Ironclad wartoise

Dragon Quest monster Ironclad wartoise
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese 海のまもりガメ Romaji Umi no mamorigame First appearance Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Old localisation Guartle Variants Armoured wartoise
Iron tortoise
Plated goretoise
Wolfram wartoise

The Ironclad wartoise is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VII. It is a seafaring tortoise protected by its spiked armoured shell.

Characteristics

Ironclad wartoises are immense tortoise-like monsters with dull orange skin whose bodies are protected by various pieces of armour. Its main form of protection is its brown and purple tortoise shell which has holes where metallic spikes can be protruded to harm any attackers when it retreats inside. They can bolster their already impressive defenses by casting Bounce to protect itself and its allies against any harmful spells. The tortoises can put themselves in harm's way in order to keep their fellow monsters safe. In Joker 3, the wartoise belongs to the Dragon family.

Despite its near identical appearance to the Iron tortoise, the ironclad wartoise is considered a separate monster. It was likely introduced in VII as an aquatic variant to the monster.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Ironclad wartoise (海のまもりガメ, Umi no mamorigame ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #269

Sprite Attributes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 180 15 133 (PS1) 72 (PS1) 125 120 77 0⁄64 1⁄128

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 25% 25% 0% 25% 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 100% 80% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 15% 50% 15% 100% 50% 50% 100% 15% 15% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Bounce Defend (Damage reduced to 20%) Selflessness Forbearance Ocean near Estard Island and L'Arca (after the Demon King's resurrection) Seed of resilience1⁄256 Notable changes in the remakes

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3

Ironclad wartoise appears as an A-rank monster of the Dragon family.

Trivia

• An ironclad is a type of steam-propelled warship that is protected by iron or steel armour plates. It was constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s.

Gallery

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  Sony PlayStation art
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  Appearance in VII's 'The Big Book of Beasts' in the remake