66 Facts About Darna

Darna is a Filipina superheroine created by writer Mars Ravelo and artist Nestor Redondo.

Darna is a retooling of Ravelo's earlier character, Varga, whose stories he wrote and illustrated himself.

One of the most popular Filipino superheroes, Darna has appeared in many films and several television series through the decades which have far overshadowed her actual comics tenure.

Darna's appearance is distinctive and iconic: she usually wears a red bikini or shorts with a gold star in each brassiere cap; red helmet with ruby encrusted gold winged medallion; gold bracelets; a golden medallion belt with a loincloth in the middle; and red boots.

Darna is widely considered as a Filipino cultural icon and the most celebrated superhero character in the Philippines.

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The winged medallion on Darna's helmet was inspired by the emblem of the Philippine airforce as Ravelo dreamed of the opportunity to fly.

Contrary to popular belief, Darna was not named after the magical Ibong Adarna, which appears in a Philippine epic of the same name.

Darna's secret is known to her grandmother and her brother, Ding, who becomes her sidekick.

On May 31,1951, Darna made a crossover from comics to cinema even before the comic book serial was finished.

Darna is not specified as coming from Marte and is mentioned simply as a "Warrior of Light".

Darna had her own cartoon series in 1986 aired on GMA Network.

Story of Darna begins with a village girl named Narda who lives in the provincial town Barrio Masambong with her brother Ding.

Darna began to experience psychic flashes that flooded her mind with alien images of worlds far away which caused her to fall unconscious.

Darna was found by Lola Asay, who took her home and put her to bed.

Darna explained to them that she was "Darna of the Planet Marte" and that she was sent to Earth to face the forces of darkness and hatred that afflicted the world.

Regardless of its many incarnations, the story of Darna begins with a village girl named Narda who finds a small white stone, a tiny meteorite from outer space.

Narda swallows the stone and shouts "Darna, " she becomes a mighty warrior ready to defend Earth from evil forces.

Darna was born with superhuman strength and agility in the comics.

Darna is often confused as Valentina who was played by Pilita Corrales.

Darna holds the third stone and assumes a human disguise as Oni Basilisk, the head of the weapons manufacturing firm Kran Industries.

Darna rarely assumes her full serpentine form compared to Ebony and prefers to utilize her humanoid reptilian form complete with legs.

Darna's life took a twisted turn after the death of his beloved wife.

Darna's concoction had the power to reanimate the dead-into zombies.

Darna wields an assortment of weaponry unique only to himself.

Darna is the transformed form of Narda's father who she thought is dead.

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Darna's powers include being able to dissolve into a black mist, summon blasts of dark-red energy, and conjure a lump of molten metal which he flung at Darna's eyes, blinding the superheroine.

Black Darna is one of the most formidable adversaries of Darna as she's noticeably faster than her.

Darna even has a psychic rapport with Valentina that allows them to communicate telepathically.

Darna was possessed by the devil and like it she is closed red, has horns on her forehead and a long tail which she uses as a whip.

Darna appears to be a tall, dark and handsome man as described by Francesca.

In Darna starring Nanette Medved, her powers include, flight, enhanced speed, reflexes, and strength, and a bit of telepathy.

Darna's skin has a high level of invulnerability because of her species.

Darna is a character that fused together the concept of a superhero with the traditions of Philippine folklore.

Darna had a red bikini top with gold star details on each brassiere caps, blue bottoms, and all gold headpiece with a winged medallion at the center, cuff bracelets, thigh-high boots, and belt minus the loincloth.

Darna wore a red mask, long sleeve shirt and boots, and blue shorts.

Darna wore red long-sleeved leotard and boots, and red helmet with gold winged medallion.

Darna wore a red and blue one-piece with gold stars—the top part was red while the bottom was blue and the stomach area had red and blue stripes.

Darna donned a ruby encrusted gold medallion belt with red loincloth, and red knee-high boots.

However, the Ravelos and majority of fans wish to preserve Darna's signature look with a few design tweaks here and there from time to time.

Darna made another cameo this time in a series of Toyota Tamaraw FX commercials in 1997, with Anjanette Abayari, portraying Darna.

Lisa Macuja in Komiks CCP Ballet as Darna wore a red and turquoise sleeveless leotard with yellow stars, red helmet with yellow winged medallion, yellow belt with black loincloth, and yellow ballerina shoes.

Darna wore a gold headband, red bra with gold stars, red shorts, and gold belt with red loincloth.

Darna wore a red and yellow one-piece costume with yellow stars, red helmet with white stone encrusted yellow winged medallion, white stone encrusted gold medallion belt with white loincloth, white stone encrusted gold bracelets, and red boots.

Darna had a red bandana with a gold diamond and red gem accent in the middle, gold cuff bracelets and armbands, red sequined brassiere cups with gold diamond details and transparent spaghetti straps, red bottoms, gold diamond-shaped medallion belt with red gem accent and yellow loincloth in the middle, and red mid-calf boots.

Darna was suspended in the air with help of cables attached to her body and the helicopter.

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Darna nearly crashed into Quiapo Church in one of her flying scenes.

Liza Moreno starred again as Darna and was pitted against another superhero named Isputnik played by Nida Blanca.

Darna fell for a man who turned out to be the Planetman whom she had to defeat.

Darna is actually a flying flesh eater creature at night; "Babaing Ahas" directed by Elwood Perez.

Darna was considered the arch-rival of Comedy King, Dolphy, who later on played Darna and Captain Barbell.

The real Darna became pregnant by Japanese anime robots Mazinger Z and Voltes V Darna lends Dondoy her magical stone and will reclaim it as after as she gives birth.

Darna Kuno encountered different kinds of Filipino folklore characters like the tikbalang, the aswang and others.

Darna discovers Darna Kuno's secret identity and stole the magical stone.

GMA Network announced that the new Darna would be a mirror to Marian Rivera's personality, possibly featuring more comedy flavor into the drama plot.

Darna was about to start her fighting routines with an expert and to be trained on harness.

Character of Darna was used in a series of Toyota Tamaraw FX commercials, with Anjanette Abayari, Alma Concepcion, and Daisy Reyes portraying Darna in 1997.

Darna was then seen holding a LiquiGel capsule which she swallowed to transform into Darna.

Darna rescued some bystander first before defeating the giant monster to death.

Darna has been portrayed in several ballet productions by Ballet Philippines and Philippine Ballet Theatre.

Darna Komiks is a comic book series first published by Pilipino Komiks, Inc and continued by Atlas Publishing Co.

In children's literature, Edgar Samar wrote a story entitled "Uuwi na ang Nanay kong si Darna" which won the PBBY-Salanga Writer's Prize in 2002 and was illustrated by Russell Molina, who won the PBBY Illustrator's Prize.

Darna has been the subject of a series of national postage stamps released by PhilPost on November 15,2004.

On July 25,2019, ABS-CBN, the media company producing the new Darna movie, announced that the figurine by US-based toy manufacturer Funko will be exclusively available in the Philippines during Fun Con 2019 through Big Boys Toy Store from August 2 to 4,2019.

Darna is the first-ever Filipino superhero to have this most sought-after licensed pop culture collectible.

Funko replicated Darna's trademark look created by artist Nestor Redondo, complete with a red helmet that has a gold winged medallion to match her iconic two-piece red bikini that has gold stars on each brassiere cap; gold cuff bracelets; a gold medallion belt with a white loincloth in the middle; and red knee-high boots with golden lining.

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The Funko Darna launch comes nearly a month after Jane De Leon was announced as the lead for Star Cinema's movie on the superhero.