Youji Itami

Youji Itami is the main protagonist of ''Gate - Thus the JSDF Fought There! ''anime and manga.

Youji

In the Heroes Coalition fics, Youji is currently a member of the Heroes Coalition and is a part of the Triumph Division.

Appearance
Youji is pretty tall with a short dark-brown, he has brown eyes and a small goatee. He wears a dark-green camouflage military uniform over a black top, dark-green camouflage pants, black boots and a dark-green helmet.

Abilities
It was initially written as a joke by Itami’s superiors who sarcastically wrote in Itami’s documents that he is an expert at marksmanship, hand to hand fighting, psychological warfare, airborne skills, diving, explosive use, and so forth. The detail of Itami being “proficient at detecting danger before anyone else” is another way to say, by his superiors, that Itami is good at running away. While a majority of them are false, Itami seems to display good capabilities in skills that his superiors joked about, such as psychological warfare and close combat.
 * Keen Instincts: Itami is proficient at detecting danger before anyone else, and act appropriately based on that.


 * Ranger & Special Forces Training: As a member of the JSDF, Itami is in top physical condition. He is a skilled combatant with both firearms and melee weapons. He is a Ranger, meaning he can perform grueling tasks where others would normally give up; a further testament to his abilities. During his return trip to Japan to brief the Diet, it is mentioned that Itami is not just a Ranger but also a member of the Japanese Special Forces.
 * Regeneration: After making a pact with Rory, Itami has been granted regenerative powers. All his injuries manifest on Rory instead, which her Healing Factor can take care of.
 * Superior Intelligence: Itami has shown superior intelligence to the average person's. He makes accurate assessments about situations and acts accordingly. He also managed to learn the language of the Special Region quickly and well enough to understand most conversations. His decisions are helpful in battle and when dealing with people.
 * Psychological Inducement: Itami appears to be proficient when dealing with psychological warfare. This was made evident when Itami had met Zorzal a second time as he made the prince believe that the JSDF is easily capable of omnipotently killing him. This later caused a heavy trauma on the former crown prince as this experience, coupled with his already unstable sanity, would leave him suspectible to hallucinations centered about the ease with which the JSDF could eliminate him.
 * Leadership: Despite his immense reluctance to assume a position of responsibility, Itami has proven himself as a natural leader whenever the situation demands it. Furthermore, he shows great responsibility to those who serve under him, and is able to competently assign their assets in a conflict situation.
 * Escape & Evasion: Itami is said to be an expert at E&E (Escape & Evasion), more so than anyone in the SFGp. During training nobody could locate him even after the training ended. Combining this with Itami's keen insticts, it is said he is always a step ahead of everyone else.
 * Genre Savvy: As an unrepenting otaku, Itami displays an uncanny ability to correctly assess his and others circumstances from the perspective of the reader/viewer, serving greatly to his advantage.

Trivia

 * Itami's surname shares the same pronunciation and Romanized spelling as the city of Itami in Hyogo prefecture, home to the JGSDF Central Army headquarters.
 * In Light novel 8 we learn Itami is afraid of heights when he takes a wyvern ride with Yao. He has her steer while he holds on to Yao.
 * He hates paperwork.
 * He seems to have a soft spot for children.
 * His motto in life was “Eat, sleep, play, repeat. And the life in between.”
 * The phrase in one of his favourite manga was ‘The only time you are alive is when you are resting’
 * According to himself, he sucks at geography.
 * He also likes to say "Hobby first, work after".