Plot Overview

Cygnus Cried Cygni

Characters:
Cygnus: the brightest star who took his own name from the constellation itself. Though great in ability to outshine the other stars, Cygnus greatest weakness is his ego which cripples his own capability and progress.

Cygni: the fastest star of the Cygnus collective (constellation). Cygni feels he is the faster younger brother to his brighter relative Cygnus. Cygni feels a strong conviction to upstart his relative star. Jealousy fuels him and allows him greater speed in spite of his size and brightness.

Planet 1:
Peter: the first character we meet on Planet 1. The character is working research with Mary when a catastrophe occurs in their laboratory due to the change in gravity induced by the battling stars.

Mary: Peter's assistant in their lab. Peter's sacrifice creates a change in her which leads to her creation of a new type of communicator* then the one they were researching.


Planet 2:
Luke: the first character we meet on Planet 2. Luke is a space explorer on a distant moon from his planet. His mood is drastically changed by the change in swing and motion of the moon which in turn effects a drastic decision to inflict harm on his fellow explorer John.

John: a sometimes obstructive and challenging explorer whose research methods and philosophy conflict with aforementioned Luke.


Planet 3:
General Fortuna: a war-crazed general whose sole mission is to destroy all life upon Planet 2. His war-driven machines eventually overrun the further moons of Planet 2 until meeting with the moon Luke and John inhabit. John's demise leads to Luke's inner-turmoil and eventual self destruction by imploding the moon and sending Fortuna and his machines into an orbit nearing Planet 2. With his succession nearing Fortuna meets his demise by the super-nova of Cygnus and his ego imploding; engulfing the entire siege and half of Planet 2 in its wake. Planet 2 is finally contacted by Planet 1 at this point.




Overview of Plot Comparison:
Planet 1 and its characters represent a passion or even a forbidden love. Peter's sacrifice leads Mary to rethink her original task (strictly assigned by her administrators) and allows her to create a device to contact further life (if any) in deeper parts of the galaxy.
Planet 2 represents a further passion of man to destroy and how our own self destruction through our devices. Luke is a nobleman but his integrity is questioned and lost during his exploration in a remote moon with his one companion, John. His downward spiral towards the murder itself leads to Luke's rash decision to detonate himself and the moon (along with all the research).
Planet 3 is a stronger characterization of man's destructive nature. Fortuna has no remorse nor logic and only craves destruction. His warpath is altered by the course of events and finally stopped by the rash decision of Cygnus to brighten himself further.
Cygnus , Cygni and their roles: Cygnus is an entity whose ego represents the ego of all sentient beings. His greatness and sheer importance in his own galaxy are rivaled by his own awareness. Instead of being brighter by his own mechanics and means, he merely tries to impress and intimidate. In doing so, Cygnus proves that no matter how great one is, even at an infinitely cosmic level, we all must pass with digression. Cygni is in the same boat as Cygnus but instead acts as a protagonist to Cygnus as they fuel each other's ego. Cygni already possesses great speed but cannot understand his role within the universe and instead attempts to upstart Cygnus.

Conclusion:
Planet 1 contacts Planet 2. Half of Planet 2 is scorched. Planet 1 attempts to delegate some control in an attempt to help Planet 2 rebuild itself. Planet 2 agrees but seems slightly off-put. We see a connection between Cygnus and Cygni and their trivial affair. Planet 2, although willing to accept the help, seems slightly offended at the gesture (through the voice of various leaders - scenes of politicians communicating).
Planet 3 is seen in the last shot as a giant metropolis, far technologically advanced. In its last shots, Planet 3 is launching more starships similar to Fortuna's. In the background a star will twinkle and then brighten and engulf the whole screen; as if to signify Cygnus has imploded again (or another star has taken its task).

Meaning:
Basically the point is that in this universe, as we know it, there will always be those who fulfill certain roles and our destiny is determined by all of these factors, including our own.