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When Chopper wants to spy into a room, he hides the wrong way, so that he is
exposed totally. Why does he do that? It can be seen multiple times through
the Manga.

![Chopper Hiding](https://i.stack.imgur.com/V1vqo.png)


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Why does Chopper hide himself the wrong way?


It is a [Running Gag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_gag), which along
with his other peculiar actions1, is used for comic relief and to bring out
his childish and naive personality.

Chopper as a child was treated very harshly due to his blue nose and isolated
from the rest of his herd. This became even worse after he ate the Devil's
fruit. I think the gags, besides offering comic relief, also subtly reinforce
that Chopper hasn't grown out of childhood mentally due to those experiences.

Another explanation is that although his instinct tells him to hide, he
subconsciously sees this as isolating himself, and wants to avoid going out of
people's sight, ending up in that comical hiding pose. (This is the most
convincing "serious" reason I could think of, don't know if Oda-sensei thought
so seriously about it.)

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1 Believing Usopp's lies, getting excited about beams, and the cursing dance.


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