@Skewt:
I have a problem with your BS because you people turn every thread into a fucking Usopp thread. Re-read the original post, what does that have to do with Usopps development within this arc. Not a god damn thing, but people such as yourself seem to turn every thread into the same topic.
All it seems to take is a "they painted Usopp into a corner" and we get another Usopp clone topic. I think everyone is tired of the topic but some people just won't let it go. Your stupid quote trees arguing every single point of someone else's post with some overly abrupt counterpoint does nothing but spark more useless bickering and more of the same back and forth.
Yes, try to destroy my integrity by turning my words into a bunch of babble of your own design so you can dismiss my views. Stop putting yourself on this high horse, just because you disagree with how Usopp has been handled, doesn't make you a martyr for his cause. I'm happy with how the arc has developed both character wise and plot wise. You're just making a mountain out of a molehill.
Wow, just wow. Your talking like how I talked against Erket in another thread and you what the mods did? They warned me. Just ignore the arguments here. Some Usopp fans are still not happy with the way Usopp develop in this arc, they wanted him to go what they predicate:
(In the warehouse, after Kaku sank the ship)
Me(really me): Usopp! Beat up Kaku!
(Next chapter, Usopp is bandled up while Kaku is unharmed)
Me: Shoot
(Later, the SHP enters Justice Tower)
Me: Beat up Kaku! Usopp!
(Sogeking enters Jabura's room)
Me: "Groan"
(Jabura woke up and prepares to fight)
Me: Usopp! Beat him up!
(Kaku crash through the ciling with Zoro)
Me: WHY ODA!!??
(Now it's time to fight Kaku and Jabura with Zoro, Usopp huh? Where's Usopp?)
Me: "LOL" He's hiding behind the cabinet! "LOLOLOLOL"
(After the misadventures with the handcuffs, Zoro and Usopp becomes free)
Me: Now fight Jabura! Usopp!
(The fight want on for a few panels before getting 10 shigunned, nearly killing Usopp. But wait! Sanji saved Usopp and took over for him!)
Sanji fans: AH HA! I knew it!
Usopp fans: Nooooo…..
Me: ..... Damnit! Why do I bother predicating? Whoa, now I'm whinning.
(But wait! Sanji says "Go do what you can do and I'll do what you cannot do". The word inspires Usopp! Later he snipes up Spandam, keeping him from taking Robin; giving time for Franky to catch up!)
Me: Okay so that's useful but why is some Usopp fan still clutching their fist in anger?
I guess ever since the Luffy Vs. Usopp fight, Usopp fans think that for Usopp to rejoin the crew; he has to beat a strong enemies to prove his worth.
But they forgot that if Usopp fought Jabura, that would give him the reason to quit the crew, and Robin would have been long gone. Usopp proved his worth already; He turned two Elubafan giants on his side, he burned the WG flag and he delayed Spandam's time. This shows that he does not have to prove his worth through fighting but through his actions.
Usopp already wanted to rejoin the crew, that's why he dressed up as Sogeking because he does not want to show up to Luffy out of the blue and say: Luffy! I'm back! After going through an embarressing decision to quit the crew which would hurt the relationship between Luffy and Usopp even more.
If he does not want to rejoin the crew, then he could have jumped off the Sea Train to swim away which he did not do. He lost his ship and he has nothing left to protect so he decided to go with his friends again to redeem himself
Remamber, the whole argument between Luffy and Usopp was not about who's strong or who's weak; it's about leaving an weak person behind and Usopp tried to defend his ship by choosing to duel Luffy. Usopp thought Luffy wanted to leave behind the weak, Usopp saw the ship like a person with flesh and blood and believes the ship was weak but should never be left behind.
That was the entire point of the duel, it's was never because Usopp was weak, it was to SAVE the weak.
Now that Kaku (thankfully) sank the ship and had nothing left to fight, he knew why he fought Luffy, without the ship; his whole "staying behind to defand the weak" point was gone so now his olny thing left to fight for was helping Luffy and his co. save Robin and his has helped many times. That is who Usopp is, he duty is to help and protect, not to become an musclehead.
We should be happy that Usopp is still with his friends, we should be thankful that he did not swim away.