Heroes of Truth and Ideals
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The Hero of Truth (Japanese: 真実の勇者 Hero of Truth) and the Hero of Ideals (Japanese: 理想の勇者 Hero of Ideals), also collectively known as the twin heroes, are characters from the backstory of Pokémon Black and White.
In the core series games
Pokémon Black and White
In mythologies, the twin heroes are said to have used a single, powerful dragon to create the Unova region, however, the brothers each sought something different for the region—truth for the older brother and ideals for the younger—this caused an arguing and then a fight over whose side was right. In response, the dragon split into three Pokémon: its truth, Reshiram; its ideals, Zekrom; and its leftover shell, Kyurem. Reshiram then sided with the older brother twin while Zekrom sided with the younger twin.
The two dragons were equally matched and neither conquered the other. Eventually, the brothers set aside their differences and equally declared that there was no right side. In the future however, the sons of the heroes resumed their fight, using Reshiram and Zekrom, completly destroying the region during the conflict with their fire and lightning powers. The second battle led to the original heroes to seal away their dragons within spherical stone known as Dragon Stones, Reshiram in the Light Stone and Zekrom in the Dark Stone.
At some point, each of the heroes supposedly built a city of their own with the help of their respective dragon. The Hero of TruthBB2/Hero of IdealsWW2 built an ancient city over 2,500 years ago that'd be buried in the sand as time went on, its ruins are known as Relic Castle. The Hero of IdealsWW2/Hero of TruthBB2 built an ancient city about 3,000 years ago that'd sink in the water as time went on, its ruins are known as Abyssal Ruins.
The conflict between truth and ideals repeats itself during the events of Pokémon Black and White, the king of Team Plasma, N, sought the Dark StoneB/Light StoneW to revive ZekromB/ReshiramW and create a world where humans and Pokémon live separately while Hilda/Hilbert obtained the Light StoneB/Black StoneW to stop N and allow humans and Pokémon and keep coexisting.
Pokémon
Both
| Debut | Pokémon Black and White |
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The single dragon was Pokémon that belonged to both twins and was used by them to create the Unova region, however, as the brothers started fighting, the dragon split into three: Reshiram siding with the older one and his belief in truth, Zekrom siding with the younger one and his belief in ideals, and Kyurem retreating to the Giant Chasm, lacking both truth and ideals within itself.
None of the original dragon's moves are known.
Hero of Truth
| Debut | Pokémon Black and White |
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Reshiram sided with the Hero of Truth after being created by the split of the single dragon, the brothers then started a fight using both it and Zekrom, however, seeing the two were evenly matched, the twins realized that there was not a right answer, setting aside their differences.
Sometime later, the heroes's sons resumed their fight, using it and Zekrom as well, which eventually caused the end of the region and the destruction of the Pokémon's bodies. Reshiram was then transformed into the Light Stone, which was hidden away in Dragonspiral TowerWW2/Relic CastleBB2, waiting for the emergence of a new hero.
Reshiram's moves are Dragon Breath, Slash, Extrasensory, and Fusion Flare.
Hero of Ideals
| Debut | Pokémon Black and White |
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Zekrom sided with the Hero of Ideals after being created by the split of the single dragon, the brothers then started a fight using both it and Reshiram, however, seeing the two were evenly matched, the twins realized that there was not a right answer, setting aside their differences.
Sometime later, the heroes's sons resumed their fight, using it and Reshiram as well, which eventually caused the end of the region and the destruction of the Pokémon's bodies. Zekrom was then transformed into the Dark Stone, which was hidden away in Relic CastleWW2/Dragonspiral TowerBB2, waiting for the emergence of a new hero.
Zekrom's moves are Dragon Breath, Slash, Zen Headbutt, and Fusion Bolt.
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
Even though the two brothers themselves never appear, in the present day, Hilbert and N became their successors and are seen as the new heroes of truth and ideals respectively.
In animation
Pokémon the Series
In the anime, the Heroes of Truth and Ideals were the sons of the king of the Kingdom of the Vale and lived one thousand years ago in the Unova region. The twins also commanded Legendary Pokémon, the Hero of Truth possessed the Vast White Pokémon Reshiram and the Hero of Ideals possessed the Deep Black Pokémon Zekrom.
One day, the two brothers began to fight over their beliefs and using their started a war in the process. This devastated the kingdom and caused the Dragon Force energy that was enriching their kingdom to become corrupted, turning into a destructive and chaotic force that destroyed the land.
The chaos the Dragon Force caused forced their father to use his Victini's power to move the Sword of the Vale to the location that would eventually become Eindoak Town. Despite managing to calm the Dragon Force, the King unfortunately died soon after, accidentally leaving Victini trapped inside of the Sword of the Vale's barrier. Reshiram and Zekrom, exhausted from their battle, reverted into spherical stones known as Dragon Stones. Guilt ridden, the brothers took and hid the stones in a secret cave hidden deep underneath the castle.
The conflict between truth and ideals repeats itself during the events of White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram, where a descendant of the People of the Vale, Damon finds the Light Stone/Dark Stone underneath the Sword of the Vale and awakened Reshiram/Zekrom to help him restore the Kingdom of the Vale by moving the castle with Victini's power while Ash finds the Dark Stone/Light Stone and awakens Zekrom/Reshiram to help him stop Damos and save Victini.
Pokémon
Hero of Truth
 Reshiram |
Hero of Ideals
 Zekrom |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Thousands of years ago, the Heroes of Truth and Ideals were twin brothers who created the Unova region using a single, powerful dragon and eventually the two brothers argued over how to rule the region. The older brother pursued the truth while the younger brother pursued ideals. Unable to choose a side, the Dragon Pokémon split into two beings: Reshiram, who sided with the older brother, and Zekrom, who sided with the younger brother. Sometime after the two brothers battled, Reshiram and Zekrom transformed into spherical stones known as Dragon Stones.
The conflict between truth and ideals repeats itself during the events of the Black & White arc, the king of Team Plasma, N, sought the Dark Stone to revive Zekrom and create a world where humans and Pokémon live separately while Black obtained the Light Stone to stop N and allow humans and Pokémon and keep coexisting.
Pokémon
Both
 The single dragon |
Hero of Truth
 Reshiram |
Hero of Ideals
 Zekrom |
Origin
The legend of the twin heroes parallels the Roman myth of Romulus and Remus, two twins who founded the city of Rome. Likewise, the twin heroes built the Relic Castle, which became the center of civilization in Unova at least 2,500 years ago, much like Rome in real-life ancient Europe. The twin heroes' disagreements leading to a fight also parallels the Roman myth.
In other languages
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Hero of Truth
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Hero of Ideals
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