Cyrus

Cyrus Ruiz

* Default attire
* Human form
* Young
* Human form (young)

Age
1935 (next generation stories)

Species
Wolf/Basilisk hybrid

Birthday
May 27

Allies
Alex , Griff,  Mabel,  Calisto, Kestrel, Gill, Hazel,  Thesia,  Delphina, Muirghein (best friends) Sandy Bia (childhood friend)

Enemies
The fake realm guy, Darcy, Queenie, Anubis, Sandra (formerly)

Likes
Sitcoms,  getting back at people for what they did to them,  Roasting people,  listening to records,  chocolates  Exploring their family history  *big* hugs

Dislikes
Homophobia, Their sister in danger, Sour fruits, accidentally getting period stains on their hoodie from sitting on it, humans (Sometimes, they have trust issues after getting relentlessly bullied by a kid for their identity as a transmasc individual, and the fact that they have a uterus, however they chose to keep it since in the realm, reproductive organs don’t have a gender) Karens (Although they will secretly film them for comedic value)

Horoscope sign
Cancer

Nationality
Latine American

Gem color
Medium slate Blue various other colors

Voice actor
Avi Roque

Gender
Non binary, trans masculine

Pronouns
They/them

Relatives
Sunset, Moon, Star (younger sisters)  Aurora (Mother)  Polaris (father, deceased)  Celeste, Estrella (twin daughters)  Cosmo (son) Eclipse (partner) Delphina (soul sibling) Zara (cousin) Dawn, Dusk (ancestors) Galaxy (very very very distant relative, Dusk’s daughter)

Birthplace
Moon Valley

Home location
Central Summerwood

Nicknames
Baba (by Celeste, Estrella, and Cosmo)Cybernetic shapeshifter, Code 71 (themself) Best sibling ever (Sunset) Hero (By Rose) Faker (By Anubis, on being trans) Butch (By The fake realm guy, ultimately both of them got punched in the face by both Alex and Cyrus) Walking, talking mistake machine (by themself) Cyberus (by Hadassah) Crazy freak (by Anubis)

Sexuality/Orientation
Gay/demisexual

Spell circle/magic color
Varies depending on which elemental power is used Golden yellow (default)

 “I have love to give to people, but sometimes it’s hard when I run into old friends, thinking they might still see me as the bully I used to be. My past comes back to haunt me.”Cyrus, explaining the hurdles they went through to become the person they are now, Change is possible: Cyrus’ story

Gallery
Cyrus pursues DarcyCyrus in protogen form after coming in contact with a cyber crystal. They then gave themself the name of “Code 71” a name crafted from their birth dateCyrus hiding in human form after their hoodie is stolenCyrus hugging EstrellaLight Test of some of Cyrus’ powersCyrus with EstrellaEarly concept sketchCyrus with CelesteCyrus gets brainwashedEstrella saves CyrusCyrus’ guardian uniformCyrus’ Info sheetCyrus taking a selfieCyrus with their mother AuroraCyrus plushFloofy :)Redesign with trans pride flag on sleevesAlex and Cyrus as kids
Voice reel
Cyrus voice clip

Cyrus is Sunset’s elder brother (They prefer the term in a neutral way) who is part of Thesia’s guardian coven, and the leader of a tribe of both natural born and artificially engineered Wolf/Basilisk hybrids (colloquially known as “Shifters”) who has the ability to harness harmony magic (the ability to cast spells with voice or instruments) and various other elemental spells. Cyrus and their family lived happily in the Forbidden Woods, but them their home was ravaged by Anubis and the fake realm guy, who initially mistook a prepubescent Cyrus as female, and when corrected, started taunting Cyrus, calling them not convincing, and a “butch.” Earning Byron the fake realm guy a punch in the face from Cyrus, a bloody nose, and a knee to the groin by their sister when he tried to grab Sunset by the shoulder with Cyrus exclaiming “*Nobody* hurts my dear sister!”
Cyrus found piles full of rubble and discovered an unconscious Wolfren child in its heaps. The child comes to, and Cyrus takes her to the healers, only to hear the child shudder at them mentioning the word, she tells him that the healers, who were really Vex lab workers, abused her, and nearly killed her with an injection. The child reveals that her name is Rose, and that she had been unconscious for several weeks after being denied food by the lab workers, and being critically injured. Cyrus offers to stay with her during the examination, and takes her to jewel labs, where she is examined and her wounds treated. After she eats a small portion of food, Cyrus asks Rose about her parents, only for her to reveal that both of them were killed during an experiment by Vex labs. Saddened and angered by this, Cyrus tells her that Rose can stay with them if she wants to. Uplifted by Cyrus’ warmth and generosity, Rose agrees, finally having found someone who genuinely cares about her, despite only knowing Cyrus for a short time.

Personality
Cyrus often comes off as aloof and guarded to anyone they first meet, but is frequently shown to be warm and empathetic to those they care about. Cyrus is also shown to be level headed in most situations, although due to their rough past and bad experience with getting bullied, they have a habit of occasionally losing their cool and saying things they don’t mean, but are trying hard to work on controlling this. They sometimes have verbally aggressive outbursts, which are mainly and often only directed towards the people they have animosity towards.
Cyrus can often show kindness and gentleness towards friends, allies, and frequently their own children, as well as patience that is hard to break through. They are shown to believe that everyone has potential, and quietly roots for anyone who needs their spirits raised. They can sometimes get emotional if a particular memory or event triggers them, but had a habit of hiding it as a kid, but has better awareness of their emotions than when they were younger.
Cyrus also has a dry sense of humor, and some of their jokes occasionally revolve around self deprecation.
They don’t always like letting bad things happen to their loved ones, and fears for their safety but the one downside of this is that it results in Cyrus being a little too overbearing with the twins at times.

When brainwashed, Cyrus becomes cold, nearly emotionless, and quick to physical violence. In this state, they lose their compassion and will fight anyone just to “do their part” (serving Anubis) However, part of their true self still remains, shown when they shed a tear after attacking Estrella.

History
Back when they were a child, Cyrus was frequently bullied by other kids at the school they went to, and the teachers didn’t really do anything about it, so it forced Cyrus to hide their pain and turn their friends away. Eventually it escalated to the point where Cyrus would lose control of their elemental magic, which led to them accidentally hurting people by freezing or burning them. It eventually got so bad that Cyrus even turned away Olivia, an enchanted living stuffed rabbit who was Cyrus’ best friend after their father Polaris died, inserting his thoughts, memories, and part of his soul into Olivia in the process. Cyrus’ mother eventually confronted the school faculty and their bullies’ parents, but to no avail. forcing her to homeschool Cyrus, who got coached by Alex’s mother Mae. After some insistence from Olivia, Cyrus eventually did therapy, and started talking to Olivia again after they realized how important she was to them. Cyrus was estranged from their friends for years, but shortly after giving birth to their twin daughters, they were visited by an old friend, Dion, an oracle, along with another estranged friend, Demetra’s sister Azuna. Cyrus apologized, but the two friends knew how much Cyrus changed. They became friends again, with Azuna revealing herself to be in a relationship with Sunset. Azuna was made a godparent to Cyrus’ twins, and gave them her blessing.

Relationships
**Eclipse**
Cyrus met up with Eclipse after running through the forbidden woods away from Anubis and his lackeys. Eclipse was initially weary of Cyrus, but after he explained his complicated history with Vex labs, Cyrus instead comforted him, telling him “Your past doesn’t always define you. What does is what you do in the present.” Eclipse was surprised at Cyrus’s gesture of empathy, telling him that no one ever treated him that way upon meeting him before. Eclipse introduced them to his sister Wildflower and upon learning that the siblings’ mother had been killed by Vex labs, Cyrus vowed to help Eclipse heal his emotional wounds brought upon him by Vex labs, and to help rescue its captured mutants. The friendship between the two eventually evolved into a romance, and one night, Eclipse confessed to Cyrus that ever since he met them, he started seeing the world as a brighter place than what he initially thought it was. He told them that their presence made them do weird things, but in the end, he now knew that things could change for the better. Eclipse then told Cyrus that throughout the process of healing his emotional wounds, their patience and empathy helped him learn that even though some people can’t always be trusted, there are plenty more who will always have your back, and that even though living is hard, it’s still worth it. Moved by this, Cyrus pulled Eclipse into an embrace, and the two kiss, solidifying their love and loyalty to each other.

**Sunset**
Cyrus is only 4 years older than Sunset, but is often protective of her, but despite this, knows that Sunset can handle hard situations, and is always there for her, even when they had to fight Anubis and protect the computer systems at the exact same time. Even though Cyrus now lives away from their family, they still allow Sunset to stay with them. Cyrus doesn’t hesitate to help Sunset when she needed it most, seen when they helped her conjured their father Polaris’ spirit with oracle magic, resulting in a tearful reunion between the three, with Polaris expressing surprise at how much Cyrus grew over the years.

Appearance
Cyrus is of medium height (5"4) with dark gray fur, and a light tuft on their chest. They have silvery gray hair and brown eyes, which they inherited from Polaris, along with traits resembling him. They occasionally slick their hair back, but prefer to keep it shortened and at its natural curliness. They have light splotches on their face that resemble stars, which both Celeste and Estrella inherit. Cyrus is most often seen wearing a faded red hoodie gifted to them by their father when they were a child. It had an enchantment where it would grow with them each time they had a growth spurt and would stop when the owner reached their final height. It is considered to be one of Cyrus' most treasured possessions. When sleeping, they wear black shorts and a loose white shirt. When brainwashed, Cyrus’ fur is desaturated, their gem becomes opaque and loses its luster, and their eyes turn gray.

Powers and abilities
Telekinesis/telepathy
Cyrus was naturally born with this ability, and during their rough childhood with years of bullying, they used their mind reading abilities to reveal the bullies' true intentions each time the kids faked being innocent. They also use it to gather information on suspicious individuals and to form a stream of consciousness with Snail and Alex

shapeshifting
Due to their Basilisk DNA, Cyrus can shapeshift and mimic peoples' voices. They use it as a means of trickery to catch Anubis off guard.

Energy vision
This power was taught to them by Demetra’s younger sister Azuna, who lost her vision when she was younger. It involves using all senses (hearing, smell, touch, proprioception, vestibular, and sense of gravity to conjure up an image in one’s mind’s eye to navigate their surroundings without vision) in order to navigate their way around in dark or dimly lit areas, but in Azuna’s case, it’s to compensate for loss of physical vision.

Elemental magic
Cyrus has the ability to use all elemental magic, including wind, water, fire, lava, plant vines, and moon magic, but must not use them all at once, or they will exhaust themself faster than normal. This is not fatal

Shifter detection
Since Cyrus is half Basilisk, and a shapeshifter, they naturally have the ability to detect a person’s true form under their shapeshifted form

Trivia* Cyrus sometimes has a hard time dealing with anxiety
* When experiencing nightmares, Cyrus frowns in their sleep
* The full moon sometimes gives Cyrus large bursts of energy
* Cyrus can speak several Spanish dialects, as well as several versions of sign language learned from both Sunset, Uma, and Jordan (even though Jordan is not hard of hearing, she uses ASL as an alernative means of communication if she experiences mind/body disconnect, and Uma has selective mutism)
* Cyrus has a weekend devoted to cooking Mexican food
* Their facial features and human form are modeled off of their voice actor Avi Roque
* Due to a hidden fur/eye color gene that their mother had, and that they have that isn't expressed, Cyrus' daughter Estrella has Cyrus' face and eye shape, and some of their personality traits (not genetic), but has Cyrus' mother's fur and eye color.
* Cyrus’ voice gets higher when they get nervous, and their ears twitch when they get anxious or annoyed.
* Cyrus’ anxiety manifests in their head as ruminations, but if it’s long term anxiety, it migrates to their body as psychosomatic, manifesting as muscle pain, stiffness, and fatigue.
* They are sometimes called or mentioned by name by Celeste and Estrella
* Sometimes when Cyrus uses their powers, their gem isn’t the only thing that glows. The star-like spots on their face also glow as well. They can also make them glow at will as a light source to guide them in dark or dimly lit areas
* Cyrus is ticklish, but doesn’t like it
* The Beatles song “Golden Slumbers” was a song that Cyrus’ mother Aurora listened to as a child. She then used it as a lullaby for Cyrus when they too were a child. Cyrus would then use it for their own children. Estrella uses it to break Cyrus out of a brainwash spell and she and Cyrus later perform it together at hers and Celeste’s birthday party as a sign of gratitude towards Cyrus and the rest of her family
* One of Cyrus’ treasured mementos is a rosary their deceased grandmother owned since she was a child.
* Eating spicy food too fast gives Cyrus indigestion.
* Cyrus had a small crush on Alex when both of them were kids. Eventually as the two of them went their separate ways with their love lives and found their respective partners, it mellowed out to become a very strong platonic relationship.
* Cyrus bears a resemblance to their ancestor Dusk, a prominent figure who helped shape the Illogical Realm to what it is today.