Mars Ravelo's Darna is a Philippine superhero television series that aired on Kapamilya Channel. The series is based from Mars Ravelo's fictional Philippine superheroine of the same name. Directed by Chito S. Roño, Avel E. Sunpongco, Benedict Mique and Darnel Joy R. Villaflor, it stars Jane de Leon in the title role. It premiered on August 15, 2022, on the network's Primetime Bida line up. The series concluded on February 10, 2023, with a total of two seasons and 130 episodes.
Plot The story revolves around a maiden named Narda who is destined to become the new protector of a magical stone from Planet Marte. After her mother, the first guardian of the stone, dies while they were invaded by beings from another galaxy, she must embrace her fate to become the savior of the oppressed and a warrior of goodness.
Cast and characters
Lead cast Cast Character Summary a young emergency medical technician, and the successor of Leonor/Zora as the protector of the mythical stone. She is also a master of Kali Martial Arts. a lawyer and social media personality whose alter ego, Valentina, is cursed with living, venomous snakes for her hair. Valentina is Darna's archenemy. Regina has romantic feelings for Brian. a young police officer and EMT. He falls into the hands of his own doppelganger, named "Dark Brian.". As Dark Brian, he is an irresponsible, corrupt, and happy-go-lucky policeman. He is Narda's love interest. He died after one of Valentina's snakes bit him. Narda's younger brother and sidekick, Ding, is skilled with technology and computer games. He is also gifted with supervision. the son of Mayor Zaldy Vallesteros, who bullied Brian when they were younger. He later develops romantic feelings for Narda. He turned into an extra after his father injected him with a serum, which he got at the facility for extras. As an extra, his source of power is Pyrokinesis, making him able to create and control fire whenever he wants. He died after André accidentally killed him.
Supporting cast Cast Character Summary Narda and Ding's grandmother; Danilo's mother; and Leonor's mother-in-law. An extraterrestrial invader from the planet Ludo. As Rex Vanguardia, he is Regina's strict and controlling father. He killed the real Rex Vanguardia in order to watch over his most powerful weapon, Valentina. the former councilor of Nueva Esperanza who set up the deaths of the incumbent mayor and vice mayor in order to seize the mayoralty position. He despises his son Noah, blaming him for the death of his wife, Noah's mother. He became an extra with the power to grow into a giant. a scientist who studies alien presence on Earth. He poses as a street food vendor and is close to Narda and her family. He later replaced Dr. Ibarra as the head of the facility for extras after Dr. Ibarra was killed by Darna. one of General Borgo's former allies from Ludo. He possesses shapeshifting abilities, enhanced vision and has shown mastery in hand-to-hand combat. He is the one who killed Leonor. In the end, all his memories are erased. a police officer from Sierra Grande who reassigns himself back to Nueva Esperanza to guide his godson, Brian. a corrupt police officer in Nueva Esperanza, who despise the Robleses. He is responsible for killing Brian's father. He later becomes an extra by Borgo enabling him to control waste and trash. General Borgo's aide. She possesses superhuman strength, shows mastery in hand-to-hand combat and has shape-shifting abilities. Regina's bodyguard who has secret feelings on her. Aside from General Borgo/Rex Vanguardia, he is the only one to know that Regina and Valentina are the same person. He later becomes an extra to get revenge on Darna who he believes killed Valentina. As an extra, he gained heat vision. a skilled warrior from the planet Marte. She was heavily trained for battle by Zora and had ambitions of succeeding her mentor as the protector of the mythical stone. Some of her powers and abilities includes enhanced strength, agility & reflexes, flight, mastery in all forms of combat and enhanced speed. She is Richard's love interest and Narda and Ding's adoptive sister. Narda's bestfriend. Mayor Zaldy's secretary. She also serves as the eyes and ears of Madam Victoria/General Borgo in the city hall. She becomes one of Borgo's super soldier extras giving her the power to hypnotize people allowing them to copy her every move. the popular TV news reporter of Nueva Esperanza. He later becomes an extra giving him the power to summon a force field around him and others. Narda and Andre's fellow EMT at Vanguardia Rescue. He discovered Narda's identity as Darna after witnessing her transformation. Ding's classmate who has interest about extras. She later becomes one giving her the power of teleportation. She is the granddaughter of Gen. Diaz. a neighbor of the Custodios and Mara's sister. a barangay watchman and a neighbor of the Custodios. Narda and Brian's fellow EMT at Vanguardia Rescue. Dr. Ibarra's men kidnapped him and turned him into an extra. As an extra he can increase the energy of an object allowing it to explode. a tricycle driver and a neighbor of the Custodios. He used to be a thief with Vince as a kid, until Narda's mother, Leonor, gave him the opportunity to change his own life for the better. a tricycle driver and a neighbor of the Custodios. Ding's bestfriend and classmate. EMT at Vanguardia Rescue EMT at Vanguardia Rescue EMT at Vanguardia Rescue EMT at Vanguardia Rescue
Special participation Cast Character Summary a “prime warrior” from planet Marte. On Earth, she becomes the mother of Narda and Ding. She was the original Darna who would pass on the magical stone to her daughter Narda before she was killed.
Cameo appearances Cast Character Summary the husband of Leonor and the father of Narda and Ding. He died before the events of the series took place. He created a comic book, which he left to his family as a way of telling his children Darna's (Zora's) origins. a dignified police officer of Nueva Esperanza, and Brian's father. She is the reigning Queen of Marte.
Other supporting cast Jerald Napoles as Fredo Mitron/Strength Man: A former miner who possesses superhuman strength and can sustain any physical attacks and uses it to destroy anything at will. Dominic Ochoa as Engr. Javier Toledo/Lindol Man: Another extra who is an engineer. He wants to reveal the truth about the corruption behind the building of a facility using substandard materials. But the mayor's men stopped him by burying him alive by filling concrete cement on him while unconscious. His powers includes the ability to control and manifest earthquakes at will. He also has telekinesis/geokinesis that he once used to lift big stones to attack the goons. Christian Bables as Dr. Alex dela Torre/Killer Ghost: An extra who is a former doctor. He kills his target using poisonous drugs and he has the power to be invisible and pass through walls anytime he wants. His anger starts when his father was bullied in social media because his patient died under his care. He was killed by Brian. Enchong Dee as Elijah "Eli" Torres/Levitator: A journalist who is constantly bullied because of being a son of a killer. Because of this, he attempted to kill himself but Luisa stopped him. His main source of power is telekinesis. Neil Coleta as Vincent Eugenio/Clone Man: A member of El Diablo. But because of Annie, who became his inspiration to change, he decided to leave the organization for good. Ishna however, turned him into an extra by telling him that there is someone who wants to kill him when he left the organization. His powers included kinetic replication and limited teleportation which he used to produce multiple clones of himself to fight or escape. He was Gardo's childhood bestfriend. He was killed by Valentina. Bart Guingona as Mayor Emilio Baron: The mayor of Nueva Esperanza who, along with his vice mayor, died in a plane crash sabotaged by councilor Zaldy Vallesteros in order to seize power. Lito Pimentel as Dr. Florentino Ibarra: He was the scientist in-charge of the facility for the extras. He was killed after fighting with Darna. Boom Labrusca as Angelo Villacorta/Silent Shocker: An extra whose powers include electrokinesis which he uses to disrupt and control anything that uses electricity. He can also form an energy shield using electricity to defend himself for attacks like bullets. His wife and child were killed in an ambush that makes him to support Valentina's way of giving justice by killing criminals. Loren Burgos as Prof. Luisa Espritu/Human Urchin: She is a teacher who was stabbed to death by the two men who robbed and molested her, then she resurrected as an extra with the power of summoning black spikes of sizes which have the same components to human bones. Karl Gabriel as Inno Camarin/Dragon Mouth: He is a member of the X-Triad (play on extra and triad). He spits acid fluid and melts anything it lands into. Jef Gaitan as Klara Balisi/Seductress: A member of the X-Triad, who has the power of hypnotism that she uses to disable her target mentally (specifically men) and command them to do as she pleases. Henz Villaraiz as Miguel Lagdameo/Boy Chop-Chop: An "Extra". A member of the X-Triad who can detach his hands from his body. He once used this to ability to steal siopao from a store. He is also Lola Trining's missing grandson. Hannah Ledesma as Annie: Tricia and Ding's teacher. She was Vince's inspiration to change for good. She was then kidnapped by Dr. Ibarra's men to use her as his test subject. Alireza Libre as Roger Veluz: The man who brought a bomb inside the mall with himself because he wants to talk to the mall owner. He did that to give justice to the death of his entire family. Giovanni Baldiserri as Dr. Armando Feliciano: the head of Vanguardia Rescue. He is responsible for the death of Alex's father. Jenny Jamora as Sally Toledo: Javier's pregnant wife who is looking for him after he mysteriously vanished, she gave birth with the help of Narda. Lloyd Zaragoza as Arnold Bautista: a notorious carnapper of Nueva Esperanza. He asked money to Ali in exchange of his silence but he was killed by Regina/Valentina. Dwin Araza as Juanito: a TV talk show host of Juan On Juan along with Juancho. Mike Liwag as Juancho: a TV talk show host of Juan On Juan along with Juanito. Anne Feo as Dra. Ava Bartolome: The doctor who supported the suspension of Alex's father when his patient died under his care became viral in social media. Because of this, she was killed by Alex by injecting her poisonous drug. Lui Manansala as Trining Lagdameo: Miguel's grandmother who Narda aided when she pass out in the street. Carla Martinez as Victoria Villacerran: a rich woman who invests heavily in Nueva Esperanza. She is actually General Borgo in disguise. Jun Nayra Mike Lloren as Vice Mayor Felizardo "Feli" Gizmundo: The vice mayor of Nueva Esperanza. He became the mayor after the revelation of Zaldy's crimes and the fact that he is now already an extra. Bing Davao as General Diaz: The general who serves as acting mayor of Nueva Esperanza after the death of Mayor Felizardo. He is Tricia's grandfather. Malou Crisologo as Lourdes Antiporda: She is the older sister of PEMS Antiporda. Nico Antonio as Vorian: Ishna's older brother and aide of General Borgo. He was a protégé of Hergis. He is killed by Borgo, prompting Ishna to turn her back on the latter. Pepe Herrera Ketchup Eusebio Hasna Cabral as a TV reporter Luciana Andres Jonic Magno Quincy Villanueva Rhett Romero as Colonel Malabanan Alireza Libre as Roger Lovely Rivero as Mrs. Vallesteros: Noah's mother and Zaldy's wife who died in the car accident.
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