Jihwan Eom

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**Jihwan Eom** is a minor supporting character in ***Jungle Juice (Webtoon).*** He is a student in NEST while being enrolled in Jun Ji's class.

## Appearance

His human form is unknown but currently, his body is incredibly wide and perhaps fat with his entire body covered with dark exoskeleton. His head is somewhat smaller in proportion with a long horn on top of his head and his eyes are red and small along with his mouth being small as well. His outfit is the NEST jacket and pants.

## Personality

Although limited in appearance, he is shown to be rather quiet at couple of times but during more direct conversations, he is implied to be rather kind and gentle; very friendly with his classmates. However, he will show his fighting spirit during class time when necessary.

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## Background

Nothing is known of his past but he was a former high school student. It is unclear if he was infected from Jungle Juice by Pet Shop or he bought and used Jungle Juice. After, he has found NEST and joins as a student.

## Plot Overview

#### NEST's Introduction Arc

He was briefly with Suchan Jang and Hana Seon in the registration room. After registration, he attends Jun Ji's class.

#### Semester Starts Arc

   Just as orientation began, Jangjun took his ID card and the others as well. Soon, orientation started off-screen which Jun Ji arrived and explain about the class they are attending. Afterwards, she received her ID along with everyone else that Suchan retrieved back from Jangjun. The next day, class starts as Jun orders to go to the open grounds. There, they are tasked to hide and run away from the predator(Jun Ji) to pass the current assignment. However, he one of the last few to had failed in escaping and was captured. Afterwards, he was seen in the cafeteria eating a big sized 7+ pancakes.

#### Group Assignment Arc

Afterwards, the next assignment was a group assignment where each of them are grouped into fours and is sent to find any Jungle Juice which that group will get an A+. Unfortunately, he couldn't find any with his group but when Jun revealed that he wasn't expect them to, he and the rest of the class were shocked. Then as Jun warned them that continuing attending the class may lead to serious injuries, everyone was hesitant but were encouraged by Suchan words and thus everyone, including Jihwan stays. Soon after, the NEST student orientation began with Jihwan attending and is knocked out from drinking a lot of soju.

#### Class Match Arc

Couple of days later, Jun Ji shows them the next assignment which was that a four man group will be headed to Black Island to investigate Pet Shop. However, four groups has to battle against each other by taking the enemies' flag in order to determine the final group. In addition, the final group will receive extra points. Then Jihwan's group (Daun, Hyeona, and Rida) was picked to fight against Group A (Suchan, Huijin, Dohwa, and Hyeseong) while everyone else observes. The round starts while he and Rida stands guarding the flag. However, they change their mind and went to Group A's flag while Daun and Hyeona kept Suchan and Huijin busy. They were too much for Hyeseong and Jihwan was about to grab the flag. However, Dohwa showed up to stop them which Jihwan attempted to ram her but missed.

Then when Rida's toxic scales doesn't work on her, Jihwan attempts to stop her by brute strength. But Dohwa used her defense mechanism and grab and thrown him and getting Rida as well, knocking them both down. Soon, their group lost when Suchan grab their flag. Then Group C and D begins but ended quickly while Jihwan was laying down on the desk, sulking. The final round starts as he watches. When Changhun blinded Hyeseong, he was in shocked.

#### Weakness Training Arc

After Group A's investigation, he and the rest of his classmates starts a party in Suchan's dormitory. However, he was a lightweight and was knocked out from one drink. Couple of days, later their next assignment was an individual one where they would strengthen their weakness. They have one week to finish and it is mid term. His assignment was to carry weights while running a 100 mile dash in 13 seconds.

During the final day, he and the others watched Suchan's individual assignment. A bit later, he passed. After, he and the others were afraid of Suchan due to his instincts but Jun's assure he is fine while explaining how Jungle Juice and insect DNA determined insect human's characteristics and Suchan's animal like instincts.

#### Attack On NEST Arc

During the terrorist attack on NEST, he and the others witness Jun's Nuclear Blast.

#### Gigantia Raid Arc

After the terrorist attack, he and the others were heavily discouraged as their teacher in a coma. Then Hyeonbin Ju arrived explaining that class will resume with a new visiting professor will be their substitute while revealing that Junhyeong will attend their class. Soon after, he and the rest of the class join in attacking Breeder's secret headquarters when Group A plan to do so. Everyone agreed to Changhun's plan and heads out successfully but they were caught by the wasp squadron. With Jihwan got hit by a dart that bloats him a little. Plan B is then activated. Luckily, plan B worked and he and the rest of the classmates proceeded with their trip with Dohyeon's assistant, Seyoung Moon.

They finally arrived and the rest changed into their swimsuits and began to have fun. They attempted to make Seyong unconscious but fails constantly, Jihwan tried to make her drunk but he and other were defeated in drinking. They succeeded in making Seyong fall asleep. After, he and some of them stay to keep an eye on her.

#### Epilogue

After their successful raid, he and the others celebrates their victory at a party. He is shown taking pictures with Rida and Yunji.

### Season 2

#### Incrimination Arc

Jihwan is seen hanging out with Suchan, Hyeseong, Daun, Hyeona, Rida, and Changhun at NEST.

#### Preparation Arc

In a training field with his classmates, they wait for their guest lecturer. As the Dean arrived, he states that they have to make his hand move from his behind to pass. However, he and everyone was afraid as they saw him actually killing Huijin. Throughout the lesson, no one attempted to fight the dean, which resulted in them failing as the night is revealed.

## Relationships

**Family**

* Unnamed Baby Brother

**Classmates**

* Rida Hwang - Seems be very close friends as they are always seen together.
* Daun Jeong - Teammate
* Hyeona Bang -Teammate
* Suchan Jang

**NEST Faculty**

* Jun Ji
* Dean

**Others**

* Flex Beetle Club

## Abilities

**Complex: Rhinoceros Beetle** - His complex allows him to have every physiology of the rhinoceros beetle, giving him increased strength and endurance. Interestingly, his Jungle Juice was one of types that gave his entire body characteristics of the rhino beetle.

* Super Strength - His main abliity is strength as it almost rivals Dohwa's strength. He is also shown to carry large multiple tires.
* Super Endurance - His exoskeleton and physique give his body incredible durability.

**Limitations**

* Slow Movement - Due to his size and weight, his movements is incredibly slowed. Furthermore, he mentioned that he was never agile during highschool. However, this limitation is lessen as he passed his training which was specialize in helping increase his movement.

## Trivia

* It is likely that he had bought Jungle Juice and used it in the presence of his younger brother since his brother's complex is the same as his.
* Out of all of the students in Jun Ji's class, he is the only one that completely lack any human characteristics.

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Dohwa showing up to help Hyeseong who was being overpowered by Jihwan and Rida.pngJihwan and Dohwa having a battle of strength.pngJihwan Eating Pancakes.pngJihwan Doing His Training.pngNEST Group B & D Witnessing Jun's Nuclear Blast.pngHyeona, Daun, and Jihwan hiding from the dean (S2 E17).png
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