Red Sun

Red Sun is an in-progress Pokémon Diamond and Pearl fanfic written by alicekinsno1. It follows the life and times of Cyrus, the villain of the game, and tells how he got to be a villain, as well as looking at the game plot from his point of view.

Tropes used in Red Sun include:

• Abusive Parents
• Beneath the Mask: Cyrus's father tries to appear as a good and loving father and upstanding citizen, despite abusing Cyrus.
• Blue Eyes: Cyrus
• Break the Cutie: Well duh!
• Cheerful Child: Cyrus starts off this way, but needless to say, it doesn't last long.
• Child by Rape: Cyrus... maybe
• Disappeared Dad: Volkner
• Freudian Excuse
• Gadgeteer Genius: Cyrus, even showing signs of it as early as elementary school.
• Hot Scientist: Both of Cyrus's parents had been this at some point.
• How We Got Here: The point of the story, really.
• Kids Are Cruel
• Loners Are Freaks: Cyrus spent most of his childhood being teased by other children and reprimanded by his parents because he had no friends.
• Screaming Birth: When Cyrus's mother gives birth to him, this happens. Justified since she's strapped to a hospital bed, flat on her back and terrified, and doesn't want to have him in the first place.
• Stepford Smiler: Cyrus's mother, definitely.
• Theme Naming: Both of Cyrus's parents have names based on the word "sky", or at least a rough equivalent: his father, Sora, is named after the Japanese word for sky, while his mother's name is meant to suggest "celestial."
• Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Cyrus