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It’s no secret that Monkey D. Luffy isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed. He never refers to his enemies and even strangers he befriends by their real names, always mixing it up with something close or completely different to it. It’s become a running gag inOne Pieceand more often than not, characters give up on correcting Luffy. However, there are two people he mixes up and one of them involves his best friend inOne Piece,Usopp.
Usopp has many distinguishing features, including his long nose but he isn’t the only character with this comical feature. Kaku, a masked assassin of Cipher Pole 0, earlier in Cipher Pole 9 during the Water 7 Arc, also has a long nose.
Luffy isn’t the only culprit of this mishap, however. Even Roronoa Zoro, albeit in a half-asleep state and from a great distance, believed Kaku was Usopp and so did Sanji. Luffy, on the other hand, still calls Kaku Usopp as seen in the Egghead Arc. It’s a fairly funny gag but perhaps the Straw Hat sniper who is the butt of the joke doesn’t find it.
Luffy Doesn’t Remember the Names of People Not Important To Him
Luffy doesn’t remember the names of those who aren’t important in the long run ofOne Piece.The only exception to this rule was Jewelry Bonney who expressed anger and told him off, making him correct it. However, the Straw Hat Captain still holds up to his usual personality and mispronounces most names. With Kaku, however, he doesn’t even acknowledge his individuality and just calls him Usopp.
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It’s good to note he has never once called Usopp Kaku so yes,they are still best friendsand Luffy knows the difference in subtle ways. During the Egghead Arc, Luffy informs “Usopp” to follow Zoro as he’s bad with directions, something the real Usopp would’ve known without Luffy telling him. It makes you wonder if every long-nosed person to Luffy is just another Usopp.
Knowing the young pirate, that’s possibly the case and it’s an endearing trait. We know he’s terrible at remembering names so calling Kaku by his given name is never going to happen. However, even Nami, who knows Kaku’s name,calls him “Square Usopp”on one occasion. This could be Luffy’s stupidity is so infectious that it spreads to Nami or she’s acknowledging the subtle difference in their noses. Whether or notit’s a disrespect of Usoppis up to interpretation.
How Will The Live-ActionOne PiecePull This Running Joke?
Usopp in the live-actionOne Pieceadaptation doesn’t have a long nose asJacob Romero Gibsonwould’ve looked too goofy with it. He retains and embodies every other aspect of the sniper so it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t have the iconic nose. However, since Kaku is an important figure in the Water 7 and Egghead Arcs, who will Luffy mistake him for?
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Some fans have joked that perhaps Jacob Romero Gibson will play Kaku as well. Although that’s highly unlikely, it’s hilarious if this is how they might pull the joke off. The two arcs are still a few seasons away so let’s wait and see.
One Pieceis available on Crunchyroll.
Bidisha Mitra
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Bidisha is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with over 700 published articles. With over 7 years of writing experience, she’s versatile and adept. When she’s not writing, she’s also a voice actor on the side.Bidisha is currently continuing to learn Japanese and gets more fluent everyday. Her expertise is One Piece, Bungo Stray Dogs, and Haikyuu, but has been watching anime for over a decade. She was previously a Content Writer reviewing the latest Kpop music.
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