Class Eight Guy is Ben and Alex's classmate and friend who sometimes hangs out with the gang.
Appearance
He has short black hair and large circular glasses that hide his eyes.
Personality
Although not as close to Ben and Alex as the rest of the gang, Class Eight Guy does hang out with them more often compared to the rest of their Class Eight classmates. He cares about his friends as shown after Jimmy attacks Alex, Class Eight Guy takes off his glasses and is about to step in despite obviously being weaker, and only stands down when Alex tells him to do so. He even participates in the Han River Battle against the Union.
Plot
Episode 11
Class Eight Guy is part of the group of students from Class 1-8 heading to the pool hall with Alex for a dinner wager.
Episode 12
Soon after, the boys of Class 1-8, sans Ben, arrive at the billiards hall, where they run into Jimmy and Phillip. When they attempt to avoid conflict and leave, Jimmy pulls Alex Go back and proceeds to pummel him. Alex, remembering the fight from the year before and the sheer gap between his ability and Jimmy's, refuses to fight back in an effort to keep Ben from getting involved.
Episode 13
When Jimmy beats up Alex, Class Eight Guy wants to step in but Alex doesn't want them to get involved.
Episode 14
When Alex is absent for a week, Class Eight Guy keeps his promise to Alex by not telling Ben what happened at the pool hall.
Episode 121
After finishing the class' cleaning duty, Class Eight Guy hangs out with Gerard and Alex on the rooftop. They hear Jake Ji calling Ben Park from below.
Episode 122, 123, 124, 125, 126
He watches Jake and Ben's fight with the rest of the gang.
Episode 127
After the fight, he sits with the gang and Gerard asks who he is. He introduces himself but his name isn't revealed to the readers.
Episode 182
Rowan tells Teddy to not make any other plans on Saturday because the gang needs to hang out together more. Teddy asks if it’s okay for him to join and Rowan says they need an even number of people. Rowan leaves to go to the bathroom, and Teddy thinks that the group already has an even number of people. Unknown to him, one of Ben and Alex’s classmates, Class Eight Guy, is joining them.
Episode 183
Class Eight Guy goes to Lotty World with the gang.
Episode 212, 213, 214
Class Eight Guy helps Ben with his strength training practice for the school festival's talent show. He, along with Colton Choi and Manshik Yi, are attacked by Juwon Lee.
Episode 229, 230, 232, 233
He attends the meetings between Eunjang and its allies for the upcoming battle against the Union.
Episode
He is present during the Han River Battle and fights.
Episode
After the Rebellion loses, he follows the gang and eats udon with them. He, along with the rest of the gang, witness Donald getting hit by Truck-kun.
Episode 267
He goes with Ben's gang to Donghae Rest Stop to support Gray reuniting with Stephen.
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Trivia
- Some people speculate he is Seopass' self-insert.
- Gerard thinks he looks like Eugene.
- He is mentioned by Seopass in the afterword as "The Guy with Glasses" and was never given an actual name. The reason for this in unknown.
- Some members of the Weak Hero Discord Server have given him the nickname "Justin".