Character Relationship Map: Aswang

Characters

• Hasmin (played by Lovi Poe) — protagonist

  A plantation resident who saves two runaway children. She is secretly a Bangkilan, a high-ranking aswang capable of turning humans into creatures, but defies her heritage to remain benevolent. She tra...

• Daniel (played by Paulo Avelino) — supporting

  A reluctant hitman tracking the children, motivated only by his family being held hostage by his boss. He infiltrates the creature-infested plantation, seeks Hasmin's help, and is mortally wounded dur...

• Gabriel (played by Albie Casiño) — supporting

  A young boy on the run with his sister Ahnia after hitmen murder their family. They get lost and arrive in a town terrorized by mythical creatures. Hidden by Hasmin in a plantation, he is briefly capt...

• Ahnia (played by Jillian Ward) — supporting

  A young girl fleeing with her brother Gabriel from hired killers. After getting lost in a town under attack by aswang-like creatures, she is hidden in Hasmin's plantation. She is captured during an es...

• Gido (played by Marc Abaya) — supporting

  A ruthless hitman who tracks the children to the plantation and leads the assault alongside his backup. He kills two creatures that cause panic in town, but his subsequent attack on the plantation is...

• Queenie (played by Niña Jose) — supporting

  One of the three hitmen tracking the children. She successfully locates Gabriel and Ahnia inside the plantation but is subsequently captured and tortured by the creatures. When forced by Hasmin to eat...

• Moises (played by Bembol Roco) — supporting
• Eddie (played by Nonie Buencamino) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Gido → Eddie (Professional Hired Operative) — Gido carries out Eddie's assignment more ruthlessly than Daniel.

  Gido tracks the children, calls Eddie for backup, and leads the later assault on the plantation.

• Gido → Queenie (Professional Fellow Hitman) — They are members of the same pursuit team.

  Gido and Queenie belong to the same trio of hired killers sent to find the children.

• Queenie → Daniel (Professional Fellow Hitman) — Queenie and Daniel share the same assignment under Eddie.

  Queenie is one of the three hired killers pursuing the children alongside Daniel.

• Gido → Daniel (Professional Fellow Hitman) — They cooperate operationally despite Daniel's reluctance.

  Gido and Daniel are members of the hired group tracking the children and later attack the plantation together.

• Daniel → Eddie (Professional Coerced Employee) — Eddie exploits Daniel's employment and family situation to force his obedience.

  Daniel works as a hitman because Eddie holds his family hostage and orders him to track the children.

• Gabriel → Ahnia (Family Siblings) — They protect and remain together throughout the children's escape.

  Gabriel and Ahnia are described as brother and sister who flee together after their family is murdered.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Gabriel → Eddie (Conflict Targeted Enemy) — Gabriel is one of Eddie's intended victims.

  Eddie's hitmen pursue Gabriel after his family is murdered, and Eddie later plans to kill him outside the plantation.

• Hasmin → Queenie (Conflict Executioner) — Hasmin directly kills Queenie while defying Moises.

  When Moises forces Hasmin to eat Queenie, Hasmin refuses and breaks Queenie's neck instead.

• Hasmin → Moises (Conflict Defiant Betrothed) — Their imposed marriage becomes a direct struggle over Hasmin's loyalty and identity.

  Moises plans to marry Hasmin and forces her to eat Queenie, but Hasmin breaks Queenie's neck instead and later attacks him.

• Daniel → Hasmin (Alliance Reluctant Ally) — Their cooperation grows from repeated encounters into a decisive alliance.

  Hasmin seeks Daniel's help to get the children out of the plantation, and Daniel later helps rescue them.

• Hasmin → Ahnia (Alliance Protector) — Hasmin acts as Ahnia's guardian during the central conflict.

  Hasmin saves Ahnia during the town attack, hides her in the plantation, and later helps rescue her from Moises.

• Hasmin → Gabriel (Alliance Protector) — Hasmin repeatedly protects Gabriel from both the hitmen and the Abuwaks.

  Hasmin saves Gabriel during a creature attack and hides him in the plantation.

Story Analysis

A protective outsider rejects a monstrous heritage while helping two children survive hunters, Abuwaks, and coercive power.

Plot Progression

1. Children Beneath the Attack — Gabriel and Ahnia flee after their family is murdered and become lost. They reach a town suffering repeated attacks before Hasmin rescues them.
2. Secrets of the Abuwaks — The children learn that the attackers are Abuwaks with unusual powers. The town's corrupt arrangement with the creatures deepens the danger.
3. The Plantation's Hidden Nest — Hasmin hides the children in her plantation, which is revealed to be an Abuwak nest. Her secret identity as a Bangkilan creates a conflict between heritage and compassion.
4. A Wedding Under Threat — The children are captured, and Moises plans to eat them after marrying Hasmin. Hasmin secretly turns to Daniel for help while the hitmen prepare another assault.
5. Transformation and Reckoning — The plantation attack frees the children but leaves Daniel dying and Ahnia captured. Hasmin transforms Daniel, and together they defeat Moises and Eddie before separating from the children.