What legal pickles has Usopp gotten into? In the context of you being is lawyer.
Between piracy and defamation alone, I have had more than enough cases to manage.
As far as fandom court goes, I have built a defense strategy per arc. The charges have ranged from forgery to alleged hit and runs. And yes, my client is a good person. However, given his occupation, the law is rarely inclined to interpret his actions generously.
Dressrosa was a SNAFU chaotic. There were accusations of fraud, religious impersonation, and what people dramatically labeled a hit and run. He convinced a group of oppressed citizens he was their god, disappeared, and then returned to help dismantle a criminal regime built on weapons trade and human trafficking. Considering he directly contributed to exposing and toppling that operation, he was acquitted.
Water Seven involved assault allegations after a very public fight with his captain over the fate of their shared ship. The ship in question had been inherited, yes, but he had invested in its repairs and functioned as a co signer. That context matters. Charges were ultimately not pressed after reconciliation, though the defamation campaign has resurfaced periodically for years.
Skypiea brought forgery, con artistry, and minor theft accusations. Our position remains that these were situational survival tactics.
Wano Country introduced claims that he went AWOL during battle despite not being enlisted military personnel. There was also outrage because he refused to grant a mercy killing under morally complex circumstances. Add in a powerful Devil Fruit user verbally targeting one of his crewmates and somehow he became the villain for not folding under pressure. Those claims were dismissed.
There was also the so called Toad Oil incident. Allegations of selling counterfeit miracle medicine circulated. For the record, he never claimed it cured chronic or terminal illness. A child took the product without his knowledge and projected hope onto it. The case was dropped.
And of course, he is a PIRATE 🙄. He carries a weapon. He has a bounty. however the bounty is not registered under his legal government name, so piracy itself has not yet been litigated formally.
He has also been accused of existing suspiciously 🥱, looking guilty while standing still, and allegedly failing to pay Syrup Village utilities during a period when the village arguably owed him far more than a bill.
So yes, it has been extensive. Complicated. Ongoing.
if anyone would like a full record of the so called petty crimes, narrative distortions, and selective outrage applied to my client, the case files are public. I keep receipts.
