Usopp tells a lot of lies during the early days of the One Piece manga, but most of them turn out to come true in the end. Eiichiro Oda’s masterpiece has been running for more than two decades, but its world still continues to expand. Even now, more characters are getting introduced into the series and more are yet to come. Despite the increasing amount of characters, each one is still interestingly unique. No quirks are being recycled, and everyone is essential to the story. Of course, those that were introduced during the initial stages of the series have peculiar personalities, especially the members of the Straw Haw Pirates.
One of the earliest characters, even among the Straw Hats, is Usopp. In his earliest stories he’s notorious for telling a lot of lies. His character revolves around bluffing and acting tough. As the story progress, however, he becomes worthy of being part of Luffy’s crew. During his days as a youngster in Syrup Village, Usopp is a laughing stock who always cries “pirates” to rile up the villagers. His lies, however, don’t stop with claiming that pirates have anchored offshore of their village and are about to attack town. He also tells Kaya, the sickly girl that he likes, a lot of false adventures he has experienced. Of course, none of those are real, or at least none of them are based of Usopp’s real experience. But as it turns out, some of his stories are actually foreshadowing. Here are some of Usopp’s lies to Kaya that later become reality.
The Giant Goldfish And Island-Sized Poop
Usopp comes to Kaya’s residence to tell her false stories in order to cheer her up. One story that he relates to her is about him meeting a giant goldfish in the Southern seas. According to him, the goldfish’s poop is so large that he mistook it for an island, so he anchored his ship there. He also claims that he sliced the fish and fed it to a country of little people. During the Little Garden Arc where the Straw Hat Pirates meet two rivaling giants who were former pirates, they also meet the Island Eater. It is a giant goldfish that almost rivals the size of a Sea King. It’s said to eat ships and islands as a whole, which is also the reason a lot of ships don’t reach their destination. It’s so big that its poop is also referred to as Nanimonai Island. As a thanks and send-off gift to the Straw Hat Pirates, Brogy and Dorry kill it with one shot.
The Country of Dwarves
This lie is told in conjunction to the giant goldfish one. Usopp tells Kaya that after he defeated the giant goldfish, he sliced it up and served it to an entire country of small people. Not only that, he also claims that they are still yet to finish the entire goldfish. Usopp just happens to find that exact country during the Dressrossa arc. To be exact, the dwarves abduct him and Robin and bring them to Tontatta Kingdom. However, Usopp manages to escape their tight situation in the most Usopp-esque way possible. He tells them tales that are full of lies and even claims that he’s a descendant of Montblanc Noland, the hero who first found the City of Gold, and calls himself Usoland. Because of this, the dwarves see him as their hero and let him and Robin go. They even rally behind Usopp and raid the factory under the Corrida Colosseum to save Mansherry.
The Giant Mole
Thanks to Luffy and the others, Usopp is busted by Captain Kuro, who has been pretending to be Kaya’s butler. Trying to get out of his sticky situation, Usopp resorts to his usual antics. He tells Kuro, or Klahadore, that he is investigating a huge mole burrow under the mansion. Of course, Kuro immediately calls out his lie and mocks Usopp’s father for being a pirate. The members of Crocodile’s Baroque Works reveal themselves during the Arabasta arc. Miss Merry Christmas, Mr. 4’s partner, consumes the Mogu Mogu no Mi, which turns her into a half-mole, half-human being. Interestingly, she and Mr. 4 are matched against Usopp and Chopper. During their match, Miss Merry Christmas digs a lot of gigantic holes, while Usopp tries to smash her head using his gigantic hammer.
On a more figurative note, Usopp’s mole lie has already been realized during his first arc. Kuro has been researching and plotting against Kaya throughout his employment in Kaya’s mansion. In a way, this makes him a mole, one who is trying to usurp Kaya’s wealth.
The Medicine That Cures All Illnesses
Usopp doesn’t directly tell this one to Kaya, but it’s still a lie Usopp has made up and Kaya hears through Merry. After Usopp joins Luffy and becomes a Straw Hat Pirate, Kaya confesses to Merry how hard it is to lie. As much as she wants Usopp to realize his dream of become a true brave warrior of the sea, she also wants to stop him from leaving her. Because of that, Merry tells Kaya Usopp’s backstory. According to Merry, Usopp’s lies started back when he was a child. When his father left to continue sailing, Usopp’s mother fell sick. In a futile attempt to cheer her up, Usopp came running every morning telling her that pirates were coming ashore. He told her that his father was coming back as soon as she got better. His mother, however, knew these claims were nothing but lies. Usopp also told her about a medicine that cures everything, but she, of course, knew better.
Mansherry, the princess of Tontatta Kingdom, later eats Chiyu Chiyu no Mi, which grants her the ability heal any living being’s injury as well as restore any inanimate object’s former structure. Because of this power, Doflamingo keeps her as a backup just in case the SMILE factory gets destroyed. Her power is so potent that she manages to heal the wounded villagers after the Straw Hats’ battle with Doflamingo. But despite the potency of Mansherry’s Devil Fruit, she isn’t really a medicine, so this lie is still just half-realized. With Chopper’s dream of curing every possible disease out there, then perhaps this lie will be another one of Usopp’s tales that will become fully realized in future chapters of One Piece.