Asval

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Asval
General Information
Titles	Prinsipe (Prince) of Sapiro Isa sa mga utak ng pagbagsak ng Etheria
Also known as	Bigote
Species	Encantado (Sapiryan)
Origin	Sapiro Hathoria Lireo
Culture	Sapiryan
Relationships	Pirena(love interest) Nahq(father) Meno(brother) Armeo (Raquim's Father)(brother) Raquim(nephew) Armeo(Nephew) Ybrahim(Grandnephew)
Powers, Abilities and Weaponry
Powers and Abilities	Healing Teleportation
Status
Status	Deceased
Cause of Death	Stabbed by Ybarro during the Final Battle in Amihan's reign
Portrayal
Actor(s)	Bobby Andrews (Adult Asval) Sid Lucero (Young Asval)

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'Ilang daang taon na ako Pirena sa tingin mo? Ang tulad namin ay di marunong umibig. Ang mga tulad namin ay hindi naniniwala sa pag-ibig. Wala sa akin ang matatamis mong halik; wala kang halaga sa akin. -To Pirena

Asval is a fictional character from Encantadia, a Filipino telefantasya produced by GMA Network. Filipino actor Bobby Andrews played Asval in the original Encantadia series, while the young Asval is played by Sid Lucero in Etheria.

Profile

Asval is a prince of Sapiro and the third son of King Nahq, the first King of Sapiro. He carries his own title, "Ang Pinakamatapang na Mandirigma ni Haring Armeo" (King Armeo's Bravest Warrior).

Backstory

Original Timeline
Asval played a vital role in hiding the fugitive lovers Memen and Ornia from the clutches of Queen Avria. All this was part of his scheme to secure greater power for Sapiro. Unfortunately his amoral stance and plans eventually led to the couple's death at the hands of Animus as he was responsible for putting them into the magic sleep which allowed Animus to easily kill them. He was one of the three warriors sent to assassinate Animus under orders of the Council of Encantadia. Unfortunately, Juvila was able to remove his mask allowing her to recognize him. Asval continued to be an ally to the kingdoms and only defected during the reign of Armeo.
Sang'gre's Intervention
The killing of Memen and Ornia happened separately and wasn't done by Animus hence, Asval no longer led a group to kill Animus. Asval defected upon the arrival of Meno's heir, Armeo. During the war, Meno was about to stab Avria but Asval prevented him by stabbing him from behind. Avria was surprised of Asval's betrayal and granted him the power to teleport. He was caught by Raquim trying to kill the queen and Armeo. Meno arrives and reveals he survived by healing himself. Asval flees and he was declared by Memen as a traitor. Asval appears at the grassland and cries. Ybrahim finds him and laughs that someone like him could cry. Asval engages in a battle with him and loses. He then flees.

Personality

Asval is an ambitious and power-hungry usurper of Sapiro, yet his character is far more complex than that of a typical villain. While manipulative, cunning, and often self-serving, he also displayed flashes of morality and honor, such as stopping a guard from harming women, children, and the defenseless, and showing concern for Sapiro’s reputation as a kingdom. His unpredictability made him difficult to read—at times compassionate and respectful, at others deceitful and treacherous. In Etheria, this complexity deepened, as he struggled between ambition and humanity, even breaking down in grief after betraying his brother and being disowned. These moments reveal Asval not only as a schemer but also as a tragic figure, torn between his thirst for power and his lingering sense of conscience.

Asval and Ybrahim in Sapiro

Family Affiliation

He is the grand uncle of Ybrahim and became an ally to Hagorn later in the timeline. He is an original member of the council of Encantadia. Among his abilities include teleportation and healing powers like other Royal Sapiryans are capable of. He is known to be an excellent fighter.

Asval with Axilom and Bandok in Hathoria

He wants to rule over Sapiro at all cost believing that once it regains its former glory, he would be a great king to it. This dichotomy between his "good" intentions and his hunger for power makes it unclear as to where his loyalties lie.

In the time of Pirena's reign over Lireo, he had fallen in love with her and never took no for an answer so to make her feel the same way for him. This, he was able to do. Once, he asked Pirena to let him borrow her jewel of fire to use it for the rebirth of Sapiro. Just when he thought he could finally take hold of it, Pirena said that the jewel is intended for her daughter Mira whom she wants to be its successor. With this, he, together with the forces of Hagorn attacked Pirena and gave her, her fall. He wasn't in love with her after all. All he wants is the brilyante. For a reason of not bestowing this to him, they have nothing else to do but to end her reign.

Asval defected from Sapiro after Mayne gave birth to Ybrahim. But when the past was changed, Meno took in Armeo before the war between the four race and the Etherians took place hence, Asval's betrayal became earlier. When Pirena traveled to the past with her sisters Amihan, Alena and Danaya to save their grandniece Cassandra, she met Asval who, at that time was called Prinsipe Asval (Prince Asval). Regardless of his dark future, the young one had seemingly produced genuine affection for the diwata who, unknown to him is a Sang'gre from the future. Because of this, it is unknown if his trick on Pirena during her reign was a real one, or if love simply gave him luck in making Pirena fall for him for even just a short while, which he wasn't able to do due to her cold interaction with him during the time of Etheria.

Asval attempts to attract Pirena.

It is still unknown how Asval managed to survive the fall of Sapiro. He is in alliance with Arvak (at first), then later with Hagorn, but as he also shares an agreement with Aquil, it is uncertain where his loyalties really lie. But one thing is for sure. Asval is willing to do anything to regain Sapiro. Ultimately, his efforts failed. During the earlier days of the first book of Encantadia, Asval challenged Ybrahim through a fight, that if he (Ybrahim) can triumph over him, he will grant him a treasure. Aside from this, Asval was testing him if he truly is the rightful heir to the kingdom. Upon seeing himself die at the hands of his grand nephew during the war against Hathoria, he had seen that he truly is the one for he had now completely defeated him. With that, he asked Ybrahim to rule over Sapiro with justice. He then loses his life. A life that was used to do everything he could ever think of just for his beloved kingdom.

Quotes

"Pareho lang tayo, gagawin natin ang lahat makuha lang ang ating gusto." -To Pirena

" Sheda!!!, Hindi ka dapat nananakit ng bata o ng babae o ng kung sinong Walang laban Isa kang malaking kahihiyan kawal ". - Asval To a Guard of Sapiro when a young amihan got slapped by a sapiryan guard in Book 2 : Etheria episode 21.

" Magaling na Ang iyung mga Sugat ". - To Raquim

Powers

• Teleportation – an inherent characteristic of Sapiryan royalty is to teleport or transport themselves from one place to another, entirely different from a Sang’gres way of teleporting. However, this power is actually given by Queen Avria after Asval slashes King Meno as an act of betrayal so that he would attempt to kill his brother's family.
• Healing – Sapiryans are known to be able to heal themselves from any kind of disease, wounds or injuries as well as to heal others inflicted with the same.
• Energy Projection – he is able to shoot very powerful energy balls from his bare hands

Weapons

• Battle Axe – Asval always carries his battle axe as his personal weapon.
• Kabilan – Asval briefly borrowed the Kabilan from Hagorn to destroy Ybrahim and the Sang'gres for their claiming of Sapiro.