Green 'Darna'? Valentina's 'hero' transformation, explained

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<p>MANILA — Photos of Janella Salvador in Darna’s iconic battle gear circulated on social media early this month, spurring speculation about her villain character’s transformation into the title hero of the ABS-CBN series.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“‘Cause I am Valentina!” 🐍🐍🐍 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DarnaFrenemy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DarnaFrenemy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreenDarna?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GreenDarna</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Darna?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Darna</a> <a href="https://t.co/aAsZASNmrC">pic.twitter.com/aAsZASNmrC</a></p>— JRB Creative Production (@JRBcreativeprod) <a href="https://twitter.com/JRBcreativeprod/status/1603738902325444609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>In “Mars Ravelo’s Darna,” Salvado portrays Regina and her snake-haired alter ego Valentina, the equally iconic nemesis of the lead character played by Jane de Leon.</p><p>Over a week since the behind-the-scenes snaps made the rounds online, the primetime teleserye finally offered a clear answer to the theories that the images generated.</p><p>Titled “Frenemy,” the December 17 episode showed Salvador in full costume as Darna, but in green instead of the Martean warrior’s signature red.</p><p>Emerging from a room, Regina as Darna finds herself afloat and hearing voices cheering her name. Despite being garbed in Darna’s recognizable outfit, Regina becomes aware that she is not the one being celebrated.</p><p>The public’s adoration of Darna — the root of her spite for the heroine — turns out to have creeped into her sleep. Shouting in terror, Regina awakes from her nightmare.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I maybe a monster but I am also powerful.”🐍🐍🐍 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Valentina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Valentina</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Darna?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Darna</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DarnaFrenemy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DarnaFrenemy</a> <a href="https://t.co/p7EwZsp3HC">pic.twitter.com/p7EwZsp3HC</a></p>— JRB Creative Production (@JRBcreativeprod) <a href="https://twitter.com/JRBcreativeprod/status/1603792278966767622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/16/22/darna-valentina-reveals-herself-in-climactic-episode">&#x27;Darna&#x27;: Regina reveals herself as Valentina in climactic episode</a></li></ul><p>Later in the episode, Regina’s confidant Narda — who, unknown to her, is actually Darna — makes a desperate attempt to save her friend from Valentina’s clutches. It becomes clear to Narda, however, that Regina has been wholly claimed by her serpent persona.</p><p>Their struggle turns violent, with Valentina knocking Narda unconscious before the latter could retrieve the stone that would transform into Darna.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oNX7Qzluj2o?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Photos of Janella Salvador in Darna’s iconic battle gear circulated on social media early this month, spurring speculation about her villain character’s transformation into the title hero of the ABS-CBN series.

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Green 'Darna'? Valentina's 'hero' transformation, explained

Green 'Darna'? Valentina's 'hero' transformation, explained

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Published Dec 17, 2022 01:21 AM PHT

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