User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 398: The Final Duels, Review and Commentary/@comment-4829046-20140901103759/@comment-4829046-20140901112525

Characters I hate in OP? Well.... originally I hated their stereotypes, but going through many series made me stop thinking that way too much. Now it's what they "do" that make me hate em. Sure in OP everyone does silly shit and all but sometimes it's not funny but annoying. The list of hated characters is still being re-evaluated =P

And yeah I agree, weak characters who try to become stronger is a staple after all. XD(Though I'm sure one can get tired of seeing it too often) Usually they have some "hidden potential" that catapults them into the big leagues but Usopp has mostly just used the same skill-set to survive all his encounters except maybe in this occasion due to usage of haki which counts as"hidden potential" and we all know from Luffy's example that mastering haki doesn't need too long.