Bagong was created from the shadow of Semar, to become his closest friend, his aide in his mission to guide the sons of Betara Guru.
Bagong is the fourth of the Punakawans. In some timeline, he is called by many other names. Most notable of all is Cepot, or Astrajingga.
This version of Bagong is created by Reza Fahdillah for the comic "Republik Bagong", an graphic novel adaptation of a theatrical satire of Indonesian political situation on 2001 by Teater Koma.