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Death of main 'Bagani' character leaves fans shocked, hoping for twist

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/03/16/bagani.jpg"/><figcaption>(L-R) &quot;Bagani&quot; stars Makisig Morales, Liza Soberano, Enrique Gil, Matteo Guidicelli, and Sofia Andres. <em>ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>From five, the &quot;Bagani&quot; heroes are down to four, with the death of a main character that left fans in disbelief Thursday.</p><p>In the April 5 episode of the primetime series, the Bagani from the the sea region, Mayari (Sofia Andres), was struck by lightning unleashed by the vicious deity Sarimaw (Ryan Eigenmann), instantly killing her.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u_1YaY64_9w?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>On Twitter, viewers of &quot;Bagani&quot; expressed shock with the death of Andres&#x27; character, who was a main protagonist along with the four other heroes portrayed by Enrique Gil, Liza Soberano, Matteo Guidicelli, and Makisig Morales.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIMayari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIMayari</a><br/>Mayari&#x27;s death is freaking wrong!!! To think, she&#x27;s had the kalasag of the Kataw as defense, I believe she should be one of the last Bagani standing.</p>— Sansa Miguel (@miguel_sansa) <a href="https://twitter.com/miguel_sansa/status/981875470835707905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Is she really gone? Noooo.<br/>Paki contact si Babaylan now na!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIMayari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIMayari</a></p>— Hope Floats ❄️❤️🔥 (@iheartfinchel) <a href="https://twitter.com/iheartfinchel/status/981873660783767555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">OH MY APO! I did not expect this. It is really confirm that Mayari is dead. Oh no! This is unbelievable. It can&#x27;t be! Nooooooo! One of the main cast? Die? So early? NO! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIMayari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIMayari</a></p>— snorlax (@snoorlaaxx) <a href="https://twitter.com/snoorlaaxx/status/981874915925082112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Mayari&#x27;s death was witnessed by Datu, the leader of Taga-Laot. His affection for Mayari, a slave, has conflicted with his stature as leader of the region.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/040-Bok0Y-k?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>A number of fans pointed out this plot in surmising this wasn&#x27;t Mayari&#x27;s ultimate fate, saying her love story with Datu had yet to reach a resolution. </p><p>Others, however, debated that therein lies the tragedy of their romance.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Di pa din ako makaget over na pinatay na talaga ni Sarimaw si Mayari. Paalam, Mayari, na ba talaga? Bakit mali ang hula ni Babaylan kay Mayari? Di ba dapat tatalikuran pa ni Datu ang pagiging dugong bughaw para sa kanya? <a href="https://twitter.com/markangos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@markangos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIUbusan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIUbusan</a> |<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIMayari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIMayari</a> <a href="https://t.co/AtLDd0LnDI">pic.twitter.com/AtLDd0LnDI</a></p>— Janey (@newlizquenfan) <a href="https://twitter.com/newlizquenfan/status/981989999066230784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Ang ganda ng build ng character ni mayari. From alipin to datu&#x27;s hero and then bagani.<br/>Tapos patayin lang ng kidlat? Di mn lang siya nakaharap kay sarimaw at ipagtanggol ang sarili? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIMayari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIMayari</a></p>— OUCH because of love (@Love_is_Ouch) <a href="https://twitter.com/Love_is_Ouch/status/981940529167351808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Didn’t Babaylan Gloria prophesize that Mayari will marry a datu? If Mayari dies, it means that BG isn’t the person we thought she was... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIMayari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIMayari</a></p>— MP (@WomanityMP) <a href="https://twitter.com/WomanityMP/status/981895864364027905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Fans hoping Mayari&#x27;s death scene was purposely misleading got an immediate answer. During the commercial break, a montage of the Taga-Laot&#x27;s past scenes was shown, concluding with the words &quot;Paalam, Mayari.&quot;</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhMK3-cAWTE/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:28.125% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhMK3-cAWTE/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by STAR CREATIVES TV (@starcreativestv)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-04-05T13:19:33+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Apr 5, 2018 at 6:19am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>A later scene also showed Mayari&#x27;s body at the center of a ritual similar to a funeral, along with other casualties of Sarimaw terrorizing the region.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Paalam Mayari. Mahal na mahal ka ni Datu <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIMayari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIMayari</a> <a href="https://t.co/ci3ubgSwZO">pic.twitter.com/ci3ubgSwZO</a></p>— Team Sofia Enzo (SofEnzo) (@TeamSofEnzoOFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamSofEnzoOFC/status/981879579676573696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mayari&#x27;s burial rights<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIUbusan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIUbusan</a> <a href="https://t.co/X9ujBUmHzW">pic.twitter.com/X9ujBUmHzW</a></p>— SansinukobOfficial (@sansinukoboffcl) <a href="https://twitter.com/sansinukoboffcl/status/982169995974139906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">So confirmed na talaga!? Mayari is dead na? But why? I mean, she is one of the main character. She can&#x27;t be dead that easily and so early. She can do more as a Bagani. I hope this is not the end for her! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIMayari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIMayari</a></p>— snorlax (@snoorlaaxx) <a href="https://twitter.com/snoorlaaxx/status/981885280700383232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Despite this seeming finality, fans hoped that there would be a twist bringing back Mayari down the line. </p><p>But there were also some who welcomed the fast pace of the story, and those who found excitement in having a new Bagani replace Mayari.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">What will happen now to Mayaris&#x27; Bagani Power given by Apo? Does this mean we are going to see New Baganis? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIMayari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIMayari</a></p>— johnron p. (@JohnronP) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnronP/status/981874923290292224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">No!!! Mayari died, it can&#x27;t be its too early....wait the minute, I think there&#x27;s a twist soon and she&#x27;s a main character!!why!! or they will ressurect her soon because...I don&#x27;t know anymore..mark my words she will come back...also don&#x27;t kill ganda<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIMayari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIMayari</a></p>— Steven Show (@StevenShow2) <a href="https://twitter.com/StevenShow2/status/981915723944542208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Feeling ko talaga may twist itong show na ito. I mean why kill a main character so early for no reason right?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIMayari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIMayari</a></p>— Chastine Kyle (@ChastineKyle30) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChastineKyle30/status/981880502415065088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">your little art card wont faze me. kataw will bring her back!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIMayari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIMayari</a> <a href="https://t.co/pFTS9ook2M">pic.twitter.com/pFTS9ook2M</a></p>— Lakas 🦅 #BAGANI (@feb0330) <a href="https://twitter.com/feb0330/status/981883440671805440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bakit kaya inalis ang character ni sofia? Is it her? Was it part of the story all along? Are we in for a reincarnation plot?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIMayari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIMayari</a></p>— Abducted (@nNotSoManyWords) <a href="https://twitter.com/nNotSoManyWords/status/981882949107834880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Guys what if na mamamatay silang lahat then the twist is may second generation. Sam actors and actresses but new characters.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAGANIMayari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAGANIMayari</a></p>— Chastine Kyle (@ChastineKyle30) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChastineKyle30/status/981879073537323009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>

<p>From five, the "Bagani" heroes are down to four, with the death of a main character that left fans in disbelief Thursday.</p>

From five, the "Bagani" heroes are down to four, with the death of a main character that left fans in disbelief Thursday.