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Usopp was not ashamed of his color. No, he was quite happy to be identified a coward, thank you very much. (Though with crew mates like his...well who could blame him.)

He wasn't like Nami who only showed her fear during a fight, oh no, Usopp was a true to the bone 24/7 coward.

Besides, yellow was very useful for lighting up his workbench at night, when the candles blew out and he didn't want to get another. What other color was pale enough to do that? He couldn't do much else with his light, but the coward took pride where he could.

He was never ashamed at the way his colors glowed during battle, in fact he hardly ever paid any attention to it any more at all. There were more important things going on- like trying not to get killed. It didn't matter to him at all, really.

"Sogeking is so awesome!" Luffy cheered on the deck of the Thousand Sunny. "And did you see how determined he was? I want him on my crew!"

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A/N: So this is a kind of character study looking at a 'what if' scenario. Basically, people in the OP world all have visible emotional spectrums, which in the case of very strong individuals can be used like the rings of the DCU's Lantern Corps. In case you coundn't tell, this is based off the ring's powers and spectra.

Here's a breakdown of what the color's mean. More interesting info can be found on the DCU page about the Lantern Corps.

Red: Rage

Orange: Greed

Yellow: Possessed by people who are afraid, or have the ability to cause much fear. Can only be beat by green.

Green: Will, determination

Blue: Hope. Can only have the full extent of their abilities unlocked in the presence of a green.

Indigo: Compassion. Can exert their will on and control others.

Violet: Love, or someone denied love.

Black: Death.

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