In the 2005 version of the TV series, the Mulawin tribe that made its cameo was that of Bagwis'. And since the Mulawin TV series has a great possibility of making a comeback, we decided on creating a different tribe which is lead by LAKAN in order not to screw up with each of the two mythologies(Encantadia's and Mulawin's).
Originally named Ventum, Director Mark Reyes remarked that the name sounded like a pharmaceutical product. Discussing it over Viber, we had plenty of names listed and I thought the name should be more from our cultural roots than of a number of invented weird sounding names.
I suggested the name LAKAN, which is a strong and positive description of stature. Everyone was cool about it and the name was decided. Lakan it is....
The facemask was just an idea that I thought would look cool, but I eventually scrapped it realizing that it would give Alden Richards a hard time given that the costume was already heavy and hot enough. The sunny weather, not to mention, would be the cherry on top.
Though he looks heavy metal with this head gear, Its an over kill for the character as of now... Maybe it would'nt in the future.
Another notable upgrade on the Mulawin is the armored wings. An idea I held since 2004. Scientifically, it wouldn't work, but it looked bad ass and there was a gamified feel to it.
There is more to this armor than how it looks.
Lakan's Buhawi shield not only serves as an armor, but also adds to the Mulawin's gliding speed by will. It also serves as a wind streamer that gathers energy like the Air catchers of Lireo.
This is Lakan's basic armored or spiked wings with out the BUHAWI shield.
Since the Mulawin tribe of Encantadia is a completely independent tribe from the Mulawins of Avila, I decided to give them an emblem or community seal.
The Mulawin flute is a powerful item that can summon a Mulawin warrior to aid who ever holds it.
The Mulawins of the Encantadia lore sports a unique "ugatpak" or essence feather. It would somehow suggest that Mulawins were once heraldic entities which, after a particular era, were given their own will to live freely.
