User blog comment:Fintin/Doflamingo's Survival and Bird Cage/@comment-3273232-20140412091558/@comment-24799733-20140417223113

I still think there's something more than just getting scared... maybe Usopp released a bit of Haoshoku Haki.. remember that before he was beaten he gained a lot of courage to face Trebol even while having forgotten Robin and probably everything related to her including Enies Lobby which saw him transform into a brave Sogeking, don't you think he might have unlocked Haki due to his newfound courage and valor? There's this panel that shows Sugar spitting foam, which in fact has been related to the Haoshoku's effect. Just think about it... don't you think it's about time for some other SH members to increase their strength to real New World level too?? There's no guarantee that recurring characters like the New World pirates will always help the SH like they are doing now with Usopp to help him defeat Trebol.. Sugar has the body of a little girl but her real age and mentality aren't of a child so I don't think she can get scared that easily.. And for such an important event of this arc to be reduced to just a gag... I don't know, it just seems kinda cheesy to me... But then again.. this is One Piece.. the funniest and best manga in the world, so it could've been just a gag.. and Oda makes everything great so who knows...