Bagwis is a fictional

Filipino comics Comics in the Philippines ( fil, Komiks}) have been widespread and popular throughout the country from the 1920s to the present. Komiks were partially inspired by American mainstream comic strips and comic books during the early 20th century. ...

character created by Elwood Perez as

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in ''Tempo'', a daily tabloid published by

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. The comic ended in 1992. Bagwis is a warrior angel modeled after the

Archangel Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

and has superhuman strength. He fights evil with a sword and shield that came from the heavens. His name comes from the Tagalog word "Bagwis" which means "wing". In 1989, the comic serial was adapted for the film ''Bagwis'' with Chuck Perez portraying the title character.

Other uses

An unrelated fictional character also called Bagwis appears in the

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Mulawin ''Mulawin'' is a Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Don Michael Perez and Dode Cruz, it stars Richard Gutierrez, Angel Locsin and Dennis Trillo. It premiered on August 2, 2004 on the network's Teleb ...

'' broadcast by

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, and also in its spin-off, ''

Encantadia ''Encantadia'' is a Filipino fantasy franchise produced and published by GMA Network. It consists of four television series that have run from 2005 to present and a single film. The first was shown in 2005 carrying the title alone and ended in ...

''. The character was portrayed by

Zoren Legaspi Zoren Lim Legaspi (; born January 30, 1972) is a Filipino actor and television director. He is best known for appearing in several television shows such as ''Ika-6 na Utos'', ''Mulawin'', '' Now and Forever: Ganti'', ''Majika'', ''Enchanted Gard ...

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