While the following legend isn't at all hard to learn of, most people who don't have at least a passing interest in old stories won't know it, since the story of the Savior overshadows it.
As the war raged on and the Pokémon pushed humanity back to Union, one of the strongest Pokémon was a Gallade. This Gallade possessed strength far greater than his peers and could use moves that other Gallade could not. He was a terrifying opponent, and dozens of human warriors fell to his blades whenever he appeared.
One day the Gallade attacked a group of warriors, who were no match for him and fell one by one until only two remained. One of the two refused to fall and fought him with all her might. Against all odds they were evenly matched and fought until they were both exhausted. Finally the warrior could no longer hold her sword and steeled herself for death, but the killing blow never came. Instead, the Gallade healed her and helped her stand, returning her sword to her. The warrior did not understand why the Gallade had not killed her, but she took her companion and left.
The next morning the Gallade appeared at the gates of Union, to the terror of all present. When he made no move to attack, the warrior went out to meet him, whereupon he bowed to her and pointed to the horizon, where many Pokémon were approaching the city. The warrior and the Gallade faced the attackers together, fighting back-to-back, and the attacking Pokémon fled when they saw that their champion was no longer an ally.
From that point on the Gallade never left the warrior's side, and together they protected many humans as they fled to Union. Other Pokémon would single out the Gallade, but the warrior always protected the Gallade, and the Gallade always protected the warrior. The Gallade was not invincible, however, and it is said that shortly after the Savior made her fateful journey to stand before the gods the Gallade's body was discovered, possibly the final casualty of the war.
Reading anything more in-depth about the legend will reveal that there is some uncertainty about the Gallade's fate. All versions agree that he died, but the details vary. The most recent version found specifies that he fell under a horde of Pokémon while protecting the warrior, but this is generally considered to be a distortion, and the earlier versions, where he is found by the warrior surrounded by the bodies of dozens of Pokémon, is generally considered the correct ending. Notably, however, is that the earliest known version specifies that he was found with a noble's sword through his back. In that version, the name of the sword's owner, as well as that of the other individual who was present when the Gallade and warrior first fought, is specified but thoroughly erased from the document beyond all hope of recovery, as is the individual's gender. The general consensus is that that version was part of a political maneuver to make a certain individual look bad. Further digging reveals that the older copies of the legend note that they were written based on the contents of a particular book. No copies of that book are known to exist.
The validity of the legend is disputed, as there is no physical evidence of the Gallade's existence, nor any references to him in any documents besides the different copies of the legend.
Legend: The Warrior and the Gallade
Reading anything more in-depth about the legend will reveal that there is some uncertainty about the Gallade's fate. All versions agree that he died, but the details vary. The most recent version found specifies that he fell under a horde of Pokémon while protecting the warrior, but this is generally considered to be a distortion, and the earlier versions, where he is found by the warrior surrounded by the bodies of dozens of Pokémon, is generally considered the correct ending. Notably, however, is that the earliest known version specifies that he was found with a noble's sword through his back. In that version, the name of the sword's owner, as well as that of the other individual who was present when the Gallade and warrior first fought, is specified but thoroughly erased from the document beyond all hope of recovery, as is the individual's gender. The general consensus is that that version was part of a political maneuver to make a certain individual look bad. Further digging reveals that the older copies of the legend note that they were written based on the contents of a particular book. No copies of that book are known to exist.
The validity of the legend is disputed, as there is no physical evidence of the Gallade's existence, nor any references to him in any documents besides the different copies of the legend.
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