Rafael Policarpio

Rafael Policarpio is the tritagonist of the 2023 Filipino TV Series Black Rider. 
He is a police officer with a rank of Police Senior Master Sergeant. He is the son of Gen. Wilfredo Policarpio who became his inspiration and idol to become a police officer. He is also the childhood friend of Elias Guerrero and sometimes enemy when it comes to law.
He is portrayed by Matteo Guidicelli. 
== Background ==
Originated in Cebu Islands in Philippines, he became close friends with Elias Guerrero and his family at some point. One day during their youth, they encountered one of their classmates being bullied and the 2 youngsters saved their classmates from the bullies. The friends later vowed themselves to become a police officer one day and help every people in need. He later moved in Manila, Philippines where his father’s new office is assigned and later pursued a career of police officer. Coincidentally, Elias also moved in Manila, but his dream of being police officer is abandoned due to financial reasons and worked as a delivery driver instead. 
At some point, he began dating Joan, a daughter of a wealthy Filipino Chinese Businessman and built a perfect relationship with each other. Joan’s family initially didn’t accept him as her boyfriend but later accepted him for learning that General Policarpio was able to solve the Palangga massacre.
His father have been involved with the conspiracy of the syndicate group known as Golden Scorpion who’s responsible for the Guerrero’s family demise. Paeng and his father caused a lot of tension due to the latter covering up the case by deleting the cctv footage in the area and arresting false suspects for killing the family of Elias. Due to this Elias, and Paeng had tension causing the two friends fight. Despite of the tension of the two friends, he still remained adamant in helping Elias finding the truth about the Guerrero’s demise.
After Golden Scorpion have invaded his fiancé Joan and her family’s home, he then exposed the truth behinds the Palangga massacre where his father Wilfredo Policarpio covered up the crime and protected the Golden Scorpion. His exposure to his father’s treachery made him reconcile with Elias for helping Elias see the truth behind the Guerrero’s demise. 
One night he meets Elias learning that he was Black Rider, where the latter revealed his true identity and his motives why he was raiding Isla Alakdan. With Elias’ revelation to his real identity he vowed to help him to any incoming missions that he will undertake.
Despite of Joan’s family’s refusal in marrying him, he continued loving Joan as the latter escapes from her home country in China who was set to have a fixed-marriage to their family’s business partner. Initially Joan’s family rejected him but finally accepted him as the couple is about to get married and forms their own family.
As their wedding begins in Mayor Alfonso’s rest house, Calvin and Pulang Diyablo goons terrorized their wedding and gots shot violently in the back causing him to be unconscious. Later on, he regains consciousness and helped Elias fight back Calvin, unfortunately he dies off after Sen. William rains him bullets with his bride Joan.
== Personality ==
He is shown to be honorable and honest police officer that is seen that he is truly dedicated on his job as a police officer where he will do everything to risk his life to help and save people in need. Despite of his father’s involvement in corruption, he is still seen to be a man of principle willing to do everything just to help Elias Guerrero serve justice for his family. He is also seen that he is also dedicated by his job by means of law as seen in the show’s introduction upon meeting with Black Rider saving the teacher and students by the hands of terrorist reminding him that he will be doing his responsibility to arrest Black Rider at some point for committing a crime of vigilantism despite of personally thanking him.
== Gallery ==
Wedding Invitation of Paeng & Joan.png|An Inivitation of Paeng & Joan's wedding.This teaser was posted on Instagram account of GMA Public Affairs.
== Trivia ==
* He is rumored to be the lost biological son of Edgardo Magallanes and Hilda Magallanes, as fans commented in some clips of Black Rider in YouTube. This was rumored by some fans as they believe that the biological son of Edgardo and Calvin whom was replaced to Antonio’s son as Calvin due to that they claim that Antonio’s men seems to be merciful in killing their biological child and was just seen carrying the infant in the flashback.
** It is unknown if the biological son of Edgardo and Hilda was killed as it was seen offscreen and the goon of Antonio who was carrying their child seems to be merciful of their child who just remained standing carrying him despite being ordered. If he is really their lost child it would be impossible since it is ambiguous how did he ended up with Gen. Policarpio and why he isn’t returned to Edgardo since Gen. Policarpio has connections with him.
** Another evidence that he is impossible to be the real Calvin is that Calvin is three years younger than Elias where Elias was born around 1995 and Calvin was born in November 1998. Thus this explains that he is presumably born around the same year when Elias was born as it was seen in their flashback scenes that they were classmates during their youth.
* His death with Joan was reenacted the way Elias and Bernice was taken down violently by their enemies.
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