UsoNa

UsoNa is the het ship between Usopp and Nami from the One Piece fandom.

Canon
Usopp and Nami are very close friends, and crew mates, who are members of the Straw Hat Pirates. They both find great comfort in each other’s cowardly nature, bonding over the fact that they are the weakest of the crew, and have developed a great sense of trust as a result. Alongside Chopper, they are considered the cowardly trio and do their upmost to avoid danger, which frequently involves discouraging their captain, Luffy, from being his usual reckless self.

They first met when Nami, alongside Luffy and Zoro, arrived on Usopp’s home island, Syrup Village. Nami was quickly able to see through Usopp’s lies but was still able to became friends with him. Soon after, she, and the others, got involved with the affairs concerning Usopp’s closest friend, Kaya, and the pirate, Kuro. Nami successfully helped defeat Kuro and his crew, thanks to Luffy, and ultimately save Usopp’s friend. Soon after, Usopp joined the crew. Their friendship immediately hit a snag, however, after Nami betrayed the crew due to her allegiance to the Arlong Pirates. However, thanks to Luffy’s aid, as well Usopp’s, she was able to return to the Straw Hats and they have sailed the seas together since.

Whilst Nami is a much more serious and quick-tempered person, Usopp is silly and easily frightened. Nonetheless, they find a sense of understanding in their mature approach to various situations, namely to avoid danger at all costs. To that end, they are often making the same argument against Luffy’s decisions as captain. However, on this front they frequently fail to change their captain’s mind and can be seen sulking together as a result. Furthermore, they are amongst the cleverest members of the crew, and can frequently suggest solutions or provide insight that their captain, and sometimes other crew members, fail to grasp. Usopp is also very intimidated by Nami’s violent side, and does his best to avoid angering her. They consider each other to be the most normal members of the crew, in that they don’t possess any superhuman abilities or powers. Very often in fights, the two frequently end up arguing over who should be saving who, which can lead to a comedic exchange.

Nami has been frank to Usopp about her feeling of inadequacy for Luffy and the crew. This feeling is something that Usopp understands very well, as he often feels the same, and he agreed to help make a device for her that she can use in combat. Since then, Nami has made great use of the clima-tact, that Usopp created for her, and it has become her signature weapon. These feelings of insecurity would flare up again on Usopp’s side, as whilst on Water 7 Usopp lost the crew’s money to the Franky Family. When Nami found him brutally beaten, he confided in her that he has no idea how he can face Luffy for his failures. Seeing Usopp like this bothered Nami quite a bit, as the next day she could not stop thinking about it whilst she and Luffy explored Water 7. However, the pair have ultimately developed a greater sense of confidence in their abilities, especially post time-skip, and have proven to be a very effective duo in combat, a far cry from when they first joined the crew.

The two care for each other greatly. Even though Usopp was furious over Nami’s early betrayal, and even suggested to leave her behind, he soon came to care for her once he learned the context. Despite his crippling cowardice, that is even more severe than Nami’s, he still made the decision to storm Arlong Park, by Luffy and the other’s side, after the fish-man had upset her. He and Sanji are also the only ones to have heard the full details of Nami’s past from her sister, Nojiko, as Luffy did not wish to listen and Zoro went to sleep. As a result, he has become sensitive on Nami’s behalf when Arlong, or his crew, is ever brought up, such as when they met Hatchan again before they reached Sabaody. He also became horrified when the crew went to Fishman Island and came across Hody Jones who wished to revive Arlong’s dream. Usopp also did his upmost to protect Nami from a perverted Absalom on Thriller Bark. He was also greatly concerned when he arrived on Zou, after being separated from Nami for a week, and saw a stranger wearing Nami’s clothes, fearing for her safety.

Nami, on her end, is very caring for Usopp as well. When he got caught by Arlong’s crew she pretend to have stabbed and thrown him into a body of water. In reality, she stabbed her own hand and was able to give him the opportunity to escape. Following the aforementioned concern she had for Usopp on Water 7, she became distraught when Usopp and Luffy duelled each other after a dispute over the Going Merry. With Luffy’s victory forcing Usopp to leave the crew which left her in tears. When he returned, she happily cried at him and Luffy being friends again. Nami has also confided in Usopp about her adoptive mother after he tried to console her when she had to give the children she had rescued on Punk Hazard to Tashigi. She explained how she implicitly trusts women in the Marines because of her mother, and Usopp quips that she is going soft, which gets a smile out of her.

Nami has also shown to feel comfortable around Usopp. Whilst Usopp does find Nami attractive, he is not at all perverted compared to Sanji or Brook. However, he has responded with great excitement whenever he has seen Nami naked, such as on their way to Arabasta, whilst in the bath house, and on Thriller Bark. However, he did not react in any particular way when Nami pushed his face into her cleavage after they had not seen each other for two years. In regards to romance, there has been no indication of the two possessing feelings for each other. When it comes to Usopp, his mind seems to be more on Kaya, as one of the key reasons he chose to go out to sea was so he could tell her stories of his adventures to her. As a result, he seems to never seriously contemplate anyone, Nami included, as a romantic interest. Instead, the two are primarily the best of friends.

Fanon
Usopp and Nami as a pairing is not particularly popular. Non-shippers will often argue that any romance between the Straw Hats will not happen, nor should it happen. Others have also pointed out that Usopp has already been taken by Kaya, thus the idea he starts a relationship with Nami is inconceivable. Another argument is that the nature of their relationship makes them more like best friends rather than lovers.

Nevertheless, UsoNa shippers still enjoy the pairing despite its lack of popularity, citing their close relationship and similarities as characters. Besides Luffy, both Nami and Usopp arguably spend the most time together, helping to deepen their friendship. It is this friendship that, according to many UsoNa shippers, validates the pairing as being suitable.

The pairing is not without its rivalries, chief among them is LuNa, the pairing between Luffy and Nami. There is SaNa as well, the pairing between Sanji and Nami. Most prominent on Usopp’s side is UsoKa, the pairing between Usopp and his close friend, Kaya. And even the pairing, ZoNa, the ship between Zoro and Nami, has proven to rival UsoNa as well.

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