List of Juan dela Cruz characters
"Juan dela Cruz" features numerous characters. As a fantasy series, Juan dela Cruz also features non-human characters widely based from creatures from Philippine folklore such as the aswang and the engkanto. The visual design of the characters were created by Noel Flores. This Article also features characters from the series "My Little Juan" Humans. Kapatiran. The Kapatiran (Brotherhood) is a group whose cause is to protect the people from the Aswangs. According to Flores, real life revolutionaries, the Katipunan, served as an inspiration for the group's visual symbols. The Kapatiran's symbol  has rays on the emblem that radiates from a cross instead of a sun. Aswang. The Aswangs are the primary enemy of the Kapatiran and the Tagabantay. The Aswangs are beastly creatures which feast on human flesh. According to Flores, the aswangs' color was made violet to symbolize deception. The aswangs use deception in order to blend into human society to achieve their goal to dominate humanity. The aswangs may appear as normal beings but can transform into their true form. The Lahing Alipio, the uppermost members of the aswang caste system, have inscriptions on their faces. These inscriptions are  status symbols shows the achievements of an aswang like killing a member of the Kapatiran Engkanto and Diwata. The Engkanto race is an ally of the Kapatiran and the Tagabantay. A Diwata, as frequently used in the series, refers to a female engkanto. In real-life Philippine folklore, the engkanto and diwata although similar are two different beings.