Renato Hipolito

> " *Ako ang Bagong Pangulo ng Pilipinas!"*
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"Renato's final words"

Hipolito wearing his glasses in the Mansion

**Renato Hipolito** or simply known as Director Hipolito, is the Main Antagonist of **FPJ's Ang Probinsyano** TV Series who makes His Debut in May 25, 2017 for Season 3 on Book 2. So far Enough, this has been His Only Appearance in Season 9 being Major Antagonist of Season 3 and 4 Book 2, Secondary Antagonist in Season 5 and 6 Book 3, Main Antagonist of Season 7 and 8 Book 4 and Two Main Antagonists of Season 9 and Finale Book 5 (alongside Lucio Santanar).

He is a Pulang Araw sleeper-agent who rose to the rank of Director of National Intelligence Agency and later Secretary of National Defense (DND) who later orchestrated acts of terrorism through Maj. Catindig and Alakdan in order to boost his popularity and transition to a seat in the Senate which he hopes would catapult him to the Presidency. He lost the election and made Secretary during Cabrera's residency, which he was involved in talks with illegal miners and loggers. After the fall of President Cabrera, he survives and saved by Lily, later he widely regarded became most wanted criminal in the Philippines. Later, he joined the forces with the man who becomes his right-hand man, Jacob Serrano to take down against Cardo and Task Force Agila. During the second half of Season 8, Renato regains for becoming a free man to taken the government against Lily after Oscar's absence due to his comatose. He is Cardo's rival and the most wanted man in the Philippines, replacing Joaquin Tuazon.

He cares about taking down Cardo. Before, he was a former *Pulang Araw* evil group member, the former director of **National Defense**, the former Kamandag Group with Homer and the former senator and secretary to Lucas Cabrera. He is also the leader of the Mafia Forces, who has rivalries with Drug Syndicates, and the former ally and enemy of Lily Ann Cortez.

He was portrayed by **John Arcilla** in Ang Probinsyano Adaptions.

## Appearance

### Season 3

Renato wears his tuxedo formal attire working for a particular government.

### Season 7

Renato changed his clothing to long-sleeved attires like sweaters. Sometimes he wears a shirt when in the mood. He also has his glasses saving out after how many encounters of any wars.

## Synopsis

### Past Flashback

Before He returns in May 25, 2017 after Cardo finally serves Justice to His Family, Renato Hipolito starts off as an Elder-Aged Man hiring Lily Ann Cortez Crime-Lady of betraying Delfin Borja that He ever supports Tomas Tuazon.

It wasn't just until the Case was solved as of Carmen Tuazon's Death, Corpse and Funeral. After Ricardo impales Tomas, He gets Plastic Surgery just to brings back His Child Self so He doesn't want to extend His Old-Age.

### Season 3

Renato Hipolito worked as a Director of the Intelligence division of the Department of National Defense leading all his terms and convoyed battalions on his back including Private Armies. He works with his murderous secretary Major Manolo Catindig and elsewhere, Catindig's ally, Col. Ernesto Capili. Renato's responsibility at hand with his other secretary, Diana Olegario, an intelligence agent.

Due to the fact that Cardo went defeated along with the fight to the *Pulang Araw* rebellions, Renato keeps failing into Diana upon having his lackings to help backing up with Cardo's allies. Diana has to do something over it by letting Cardo show that he is not dead for sure.

Just when the crisis at Manila where Delfin was suspected as to get allies with Cardo being joining to the rebels, Catindig and Capili overjoyed their mission on taking down Diana's intel, on which Catindig to the members introduces their boss, and is Renato alone. Revealing Renato as their boss, he is responsible for tarnishing the name of Cardo's reputation and dignity as a SAF trooper.

Romulo revealed Renato is their ex-member of rebels on which he excuses for the group for an emergency at Manila as being promised he would come back for them. It took too long for the group and now they learned he was already escaping them as to pretend he was working for a government to capture the group. Renato's betrayal, in fact, he already contacted one of his allies on the rebel group; Alakdan, Gagamba, Ahas, and Tuko. Romulo's rebel group side is crucially not the ones orchestrating the criminality and the terror to the government but actually from Renato's remaining allies.

### Season 4

He got his Alakdan and the group where Cardo and Romulos are started to get info with them. When Cardo's strike, Alakdan may use the power to Renato for some connections and arms to avenge their loss of syndication. Romulo was one of his targets and somewhat Capili and Catindig are sleeping in the process before indicating that Diana is getting on the hook that Renato liked all the time. Emilio has to have the input taking Cardo down but later on the Vendetta was formed. This is where the starting point where Renato starts to crawl over to the other politicians as well. Just as before the introduction of the Cabreras, Alakdan moved to Manila and hiding out one of the latter's secret den.

Vendetta moved to Manila for taking down Renato from tarnishing the name of the vigilante, as well as the saving matter to Cardo's family who is in danger now as being blamed they were allies involving rebellion. Romulo's being taken down by Renato from their encounter, he was in the hospital, the latter has to do with the plans to secure until he got a mysterious nurse, Andrea. The nurse was also the ally of the Vendetta and by saving Romulo to transfer to the group's hideout instead against the full security of Catindig's goons. The raid of the rest of Vendetta's members on the hospital where Romulo is being confined, it is where Catindig meets his last breath. Renato in his loss and started to get escaped from the government before Diana reached him.

### Season 5

The introduction of the Cabreras and Hidalgos, the loss of Renato hoped another chance to meet other allies. When the Cabreraz turns out to be the antagonist, Renato swoops into Lucas and seeks help to catapult his term to Senator, but Renato wants to be the President just like Lucas had. Thereon, Alakdan got more powers to include their shares getting doubled, their money has to exchange for some expensive weapons. Renato, his task continues as he orders Alakdan and the group to perform any criminal works that a terrorists would do, obviously blamed Vendetta.

### Season 6

Renato has just some allies added aside from the Cabreras, he has Lily Ann Cortez, who later revealed as the baglady of their administration. She was Renato's baglady before and it is where Lucas wants to withdraw powers of corruption from within.

As when Lucas administration starts to fall, the Vendetta's encounter with them, during Lucas' visit to his two sons at the grave along with his big officers. Lucas was defeated but Renato wounded as he escaped on the group. He was shot by the shoulder, he later was recovered by Lily on help.

### Season 7

Renato survives after Lucas dies in the hands of Vendetta. He was saved and rescued by Lily soon after.

Renato, void of everything he has, and then he gradually suffers in escaping and hiding to one and other hidden places as he continues to rob, to kill and to rest. He almost dies in the loss of blood after getting shot by one of the polices.

The escaping continues as he met in the first place with Jacob, Migz, and Lance, who are the rich guys that were involved in a particular syndicate once again. He stole one of their cars as he rushed to three after learning about it. Now, Jacob cornered him, the loss Renato now got his good remains as Jacob recruited him.

### Season 8

At season 8 of the series, Renato's crimnal charges against him was cleared by the Fake President Hidalgo (Mariano), he later become one of hos appointees as Associate secretary and become officer-in-charge in Malacanang Palace, because of this he regained his political status as a leader and potentially become the next President of the Philippines while blackmailing the First-lady Lily Hidalgo.

In the assault of Cardo's hideout as it was revealed by Lito, he and Jacob attacked Cardo and the Agilas as they wanted to eliminate them all, including Vergie and Teddy Arevalo. He managed to injure one of Cardo's allies Cortez and Opena in the gunfight while he successfully killed both Vergie and Teddy, his assault on Cardo's hideout and eliminating the Agilas were partially succeeded despite of the heavy loses.

### Season 9

#### Death

He killed the rest of the Task Force Agila members, shortly before realizing that two operatives are missing. He then orders his men to find them. Not before long they end up spotting the two but Oscar manages to fight and kill a part of his men. He then spots Cardo ands shoots him several times while avoiding landmines. Cardo ends up shooting more men to the point where he is shot again. Believing that he is dead, He surrounds his body, only for Oscar to show up behind and kill everybody in the scene, including Renato himself and is unable to fire his M240 at the latter. A large group of soldiers under Oscar's command show arrive and save Oscar and revealed later, Cardo, the rest of Renato's men get killed by the airstrikes and soldiers, leaving his whole group wiped out.

## Powers and Abilities

* Peak Human Intelligence
* Peak Human Condition
* Peak Human Strength
* Peak Human Mind
* Peak Human Health
* Peak Human Accuracy
* Ability to think and brings smart ideas

## Galleries

Renato with GlassesSmilingKilled by President Oscar Hidalgo because of his stupidity laughter
## Trivia

* Renato's name etymology might be referred from the late Filipino Chief Justice, Renato Corona in real-life. He was also involved in graft and corruption during his time as a late appointee of President Arroyo.
* He might be the most powerful main villain of the overall series next to Emilio Syquia despite being the former overall antagonist.
* Actually, Renato is the Intentional Crime-Lord of taking down Diana while Task Force Agila accidentally friendly kills Their own Friends just to let Her managing to keeps controls of Him.
* He has a rivalry with Mr. Philip Tang from the Mafia Forces.
* In Season 7, he is seen to be more active in gun fighting and combats than in previous seasons.
* He is one of the Worst Villains in the show because he has the highest body count kill as an Antagonist.
	+ He reveals Himself as the responsible of taking down Ernesto Tordesillas while His Nephew, Serrano kills Ombudsman Castillo.
* He shares similarities to General Shepherd from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), although he was a retired General of the Philippine Army, yet they shares the same fate as Shepherd was killed by Soap while Hipolito was killed by President Oscar.

## External Links

* Renato Hipolito - Villains Wiki
* Renato Hipolito - Antagonists Wiki
* Renato Hipolito - Pure Evil Wiki
* Renato Hipolito - Bullies Wiki