Youm Farmenas

Youm Farmenas (ヨウム・ファルメナス) is the Rising Hero-King Farmenas of the Farmenas Kingdom. He used to be known as as the wandering Champion Youm. Youm is actually secretly a vassal of Demon Lord Rimuru Tempest.

Personality
Before meeting Rimuru, Youm gave the impression of a leader among outlaws, but he actually always had a heart of gold. After meeting Rimuru and becoming known as a Champion, this dynamic reverses and he appears to be a heroic figure while on the inside he still preferred to act more casual instead.

Appearance
He has a toned body, darkened by the sun. Neither tall nor short. He looked as if he never let his guard down. By no means ugly' rather, he has a pretty good face.

Background
Youm used to be a prisoner of Count Nidol Migam's Territory of the Kingdom of Falmuth until he received the order from the Count to lead a mission as the leader of the newly formed 30-man strong Frontier Expedition Force to scout the movements of the Orc Lord that has been spotted in the Great Forest of Jura. Rommel was supposed to watch over Youm's group during the mission and report back to the Count, but Youm managed to threaten Rommel into dismantling the contract magic binding Youm and most of his group and by using his charisma even managed to make Rommel join Youm's endeavors wholeheartedly.

Demon Lord Attack Arc
During their mission to scout the Orc Lord, within the Great Forest of Jura, Youm encountered the group of Fuze and Kaval's Party running from an A-Minus Rank Knight Spider. Youm decided to help them out with his group but even the combined forces were unable to defeat the Knight Spider, until help from Gobta and his troops arrived, who managed to strike down the Knight Spider. Both groups were then taken to Tempest's Capital Rimuru.

Youm was then convinced by Rimuru to take the credit for the already vanquished Orc Lord and while he was almost announced as a Hero, Milim warned them that the title of Hero has a lot of weight behind it and should only be used if you are confident enough to fight against Demon Lords yourself, so Youm was declared a Champion instead. He was then sent off to be trained by Hakurou and be equipped by Kurobe, Kaijin and the three Dwarf Brothers to later start his activities as a Champion in nearby human settlements to promote Tempest to the outside world.

Human-Monster Interaction Arc
After being active as "Champion Youm" for a while, Youm returned to Tempest, where Rimuru invited him to participate in the reception of Beast Kingdom Yuurazania's envoys. During the reception, Youm ended up having a fight against Grucius with whom Youm later developed a friendship and rivalry.

Demon Lord Awakening Arc
TBD

Relationship

 * Myulan: Youm is in love with Myulan and they end up marrying each other. Myulan even states that she wouldn't mind being tied down for the short duration of a human lifetime.
 * Grucius: Youm's rival in love, and later Captain of Youm's Royal Knights.
 * Rimuru Tempest: Youm's boss. Youm became both the Champion Youm, as well as the Hero-King Youm Farmenas on Rimuru's orders. Rimuru saved Myulan from Clayman's control despite Myulan's hostile actions against Tempest, so Youm feel a deep sense of gratitude towards Rimuru

Trivia

 * All instances of "Hero King" are actually supposed to be "Champion King", as he is referred to as a Champion (英雄) in every case and never as a Hero (勇者). So technically it should be Champion King (英雄王), but the official translators decided to stick with the term Hero King instead, as can be seen in the case of Gazel Dwargo who bears the same title.