Cyrus

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Cyrus (Japanese: アカギ Akagi) is the boss of Team Galactic. He aims to create a world without spirit for himself. Born in Sunyshore City, Sinnoh. 27 years old, though he might look a little older.

Possible Timeline (Games)

Cyrus, the boss of Team Galactic, serves as the main antagonist in the Sinnoh games, with the ultimate goal of summoning Dialga and/or Palkia to destroy the universe and rebuild it as its god. Born in Sunyshore City, he was an intelligent but asocial student who preferred machines to humans or Pokémon. Failing to meet his parents' expectations, Cyrus felt rejected, leading him to believe that emotions and spirit were the root of all conflict. This philosophy shaped his plan to eliminate emotions and create a new world. In **Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl**, the player first encounters Cyrus in Mount Coronet, though his identity is revealed later in Celestic Town. After the player infiltrates Team Galactic HQ, Cyrus admits his plans and gives the player a Master Ball before summoning Dialga or Palkia at the Spear Pillar using the Red Chain. However, the lake guardians intervene, destroying the chain and thwarting his plan. Enraged, Cyrus battles the player but ultimately disappears after defeat, leaving Saturn in charge. In the remakes, he can also be fought post-game at the Battle Tower with Mars. In **Pokémon Platinum**, Cyrus’s role expands. He first appears at Lake Verity and in front of the Eterna City statue. He battles the player in Celestic Town, revealing himself as Team Galactic's leader. At the HQ, Cyrus gives a speech to his followers, admitting he uses them only to achieve his personal goal: creating a new world for himself. At the Spear Pillar, he summons both Dialga and Palkia with Red Chains but is taken to the Distortion World by Giratina. After battling the player there, he walks away deeper into the Distortion World, still vowing to achieve his vision. Cyrus’s persistence and rejection of emotion drive his actions, and his grandfather, living on Route 228, regrets not helping him during his troubled youth.

Possible Timeline (Anime)

In *Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl*, Cyrus is a wealthy businessman who built much of Sinnoh’s infrastructure while secretly leading Team Galactic. Using his public persona, he frequented the Celestic Town Historical Research Center, befriending Cynthia and Professor Carolina while researching Sinnoh mythology to further his goal of creating a new world. Cyrus debuted in *Losing Its Lustrous!* and *Double Team Turnover!* as a businessman, hiding his identity as Team Galactic’s leader. During this time, Team Galactic stole the Adamant Orb and attempted to steal the Lustrous Orb. Cyrus became intrigued upon learning that Ash and Dawn had seen Azelf and Mesprit at Lake Verity and Lake Valor, respectively. In *Saving the World from Ruins!*, Cyrus appeared at Team Galactic HQ coordinating missions and using the Spear Key to locate the Spear Pillar on Mount Coronet. Later, in *Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!* and *The Needs of the Three!*, he enlisted Pokémon hunter J to capture the lake guardians. He revealed his identity to Ash, Dawn, and Brock while using the Red Chain to control Dialga and Palkia at Spear Pillar. In *The Battle Finale of Legend!*, Cyrus entered the dimensional portal created by the Legendary Pokémon to establish his utopia but was trapped when the portal was destroyed. In *Memories are Made of Bliss!*, Cyrus appeared in Team Rocket’s fantasy with Team Galactic members.

Possibe Timeline (Manga)

Cyrus first appears in A Big Stink Over Stunky as a mysterious figure receiving a package on Route 207 and later heading to Mount Coronet. When Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum encounter him there, he attacks them using Probopass and Magnezone, trapping them under rubble for disturbing what he considers sacred ground. Later, Cyrus is seen at the Celestic ruins searching for information on Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit. He battles Cynthia’s Garchomp and then Diamond and Pearl, losing his camera, which contained photographs of the ruins, when Pearl’s Chatler destroys it. Frustrated but having the information he needs, Cyrus leaves, trapping the boys on a stone pillar. After Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn successfully capture the Lake guardians, Cyrus begins creating the Red Chain. He battles Cynthia but escapes after exhausting her and her Garchomp. When he discovers the Lake guardians have been freed, he flies to Spear Pillar with a weaker, artificial Red Chain. There, he summons Dialga and Palkia, causing time and space distortions. Despite his injuries, Cyrus commands the dragons to fight, but the Gym Leaders and Diamond and Pearl thwart his plans. During the battle, Cyrus reveals his motivation: the imbalance between Emotion, Knowledge, and Willpower in the current world drives him to create a new, perfect world devoid of these traits. However, Diamond’s words about the true nature of Time and Space—and the Pokémon’s refusal to fight—foil him. Dialga and Palkia break free, creating a sphere of light that pulls Cyrus in. Realizing the Pokédex holders embody Knowledge (Platinum), Emotion (Diamond), and Willpower (Pearl), he understands why he failed. He is left unconscious but later taken to a hospital by Cynthia. However, an accident involving Charon’s machine drags Cyrus, along with Dialga and Palkia, into the Distortion World.

Possible timeline (Manga)

In the Distortion World, Cyrus survives and is found by Diamond. After explaining how he arrived, he assists Diamond in freeing Dialga and Palkia, who are trapped by Giratina. Working together, they use their Pokémon to break the mineral imprisoning the dragons. Cyrus then joins the battle against Giratina, surprising Pearl with his newfound cooperation. As humans and Pokémon unite to fix the chaos caused by Giratina, Cyrus feels gratitude, attracting Shaymin, who flies into his arms and later joins the fight. After Charon is defeated, Cyrus emerges from the Distortion World with his commanders. Charon tries to lie about his intentions, but Cyrus takes his machine and acknowledges Charon’s technological skill. He disbands Team Galactic, telling the commanders to find their own paths. When Jupiter protests, saying they have nowhere else to go, Cyrus relents and takes them with him, thanking Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum for their efforts.

Personality

Cyrus is a master manipulator, appearing affable and intelligent but often tense, even in his businessman persona. As he pursued his goal of creating a new world, he became increasingly irate and obsessively fixated on details, dedicating extensive time and resources to his plan. Team Galactic was instrumental in his vision, with skilled individuals like Charon and the Commanders aiding his efforts. Ultimately, his manipulative and selfish nature was fully exposed when he sought to claim the new world for himself in *The Battle Finale of Legend!* Even after his disappearance, Cyrus’s legacy persisted. Team Galactic reformed after escaping prison, working to bring him back, creating a significant threat to the Sinnoh region despite his absence.

Pokemon

His ace pokemon is a Honchkrow, and he also owns a Sneasel, Crobat, Houndoom and Gyarados. All his pokemon are male. Despite claiming that he has no emotion and that such is an issue, Crobat only evolves based off on friendship, making his statement dubious.

Appearence

Cyrus is always dressed in his gray Team Galactic uniform. He has spiked light blue hair and very defined facial features. He is rarely seen without a dark, brooding expression on his face. The uniform he wears bears a Team Galactic logo pinned to his vest on his left upper breast. The uniform itself consists of a long sleeve black shirt with a gray vest over it, long black pants designed in a similar fashion to the shirt sleeves, and gray shoes.

Quotes

"...I see. You must be the Trainer I've been hearing about. The foolhardy one that's trying to stand up to Team Galactic. Although I'd hardly expected to see that the Trainer is merely young. I'd heard that our Commanders had a rough time with you..." "I know why you're here, I can sense it in you. It's about Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf, correct? You want to save them... I no longer have any need for them. I am finished with them. If your heart aches to save them, go right ahead, I could care less. It will save me the trouble of disposing of them. But I must say... You are a remarkable specimen. Those Pokémon have nothing to do with you, do they not? But still you came to rescue them out of pity? Such pitifully useless emotions... It's illogical and irrational. Pity and compassion are products of the weak and lacking human heart. You were compelled to come here by vacuous sentimentality! I will make you regret paying heed to your heart!" "I see. You are indeed strong. And the basis of your power is your compassion toward Pokémon. ...How wasteful... Such emotions are but mere illusions. And, like all illusions, they fade over time until death banishes them forever. That is why I have abandoned all emotions as useless sentimentality. ...But that doesn't matter. I doubt you will ever understand my position. That said, I recognize that you are strong and courageous to come alone. This is your reward." "The Master Ball is the ultimate Poké Ball. It will unfailingly catch any Pokémon in the wild. But it is not anything that I require. Unlike you Trainers, I do not make Pokémon my friends or partners. Unlike other Team Galactic members, I don't use Pokémon as tools. Instead, I make the power of Pokémon my own. If you wish to save the Pokémon from the lakes, take the warp panel ahead."

Quotes

"Now all will end. And everything will begin. With this Red Chain I will pry open the portal to another dimension. I command that you unleash all your power for me... Dialga/Palkia the mythical Pokémon and the master of time/space and dimensions! This will bring about the destruction of all things. With everything gone, there will be no fighting and no strife. Can you feel time distorting? Only I can choose to stop it/Feel the dimensions distorting... Only I can stop itP. This is the mythical Pokémon that created Sinnoh! Dialga/Palkia the ancient deity of time/space and dimensions! This world cannot be molded into the ultimate world I seek! It's far easier to create an entirely new world than to change this one! A new world in which I am the ruler of all things! I shall become a deity!" "What is truly ultimate to you? What do you consider perfection? The most important thing... What shines the brightest... Telling you is meaningless. But I will not give up. I will become a deity one day... And I will make the ultimate mine..." "...Plead ignorance, will you? What a pointless attitude. You fail to appreciate that the world is incomplete. I will change the world. As the first step, I will destroy this cave painting that you've protected all these years. A new legend of a new world will take its place. Am I wrong? If you feel that way, challenge me." "I've waited so long for this moment, Dialga and Palkia. Shaping this world is a double spiral of time and space. Yes, the very things that you have the ability to control! You will do my bidding! I will have your abilities as mine! With the power I wield, I will create an entirely new world! The incomplete and ugly world we have now can disappear. I am resetting everything to zero. Nothing can remain. It is all for making the ultimate world. A world of complete perfection. Nothing so vague and incomplete as spirit can remain."

Quotes

"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!" "Silence! Enough of your blathering! That's how you justify spirit as something worthwhile?! That is merely humans hoping, deluding themselves that they are happy and safe! The emotions roiling inside me... Rage, hatred, frustration... These ugly emotions arise because of my own incomplete spirit! ...Enough. We will never see eye to eye. This, I promise you. I will break the secrets of the world. With that knowledge, I will create my own complete and perfect world. One day, you will awaken to a world of my creation. A world without spirit." "I won't accept this! This can't be! Not after all the sacrifices we've made to get this far! What of my new world?! Of my new galaxy?! Was this all a dream to be swept away by your reality?!"