Cyrus
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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 leader of Guardia's knights and the mentor of Glenn. He was known for being 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. Glenn was transformed into Frog in the aftermath. Frog recovered the Hero's Medal from the scene of the fight and dedicated his life to protecting the Kingdom of Guardia and avenging Cyrus. The old knight eventually came to haunt the Northern Ruins by taking the form of a monster. After finding his grave again in 600 A.D., Frog received a final blessing from Cyrus and the Masamune's empowerment as a result. 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 SlapOfCyrus. However, If all parts of the Hero's set are not acquired and equipped on Pierre, the attack will always fail.
Theory and Analysis
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.
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- Cyrus Ponders Knighthood
- Cyrus's Defeat
- Guardia Forest Battles
- Cyrus's ghost appears to Frog
- Frog receives the empowered Masamune
- Hero's Grave (FMV)
