Jugo Nagayama

Jugo Nagayama is a character from the "Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest" series.

He is one of the students from Japan who got involved in the Summoning Incident, and ended up in Tortus along with his other classmates. He is friends with Kentarou Nomura & Kousuke Endou.

Appearance
His is almost as tall as Ryutarou Sakagami and has a similar burly physique as him.

Personality
Despite being one of the vanguards, Jugo tends to be cautious with his actions. He is very valorous as he demonstrated when he defended his comrades from Cattleya's army of monsters.

Biography
He is a one of the front-line members of the hero's party.

Relationships

 * Kousuke Endou - One of Jugo's oldest friends and a member of his party. Even though he has known Kousuke for ages, he still can't perceive him, and tends to forget about his existence even though he is near him. He trusts Kousuke's judgement in various matters as was seen when Kousuke urged caution before they were ambushed by Cattleya. Despite tending to forget him at times, he is very close and loyal to him as was shown when he and Kentarou Nomura immediately rushed to his aid and helped Bernard Pace so Kousuke could aid Claudia Barenberg.
 * Kentarou Nomura - One of Jugo's oldest friends and a member of his party. He is close to him and likes teasing him about his crush of Ayako Tsuji, much to Kentarou's annoyance.
 * Mao Yoshino - A member of his party.
 * Ayako Tsuji - A member of his party.
 * Hajime Nagumo - Like most males classmates, Jugo is jealous of Hajime's popularity due to the constant attention he received from Kaori Shirasaki. However, like most of his classmates, Jugo is terrified of Hajime for his new ruthlessness and monstrous strength after he returns and he kills Cattleya. Like most of his classmates, Jugo takes Hajime's warning of killing even his own classmates seriously due to him not want to die at his hands which is intensified when Hajime murdered Daisuke Hiyama for his betrayal.

Skills

 * Close Quarters Combat Proficiency
 * Body Strengthening - A skill to use magic to strengthen the body.
 * Physical Resistance - Increased physical resistance and recovery rate. Also reduces impact.
 * Diamond Skin - It coats the users body in a hardened shell of mana, which increases the users defenses and protects them from all attacks to a certain degree. The hardened shell of mana has of a diamond patterned structure, hence the name.
 * Language Comprehension - A base skill granted to all those who got summoned. It gives the user the ability to understand any language and be proficient in it.

Spells/Attacks

 * Herculean Might - A spell that envelops the user in body strengthening magic, thus strengthening their physical attributes, attack power and defensive capabilities. “Grant unto your servant the strength to shake the earth! Herculean Might!”

Etymology

 * Jugo's surname "Nagayama" means "eternity", "long", or "lengthy" (永) (nagai), and "mountain" (山) (yama).

Trivia

 * Jugo was a member of his school's judo club before being summoned to Tortus.
 * In the anime, Jugo is not among the students that trains in the Great Orcus Labyrinth. Instead, he and a few other students stay behind in the Heiligh Kingdom's capital as a support team.