Yoo Joong-hyuk

Gender: Male Date of birth: August 3 (Leo) Age: 28 (start), 31 (post timeskip) Height: 184 cm Hair color: Black Eye color: Black Aliases: Sunfish Bastard, Kim Dok-ja, Master. Constellation Sponsor: [spoiler]The Most Ancient Dream[/spoiler] Yoo Joong-hyuk is the main character of tls123's novel Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse (TWSA), and deuteragonist in ORV. Known as the "Regressor," Joong-hyuk is a man who repeats his life every time he dies and has lived through the world of TWSA multiple times. His ultimate goal is to reach the end of the scenarios and protect the world, no matter the cost or the sacrifices made along the way. At present, he is in his third regression. Appearance. [spoiler]Yoo Joong-hyuk is repeatedly described as extremely handsome by various individuals, including the author of Ways of Survival and Kim Dok-ja. The latter even uses him as a measurement for others' handsomeness on multiple occasions. Yoo Joong-hyuk has wide black eyes with thin double eyelids and thick eyebrows. His right eye glows golden upon activation of the skill [Sage's Eye]. His hair is black and slightly wavy, cut short. He has tan skin, a sharp nose ridge, and a strong jawline. He is extremely muscular; in particular, he has well-toned biceps and thighs. He usually wears a black coat and combat boots. Under the jacket, covers for the novel have shown him to wear a black shirt with a silver collar and buckle, along with close-fitting black pants. He is also depicted as having at least one belt across his chest, along with a sword scabbard worn at his waist, held on by straps attached to his belt and around his thigh.[/spoiler] Personality. [spoiler]Yoo Joong-hyuk was designed as someone 'tougher in body and nobler in heart than any creature in this world'. He is resolute and determined, aiming to accomplish his goals no matter the cost, in particular when aiming for the end of the scenarios. As a protagonist, Yoo Joong-hyuk naturally fights for the greater good. He was originally a caring person at heart, doing good where he could, but repeated regressions have worn him. Yoo Joong-hyuk's speech is concise and blunt, often to the point of rudeness. He becomes explicitly rude and threatening when speaking to individuals who irritate him, or who are powerful unknowns. He is sometimes also rude to his own party members, though he looks out for them nonetheless, showing that he cares despite his harshness. Frequently, he expresses himself through actions or expressions rather than words. These include habits such as dragging the tip of his sword along the ground when happy, or his left eyebrow twitching upon making an serious decision. The trauma he experiences over his regressions result in Yoo Joong-hyuk having a tendency to fall into "regression depression", where he easily loses hope on even small failures, and considers giving up and regressing so that he can try again next round.[/spoiler] Trivia. Kim Dok-ja often refers to Yoo Joong-hyuk as a sunfish. This is a reference to the game "Survive! Mola Mola" (mola mola is another name for a sunfish). In the game, you have to keep a sunfish alive and escape the dangers of the sea. He dislikes the color white. His favorite food is murim dumplings. Yoo Joong-hyuk is not bad at singing but he is tone deaf and doesn't realize it. [spoiler]Due to his lack of childhood memories Yoo Joong-hyuk did not know his birthday. Namgung Min-young was the one to give him the date August 3rd.[/spoiler] [spoiler]Yoo Joong-hyuk is represented as wolf multiple times throughout the story and it is his official animal counterpart. Several merchandise pieces in the Taiwanese version feature him with wolf ears and tail.[/spoiler] (Source: Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Wiki)