Cydonia, as known as Francesco Cilurzo, is one of the most followed gaming streamers of Italy. He has more than 600.000 followers across social platforms – including Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram – and reaches 3 million of users per month.
A huge fan of video games, Cydonia has established himself as one of the leading and undisputed experts in the Pokémon community. Since 2015, his YouTube channel has been the go-to resource for many fans of the Pokémon franchise.
As Pokémon’s success has grown throughout the years, so too has Cydonia. He moved from creating and posting gameplay videos to organizing streaming events on Twitch. Following the official partnership with Nintendo, Cydonia became the first official Italian e-sports commentator for the Pokémon World Championships and International Championships.
Multifaceted, versatile, creative, and captivating, Cydonia easily switches from Twitch to YouTube and spontaneously gives speeches at the stages of major pop culture conventions. His speeches at Lucca Comics & Games, Milano Games Week, and other conventions always draw large crowds, while his meet & greets always generate long queues. Nevertheless, this does not stop him from smiling, giving an autograph, and a kind word for all of his fans.
Apart from video games, Cydonia is a huge fan of Japan’s culture. Indeed, he collects Japanese comics, animes DVs series, and geeks merch. His studios is a fully-fledged Museo of Nerd Culture, indeed. Another hidden skill of Cydonia is music, in fact, not everyone knows that he performed at Sanremo Rock with his band one year ago. Perhaps it was music itself that made him the professional artists on both virtual and real stages.
