Usoop

Usopp  nicknamed "King of Snipers Sogeking"Renamed "Sniper King" in the Viz Media manga translation), is a liar,^ch.27 talented inventor,^ch.190 as well as a skilled painter^ch.42 and sculptor.^ch.106 As a marksman, Usopp's primary weapon is a slingshot, which he uses to fire various kinds of ammunition, ranging from rotten eggs and shuriken to hot sauce, and both flaming and exploding projectiles.^ch.332 Later, he creates himself a large, dial-powered slingshot he calls Kabuto ,^ch.465 with which he is able to outrange most guns.^ch.419 Usopp's father, Yasopp, left his family to become a pirate with Shanks' crew when Usopp was still very young.^ch.25 Some time after this, Usopp's mother, Banchina , fell ill. Usopp started telling lies, stating that his father had returned and would be taking them with him. His mother eventually died, but Usopp, in his sadness, continued to tell lies.^ch.41 Despite all this, he does not blame his father for leaving him, but takes pride in his heritage.^ch.25 He is inspired by Luffy, Zoro and Nami and decides to become a pirate,^ch.40 following his dream of becoming a "brave warrior of the sea".^ch.100 His weakness as a fighter originally weighs heavily upon him^ch.331. After the crew is defeated and almost destroyed by Admiral Aokiji of the Marines, Luffy decides to replace the severely damaged Going Merry, the Straw Hats' first ship, which was given to them by Usopp's friend "Kaya", a girl from his village that he used to cheer up with his lies, Usopp goes so far as to temporarily leave the crew. Usopp is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi in the Japanese version of the franchise. In the English versions of the series, he is voiced by Jason Anthony Griffith in the 4Kids dub, and by Sonny Strait in the Funimation dub.
Usopp ranked in the Top 10 of all three Shōnen Jump character popularity polls.^{vol.7:148 (ja),vol.24:206–209 (ja),:214–219 (ja)} In a 2007 Oricon poll, Usopp was voted the 10th most wanted character to receive a spin off amongst all respondents, and the 5th most popular amongst males. In a review of Funimation Entertainment's second DVD release for Mania Entertainment, Bryce Coulter notes that Usopp "brings lots of comic relief to the series", but also comments that he "can be down right annoying at times.