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.

After the Demons invaded the Heiligh Kingdom, Jugo and the rest of the students stayed behind to protect it while Hajime and his companions traveled with the so-called "hero" Kouki Amanogawa and his friends.

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
One day during his second year of high school, Jugo and his entire class was summoned to Tortus by its god Ehit in order to help humanity's war against the Demons. He and his classmates trained in the Heiligh Kingdom for two weeks, under the supervision of Knight Commander Meld Loggins, before they traveled to the Great Orcus Labyrinth, in order to fight the Monsters that dwelled inside it until they were strong enough to fight the demons. During their first trip the the Labyrinth, they were all transported to the 65th floor due to a trap that was accidentally set off by Daisuke Hiyama. It was there that they were all surrounded by an army of skeletal Traum Soldiers on one side, and a Behemoth on the other. After a fierce battle, almost everyone managed to escape, but Jugo's classmate Hajime Nagumo was believed to have been killed when he fell off the bridge the Behemoth stood on, after he helped keep it at bay in order for the rest of his class to escape. This ordeal had severely effected the remaining students' morale, but Jugo was among those who resumed their training in the Great Orcus Labyrinth.

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. Unlike Kouki, Jugo bears no hostility towards Hajime for his murder upon Hiyama. When asking what exactly happened to him, Hajime enlightened to Jugo and everyone that his fall incident was never an accident and Hiyama is behind of all this. These revelations caused Jugo and everyone else to lose what's remnant of their sympathy they had for Hiyama and completely written him off as a selfish deluded traitor.

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), and "mountain" (山).

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.