspired by Aesop. Aesop told made up stories called fables,
much like Usopp. Also, Aesop is the author of "the boy who cried wolf", the
story of the boy who lies to the villagers about a wolf appearance in order to
alarm the villagers for fun, but because of his history of lying, the
villagers don't believe him when the wolf actually appears. This is parallel
to Usopp lying about pirates arriving in order to prank the villagers, but
they don't believe him when he's telling the truth.


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