As one of the main members of the Straw Hat Regiment, Oda initially positioned Usopp as the legendary Sniper King, the kind of key figure who can create miracles in desperate situations. However, in the recent battlefield of the Ghost Island chapter, we see that Oda does not spend much time on Usopp, and there is almost no presence of him in the frontal battlefield, and most of the time he is fighting soy sauce with Nami.
Not only that, in the recently updated 1046 episodes, the ghost island is surrounded by flames, and as an inventor known for his props, Usopp can't even do the basic operation of extinguishing the fire, and even rely on the seriously injured Leizang, which shows that the current Usopp strength has completely retreated beyond the third line.
So what is the reason why Oda changed his original intention and marginalized such a popular character? Let's take a closer look.
01
Sniper positioning is blurred
Once, Oda created a legendary sniper - that is, Usopp's father, Jesus Bu, who is said to be able to hit the tentacles of ants in eight hundred miles, which shocked the world, but as of now, there is no depiction of his battle in the plot, and even there are very few appearances, so according to his setting, it is not difficult to see that in the pirate world, the positioning of snipers is very vague, and more often their strength only exists in the setting.
The positioning of professional snipers is still so awkward, not to mention the status of Usopp's "half-hanging" sniper. Of course, don't get me wrong, it wasn't that I meant to insult Usopp, strictly speaking, he really wasn't a sniper in the true sense of the word.
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Usopp is not a real sniper
First of all, in terms of weapons, Usopp did not use a traditional bow or gun, but a special slingshot, only from the sensory level, it is really difficult to call a character who fights with a slingshot a sniper, because compared to the former, this weapon itself has its own funny effect.
The second is ability, except for the Empty Island chapter and the Justice Island chapter, in the remaining chapters we find that Usopp rarely shows the operation of winning with sniping, whether it is fishman island or Dressrosa, Usopp's victory is based on unexpected inventions and imaginative brain holes.
So to be precise, Usopp's positioning should be the kind of pirate whose strength is not high, but "accidental NO1", his battle often starts with a headwind, but at a critical moment, he can always seize the fleeting opportunity to turn the tables. Like Luffy, Sauron, and Yamaji, he couldn't get it and couldn't learn it.
Of course, not playing head-on does not mean that Usopp is useless, in fact, the ghost island battle situation has the advantages of today, and the credit of the Straw Hats partners cannot be ignored, and Usopp is also one of them. Although he did not appear in the frontal battlefield, he has been protecting Xiaoyu with Nami, so that she successfully sent the glutinous rice dumplings to the kaido regiment, adding a lot of vitality to her own camp, and Usopp went around saving teammates, to some extent, it was also a stop loss for the team.
So don't look at Usopp acting on the edge, in fact, he has done everything within his ability. Again, ghost island battle is not the highlight of someone, we cheer for Luffy at the same time, we can not ignore those teammates who are silently paying!
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