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Banchina from One Piece in a close-framed cel-shaded anime scene with a detailed environment
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Banchina

Character

A gentle woman of Syrup Village, Banchina was the wife of the sharpshooter Yasopp and the mother of Usopp. When her husband left to chase his dreams at sea, she raised their boy alone while a slow illness took hold, and she died still cherishing the family that had scattered to the horizon.

English Voice: Clarine Harp
Birthday: December 17th
Status: Deceased
First Appearance (Manga): Chapter 41: To the Sea
First Appearance (Anime): Episode 17
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Appearance

Sickness drained the color from her face, leaving her looking frail and washed out. The most distinctive feature she carried was a long nose, a trait that Usopp would later inherit. Her hair is drawn as straight and black within the manga, though the anime recolors those locks a darker shade of green. For clothing, she is shown in a collared shirt tinted a soft, faded green.

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Personality

Warmth defined her. She held her family close in her heart and remained devoted to Yasopp, keeping faith that he would one day walk back through the door. That reunion never came. She also never got to witness Usopp grow up and chase the sea the way his father had, since an unnamed disease ended her life while her son was only a small child.

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History

Roughly nineteen years before the present story, she and Yasopp welcomed their son Usopp. Not long after, Yasopp departed to sail with the Red Hair Pirates and follow his ambitions, leaving the boy to be brought up by a mother whose worsening illness eventually confined her to bed. To lift her spirits, Usopp repeated the same comforting fib each day, insisting that his father had come back to whisk them away, hoping the hope itself might mend her. She understood he would not return, yet near the end she told her son she was thankful he had set out to sea. Even once she was gone, Usopp went on repeating that story long after any reason for it remained. Fittingly for a household of seafarers, her name is an Italian word for a wharf.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Banchina in One Piece?

Banchina is a woman from Syrup Village who married the sharpshooter Yasopp and became the mother of Usopp. She raised Usopp on her own after Yasopp left to sail with the Red Hair Pirates, and she died of an illness before seeing him grow up.

What happened to Usopp's mom?

Usopp's mother, Banchina, grew increasingly sick after her husband Yasopp left home to become a pirate, and the illness eventually confined her to bed and took her life while Usopp was still young.

Who is Yasopp's wife?

Yasopp's wife is Banchina, a woman of Syrup Village who raised their son Usopp alone after Yasopp set sail with the Red Hair Pirates.

Why did Usopp keep telling his mother that his father had come home?

Usopp repeated the same comforting lie to his mother Banchina every day, insisting Yasopp had returned to take them away, hoping the story alone might help ease her illness. He kept telling it even after she died.

What did Banchina look like?

Sickness left Banchina looking pale and frail, and her most distinctive feature was the long nose that Usopp would later inherit. She has straight black hair in the manga, recolored dark green in the anime, and wears a faded green collared shirt.

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