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The dual swords wielded by Gawain: praised for sharpness.


— Description, Sonic and the Black Knight[1]

Galatine (ガラティン Garatin?) is an item that appears Sonic and the Black Knight. It is one of the unlockable weapons in the game that can only be equipped to and wielded by Sir Gawain. They are Gawain's signature weapons and one of the sacred swords from the world of Camelot. They can be dual-wielded in battle and are praised for their absolute sharpness.

Description[]

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Despite regarded as swords, Galatine resembles more a pair of twin axes. They each have a single silver edge with two spikes, which are attached to the side of a brown curve surface with light brown swirl patterns. The heads of Galatine themselves are attached to the hafts with metal staple which are connected to the brown upper part of the grips, which are white and have pointy golden sword pummels.

Game appearances[]

Sonic and the Black Knight[]

In Sonic and the Black Knight, Galatine had been in the possession of Sir Gawain for an unprecedented amount of time. It is possible, though, that Galatine might have originally been a part of the legendary sword Excalibur, but was then divided into Galatine and the other Sacred Swords when Excalibur's light was lost.

Shortly after Sonic the Hedgehog's arrival in the Arthurian realm, Gawain was sent out on a mission by King Arthur to find both Sonic and Merlina the Wizard and kill them on sight. Gawain eventually found Sonic near the Titanic Plain and fought Sonic in a sword duel, where Gawain used his Galatine and Sonic used Caliburn. In the end, Sonic managed to best Gawain in battle, and Gawain tried to commit suicide by using one of Galatine's swords to slice his throat as he had failed his duty to King Arthur. Sonic, however, stopped Gawain's suicide attempt by taking Galatine, and then left with both blades of Gawain. Sonic later used Galatine in conjunction with Arondight, Laevatein and Caliburn to neutralize the immortality granted by the Scabbard of Excalibur's during his final battle with King Arthur and succeeded, thus allowing Sonic to finally defeat the evil king.

When Merlina betrayed Sonic and tried to take control over the kingdom, Sonic gave Galatine back to Gawain, who used it to help the others set up a barrier to contain Merlina's power, though the barrier proved to be too weak. During Sonic's final battle with the Dark Queen, Galatine was used along with Arondight and Laevatein to help Sonic and Caliburn transform into Excalibur Sonic and Excalibur.

When Galatine is equipped to Gawain, he obtains the following Skills:

Name Description
Down Cancel Imbalance due to damage cancelable with the A button.
Surge Rescue Soul Gauge increased based upon 'hit count.'
Aegis Guard Increases the duration of a guard.
Lunge Attack Move forward and flick the Wii Remote to Lunge Attack.
Aerial Attack Move back and flick the Wii Remote to Lunge Attack.
Attack Spread Increases the attack area of ground attacks
Perfect Guard Guard with just the right timing.
Attack Step Attack becomes possible when using a short jump.
Soul Surge Press the B button when there is energy in the Soul Gauge.

Sonic Dash[]

In Sonic Dash, Galatine appears during Gawain's Dash Boost, and in his trick animations.

Sonic Forces: Speed Battle[]

In Sonic Forces: Speed Battle, Galatine appears as a part of Gawain's Dual Wield Dash Item Box power-up.

Stats[]

No. 206
ID Point Price N/A
Rarity Level ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Item Type N/A
Location Titanic Plain (earned by clearing "Defeat the Boss: Sir Gawain")

Real world background[]

Much like the other Sacred Swords, despite Galatine being regarded as the name of Sir Gawain's sword in modern times, it was never given any real name in any surviving piece of the original Arthurian fiction. In the 15th century, Sir Thomas Malory's work, Le Morte d'Arthur named Gawain's swords as Galatine.[2] The Winchester manuscript of Malory was given a longer version of the Roman war which contained another mention of the sword in that version of the text called "Galantine".

In Malory's source, the English "Alliterative Morte Arthure", the sword was given the name Galuth.[3]

Other tales of Gawain, however, either do not mention any name for Gawain’s sword or instead gives Gawain the sword Caliburn/Escalibor, which Malory calls "Excalibur". One would assume that Arthur has lent him the sword, more-or-less permanently, as Gawain is still a young fighter while Arthur is mostly a staid ruler and Gawain is generally thought to be Arthur’s greatest knight, as well as Arthur’s nephew. Indeed in the work commonly called the "Vulgate Merlin" we are explicitly told that Arthur bestowed Caliburn/Excalibur on Gawain.

Trivia[]

  • Though there are only said to be four Sacred Swords, as Galatine constitutes two separate swords, it could be considered both the fourth and fifth Sacred Swords.
    • Sonic is only shown taking one Galatine after defeating Sir Gawain, but has both swords when he places the swords around King Arthur during their final battle.
    • The Galatine's being two swords complements Gawain's close-quarters combat style.[4]

References[]

  1. Official in-game description of Galatine in the Treasury, item 206/247.
  2. http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/mart/mart094.htm
  3. http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/teams/allitfrm.htm
  4. "Like his counterpart, Knuckles the Echidna who is known for his hard-head, the Knight of the Round Table Gawain is known for his stubbornness when it comes to his unbending loyalty to the king. Gawain carries the double-sword Galatine to complement his twin-fisted approach to conflict." - Sonic and the Black Knight Official US website.

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