I Know People Looooove To Insinuate That Zoro Doesn’t Like Usopp Because Of Water 7, But I Am Coming

I know people looooove to insinuate that Zoro doesn’t like Usopp because of Water 7, but I am coming to Zoro’s defense on this (not how you think!). Usopp and Luffy were both acting and reacting based on very heightened emotions. Usopp was utilizing a very common tactic— hurt before you get hurt. Not his best moment, but I think it’s understandable under the circumstances. Luffy, because he’s stubborn and also a little bratty, then countered with a classic baby brother tactic— when they go low, you go lower. The problem with this is that they aren’t just playing in the backyard. People have left their homes and families to follow Luffy. They’re fugitives. The government wants them dead. In normal circumstances, they’d fight and ignore each other and make up. But they can’t do that in this situation because it’s not a game. Zoro was trying to get the two of them to see that. Luffy may be silly. He may be lighthearted and carefree, but he is the captain on their very real pirate crew. There is no time for petty strife. If you quit, you have to mean it. If you remove someone, you also have to mean it. By the time their fight comes around, both Luffy and Usopp already regret their choices and want to just move on, but Zoro forces BOTH of them to face this discomfort and play through it so that they both understand the weight of their choices.

THAT BEING SAID!!!!!!!!! It’s not like Zoro was like “and FUCK that Longnose”… he was the first one of the Romance Dawn trio to ask Usopp to join them. He knows Usopp’s got a big heart. He knows what Usopp brings to the table, even if Usopp doesn’t. He was LIVID when he saw what Franky had done to Usopp!!! But he’s also been around. He’s a famous bounty hunter. For quite a while he was the most famous person on the crew. He’s probably seen tons of crews and watched their dynamics and understands that hierarchy exists for a reason. If you’re following someone without conviction, you’re risking your life every day for someone who can’t stand on his own morals. They can’t afford to do that. And it seems like in these ‘Zoro Hates Usopp’ arguments, they very often leave out the fact that Zoro told Luffy that if he didn’t stand by his choices, he’d leave the crew, too. He was just telling them to stand on the business they’d put out into the world, which I think is a perfectly fair stance to have. We all know that Zoro takes the words he says and the words others say very seriously. This is an extension of that. But it doesn’t mean he hates Usopp or Luffy. He just recognized that if they’re all allowed to hop on and off the crew, and if they’re not able to articulate their feelings without being mutinous, they were doomed to fail.

(I’m going to pause here to acknowledge that Zoro treated Sogeking in the same way that he’s always treated Usopp. They cut up together and he still takes care of him in his own weird way and he trusts him as a crew member. Think about how he treated Robin when he wasn’t sure about her. He didn’t do that here!! It was like “old times”. He still viewed him as a member of the crew.)

And THEN!! AND THEN!!!!! When Sanji tells everyone that he overheard Usopp’s rehearsals and that he intends to come back to the crew, Zoro still says that Usopp needs to apologize to their captain. Because he’s. You know. The captain. Mutiny is a serious action. You can’t just not acknowledge it. It needs to be faced. And Zoro is all hardass about it like “if the first thing he says isn’t an apology we’re leaving him” and then what does he do? He pretends he can’t hear him not apologizing. Usopp goes on for a while, and he pretends he can’t hear anything. And then as soon as Usopp apologizes, he smiles!!! Because he knows it means Usopp is coming home!!!!!!

And I know. I can already hear it. “Well, why didn’t he just not insist on that stuff???” Because the crew needed to figure out that behaving that way had the potential to cost them in ways that are uncomfortable! Yes, we don’t see Luffy doing the same. But I think it’s important to note that they are a crew and there’s essentially only one actual assigned role and that’s Luffy’s role as captain. Even if his decision is stupid they need to follow it. That’s the choice they’ve made. And they can be kind of loosey goosey in every regard except that one. Because if his final say means nothing, that could have catastrophic consequences for everyone. Plus, as readers, we get to see Luffy’s discomfort and remorse plenty. He weeps and tells Zoro that accepting the duel is hard and he hates it and Zoro basically tells him he has to lie in the bed he’s made for himself or he isn’t fit to be captain. And Luffy clearly felt very uncomfortable with the fact that his knee jerk reaction may have cost him his bestie/brother/playmate. He couldn’t even smile convincingly about the prospect of leaving Usopp behind. He felt a level of regret that I’m not sure we see him feel again. I think Zoro put them through their paces pretty equally. Zoro saw Luffy regret his choice and forced him to stand by it, which is his job as a captain. And he insisted that Usopp apologize for his choice, which is his job as a crew member.

Zoro’s intent wasn’t to take sides. He wasn’t operating under the belief that the captain is the only one that can be right. He was trying to get all of them to understand that exploding, quitting, and coming back without acknowledging the source of strife is not a sustainable method of communication for a crew. If they can’t hash it out and own their mistakes or mean what they say, they can’t fully trust each other. And they need a captain with a clear vision. There’s no room for wavering unless they’re ready to lose their lives.

And Usopp comes back and he’s still clinging to Zoro and climbing on him and using him as a shield, so I think they’re just fine.

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Three paneled comic page.

1. Trafalgar Law walks straight ahead with hands in his coat pockets.

2. Law glances over, hearing whispering from an alleyway. 
"No, that's for sure a pirate- I've seen the poster in the bar!"
"Yeah, I know, my brother's a marine, dummy!"
"HEY!"
"YUBA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

3. POV over Law's shoulder as he looks to a small kid that has stepped out from the alleyway, looking at him with a determined expression. Another kid calls out to the boy, scream-whispering, "Yuba!"
Four paneled comic page.

1. The young boy named "Yuba" addresses Law bravely. 
"You're the Heart Stealer Pirate, right?!"
We can see the other kids hiding in the alleyway, all of them thinking at once, "He's nuts!"

2. Law looks down at Yuba, his face partially hidden by the collar of his long coat. 
Law: "And if I am?"

3. Yuba looks up at Law while standing in his shadow. Yuba looks nervous and gulps.
Law: "Are you gonna go and tattle on me to the Navy?"

4. Yuba tries to act brave again, shouting, "I'm not scared o'you!!"
A three paneled comic page.

1. Law and Yuba stand across from each other. Yuba is pointing at Law.
Yuba: "C-cuz I know your secret!!"

2. Law smirks, amused by Yuba's claim.
Law: "Pfft- I wasn't aware that I had any damning secrets like that..."

3. Law now squats down, arms resting on his knees, to be at Yuba's eye level. Yuba seems spooked by this.
Law: "I'll bite, kid. What's my secret?"
A four paneled comic page.

1. Yuba looks very scared now while still trying to be brave. 
Yuba: "It's- Y-you. The...the only reason-"

2. Law still looks amused, smirking and tilting his head as he waits for Yuba to get his words out.
Yuba: "-that you s-steal hearts is 'cuz-"

3. Yuba: "Is 'cuz- You lost YOUR heart!!"
Law's smirk has fallen, and he now looks surprised at Yuba's answer. Around him, flutter black feathers and snowflakes.

4. The dark outline of a black feather coat is seen.
A four paneled comic page.

1. Yuba seems to have found his voice and continues talking.
Yuba: "S-someone took away your heart, and now- You're trying to find it."

2. A stylized depiction of Law's chest without tattoos, an empty black square hole where his heart would be. Black feathers are draped over his shoulders.

3. A black void with a white square. Law's tattooed hand hovers over the white square.
Yuba: "So you can put it back."

4. Cora-san in profile, showing off the side of his face with the blue starburst under his eye. He is smiling with a cigarette between his teeth. The panel's size is the same as the white square above.
Yuba: "Right?"
A four paneled comic page.

1. Law's face in profile, his eyes, and most of his face covered up with his hat and coat collar. His frown is visible, though.
Yuba: "...right?"

2. Law's hand has reached out and patted Yuba's head. Yuba is startled somewhat.
Law: "Yep, you win, kid. Figured out my secret."

3. Yuba rubs his head where Law patted him, looking up, seeming still surprised.
Law: "Now, run along, alright?"

4. Law now looks menacing, with a malicious smirk as he holds up a blue orb of a forming Room.
Law: "Otherwise, I'll add YOUR heart to my collection."
Yuba looks terrified and begins to yell loudly in horror.
A seven paneled comic page.

1. A low shot of children's legs running as they sprint away back down the alleyway. They are all yelling different things.
"Ruuun!"
"Eek!"
"I TOLD you!"
"Yuba!"
"I don't wanna die!!"

2. A shot of Law who is standing back up, seen from the alleyway which is now empty, dust kicked up from the children running away in fear. 

3. Law has a self-satisfied smirk on his face, snrking at the children.

4. The smirk is gone again, replaced with a quiet frown, Law's eyes hidden under the brim of his hat.

5. A shot of Law's bare chest, this time with tattoos. His hand is over a black empty square where his heart should be.
Law: "Lost my heart, huh?"

6. The Ope-Ope Fruit is shown
Law: "It's more like I was traded one."

7. Cora-san's smiling face and eyes closed, from shortly after his death.
Law: "For another"
A two paneled comic page.

1. A voice off screen speaks.
"Don't be silly..."
Hands reach out around Law's shoulders from behind. This person's shirt is covered in a heart pattern. Black feathers flutter around.

2. Law continues to walk, unaware that Cora-san's ghost now hovers behind him, having Law in an embrace and resting his face against Law's hat. His eyes are closed, and he's smiling.
Cora: "You have BOTH."

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