Anyone else find it strange that the ‘Professor’ of the region was skirted round in the reveal trailer? Aren’t they usually one of the first to be revealed? Or at least not ominously hinted at.
Others have picked up on the Team Galactic-esque logo present on the player character’s shoulders and also it’s presence on a flag in what is most likely a residence of the Professor.
Now for a weird theory:
What if that Professor is Cyrus?
Considering the Professor was avoided in the reveal it could perhaps be a bigger deal than usual, or a previous character. No other Professor would match the time period - it’s the wrong time period for a young Oak or Rowan. So maybe it’s someone who ended up back in time. Cyrus could match that as his fate is left unknown in DPPt after encounters with the trio.
And what if this is a prequel but also a sequel - set before DPPt but also set after it for Cyrus where he ends up back near a significant point in time for Arceus. Perhaps travelling the world and getting more info on Pokémon in his new world (maybe explains the starters from other regions) and then one day he meets someone who looks and acts similar to the kid that destroyed his plan in DPPt. Maybe then he ends up involved somehow, or wants back to his old world etc.
The flag and logo could be Cyrus’s new world logo that he has created (inspired from and eventually inspires the Galactic logo in the future). This all ends up a bit timey-wimey and maybe a bit far for a Pokémon story but maybe the DPPt remakes will tie in more plot-wise than expected. Cyrus has always been one of the more interesting characters in Pokémon so it would be good to have this explored - and it would make a good plot, especially if we know it is Cyrus but no idea of his intentions.
Or they could just not have revealed the Professor cause they’ve not finished it yet... Also valid.
Others have picked up on the Team Galactic-esque logo present on the player character’s shoulders and also it’s presence on a flag in what is most likely a residence of the Professor.
Now for a weird theory:
What if that Professor is Cyrus?
Considering the Professor was avoided in the reveal it could perhaps be a bigger deal than usual, or a previous character. No other Professor would match the time period - it’s the wrong time period for a young Oak or Rowan. So maybe it’s someone who ended up back in time. Cyrus could match that as his fate is left unknown in DPPt after encounters with the trio.
And what if this is a prequel but also a sequel - set before DPPt but also set after it for Cyrus where he ends up back near a significant point in time for Arceus. Perhaps travelling the world and getting more info on Pokémon in his new world (maybe explains the starters from other regions) and then one day he meets someone who looks and acts similar to the kid that destroyed his plan in DPPt. Maybe then he ends up involved somehow, or wants back to his old world etc.
The flag and logo could be Cyrus’s new world logo that he has created (inspired from and eventually inspires the Galactic logo in the future). This all ends up a bit timey-wimey and maybe a bit far for a Pokémon story but maybe the DPPt remakes will tie in more plot-wise than expected. Cyrus has always been one of the more interesting characters in Pokémon so it would be good to have this explored - and it would make a good plot, especially if we know it is Cyrus but no idea of his intentions.
Or they could just not have revealed the Professor cause they’ve not finished it yet... Also valid.