Personality: (We're looking for a clear outline of your character's personality. What motivates them? What are they best at? What are their less admirable traits? Please provide examples from canon! While there is no word limit this section should be at least two paragraphs) Usopp’s ultimate goal is to be a brave warrior of the sea. He wants to be just like his father, the great pirate, Yasopp. So his goal is to go bravely forth and avoid danger at all possible, because really the world is pretty scary and he’s just one lone guy, you know? He’s a bit of a coward and will tend to run away first if he thinks about the danger he is facing too much. In fact, he would like to avoid it altogether, as shown by his numerous afflictions that are all some variation of ‘Can’t go to this scary island’ disease. Though when he doesn’t have the time to think about something to hard, he will leap right into danger if he needs to. For instance, when Kaya was about to get hurt by Kuro, he dove to push her out of the way, nearly getting Kuro’s claws himself. However, even when he runs from danger and hides, he convinces himself to face it if it’s for a good cause. For example in the Arlong Arc, he ran away from Chu until he realized he would be letting Nami down and talked himself into doing the right thing. Again with Dalton at Drum Island, when he was initially afraid to go up the mountain, when he saw Dalton’s determination to get up there despite being wounded, Usopp offered to carry him even though, it turned out, he couldn’t do it very well. In terms of abilities, Usopp is a crack shot and can hit a small target from quite a far distance. His different pachinko balls have different abilities ranging from small explosions to tabasco. He is a tinkerer and will use everything from caltrops to ketchup to make his devices. What Usopp suffers from the most though, despite this skill and ingenuity, is a lack of self confidence. As the weakest member of the crew, he is often outshined by the others and very often he will lie, taking the credit of others decisions or deeds and call himself the Great Captain Usopp as if he is afraid of getting forgotten. This really culminates in the Water 7 arc where he got beat up and lost the money that they were going to use to fix Merry and because of this and the idea that Luffy decided to build another ship rather than continue on Merry, Usopp decided to leave the crew. Aside from all that, Usopp is a consummate liar, as is seen throughout the series, though some of his lies are for telling stories about great battles and mythical beasts and just for entertainment. He also has a childish nature and will readily play around when the opportunity presents itself, for instance, building snowmen with Luffy.
Powers & Abilities: Usopp’s main ability is his sharpshooting and for that he uses his kabuto. The pachinko balls he uses do various things such as cause mini explosions, are tabasco, he can also throw shuriken and fireballs. For power boots he also uses various dials they got from Skypiea such as impact dials and flash dials. His full arsenal is here
What items will they be bringing with them to Discedo? His kabuto and his bag of ammo including pachinko and dials.
Posting Samples Third-Person Sample: (Must be at least 300 words. Samples may only be set in either canon or Discedo, we do not accept samples set in other game settings. For this sample we'd like to see a reflection of traits discussed in the personality section. Please try to refrain from NPCing other characters in this segment to keep the focus on the character you're apping.) Usopp stared up at the shifting ceiling, his eyes long adjusted to the dark, as he tucked his hands behind his head and sighed. Man. It had been a really long day. Well, more accurately a day spent recovering from the really long day of no doctors and avalanches and frantically digging out Dalton-san. His arms still ached from that. He would have predicted that he’d sleep for a year after all that mental stress but the thoughts got him in the end, as they did sometimes, and kept him staring at the ceiling. In the end, he hadn’t even really done anything. It had all been Luffy and Sanji and Zoro and Vivi. Just like it always was Luffy and Sanji and Zoro and now Vivi. Yeah, he did little stuff sometimes and he’d even beaten a Fishman, but he had no doubts that any of the others could have taken the guy without pausing for a breath. A normal person couldn’t compete with them. Couldn’t be cool like them. Usopp dropped his forearm over his eyes as he remembered Zoro carrying Dalton-san like he was nothing. Just when Usopp had really set his heart and had been ready to test his mettle and go all the way—and so what if he’d been a little slow. He would have gotten there eventually. Though, if he was honest with himself, and he usually was despite what anyone might think, he would have just arrived too late to the party and it would have been an effort wasted. He let out a breath and shifted onto his side, staring at their new nakama in the gloom. Chopper slept on the hammock next to him, all fuzzy and rounded except for the hard silhouette of his antlers. Usopp had secretly been harboring hopes for the doctor, imagining some little old man or little old lady with glasses perched at the end of their nose, good for sewing up wounds and curing scary mysterious fevers, but not much else. And it would have been the Great Captain Usopp’s job to make sure they didn’t get hurt and be stronger than someone on the ship. Okay, so he was definitely stronger than Caroo and probably at least a little stronger physically than Nami or Vivi, but it didn’t matter so much for girls to be strong—and anyway, they were…useful. But they got Chopper. Who was just like a kid and seemed to prefer to look like a stuffed teddy bear with antlers, oh but he was also a brilliant doctor, and by the way had seven forms—one of which was a musclebound yeti thing that could kick a bad guys ass. Whereas Usopp was just…plain old Usopp. First-Person Sample: (Must be at least ten sentences, can be set either in canon or Discedo. We do not accept samples set in other game settings. You may include action brackets, but we'd like at least five lines of dialogue as we're looking for a clear sense of voice here. This sample should be written as a post made on a communications network. There is also a questionnaire available on the Discedo applications page. For this sample we'd like to see a reflection of traits discussed in the personality section. Please try to refrain from NPCing other characters in this segment to keep the focus on the character you're apping.) What are your goals? To be a brave warrior of the sea, of course! That’s why I set sail! I want to be tougher than anyone and have all sorts of adventures. I… I don’t need anyone to do it with either. I was going to start off by myself, you know. And brave warriors of the sea are braver alone. How do you feel about the world around you? Hmm, the world. Yes, well you see I once navigated the entire world on the back of a giant turtle. And I got in many adventures, like when I landed on the sand crab kingdom and the sand crabs wanted to take me for their meal. What could I do but fight back of course they had insidious claws and …. Then of course we went to this one where it was in the clouds and this beautiful princess…. Of curse sailed the Grand Line in just a row boat so I…. What upsets you? No..nothing upsets me of course. I’m the brave warrior of the sea. S…some might say that…going to scary places upsets me… Or having our ship, our nakama abandoned because he’s not strong enough to be nakama any more…might upset me. But…but it doesn’t. What makes you happy? Adventure of course! Naturally. Me…me and Merry are going to go everywhere. –pats the hull- That’s the only thing that matters in life… Adventure. What is most precious to you? …. …. –puts hand on Merry’s hull- A…a man doesn’t speak about his treasure so o…openly. Is family important to you? Why? Hmm yes well some people might find families important, it’s true. And it’s important to be proud of them. So I’m proud of my pops. That’s what’s important right? Are friends important to you? Why? …That question is obvious. H…haha. Next one? Do you have regrets? If so, name one. N…next? What do you miss? Next. –grits teeth- What made you who you are today? W…well I didn’t need anyone. I just came this way naturally. Do you have any secrets? I am really the son of a great Queen who was exiled from her homeland in Namanonashii and she was kind and sweet but one day the evil duke of…. Which do you rely more on: logic or intuition? Logic of course! What accomplishments are you most proud of? Well I can hit anything I want to. I am such a good shot but not as good…not as good as my friend here, Sogeking. Have you ever met him. He has his own theme song. Listen. Sogekiiiiiing…. What emotion do you feel is the MOST essential? Happiness, of course! What emotion do you feel is the LEAST essential? Sadness. No one should have to be sad. Or definitely not afraid. If you could have one thing in the world, what would it be? …for…for the Going Merry to be fixed so we can travel the world together. How do you value your life over others? I bravely throw myself into danger for the sake of my friends. After all, I am the Great Captain Usopp and everyone looks up to me. What is 'justice'--how would you define it? Justice is doing what’s right no matter what the cost. De…defending your pride as a man! Not backing out. Not abandoning anyone just…just because they are useless. What single trait do you feel defines YOU? My killer sense of style and nose for intrigue! How do you want to live your life? As a fierce brave warrior of the sea! Are you a lover or a fighter? A little of both, of course. Whatever I need to be. Ahh the many men I’ve beaten, the many women I’ve left at port. This one time…..
Usopp| One Piece
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IC Information
Name: Usopp
Canon: One Piece
Timeline: Post episode 236
Canon Resource Link:http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Usopp
Personality: (We're looking for a clear outline of your character's personality. What motivates them? What are they best at? What are their less admirable traits? Please provide examples from canon! While there is no word limit this section should be at least two paragraphs)
Usopp’s ultimate goal is to be a brave warrior of the sea. He wants to be just like his father, the great pirate, Yasopp. So his goal is to go bravely forth and avoid danger at all possible, because really the world is pretty scary and he’s just one lone guy, you know? He’s a bit of a coward and will tend to run away first if he thinks about the danger he is facing too much. In fact, he would like to avoid it altogether, as shown by his numerous afflictions that are all some variation of ‘Can’t go to this scary island’ disease. Though when he doesn’t have the time to think about something to hard, he will leap right into danger if he needs to. For instance, when Kaya was about to get hurt by Kuro, he dove to push her out of the way, nearly getting Kuro’s claws himself. However, even when he runs from danger and hides, he convinces himself to face it if it’s for a good cause. For example in the Arlong Arc, he ran away from Chu until he realized he would be letting Nami down and talked himself into doing the right thing. Again with Dalton at Drum Island, when he was initially afraid to go up the mountain, when he saw Dalton’s determination to get up there despite being wounded, Usopp offered to carry him even though, it turned out, he couldn’t do it very well.
In terms of abilities, Usopp is a crack shot and can hit a small target from quite a far distance. His different pachinko balls have different abilities ranging from small explosions to tabasco. He is a tinkerer and will use everything from caltrops to ketchup to make his devices. What Usopp suffers from the most though, despite this skill and ingenuity, is a lack of self confidence. As the weakest member of the crew, he is often outshined by the others and very often he will lie, taking the credit of others decisions or deeds and call himself the Great Captain Usopp as if he is afraid of getting forgotten. This really culminates in the Water 7 arc where he got beat up and lost the money that they were going to use to fix Merry and because of this and the idea that Luffy decided to build another ship rather than continue on Merry, Usopp decided to leave the crew. Aside from all that, Usopp is a consummate liar, as is seen throughout the series, though some of his lies are for telling stories about great battles and mythical beasts and just for entertainment. He also has a childish nature and will readily play around when the opportunity presents itself, for instance, building snowmen with Luffy.
Powers & Abilities: Usopp’s main ability is his sharpshooting and for that he uses his kabuto. The pachinko balls he uses do various things such as cause mini explosions, are tabasco, he can also throw shuriken and fireballs. For power boots he also uses various dials they got from Skypiea such as impact dials and flash dials. His full arsenal is here
What items will they be bringing with them to Discedo? His kabuto and his bag of ammo including pachinko and dials.
Posting Samples
Third-Person Sample: (Must be at least 300 words. Samples may only be set in either canon or Discedo, we do not accept samples set in other game settings. For this sample we'd like to see a reflection of traits discussed in the personality section. Please try to refrain from NPCing other characters in this segment to keep the focus on the character you're apping.)
Usopp stared up at the shifting ceiling, his eyes long adjusted to the dark, as he tucked his hands behind his head and sighed. Man. It had been a really long day. Well, more accurately a day spent recovering from the really long day of no doctors and avalanches and frantically digging out Dalton-san. His arms still ached from that. He would have predicted that he’d sleep for a year after all that mental stress but the thoughts got him in the end, as they did sometimes, and kept him staring at the ceiling. In the end, he hadn’t even really done anything. It had all been Luffy and Sanji and Zoro and Vivi. Just like it always was Luffy and Sanji and Zoro and now Vivi. Yeah, he did little stuff sometimes and he’d even beaten a Fishman, but he had no doubts that any of the others could have taken the guy without pausing for a breath. A normal person couldn’t compete with them. Couldn’t be cool like them.
Usopp dropped his forearm over his eyes as he remembered Zoro carrying Dalton-san like he was nothing. Just when Usopp had really set his heart and had been ready to test his mettle and go all the way—and so what if he’d been a little slow. He would have gotten there eventually. Though, if he was honest with himself, and he usually was despite what anyone might think, he would have just arrived too late to the party and it would have been an effort wasted.
He let out a breath and shifted onto his side, staring at their new nakama in the gloom. Chopper slept on the hammock next to him, all fuzzy and rounded except for the hard silhouette of his antlers. Usopp had secretly been harboring hopes for the doctor, imagining some little old man or little old lady with glasses perched at the end of their nose, good for sewing up wounds and curing scary mysterious fevers, but not much else. And it would have been the Great Captain Usopp’s job to make sure they didn’t get hurt and be stronger than someone on the ship.
Okay, so he was definitely stronger than Caroo and probably at least a little stronger physically than Nami or Vivi, but it didn’t matter so much for girls to be strong—and anyway, they were…useful. But they got Chopper. Who was just like a kid and seemed to prefer to look like a stuffed teddy bear with antlers, oh but he was also a brilliant doctor, and by the way had seven forms—one of which was a musclebound yeti thing that could kick a bad guys ass. Whereas Usopp was just…plain old Usopp.
First-Person Sample: (Must be at least ten sentences, can be set either in canon or Discedo. We do not accept samples set in other game settings. You may include action brackets, but we'd like at least five lines of dialogue as we're looking for a clear sense of voice here. This sample should be written as a post made on a communications network. There is also a questionnaire available on the Discedo applications page. For this sample we'd like to see a reflection of traits discussed in the personality section. Please try to refrain from NPCing other characters in this segment to keep the focus on the character you're apping.)
What are your goals? To be a brave warrior of the sea, of course! That’s why I set sail! I want to be tougher than anyone and have all sorts of adventures. I… I don’t need anyone to do it with either. I was going to start off by myself, you know. And brave warriors of the sea are braver alone.
How do you feel about the world around you? Hmm, the world. Yes, well you see I once navigated the entire world on the back of a giant turtle. And I got in many adventures, like when I landed on the sand crab kingdom and the sand crabs wanted to take me for their meal. What could I do but fight back of course they had insidious claws and …. Then of course we went to this one where it was in the clouds and this beautiful princess…. Of curse sailed the Grand Line in just a row boat so I….
What upsets you? No..nothing upsets me of course. I’m the brave warrior of the sea. S…some might say that…going to scary places upsets me… Or having our ship, our nakama abandoned because he’s not strong enough to be nakama any more…might upset me. But…but it doesn’t.
What makes you happy? Adventure of course! Naturally. Me…me and Merry are going to go everywhere. –pats the hull- That’s the only thing that matters in life… Adventure.
What is most precious to you? …. …. –puts hand on Merry’s hull- A…a man doesn’t speak about his treasure so o…openly.
Is family important to you? Why? Hmm yes well some people might find families important, it’s true. And it’s important to be proud of them. So I’m proud of my pops. That’s what’s important right?
Are friends important to you? Why? …That question is obvious. H…haha. Next one?
Do you have regrets? If so, name one. N…next?
What do you miss? Next. –grits teeth-
What made you who you are today? W…well I didn’t need anyone. I just came this way naturally.
Do you have any secrets? I am really the son of a great Queen who was exiled from her homeland in Namanonashii and she was kind and sweet but one day the evil duke of….
Which do you rely more on: logic or intuition? Logic of course!
What accomplishments are you most proud of? Well I can hit anything I want to. I am such a good shot but not as good…not as good as my friend here, Sogeking. Have you ever met him. He has his own theme song. Listen. Sogekiiiiiing….
What emotion do you feel is the MOST essential? Happiness, of course!
What emotion do you feel is the LEAST essential? Sadness. No one should have to be sad. Or definitely not afraid.
If you could have one thing in the world, what would it be? …for…for the Going Merry to be fixed so we can travel the world together.
How do you value your life over others? I bravely throw myself into danger for the sake of my friends. After all, I am the Great Captain Usopp and everyone looks up to me.
What is 'justice'--how would you define it? Justice is doing what’s right no matter what the cost. De…defending your pride as a man! Not backing out. Not abandoning anyone just…just because they are useless.
What single trait do you feel defines YOU? My killer sense of style and nose for intrigue!
How do you want to live your life? As a fierce brave warrior of the sea!
Are you a lover or a fighter? A little of both, of course. Whatever I need to be. Ahh the many men I’ve beaten, the many women I’ve left at port. This one time…..