With a heart embittered by his tragic past and keeping an iron will, Apollo aka Tisoy (Richard Gutierrez) trained to become a formidable undercover agent tasked to destroy the Tatsulok mafia. And he's been doing it silently from the inside, sabotaging the group’s crucial activities until everything is doomed. Well, a brilliant spy knows how to strategize.

And while he has found his teammates, he can also work alone. So, let’s get down to business and re-watch these intense action scenes of Apollo going on solo missions to dismantle Tatsulok in The Iron Heart.

Richard’s character as Apollo works as a secret agent under the country’s elite crime investigation unit, and that means chest-thumping training and to-the-death battles. He went through hardcore preparation for his mission until he managed to infiltrate the bottom of the Tatsulok realm – inside the maximum security compound.

He disguised himself as a criminal to earn the confidence of Tatsulok members who recruited him because of his reputation in jail. He then penetrated the gang's hideout, ushering us viewers into one hell of an action-packed ride. Once inside Tatsulok, he wasted no time in discovering the mob’s dirtiest secrets as well as obstructing their nefarious plans. His first covert mission was to stop a supposed mall bombing incident. He took the explosive from Sol (Mark Oblea), who died by falling off the building amid their brawl.

He was immediately tasked to participate in a no-holds-barred cage fight where he proved that he can kill a hulking man with just a single blow of his fist. The scene was infused with intense martial arts elements, plus suspense as he finally identified the syndicate’s lord, Priam (Albert Martinez).

His entrance into Tatsulok shocked its organizational culture. Some, including Janus (Baron Geisler), got threatened by his extraordinary strength and aptitude. Janus was scared that Apollo, the gang's new favorite, might take over his position anytime soon. Apollo was compelled to fight back, and his strength proved to be fatal.

The next mobster to fall in his hands was John (Jeric Raval), with whom he clashed to save Venus (Sue Ramirez) from his sexual advances. He killed John by gunfire while defending himself and Poseidon (Pepe Herrera), who was used as lure to make him come out.

One of his biggest acts of sabotage was destroying Priam’s laboratory in Delos where the abducted young scientists are forced to formulate a serum for the growth of farming bugs. This would cripple the farmers’ living and turn them into Priam’s slaves. To save the scientists and farmers, Apollo fought Damon (Ramon Christopher)’s men and killed the latter using the exact serum the scientists formulated. Then, he burned down the laboratory.

Apollo masqueraded next as a staff in a spa salon to uncover the filthy secrets of Athernity owned by businesswoman and Tatsulok member Athena (Emmanuelle Vera). This was personal since his aunt Delia (Ana Marin) was one of the clients schemed by Athernity’s fake beauty products infused with a deadly serum. Apollo and Athena wrestled in the woods, with the latter uncovering the mole’s identity, forcing him to silence her before she gets to report to their big boss.

Round two of the Apollo versus Adonis fight transpired when the latter plotted several bombing attacks to force the snitch to come out. Apollo was caught in Adonis’ trap. But, no retreat! He managed to defeat his enemy’s army and escape a series of explosions and eventually kill Adonis after a brutal showdown. On a side note, the camera work and production design added to the impact of this clash.

The next target was Echo (Diether Ocampo), who runs a club that doubles as a drug den. As a form of sabotage, Apollo made a brilliant move by submitting himself to Echo’s team. This way, he could work close to him and obstruct a scheduled shipment of narcotics.

Apollo knew he was getting close to the main target, the boss, when he managed to kill the assistant, Hero (Enzo Pineda). Since Hero has drawn the first blood by killing Bungo (Mitoy Yonting), Apollo was eager to strike. Nobody should dare threaten his loved ones or else he would erupt into a beast. He was finally able to give Bungo justice by putting an end to Hero’s life.

Again, spare the people he loves, or meet your death. We felt his ‘gigil’ when Janus reappeared after waking up from a coma and abducted Apollo’s family to make him come out. This scene got viewers on the edge of their seats as Apollo exhausted all his power to save his Tiyang Delia, who was hung to a ceiling of an old warehouse, from hitting the ground while he fought Janus.

Of course, we couldn’t leave out his astounding fight scenes with Eros (Jake Cuenca) back when they looked at each other as enemies. The gentlemen engaged in a gritty confrontation in a warehouse where they forced each other to confess their identities as agents. The result was a roller coaster brawl with breathtaking agility. It commenced with an exciting gun match until Apollo ran out of bullets.

With no weapon other than his sheer strength, he attacked Eros, who managed to regain his stance, building up an immensely satisfying violence. The scene was so crisp and modern, and thrilling, especially when Apollo took out his knife. However, he sensed that Eros likewise holds a strong sense of purpose beneath his evil façade, so he decided to spare him.

Apollo has escaped the most brutal of attacks you know his superhuman strength and abilities wouldn’t fail him. His action showdown with Menandro (Ian Veneracion) exuded class and grit, a burst of adrenaline in itself as he pushed the opponent with just one strong punch. Meanwhile, his face-off with Echo, the latter’s final sequence, was pretty brutal as he broke Echo’s head by smashing it with a cinder block.

Don’t miss the refreshing, gritty action scenes in The Iron Heart, weeknights, on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, TV5, and A2Z.