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Usopp vs Daddy The Father! Showdown at High Noon!

EpisodeEp. 50

Usopp is dragged into a deadly midday standoff against a feared bounty hunter over a contested pair of goggles. The confrontation in Loguetown ends up uncovering a buried tie between the two men through Usopp's pirate father, Yasopp.

Funimation Airdate: March 31, 2009 (DVD); March 21, 2013 (Neon Alley)
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Summary

Searching a Loguetown shop for goggles, Usopp clashes with a young girl named Carol over one specific set she has set her sights on. She buys them for her father, the feared marksman Daddy Masterson, and the unwitting Usopp picks a quarrel with the man, having no clue that he is a notorious bounty hunter. Spotting Usopp on Luffy's wanted poster, Daddy treats the slight as cause enough for a duel, and the two swear to resolve their dispute to the death.

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The townsfolk pack the streets to see the contest, yet Usopp's courage fails and he runs before reaching the tenth pace. Daddy fires the pistol clean out of his hand, and the crowd drifts away let down. Usopp then reveals that the celebrated pirate Yasopp is his father, which gives the gunman pause and stirs an old memory. Back when the Red Hair Pirates came through, Yasopp had won a fight against Daddy but spared his beaten foe. Those parting words, and that mercy, led Daddy to leave the Marines and take up hunting so he could stay near his daughter. Stirred by this account of his father's bravery, Usopp proposes a rematch, which Daddy accepts. The task is to hit a far-off weather vane, with death as the price of a miss, and Usopp lands the shot squarely to earn the goggles.

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Notes

While the spoken Funimation title names this a high noon showdown pitting Usopp against Daddy the Father, the written card on screen instead reads as Daddy the Parent and trims the closing words. The story adapts events first laid out in the Loguetown novel, and it was omitted entirely from the remastered edition. In an early shot, the wanted bills of Hitokui and Wild Joe are visible on the wall behind Smoker. Making their first appearances are Daddy Masterson, Pete, the Riley Brothers, and Carol.

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Frequently Asked Questions

In what episode does Usopp fight Daddy the Father?

Usopp faces the bounty hunter Daddy Masterson, known as Daddy the Father, in Episode 50, "Usopp vs Daddy The Father! Showdown at High Noon!," set in Loguetown.

Does Usopp win against Daddy the Father?

Usopp does not win their first duel in Episode 50 since his nerve fails and he flees before it is decided, but he wins a rematch by hitting a distant weather vane to earn a pair of goggles.

Who is Daddy Masterson in One Piece?

Daddy Masterson is a feared bounty hunter and marksman introduced in Episode 50. He is drawn into a duel with Usopp in Loguetown over a pair of goggles his daughter Carol wanted.

What is Daddy Masterson's connection to Usopp's father?

In Episode 50, Usopp reveals his father is Yasopp of the Red Hair Pirates, who once defeated Daddy Masterson in a fight but spared him. That mercy led Daddy to leave the Marines and become a bounty hunter to stay near his daughter.

Why was Episode 50 left out of the remastered One Piece edition?

Episode 50 adapts events first laid out in the Loguetown novel and was omitted entirely from the remastered edition of the anime.

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