| “ | Because the human spirit is weak and incomplete, strife has spread... This world is being ruined by it... I find this state of affairs deplorable. | „ |
| ~ Cyrus. |
| “ | Fellow members of Team Galactic! Hear me! My name, as I appear to you today, is Cyrus. This world of ours is a crude one. In a word, it is incomplete. It has been, and always will be, a struggle to survive in this world. We humans and Pokémon are likewise incomplete. Because we are all so lacking, we fight, we maim... It is ugly. I hate the incompleteness. That we are all incomplete, I hate it with my entire body and being. The world should be complete. The world must change. Then, who will change it? Me, Cyrus. And Team Galactic. Yes, all of you. Together we pored over myths and exposed their secrets. Together we captured legendary Pokémon. And now, Team Galactic has obtained the energy to change the world! The power of dreams is within our grasp! Understand it, fellow members! My long-held dreamworld is on the verge of becoming reality. All those headed to Mt. Coronet, and those who remain here... Though our missions may differ, our hearts beat as one. Let there be glory for Team Galactic! | „ |
| ~ Cyrus' speech to Team Galactic. |
Cyrus (in Japanese: アカギ Akagi) is the leader of Team Galactic and the main antagonist in Pokémon Diamond, Pokémon Pearl, and Pokémon Platinum, as well as their remakes, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl. For most of his appearances, he appears to be completely stoic, but he explains early on in the games that this emotionlessness is done on purpose; he views emotions as a fallacy of the weak human heart, and always strives to be above such things. He is extremely adept with machines.
In Japanese, he was voiced by Kenta Miyake in the anime, Kenjiro Tsuda in Pokémon Generations, and Shunsuke Takeuchi in Pokémon Masters. In English, he was voiced by Sean Schemmel in the anime, Michael Sorich in Pokémon Generations, and Armen Taylor (who also voiced Risotto Nero) in Pokémon Masters.
Biography[]
Pokémon Diamond/Pokémon Pearl/Pokémon Platinum[]
He was seen at multiple spots including Mt. Coronet and Celestic Town (as well as Lake Verity and Eterna City in Pokémon Platinum). Later He was revealed to be the Team Galactic leader in the encounter with him in Celestic Town (and was also battled there in Pokémon Platinum).
He also battles the player in Team Galactic HQ and gives him/her a Master Ball upon his defeat. His defeat in the games differs between versions. In Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl, he furiously attacks the player after his plan to take control of Dialga or Palkia fails thanks to the Lake Trio (Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf) and he simply leaves, swearing to build his new world someday.
In Pokémon Platinum, his plans to take control of Dialga and Palkia fail not just because of the Lake Trio intervening, but Giratina appearing in a rage due to him being about to willfully disrupt time and space and capturing him, taking him to the Distortion World. He believes that the real world and the Distortion World will cease to be because of Giratina's defeat or capture, and stays in the alternate world. It was also revealed by a man who lived on Route 229 that he was worn down by his parents' expectations and found refuge by tinkering with machines.
Pokémon Ultra Sun/Pokémon Ultra Moon[]
Cyrus returns in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon, teaming up with Giovanni, Archie, Maxie, Ghetsis and Lysandre to form Team Rainbow Rocket.
Other Media[]
Pokémon Masters[]
Cyrus appears as an obtainable sync pair in Pokémon Masters, first introduced as the main antagonist and completion reward for the New World Dilemma event. A five-star sync pair, Cyrus uses a Palkia that represents the Dragon typing.
New World Dilemma[]
In the event, Cyrus makes a surprise appearance in Pasio due to a "mysterious ring" taking him from his universe to the universe the game is set in. With his arrival, Cyrus brings his plans to destroy the world and remake it in his image, with the player and their partners fighting against him in effort to foil his schemes. After meeting Sophocles and a Rotom he befriended in a wooded area, learning of his inventions and gaining a tour of Pasio, Cyrus muses to the child on his positive and negative emotions. Dissatisfied with his response of knowing the love of friends, he leaves.
Later learning of his true identity, Sophocles, alongside the player and Cheryl, charge to Cyrus as he plans to head through with his schemes to "perfect" the world, and although the heroes are defeated in battle, Cynthia armed with her Kommo-o charges forward to stop him. Through this clash of loving spirit and versus emotionless power, the heroes eventually topple Cyrus' Palkia. After Cynthia gives a monologue on the nature of humanity and friendship and Sophocles disarming him through his own speech on the glory of emotion, Cyrus leaves to head elsewhere in Pasio, planning to never change his ways and to always fight for his dream of a "perfect world". After this, Cyrus becomes usable to the player.
Main Story[]
Cyrus later returns in the second arc of the main story, this time leading Team Galactic alongside his admins. First appearing in a strange void created by Darkrai in a vision of his ideal world, the Pokémon is then seen seemingly teleporting him in front of his minions. Cyrus' goons, seeing Darkrai as a threat, prepare to attack, but Cyrus bars them attacking and does it himself with his Palkia, felling it in one swipe and taking control of it. Following this, Cyrus then announces his desires to make his "ideal world" come to reality as his minions cheer him on, asking them to seek out information on sync stones and Sygna suits to replicate their power through technology. Cyrus then traps various innocents in nightmares through Darkrai's powers, sending his minions to make sure no heroes interfere.
While Cyrus is responsible for sending his minions to attack the heroes, Cyrus himself next appears when Lucas, Dawn, and Barry head to the farthest section of his hideout, where he unleashes both Dialga and Palkia in an attempt to defeat them. However, Dialga breaks his orders, to which Cyrus responds by attacking it with his still obedient Palkia. Being confronted by the heroes about his plans and his willingness to throw away his minions upon running out of use for them, he explains his ideals to them by going on a tirade about his desire to "fix" the world against human emotion, which he sees as causing damage to it. The three heroes then summon their Pokémon in order to battle Cyrus, with the leader using his Palkia to match them.
After making short work of their starters, Lucas then rechallenges Cyrus and proclaims he will always seek to stop his schemes, activating his sync pair with Dialga as he does so. After defeating Palkia with a mighty sync move, Cyrus laments on how Palkia chose human spirit over his plans, Cyrus allows Lucas to keep the legendary as he then uses Darkrai to teleport away, proclaiming that any emotions they will have will soon vanish.
Regrouping days later, Cynthia tells the group of cases of people falling into nightmares they fail to wake from, something Cyrus first tested on with his own grunts. However, Dawn soon announces that she used Cresselia to reawaken the people infected by Darkrai's nightmares, although Cyrus' machinations are still ongoing itself. Now in his Sygna suit, Cyrus is seen floating in Darkrai's nightmare realm, pleased with how it resembles his idealess, formless reality.
As the heroes are in Professor Bellis' lab, Professor Scyamore alerts them of Darkrai's nightmare devouring all of Pasio before falling into Darkrai's nightmarish slumber himself. Alerted to the possibility of Cyrus' presence the heroes head out into the streets to find Cresselia's attempt to purify the people of Pasio failing, with many trapped in their nightmares. Now determined to put a stop to Cyrus' schemes more than ever due to them linking with his desires of a world of nothing, when discussing plans on how to get to Cyrus' location, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn emerge, desiring to help through a truce in order to be reunited with their leader. With Professor Bellis falling asleep just before they leave, the three then split up with the heroes to search for his location. Eventually, with the aid of Looker and the three Team Galactic admins, they locate Cyrus deep within a cave, with Darkrai standing guard over him.
Now ready to confront him, Dawn willingly lets herself into Darkrai's dream world, finding him inert and at peace. With the heroes following them shortly thereafter, Cyrus awakens through the admin's desires for companionship, and angered through the heroes' meddling, he emerges from his tomb once again raving about his "perfect" world, before summoning Palkia and Darkrai to defeat them. However, his attempts fail at the might of the heroes own legendary Pokémon even despite Darkrai using its abilities to lock Lucas' Dialga and Cynthia's Giratina in their nightmare realm. Confused over his defeat and the bond the heroes share with their Pokémon, Cyrus once again notes of his disgust for friendship, but through Cynthia's convincing, he departs willingly with his admins (who are more than happy with merely being pawns in Cyrus' plans) after seeing use within them, asking for Lucas to take care of Dialga before departing.
Anime[]
- Main article: Cyrus (Pokémon anime)
Pokémon Generations[]
Cyrus used the Red Chains to summon and control both Dialga and Palkia until a Pokémon from the shadow interfered Cyrus and destroyed the red chains to free both Dialga and Palkia to returned back to their dimensions as well taking Cyrus to the Distortion World. That Pokémon is none than Giratina. Cyrus sees the Distortion World as the world of nothing as the same world that he dreamt about. When Saturn contacted Cyrus, Cyrus ordered Saturn and the other Team Galactic to not search for him as he decided to stay in the Distortion World.
Personality[]
He appears to be emotionally withdrawn. In fact some believe that he touched Mespirit as a child and his emotions drained away in a few days. However, he was greatly angered upon his ultimate defeat. He faked a charismatic attitude during a speech in Pokémon Platinum, making him something of a charismatic manipulator. He also shows signs of megalomania as he often claims wanting to rule the universe as a god, despite this, he acknowledges being as "imperfect" as others because of his spirit. He's extremely calm and speaks very politely, even gives out the Master Ball to the player as he doesn't need it. Cyrus appears to be extremely stubborn as he refuses to change his ways and give up his goals even if everyone tries to make him see the error of his ways.
Despite his hatred for emotions, he's capable of caring for others as he evolves his Golbat into a Crobat, which is only possible if it really likes its trainer and had apparently befriended a Rotom as a child. He also befriends Sophocles in Pokémon Masters as he reminds him of himself as a child and as both of them share a passion for technology although he quickly dismisses this friendship when he realizes that Sophocles rejects his ideals. If the player speaks to the elderly couple in Sunyshore City one of them reveals that although Team Galactic is up to no good they never see them infest Sunyshore City. The other even mentions that they do not know what had happened to Cyrus despite the fact that he is the leader of Team Galactic. This shows that Cyrus genuinely loves his hometown to the point where he never let his grunts harm the city and where its citizens do not even know that he is, in fact, the leader of the evil Team Galactic.
In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, after Cyrus is defeated by the player he accepts defeat and reassures Rotom that he won't do anything to the player's world. He also gives the player a key to activate the nearby machine as well to help the player reach Giovanni. His last words could imply that he regrets his success at his own world.
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Trivia[]
- Cyrus shares similarities with Lysandre, as both have plans for world destruction. Also, both share the same Pokémon: Gyarados and Honchkrow.
- Cyrus' Pokémon are all either of Dark-type and/or Flying-type (his Honchkrow is both). Also, all of his Pokémon are dual-types, and they all have a weakness to Rock.
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