Cyrus (Sinnoh)

Cyrus was the leader of the main antagonist organization in Sinnoh, Team Galactic who wishes to recreate the Red Chain and use its powers to control the two Legendary Pokémon, Dialga and Palkia (and, in Platinum, Giratina). This done, he wished to simply destroy the current world and reshape it the way it should be, with himself taking the role of a god.
==Appearance==
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.
==Personality==
Cyrus is a man who always thinks logically and calmly, which wins the respect from his underclassmen. One of Cyrus' most defining characteristics is his apparent lack of emotions; however, he isn't truly emotionless but rather he only pretends to be so. Due to losing hope on the flawed human heart, he becomes ambitious and desires to wipe the present world so that the world can be renewed and perfected as he has always wished.
==Etymology==
The name Cyrus is derived from the Persian word Kuruš, which means "the sun" (the role he wants to take as a god). Akagi, his Japanese name, comes from the Japanese words for "red future," likely referring to either the Red Chain he used to attempt to recreate the universe, the mass bloodshed caused by his plan to remake and rule over the universe, or the red giant phase sun-like stars enter when they exhaust their hydrogen and move on to fusing helium. This association with the sun contrasts with Cynthia's moon theme.
==Biography==
===Games===
====Diamond and Pearl====
In Diamond and Pearl, he is first encountered in Mt. Coronet, though he doesn't introduce himself until you meet him at Celestic Town at the entrance of the ruins. Later the player fights him at the Team Galactic Headquarters. After the player defeats Cyrus, he announces that he is going to Mt. Coronet. Cyrus also gives the player a Master Ball (claiming he doesn't need it), which you can catch any Pokémon without fail. (Ironically handing the protagonist the means to capture Dialga/Palkia.) The Spear Pillar incident merely ended with the screen fading to white and all of Team Galactic disappearing. This trick has been used in many 'climatic villain escape scenes' of games past.
====Platinum====
In Platinum, Cyrus has a greater role as the main antagonist and is seen more often unlike in Diamond and Pearl. Cyrus is first seen at Lake Verity, saying that he'll make the world his one day. He is then seen in Eterna City looking at the Pokémon statue. Later, Cyrus encounters the player in Mt. Coronet, telling the player that the world is being ruined by the incomplete, weak human spirit and finds it to be worrisome. Cyrus appears in the cave of Celestic Town with the player and Cynthia's grandmother. After the player defeats Cyrus, he leaves. At Team Galactic's Headquarters in Veilstone City, he makes a speech to Team Galactic. 
In his speech, Cyrus says that they are on the verge on creating a new world with no incompleteness and strife. When the player meets Cyrus in Team Galactic's Headquarters, he tells him that his speech was a lie, but he says that he is still intended on creating a new world, but a new world that is only for him, not Team Galactic. Cyrus assumes that the player wants to set free the Lake Trio. He actually says that he no longer needs them and is finished with them. He soon becomes angry because of the player's sympathy for trying to rescue the Lake Trio and then challenges the player to a battle. After the player defeats Cyrus, he gives the player the Master Ball and says that he's off to the peak of Mt. Coronet where destiny awaits him.
At the Spear Pillar, Cyrus uses the Red Chains to control Dialga and Palkia, saying that he now has the power to create the perfect world with no spirit. The Lake Trio arrives, but Cyrus is not worried at all and finds it to be in vain, saying that their powers cannot balance both Dialga and Palkia and stop them. A black hole then appears with Giratina shadow appearing out of it. Cyrus sees this new interruption to be effortless since he has control of Dialga and Palkia. Before he can say anything, Giratina's shadow grabs Cyrus and drags him to the Distortion World.
In the Distortion World before the player confronts Giratina, Cyrus appears and attacks the player but is defeated. When the player captures Giratina, Cyrus remains behind in the distortion world, vowing to create a world without spirit.
He was known to be a good, albeit asocial, student, and so preferred the company of machines over humans and Pokémon. Despite being such a good student, however, he did not live up to his parents' expectations, and so felt rejected. Sometime after this, he decided emotions were the source of all strife in the world, and that only the elimination of emotions, along with spirit, was the only cure to fighting in the world. His grandfather who lives in a house on Route 228 regretted for not helping him in his time of need.
===Other appearances===
==Sprites==
Cyrus DP.png|DP Battle Sprite
Cyrus Pt.gif|Platinum Battle Sprite
==Pokémon==
===Diamond and Pearl===
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===Platinum===
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First Battle Reward: 6480
Second Battle Reward: 8280
Third Battle Reward: 8640
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==Trivia==
*He is 27 years old, as revealed in Platinum by Looker.
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