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''Home Area'': [[Choras]], [[Guardia Castle]], [[Northern Ruins]]<br> | ''Home Area'': [[Choras]], [[Guardia Castle]], [[Northern Ruins]]<br> | ||
| − | Cyrus was the mentor of the original game's Glenn. He does not possess many lines in the first game, but he was both a fierce soldier and a kind-hearted, decent man. After joining the ranks of Guardia's knights (including serving as leader as the [[Knights of the Square Table]]), he became the leader of the group, and was sent on various missions -- including the retrieval of the Hero's Medal from the [[Frog King]] and the procuring of the [[Masamune]]. He was killed by [[Magus]] after the [[Masamune]] was knocked from his grasp. In this incident, Glenn was transformed into [[Frog]]. Thought dead by [[Magus]], he recovered the [[Hero's Medal]] from the scene of the fight and dedicated his life to protecting [[Guardia]] and avenging Cyrus. During the quest to defeat [[Lavos]], the team visited the [[Northern Ruins]]. The first time around, Cyrus took the form of a monster. However, visiting him at these same ruins in [[600 A.D.]] with [[Frog]] in the party yields a final blessing from Cyrus and the [[Masamune]]'s final upgrade in the game, making it one of the most powerful weapons available to the party. Cyrus's final characterization is that of a powerful, heroic, upstanding knight -- a role model for the soldiery and citizenry alike. | + | Cyrus was the mentor of the original game's Glenn. He does not possess many lines in the first game, but he was both a fierce soldier and a kind-hearted, decent man. After joining the ranks of Guardia's knights (including serving as leader as the [[Knights of the Square Table]]), he became the leader of the group, and was sent on various missions -- including the retrieval of the Hero's Medal from the [[Frog King]] and the procuring of the [[Masamune]]. He was killed by [[Magus]] after the [[Masamune]] was knocked from his grasp. In this incident, Glenn was transformed into [[Frog]]. Thought dead by [[Magus]], he recovered the [[Hero's Medal]] from the scene of the fight and dedicated his life to protecting the [[Kingdom of Guardia]] and avenging Cyrus. During the quest to defeat [[Lavos]], the team visited the [[Northern Ruins]]. The first time around, Cyrus took the form of a monster. However, visiting him at these same ruins in [[600 A.D.]] with [[Frog]] in the party yields a final blessing from Cyrus and the [[Masamune]]'s final upgrade in the game, making it one of the most powerful weapons available to the party. Cyrus's final characterization is that of a powerful, heroic, upstanding knight -- a role model for the soldiery and citizenry alike. |
Cyrus has a unique tech in the Chrono series called Nirvana Strike. It consists of a powerful lunge against an enemy. | Cyrus has a unique tech in the Chrono series called Nirvana Strike. It consists of a powerful lunge against an enemy. | ||
Revision as of 17:37, 28 January 2006
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General Information
Game Information
Chrono Trigger
Full Name: Cyrus
Japanese Name: サイラス
Age: Indeterminate, upper 20's
Species: Human
Home Time: 590 A.D., 1000 A.D.
Home Area: Choras, Guardia Castle, Northern Ruins
Cyrus was the mentor of the original game's Glenn. He does not possess many lines in the first game, but he was both a fierce soldier and a kind-hearted, decent man. After joining the ranks of Guardia's knights (including serving as leader as the Knights of the Square Table), he became the leader of the group, and was sent on various missions -- including the retrieval of the Hero's Medal from the Frog King and the procuring of the Masamune. He was killed by Magus after the Masamune was knocked from his grasp. In this incident, Glenn was transformed into Frog. Thought dead by Magus, he recovered the Hero's Medal from the scene of the fight and dedicated his life to protecting the Kingdom of Guardia and avenging Cyrus. During the quest to defeat Lavos, the team visited the Northern Ruins. The first time around, Cyrus took the form of a monster. However, visiting him at these same ruins in 600 A.D. with Frog in the party yields a final blessing from Cyrus and the Masamune's final upgrade in the game, making it one of the most powerful weapons available to the party. Cyrus's final characterization is that of a powerful, heroic, upstanding knight -- a role model for the soldiery and citizenry alike.
Cyrus has a unique tech in the Chrono series called Nirvana Strike. It consists of a powerful lunge against an enemy.
Chrono Cross
Cyrus the Guardian Knight is mentioned again in Chrono Cross in Pierre's Tech skill Slap of Cyrus. If all parts of the Hero's Set are not acquired and equipped on Pierre, though, the attack will always fail.
Name Origin
The name Cyrus comes from Cyrus II the Great (576-529 B.C.), who was considered to be the first significant king of the Persian Empire of the period. Proving his mettle as a warrior, he overthrew his overlord and conquered the region. He was no less distinguished as a statesman than as a fighter -- the Charter of Cyrus the Great (537 B.C.), considered to be the first declaration of universal human rights, was discovered in 1879 in Babylon and is currently kept in the British Museum.
Cyrus II is also mentioned twenty-three times in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. He is portrayed as the savior of the Jews, a people that at that time were in thrall to Babylon. He issued the decree of liberation for the Jews {Ezra 1:1-2), which allowed them to return and rebuild the Temple. The man was in a sense both a mentor and a warrior -- he gave his favor to the Biblical prophet Daniel.
Media
Images
- Cyrus Ponders Knighthood
- Cyrus's Defeat
- Guardia Forest Battles
- Cyrus's ghost appears to Frog
- Frog receives the empowered Masamune
Music
From: Characters (Chrono Trigger)
--ZeaLitY 19:00, 21 May 2005 (MST)
