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Cyrus/Guzma
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: グズマ×アカギ (Guzma x Akagi) English: Guzma/Cyrus |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: グズアカ (Guzuaka), アカグズ (Akaguzu) English: HarlockShipping |
| Gender category: | Boys' Love; Yaoi; M/M; Slash |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Rare for both characters Common overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Cyrus/Guzma, known mostly as HarlockShipping , グズアカ (Guzuaka) and/or アカグズ (Akaguzu), is a common ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Guzma (Guzma) and Cyrus (Akagi), the leader of Team Skull from Pokémon Sun and Moon and the leader of the villainous Team Galactic from Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum respectively.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Height Difference: Guzma is taller, Cyrus is shorter.
- Opposites Attract: Guzma is outgoing and in-your-face, while Cyrus does not like his own emotions. Guzma also has smaller ambitions than Cyrus overall, who wants to remake the world in his image, as Guzma just wants to be taken seriously.
- Post-Canon: most works for them take place post-Platinum, with Cyrus somehow being thrust out of Giratina's distortion world.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
"HarlockShipping" was coined sometime between 18 February[Notes 1] and 31 December 2016.[Notes 2]
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
- Adventures of Guzma & the 'Cave Troll' by iDontHaveACleverQuip and SinnohRemakes, Archived version (2017-24), Guzma plunges himself headfirst into chilly Sinnoh in the hopes of meeting a Legendary Bug-Type, only to find himself trapped in the Region with a one-way plane ticket! Stuck together with an emotionally stunted cave dweller named Cyrus, Guzma battles his way across Sinnoh making friends, gaining fans, and finding much more than he bargained for. The most popular fic for Cyrus/Guzma overall. It's often credited with getting people into the pairing.
Fan Art
- グズアカなのかそうでないのかよく分からない1枚が出来た by zattarakugaki, Archived version (2017), Cyrus wearing Guzma's outfit.
General Fanworks
Wikis
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Villainous Team Leader/Villainous Team Leader
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version