Cyrus (Pokémon)

Cyrus is the leader of Team Galactic from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Team Galactic is the fourth of many evil teams in the Pokémon series who aim to generally be evil. In Team Galactic's case, it is a piracy organization which steals Pokémon and wind energy in hopes of allowing Cyrus to recreate the world with the Legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia. Cyrus also makes appearances in Pokémon Masters, PokéAni, Pokéspe and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, always as a villainous character.
Cyrus is a fan favorite, though not too many fanworks exist which primarily focus on him. He, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Charon are often in fanworks together, as they are the five named Team Galactic members in the Pokémon games.
The Pokémon Cyrus is most associated with are Crobat, Weavile and Giratina.
==Canon Overview==
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
==Relationships==
==== F/M ====
* Cyrus is most commonly paired up with Cynthia, forming MizuhikiShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called アカシロ (Akashiro).
* Cyrus is also shipped with Dawn, forming AkatsukiShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called アカヒカ (Akahika).
** 悪主♀, meaning Pokémon Villian x Female Protagonist, also works.
==== M/M ====
*Cyrus is also shipped with Giovanni, forming AbsoluteControlShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. While the pairing doesn't appear to be shipped in Japanese-speaking PKMN fandom, it has a loyal following in English-speaking PKMN fandom.
*Cyrus is also shipped with Lucas, forming ChainReactionShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called コウアカ (Kouaka), meaning Lucas is the seme and Cyrus is the uke in the coupling.
*Cyrus is also shipped with Guzma, forming HarlockShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. While the pairing doesn't appear to be shipped in Japanese-speaking PKMN fandom, it has a loyal following in English-speaking PKMN fandom.
*Cyrus is also shipped with Saturn, forming GingaShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called サタアカ (Sataaka), meaning Saturn is the seme and Cyrus is the uke in the coupling.
**The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as アカサタ (Akasata).
===Less Popular Relationships===
*HelicaseShipping - Cyrus & Diamond
*HierarchyShipping - Cyrus, Ein & Professor Sebastian
*HierophantShipping - Cyrus & Queen Ilene
*HomoPsychopathShipping - Cyrus & Harley
*HugsTimeShipping - Cyrus & Gardevoir
*HumorlessShipping - Cyrus & Will
*ImpingeShipping - Barry, Cyrus & Palmer
*IncompleteShipping - Cyrus & Brigette
*InsensibleShipping - Cyrus & Looker
*IntergalacticShipping - B-2 & Cyrus
*IntervalShipping - Cyrus & Calista (Hoenn)More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
==Popular Tropes & Fanon==
One popular headcanon is that Cyrus is Autistic or otherwise Neurodivergent-coded with a form of Alexithymia. He canonically has difficulty processing emotions and has obsessive tendencies, similar to that of "special interests" in Autistic people. He finds joy in working with machines and is generally introverted unless when around Team Galactic.
Cyrus can also be considered a Tumblr Sexyman on Sexypedia.
==Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta==
=== Game Freak Leak ===
Cyrus being Autistic, a popular headcanon, became semi-canon in 2024. That October, Game Freak was hacked, called the Pokémon Teraleak within the fandom, and internal information about the development of the Pokémon games was released to the public. This included the internal character bio for Cyrus, which described him with "自閉的." 自閉 means socially withdrawn or self focused and 的 turns this to an adjective, so 自閉的 can translate to "tendency to be socially withdrawn and self focused" or "Autistic tendencies" depending on context. 自閉 is how "Autism" is written in Japanese, but it does not mean a diagnosis or even a reference to Autism. (14 October 2024) + (13 October 2024)See for more context
This information was revealed in a CentroLeaks post on Twitter, a well known Pokemon-centric leaker, stating boldly that "Cyrus is canonically autistic." (12 October 2024)
A Twitter community note was attached to this post soon after it circulated, which said the phrase flat out does not mean Autism. It was removed within a few days to a few hours, implying that it was false, or at least heavily contested. (13 October 2024) (14 October 2024) Some fans took this as "自閉的" meaning a direct connection with Autism. (13 October 2024)
Autism in Japanese culture is different than it is seen as in western cultures. Particularly, Asperger's Syndrome/Autism was associated with murderers and apathy in the early 2000s, and it's unlikely that the majority of Game Freak's staff did not know what it was during Diamond and Pearl's development or at least had never heard about it.Seen here: Directly associating a fictional character with a diagnosable disorder is seen as rude in Japan, however, making a direct admission, even in internal documents, unlikely (13 October 2024) -- opposite to how it is in the west, where it often implies accountability and the idea that someone can be "truly be seen" in a fictional character.
For example, regarding Kamille Bidan in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam describing himself as Autistic 「自閉症」 in 1985, this is seen as grossly misusing the word, because the writers only used it to describe his personality, so it's not considered canon. on PixivEncyclopedia, circa. February 2025 (2009) The line is considered infamous. Similar to Cyrus, some in western circles also headcanon him as Autistic. (2025)
Many western fans took the leak to mean Cyrus being Autistic as canon (12 Octoboer 2024) (13 October 2024) (12 October 2024) or semi-canon.
How this was taken in Japan is largely unknown, though the information wasn't spread much due to it not being an official statement by Game Freak.
==Example/Notable Fanac==
=== Fan Art ===
* (2020) Art Nouveau-style Cyrus.
* (2021) Cyrus with Giratina.
=== Fan Mixes ===
* (2016)
* (2014)
* (2014)
* (2018)
* (2016), a fan mix for Cyrus/Volkner
* (2016), a fan mix for Cyrus & Dawn
* (2013), a fan mix for Cyrus & Dawn
=== Wikis ===
* on Bulbapedia
* on PixivEncyclopedia
* on Shipping Wiki
== Notes ==
==References==
Category:Pokémon Characters