Cyrus Ishitaka

Cyrus Ishitaka (SEY 2521 - 2546) was a [United Planets of Earth](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QxBjKP2PN-united-planets-of-earth) Army veteran (Corporal, honorably discharged) squadmate of [Ivar Messer I](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RXlXYPWk8q-ivar-messer-i) who participated in the [Battle of Idris IV](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/ReJajXKelk-battle-of-idris-iv). Little is known about his private life outside of multiple arrests for narcotic possession and distribution. He was later implicated to be one of the two people who allegedly perpetrated a series of bombings of the United Planets of Earth by order of Messer in 2546. Ishitaka, a demolitions expert in the Army, was present on four of the five planets that bombed and found dead less than a week after the final attack. The autopsy found traces of a chemical used in the bombings under his fingernails.