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the one piece live action making Usopp and Kaya canon and a theory I saw got me thinking about this angst concept and if I don't put it somewhere I fear it'll haunt me (I've put the keep reading thing for anyone who doesn't want to see the angst content)

So the theory was talking about how Oda said one of the straw hats would die (idk if that's 100% true since I haven't seen where he said it) and how Usopp's dream is one that doesn't require him to survive to accomplish it (like you could argue he's already accomplished it at many parts in one piece because of how vague "I want to be a brave warrior of the sea" is). I believe it also goes on to say a way he could even accomplish that dream is to die in a heroic act.

But ultimately what's made me think the theory might be true is my friend pointing out how having him and Kaya be canon in the live action has essentially marked him for death (also the parallels of Kaya and Usopp to Usopp's own parents with Yasopp never returning also kinda points at it).

Now even if he doesn't die, there's an angst concept the live action has provided that hits even harder because they had Nami and Kaya bond. Now, fans of just the live action probably aren't aware (and this isn't really a spoiler cause I'm not giving anything really away as to why) that Nami and Usopp are considered a duo/best friends.

Which led me to thinking about how with all this new content adding to the angst: the concept of Nami being the one to go to syrup village after finding the one piece to see Kaya is golden (especially if she's bringing Kaya something of Usopp's or being the one to tell her but I doubt she'd get to be the one to break the news due to newspapers)

I just- if Usopp does in fact die later in the manga and Nami isn't the one to go see Kaya it's a wasted opportunity