Character Relationship Map: Above Everything Else

Characters

• Boy Boga (played by Mark Gil) — supporting

  The mayor's ruthless right-hand man who orchestrates violence and covers up crimes. He manages a criminal hostage situation, helps Van Turko escape, and runs a hit squad involved in gun smuggling, dru...

• Mayor Ventura Velasco (played by Ronaldo Valdez) — supporting

  A former movie actor turned corrupt mayor known for favoring his father-in-law's business and engaging in extramarital affairs, including one with Maia that he exploits for political popularity. He su...

• Daniel Fu (played by William Lorenzo) — supporting

  A syndicate member who contacts Van Turko during a hostage crisis. He invites Boy Boga to a meeting, which indirectly results in the arrest of Lala. He is later ambushed and killed by Van Turko's men...

• Primitivo Mundial (played by Joonee Gamboa) — supporting

  A school superintendent who partners with Cresencia to offer Maia's network lucrative airtime deals. He exerts pressure on station management to cancel Mike's documentary series due to its critical na...

• Major Blin (played by Gammy Viray) — supporting

  A police officer who leads a squad that ambushes and kills Boy Boga's men during a drug transaction. His actions escalate tensions between the criminal syndicate and law enforcement, prompting Boy Bog...

• Van Turko (played by Rey Sagum) — supporting

  A notorious criminal who initially kidnaps a Chinese businessman and kills him after receiving a call from Daniel Fu. He is later revealed to be part of Boy Boga's political hit squad. After escaping...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Van Turko → Daniel Fu (Professional Syndicate Associate) — Their criminal association becomes violent after Daniel's call during the hostage crisis.

  Daniel Fu contacts Van Turko during the hostage-taking, and both are identified as members of connected criminal syndicates.

• Boy Boga → Van Turko (Power Criminal Commander) — Boy Boga commands Van Turko within an organized political-criminal operation.

  With Boy Boga's help, Van Turko escapes custody, and Van Turko later confesses that he belongs to the hit squad formed by Boy Boga.

• Mayor Ventura Velasco → Boy Boga (Power Right-Hand Man) — Boy Boga operates as the mayor's trusted enforcer and political fixer.

  Boy Boga is explicitly described as Mayor Ventura Velasco's right-hand man and comes to manage the hostage crisis on the mayor's behalf.

Story Dynamics

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

• Primitivo Mundial → Boy Boga (Alliance Institutional Facilitator) — Primitivo's media intervention indirectly protects the broader network surrounding Boy Boga.

  Primitivo suppresses a documentary critical of the political system that Boy Boga serves through the hit squad.

• Primitivo Mundial → Mayor Ventura Velasco (Alliance Political Associate) — Primitivo supports the administration's interests through media and institutional influence.

  Primitivo Mundial works with the mayor's wife to offer valuable airtime and later pressures station management to suppress a critical documentary.

• Mayor Ventura Velasco → Van Turko (Narrative Political Asset) — Van Turko is revealed as an instrument of the mayor's political machine.

  Van Turko confesses that his hit squad served the mayor's reelection bid and targeted some of the mayor's critics.

• Major Blin → Boy Boga (Conflict Police Opponent) — Major Blin's police action directly attacks Boy Boga's criminal operation.

  Major Blin leads policemen who ambush and kill Boy Boga's men during a drug transaction.

• Boy Boga → Daniel Fu (Conflict Blamed Rival) — Boy Boga treats Daniel as responsible for a damaging criminal setback.

  After Major Blin's squad kills Boy Boga's men during a drug transaction, Boy Boga blames Daniel Fu for the incident.

Story Analysis

An investigative television campaign exposes how political power, criminal violence, police control, and media suppression sustain corruption.

Plot Progression

1. Awards Before The Storm — An investigative television program wins major awards and demonstrates its influence. On the way to celebrate, its journalists encounter a hostage crisis involving Van Turko and Daniel Fu.
2. Power Behind City Hall — The program confronts political pressure from the mayor's circle and exposes violence connected to Boy Boga. A hidden City Hall backer is suspected while police and syndicates collide.
3. Criminal Alliances Collapse — Major Blin's police operation destroys part of Boy Boga's network and intensifies suspicion toward Daniel Fu. Personal scandals and the mayor's heart attack deepen the instability surrounding the inve...
4. Murder And Suppression — Daniel Fu is killed, followed by an ambush at his wake. At the same time, Primitivo suppresses the documentary while political retaliation targets the investigative journalists.
5. The Tape Of Truth — Van Turko confesses the hit squad's crimes and identifies the political structure behind them. The confession leads to a deadly escape, the fall of Boy Boga, and the eventual broadcast of the document...