Armoured wartoise

The Armoured wartoise is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. It is a tank-like terrapin that was first introduced in Dragon Quest VI.

Dragon Quest monster Armoured wartoise

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese アイアンタートル Romaji Aian tātoru First appearance Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation Old localisation IronTurt (VII, PS1, Monsters and Monsters 2)

Characteristics

Armoured wartoises are big tortoise-like monsters with green scaly skin and covered with armour pieces. The main part of the armour is the brown and yellow tortoise shell which has holes where metallic spikes can be summoned to harm the enemies that dare touch the shell. On their heads, they also wear a helmet in the same reddish-brown and yellow as their shells and they also wear armoured plates on their knees. Along with their bulky armour for protection, they're also capable of casting Bounce to shelter allies from bothersome spells. They attack by biting foes with their powerful jaws and can even roll themselves into a deadly spiked ball by hiding themselves in their shell.

In the first two Monsters games, the armoured wartoise was considered part of the Beast family, although later installments, it was made part of the Dragon family instead, like many other reptilian monsters.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Armoured wartoise (アイアンタートル Aian tātoru)

Original (SFC)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

#184

Recruit Rate

N/A

Experience *

158

Gold

96

HP *

112

MP

8

Attack

90

Defence

250

Agility

25

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Bounce

Skill(s)

Body Slam

Location(s)

Ocean (Upper World)
Inland Sea (Lower World)
Undersea
Somnia Well
Seabed Shrine
Sunken Ship

Item(s) dropped

Tortoise shell¹⁄₆₄

Frizz resistance *

25%

Sizz resistance *

25%

Fire Breath resistance *

25%

Bang resistance *

25%

Crack resistance *

0%

Ice Breath resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

60%

Strike/Rock resistance *

60%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance *

100%

Whack resistance *

50%

Poof resistance *

100%

Ban Dance resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

15%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance *

0%

Paralysis resistance *

80%

Poison resistance *

0%

Snooze resistance *

15%

Stun resistance *

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Army resistance *

100%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Armored wartoise (アイアンタートル Aiantātoru)

Sprite

File:Ironturt.gif

Bestiary No.

#065

Recruit Rate

¹⁄₃₂

Experience

36 (PS1)
54 (3DS)

Gold

15 (PS1)
23 (3DS)

HP

85

MP

0

Attack

72

Defence

120

Agility

58

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Body Slam (125% damage)
Forbearance
Defending Champion

Location(s)

Highendreigh Tower

Item(s) Dropped

Seed of resilience¹⁄₂₅₆

Frizz resistance *

25%

Sizz resistance *

0%

Fire Breath resistance *

0%

Bang resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

0%

Ice Breath resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

0%

Strike/Rock resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance *

100%

Whack resistance *

50%

Poof resistance *

80%

Ban Dance resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

15%

Fizzle resistance *

100%

Fuddle resistance *

50%

Paralysis resistance *

80%

Poison resistance *

0%

Snooze resistance *

100%

Stun resistance *

15%

Sap resistance *

0%

Army resistance *

25%

3DS version changes

None

Armoured wartoise is one of the monsters that a Bad egg can hatch into.

Dragon Quest Monsters

IronTurt (アイアンタートル Aian tātoru)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	3/5	1/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	3/5	5/5	1/5

Family	Beast
In-game description	Its spiked shell makes its body slam attack deadly.
Abilities	Cover, StrongD, MagicBack
Habitat	Goopi's Gate #2
Breeding chart	Beast family x Tortragon

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Strong	Strong
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	None	Strong
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
None	Strong	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
None	Weak	None	None
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
None	None	None	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Strong		None

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

IronTurt (アイアンタートル Aian tātoru)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	7/10	3/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	7/10	6/10	2/10

Family	Beast
In-game description
Abilities	Cover, MagicWall, StrongD
Habitat
Breeding chart	Beast family x Tortragon

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Strong	Strong
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	None	Strong
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	None	Strong	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	None	Weak	None
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	Strong	Strong	Strong
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Strong	Strong	None

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Armoured wartoise (アイアンタートル Aian tātoru)

Icon	Family	Max HP	Max MP
		1,370	540
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
410	800	300	660

Bestiary No.	#073
Rank	F
In-game description	These terrible tortoises' steely spike-studded shells are so solid they'll shatter any sword struck against them. However, the price they pay for their formidable defences is that they move slower than molasses
Talents	Defender (lv. 1) Defence Booster I (lv. 20) Zap Ward (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits	Spiky Skin (lv. 1) Sleep Twitch (lv. 20) Rando-Buff (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) High Heal (lv. 1) Desperate Measures (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Fortitude - Lower & Middle Echelons while storming ()
Items	Mystery meat (Common) Seed of resilience (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X (The parents need to be F rank.)
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
50%	0%	25%	0%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
50%	0%	0%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *
25%	0%	50%	0%
Debilitation Resistance*	MP Absorption Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
-25%	50%	25%	-25%
Sleep Resistance *		Stun Resistance *
0%		50%
Instant Death Resistance *
25%

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Related monsters

• Iron tortoise
• Ironclad wartoise
• Plated goretoise
• Wolfram wartoise

Gallery

• 
  Super Famicom art
• 
  Sprite in DQM1·2 (PSX)
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  Sprite in Caravan Heart. (GBA)
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  Icon in Monsters 2: 3D
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  Stars model
• 
  DQ Trading Card