Black Rider (Black Rider 2023)

Elias Paco Guerrero (later Magallanes), also known as Black Rider, is the titular main protagonist of the Philippine television drama superhero action series of the same name.
He is a poor man who has a double life working as delivery driver in daytime, and mysterious vigilante at nighttime or in any emergency situations. He entered life of vigilantism after encountering his family’s deaths caused by a ruthless criminal syndicate group known as Golden Scorpion, particularly by Calvin Magallanes and his gang after they encountered into a road rage. 
He is the son of Alma Guerrero and Edgardo Magallanes, who faked his death returning to his life of crime turning out to be his archenemy alongside with his greatest rival Calvin Magallanes.
He is portrayed by . who also played Sherlock "Jack" Jackson Jr. in Sherlock Jr., and Lolong.
==Background==
===Early life===
Born in 1995 in the islands of Cebu from Edgardo Magallanes, who’s soon to be his archenemy and Alma Guerrero. Prior to his birth, his father abandoned them by faking his death as his way to return his life of crime. As he grows up, he was raised by Alma, as a single mother, living with poverty. He then befriends Rafael “Paeng” Policarpio, and vows themselves to be a police officer one day after helping their classmate bullied.
At some point, they moved to Barangay Palangga, Camanava, Metro Manila, for financial reasons making his dream as a police officer abandoned. He then applied as a delivery driver in a delivery app Biyahero.
===Rise of Black Rider ===
One night, he then bumped into Calvin Magallanes, his estranged half-brother while riding home. The two resulted in a road rage, causing Calvin to retaliate by killing his wife, daughter, and unborn son. Paeng, his friend in the police officer volunteered to help him seek justice for his family, but was stopped by his father Gen. Policarpio by his connection with the syndicate known as Golden Scorpion. This caused a rift between him and Paeng, due to that Paeng is unable to tell the truth about his family’s demise due to that Gen. Policarpio constantly stopping him from revealing the truth to Elias. He later abandons his mother and job, and trains himself in a remote place as a full blooded fighter.
As he returns home in Manila, he started having a double life, which is delivery driver by night, and mysterious vigilante during night time or any emergency situations. As a Black Rider, he began his quest by eliminating the syndicate one by one and started investigating them as he learns that they are the Golden Scorpion. He then vows himself as he learns that he will take them down to serve justice for his family and their victims by his own hands.
===Crossing paths with Edgardo Magallanes.===
One day after delivering a parcel to a building where Edgardo (as Carlos Legazpi) is attending an art conference, he witness a gunman attempting to kill Edgardo. He attempted to stop the gunman killing Edgardo, resulting into vicious brawl. Their brawl was ceased by Edgardo and his bodyguard shooting the gunman to death. He then introduced himself to Edgardo, as Edgardo introduced himself and thanked him for saving his life. 
His identity as Black Rider was learned by Edgardo after Calvin abducts Alma Guerrero, as his way to bait Black Rider as Calvin learns his true identity to Romana and Edgardo’s lost son. Edgardo decided to spare him initially upon learning that he is his lost son, however Calvin remained holding grudge to Elias. This caused a violent duel in a waterfalls in the deep jungle resulting Calvin’s apparent death by him stabbing Calvin’s stomach and diving through the river. As Golden Scorpion learns assumed that Calvin has died, they retaliated by raiding Palangga causing mass deaths of residents in the area. 
Elias becomes determined to avenge his family and friends caused by Golden Scorpion with the help of Romana, a former assassin working in the Golden Scorpion. As he begins his quest to extract his revenge, he cross paths with Antonio Rodriguez, the biological father of Calvin who’s hatching a plan to retaliate against Elias and Edgardo by killing Hilda. Edgardo bore grudge on Elias as he misbelieves that Elias was responsible for killing his wife. Days later he began his quest searching for Tiagong Dulas to help him in his mission to eliminate Golden Scorpion in Isla Alakdan. 
Preparing for his quest to eliminate Golden Scorpion, he was assisted by Romana and Sabel on his journey to Isla Alakdan. The trio eventually reached Isla Alakdan and faced Golden Scorpion causing almost of them eliminated. He eventually faced his father in a knife combat after exchanging bullets multiple times. Injured by his father, he still managed to defeat him by slashing him in the stomach causing him to retreat. 
Severely injured, he continues following Edgardo and the remaining members of Golden Scorpion until he reaches Edgardo injured caused by Sen. William. Facing with Sen. William, he incriminates Black Rider that he was a member of Golden Scorpion but later clears his motives to Paeng allowing him to escape from the authorities. 
===Post-battle with Golden Scorpion===
Now that Edgardo has been arrested and Golden Scorpion has fallen, his mother Alma decided to have their life live harmoniously and decides to return back to their hometown in Cebu. Despite of Elias approval and avenged his family and friends from Golden Scorpion, he still continues his quest as a vigilante to continue fight injustices throughout the country.
Later on he learns Calvin is alive and joined forces with Antonio Rodriguez, Sen. William, and Rebecca Chen as they ambushed him with the President to prevent them exposing their atrocities. As he meets Calvin again their rivalry has once again clashed with now Calvin has gained influence and power to his father Antonio. 
After the disastrous attack on Paeng and Joan's wedding, Elias vowed revenge on Calvin with the help of his father Edgardo. Soon, they make an ambush on William's party. Just when he was about to finish both William and Rebecca, Vanessa stops him.
Realizing that Vanessa survived and became brainwashed by President William, he vowed to take back his crush.
He and Nimfa soon also went on a quest to find Moises, the real biological son of Edgardo. They seek help using Moises' golden scorpion necklace.
When they were about to stop the search, Benjie asks Elias for help because his uncle Jojo was about to kill Alma. He saves Alma just in time and stops Jojo.
Elias then saves Vanessa from being in the hands of Calvin. He then takes Vanessa to the Golden Scorpion mansion. When Vanessa tries to escape, Elias tells her that he loves her and gives her a big hug and kiss, almost restoring her memories.
He then stops Vanessa from marrying Calvin with the help of the Golden Scorpion and Mariano. Unfortunately though, William gets shot by Calvin.
6 months later, Vanessa felt pregnant tells Elias that she's going to have a baby. Vanessa gave birth to her baby son. Elias then had the DNA test done to confirm that the baby belongs to both him and Vanessa.
It wouldn't take long for Calvin to strike once more, though. Calvin gets his goons to steal Elias' son, as well as it leads Vanessa into a trap.
Because he's had enough of Calvin, and because he's gone too far with stealing both Vanessa and their son, Elias and Edgardo both hunt down Calvin. Just when Elias was about to die being shot by Calvin, Romana comes to his aid, vowing to make Calvin pay for his sins. Calvin would then try to run away, only to be shot in the back by Elias. He tortures and brutally beats up Calvin and kills him for good, avenging his wife Bernice and their daughter.
After their final battle, Elias, Vanessa and everyone else (including Edgardo, Moises and the rest of the Golden Scorpion) can live a happy life without thinking that Calvin would strike back again now that he's gone.
To this day, Elias still serves justice as Black Rider, even going as far as to pull out a move done by one of his alies (Tiagong Dulas) by throwing out money to the poor people.
One thing's for certain, Elias will continue to fight for justice no matter what, as Black Rider.
==Personality ==
Before he entered the life of vigilantism, he is shown to be a harmonious and compassionate individual that he will do everything just to help everyone else in the world. As he enters the life of vigilantism, his life became less harmonious but still remained compassionate showing that he’ll be risking his life despite partly in a wrong way just to bring justice and peace to every victim he'd help from injustices caused by wealthy abusive individuals.
==Appearance==
For the headwear, he is seen wearing a black motorcycle helmet, and his face is covered with black scarf on it. He wears a black bulletproof leather jacket, and dark jeans with a pair of black boots.
==Trivia==
*He is marked as the descendant of Lapu-Lapu by his mentor Mariano who also proclaims himself as the last descendant of Lapu-Lapu, for seeing that he is expert in swordsmanship, which Lapu-Lapu famously use to fight in the Battle of Mactan.
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