Line #27 Series/Bagani


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Any similarity to actual Philippine tribes is merely coincidental. Or so we claim.]]
3	''Bagani'' is a {{Fantasy}} [[PhilippineSeries TV series from the Philippines]] that draws inspiration from the country's various myths. In the beginning, the world of [[ConstructedWorld Sansinukob]] was made from a twinkling light in the heavens blessed by [[{{God}} Bathala]]. So blessed was it that Bathala's most powerful creatures, the brother deities [[CainAndAbel Apo and Sarimaw]], were tasked to guard it.
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5	Sansinukob is divided into five regions, each ruled by a clan:
6	* The Taga-patag (plains people): Farmers that keep the plains alive.
7	* The Taga-gubat (forest people): The hunters of Sansinukob.
8	* The Taga-laot (sea people): Skilled fishermen unmatched at sea.
9	* The Taga-kalakal (traders): Known as the richest, biggest, and most powerful clan.
10	* The Taga-disyerto (desert people): A clan of warriors infamous for their lack of honor and the poorest of them all.
11	Because of their differing lifestyles and principles, they are often at odds with each other, but they will learn that there are more harmful threats than their fellow men. Five heroes from each clan desiring peace, the Bagani (lit. Warrior), have arisen to fight the supernatural forces aiming to overthrow the mortals.
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14	!!This series contains the following tropes:
15	* ATasteOfPower: [[ActionPrologue The first scene]] of the series has Lakas fighting a dragon but it took ten episodes to show how he actually got empowered.
16	* AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats: Some of the Taga-Patag.
17	* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Lakam]]
18	* AllTheOtherReindeer: Lakas was discriminated against by his playmates as a child because he's viewed as the son of traitors.
19	* CallToAgriculture: After Agos was crippled, he tried to grow produce in the desert with limited success. When Lakas [[spoiler:became leader of the Taga-disyerto]], the rest of the tribe tried again with the farming techniques he learned from the Taga-patag but subverted in that they still haven't given up as warriors.
20	* CultureChopSuey: The five groups are loosely based on a composite of different Filipino indigenous groups, which is done deliberately so as not to malign a specific tribe.
21	* EtTuBrute:
22	** Alab was [[BetrayalByOffspring killed by his son]], Dakim. Before that, Alab was also on the receiving end of it from Agos when he confirmed his son's participation in the assassination of the Taga-kalakal leader.
23	** Ganda was devastated to learn that Lakas is a desert dweller spy.
24	** Just about every decent person in Sansinukob when [[spoiler:Lakam]] sided with Sarimaw.
25	* TheExile: The group of Taga-Disyerto came to be when Lakas' parents, [[InterClassRomance Agos and Lila]] (a royal heiress), were banished from the land of the Taga-Kalakal along with several others that followed them. This could have ended through a father and daughter reconciliation yet they were ambushed by Dakim's group.
26	* FalseFlagOperation: It's the M.O. of the ruling class of the Taga-Kalakal to send attackers disguised as people from another clan to sow disorder among them.
27	* [[HenshinHero Henshin Heroes]]: The five Bagani. Subverted later on when they kept their costume even outside of battle after Apo permanently gave them their powers [[spoiler:before dying]].
28	* HijackedByJesus: The [[spoiler:interrupted]] wedding between Lakam and Ganda has more in common with a Christian wedding, emphasized with Ganda walking down the aisle with a western-looking wedding gown. The building where the ceremony takes place also has stained glass designs on the windows like several other Taga-kalakal buildings shown prior.
29	* HiddenElfVillage: The Taga-Gubat do not interact much with the other clans, very rarely so that Lakas' disguise of hailing from them was immediately called to question. Later on, there's also the Taong-Lobo (Wolf-People), who were even more reclusive.
30	* LoveAtFirstSight: Lakas was smitten with Ganda the first time he turned his head to her when one of her arrows saved his life.
31	* OddNameOut: Lakam's BondCreature is ''Bernardo Carpio'', named after a FolkHero from the ''Spanish'' colonial period. There's also Gloria, the [[HighPriestess babaylan]].
32	* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: The Magindara lure people with their song and [[ImAHumanitarian eat them]] but decided to spare Lakas and Ganda because of their [[OnlyThePureOfHeart pure hearts]], at which point they resorted to playing ShipperOnDeck instead. Unfortunately, it was post-betrayal and there already was a rift between them though they later reconciled.
33	* PatchworkMap: The barren desert is right next to the abundant plains of the farmers.
34	* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The Taga-Disyerto subverts this by having no [[HonorBeforeReason delusion of honor]] and [[IDidWhatIHadToDo had to]] rely on [[DesertBandits less savory ways to survive]]. [[spoiler:After Lakas became the leader, he works to have them play this straight]].
35	* StealthPun: It might be unintentional but most of the Taong Lobo have rounded figures, with the notable exception of [[spoiler:a reformed Dakim, who was turned into one of them,]] because the Filipino words for ''wolf'' and ''balloon'' sound and are spelled the same.
36	* ShoutOut: Dumakulem's friend Ula is a [[{{Transplant}} reimagined version]] of the titular character played by Judy Ann Santos in the 1988 TV series ''Ula, Ang Batang Gubat'' (lit. "Ula, The Forest Child").
37	* ThisIsAWorkOfFiction: Creator/{{ABSCBN}} was [[https://entertainment.inquirer.net/264615/bagani-teleseryes-misuse-of-term-distorts-misleads-and-confuses-filipino-viewers-says-ip-commission forced]] to put up the following disclaimer in response to historical societies and indigenous groups who took offence at what they deemed to be a misrepresentation of their tribes and the use of the term "Bagani" on a FantasyCounterpartCulture heavily based on pre-colonial Philippine societies (the line shown below is announced by the network's announcer, Peter Musñgi):
38	-->''"Ang kuwentong inyong mapapanood ay kathang-isip lamang at kumuha ng inspirasyon mula sa iba’t ibang alamat at mitolohiyang Pilipino. Ito’y hindi tumutukoy o kumakatawan sa kahit anong Indigenous People sa Pilipinas."'' ("The story you're about to watch is a work of fiction and is inspired by Philippine mythology and folk legends. It does not refer to and is not representative of any Indigenous People in the Philippines.").
39	** A new line preceding those was added:
40	-->''"Ang mga Bagani ay totoong mandirigma na mula sa kultura ng Indigenous Peoples."'' ("The Bagani are real warriors from the culture of Indigenous Peoples.")
41	* TrainingThePeacefulVillagers: Lakas agreed to train the farmers against invaders. Prior to that, some of them were trained in archery by the Taga-Kalakal.

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