User blog comment:Scrummy1007/I just hate Usopp/@comment-14.203.27.229-20200725021656/@comment-108.83.222.210-20200725190617

Bravery does not mean that one does not feel fear. Bravery involves being scared and acting anyway. As far as Thriller Bark is concerned, that entire place was a horror show for the less powerful members of the crew. Especially given the fact that the zombies are incapable of feeling pain and almost all of them are far stronger then Usopp is. That is putting aside the fact that ghosts, zombies, and other things are genrally the subject of horror stories and thus characters in fiction usually find themsleves terrified when faced with such things. It is a more down to earth reaction along with Brook regarding these circumstances as opposed to the stronger members of the crew who do not fear that situation. Regarding his cowardice being overused, as you said he is the normal person in this show. Unlike the others he is not as strong therefore he is not capable of beating down his opponents with superior strength like Luffy. He has to use his brain to fight his battles. While Water 7 was quite a sad scene it does show that the Strawhats ultimatly are not extentions of Luffy. They have their own disagreements with him, they have their own demons to face, they have their own objectives and they are not always straighforward.