Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga brought us a series of amazing and memorable fights. Most of them involved Luffy fighting his enemies, but one fight stood out among them all because it was truly heartbreaking, both because of the reasons behind it and the characters involved. Namely, at one point in the story, Usopp decides to fight Luffy, knowing that he was nowhere near Luffy's power level. The fight ended as expected, which is why we won't be comparing the two characters in this article, but rather explaining why the fight took place.

When Luffy announces that the crew will be parting ways with the Going Merry because it has become beyond repair, Usopp does not accept this decision and decides to leave the crew, challenging Luffy to a battle with the Going Merry as a reward. At first, Usopp overpowers Luffy, but is eventually defeated in a single blow. After his defeat, Usopp finds himself alone on the Going Merry and is kidnapped by the Franky Family.

The rest of this article will answer several crucial questions. You'll discover all the details related to the fight between Usopp and Monkey D. Luffy, which you'll see presented in the form of a narrative of the events leading up to the fight, as well as the fight itself. Everything you ever wanted to know about this fight will be available in our article, which is why this article will contain a lot of spoilers, so be careful how you approach it.

Why did Usopp fight Luffy in One Piece?

The story of the fight between Usopp and Monkey D. Luffy actually revolves around the Straw Hats' first ship, the Going Merry, a ship that everyone adored, but also a ship that, at some point, had to be replaced by the current ship, the Thousand Sunny. So, what happened to the Going Merry that caused such a rift in Usopp and Luffy's relationship? Let's see!

During the Skypiea arc, the ship reaches the White Sea, where it is attacked by Wiper. The ship's Klabautermann appears for one night to repair the ship. Usopp and Chopper later return to the Going Merry carrying Robin, who has been frozen by Aokiji, and attempt to melt the ice using hot water in the bathroom. Nami also comes aboard shortly after and helps thaw Robin, which they do after Zoro and Sanji also melt the ice on their limbs in the sea. The two then run to rescue Luffy, who is left alone to face the admiral. Later, the two return to the ship bringing back the captain, who is also completely frozen.

The ship remains anchored at Long Ring Long Land for four days before setting sail. On the morning of the third day of sailing, the ship reverses course as Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, and Chopper intend to chase a free-swimming toad. However, they stop when they hear a strange noise and reverse course again just in time as a train rushes past the ship. The ship then docks at the Shift Station to allow some of the crew to disembark and gather information. It resumes sailing shortly after, reaching Water Seven.

Arriving at a headland, the crew drops anchor, but as they hoist the sails, the mainmast breaks. All the crew members disembark around the ship, except for Zoro, who remains on the ship to rest. Shortly after, several members of the Franky Family board, but the swordsman easily defeats them all. Later, Kaku climbs onto the ship to inspect the damage, which he disembarks after deducing is beyond repair and reports to Zoro.

Sanji and Chopper later return to the ship, and the swordsman informs them about this. At this point, Nami returns and informs the companions that the Franky Family stole their 200,000,000 Berries after defeating Usopp, indicating where to find Usopp and the Franky House. The Navigator then remains alone on the ship to protect the remaining 100,000,000 Berries. Luffy, Zoro, Chopper, and Sanji return with Usopp.

Recovering, Luffy tells him what happened and the decision to change ships, which leads the two to argue. The sniper disembarks the ship and Chopper follows him, but then returns when Usopp chases him away. At ten o'clock that night, Luffy disembarks to fight Usopp, who had challenged him to reclaim the ship. Once defeated, the crew removes all of the Going Merry's belongings, which are left by the Straw Hats for the sniper, who returns after healing. He then begins to repair it.

Faced with the imminent arrival of the Acqua Laguna, Franky decides to transport the ship to the warehouse below deck. Here, Usopp continues the repairs, but the cyborg uproots a piece of the newly repaired hull to make the pirate understand that the ship is no longer sailable. However, the sniper doesn't give up, but shortly after, Kaku crashes the ship into the sea. The Going Merry runs aground on the coast of Water Seven.

The ship's Klabautermann manages to contact Iceburg and asks if they will allow him to sail one last time. The Going Merry reaches Enies Lobby, where he takes the crew and Franky to safety so they won't be captured by the Navy. The ship's bow breaks during the return journey to Water Seven. Luffy thanks it for bringing them this far and then sets it on fire.

Usopp vs. Luffy: Who won?

Usopp returns to the meeting place at 10 PM as promised to fight Luffy. Whatever happens, Luffy advises him not to look back with regret. Usopp replies that he is ready to defeat Luffy because, unlike their previous opponents, he is fully aware of his abilities. He invites Luffy to come prepared with everything.

Usopp uses his ketchup arsenal to fake coughing up blood when Luffy fires a Gomu Gomu no Pistol at him. Worried, Luffy stops there. Usopp mocks him for showing compassion to his opponents, blinds him with a dial, and then shoots rotten eggs at his former captain with his slingshot. Luffy demands that Usopp take their fight seriously.

As Usopp throws shurikens at him, chaining them together and telling Luffy that he won't give him a chance for revenge, Luffy is forced to back away to avoid being hit. He is surrounded by smoke. Because of the rotten eggs, Usopp claims the smoke is coming from the Breath Dial. A large explosion from Usopp's explosive ball sends the ship flying back to land. Luffy stops to take in the scenery while recalling his previous encounters with Usopp.

When Luffy attempts to use a Gomu Gomu no Bazooka, Usopp blocks it with a Dial Impact, turning it against him while absorbing Luffy's punches and injuring him in the recoil. Usopp had fired his last shot. He stands there due to sheer stupidity and uses the Gomu Gomu no Bullet to hit him in the chest, knocking him out and winning the victory.