Wyrtle

Dragon Quest monster Wyrtle

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ガメゴン Romaji Gamegon First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localisation Tortragon

The Wyrtle is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

Wyrtles is a cross between a wyrm and a turtle that crawls about on all fours. Their most distinctive physical feature is the grey turtle shell that covers its body, which they are able to withdraw in to defend themselves. Wyrtles have a pair of long curved horns on tops of their heads, fins on either side of their face, and jagged osteoderms running down the length of their body, all coloured a dull orange. The underside skin of their body vary between games, sometimes being coloured white and other times a brighter orange than their osteoderms. In combat, they can breathe out different kinds of breath against unwitting adventurers, including Sweet Breath and Fire Breath.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Wyrtle (ガメゴン Gamegon)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

#086

Level

29

Experience

652

Gold

88

HP

68

MP

0

Attack

89

Defense

200

Agility

25

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Sweet Breath

Location(s)

Manoza region
Manoza Cave
Sea

Item Dropped

Seed of resilience¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

70%

Crack resistance *

70%

Woosh resistance *

70%

Zap resistance *

25%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

25%

Kamikazee resistance

0%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance

70%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance

70%

Snooze resistance

25%

Deceleratle resistance *

25%

Sap resistance *

70%

Remakes sprites

SFC

GBC

Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Wyrtle (ガメゴン Gamegon)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

#056

Family

Dragon

Experience

736

Gold

37

HP

159

MP

30

Attack

116

Defence*

360

Agility

95

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

In-game description

Sometimes they think they are dragons, other times turtles. But regardless of how they feel, their sleep-inducing Sweet Breath and brutal bite are cause for consternation.

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Defend
Defending Champion
Sweet Breath
Wildfire

Location(s)

Manoza Cave

Item Dropped

Iron helmet¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

75%

Explosion resistance *

75%

Ice resistance *

-25%

Wind resistance *

75%

Strike resistance *

25%

Lightning resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

0%

Kamikazee resistance

0%

Poof resistance *

25%

Dazzle resistance

0%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance *

0%

Paralysis resistance *

0%

Snooze resistance *

25%

Stumble resistance *

0%

Stun resistance *

0%

Deceleratle resistance

0%

Sap resistance *

25%

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Wrytle (ガメゴン Gamegon)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

#051

Recruit Rate

N/A

Experience

42

Gold

38

HP

30

MP

0

Attack

53

Defence

110

Agility

20

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Defend

Location(s)

Whealbrook Adit (G2)
Coburg castle dungeon
Abovitall Tower

Item dropped

Seed of resilience¹⁄₁₆

Frizz resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

0%

Fire Breath resistance *

0%

Bang resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

0%

Ice Breath resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance *

100%

Whack resistance *

20%

Kamikazee resistance *

0%

Poof resistance

20%

Dazzle resistance *

20%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance

0%

Poison resistance *

20%

Snooze resistance *

67%

Stun resistance *

20%

Sap resistance *

0%

PS2 model

DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Wyrtle (ガメゴン Gamegon)

Model

Bestiary no.

#106

Family

Dragon

Experience

600

Gold

116

HP

105

MP

0

Attack

105

Defence

150

Agility

47

In-game description

Hurtful turtles that like to frazzle foes with Flame Breath. Watch out for their critical attacks and hellish shells.

Turtles become wyrtles by eating the meat of a dragon god, but must live a thousand years before doing so.

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Flame Breath
Retreats into shell (reduces damage taken to 1 or 0)
Desperate attack

Location(s)

Urdus Marshland
Hermany

Item(s) dropped

Tortoiseshell (common, 1/8)
Dragon's scale (rare, 1/16)

Fire resistance *

25%

Ice resistance *

0%

Wind resistance *

0%

Blast/Lightning resistance *

-50%

Earth resistance *

0%

Dark resistance *

-50%

Light resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

0%

Dazzle resistance *

0%

Fizzle resistance *

100%

Fuddle resistance *

25%

Paralysis resistance *

25%

Snooze resistance *

0%

Poison resistance *

0%

Stun resistance *

25%

Blunt resistance *

25%

Deceleratle resistance *

0%

Sap resistance *

25%

Spooky Aura resistance *

0%

Charm resistance *

65%

Dragon Quest Monsters

Tortragon (ガメゴン Gamegon)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	2/5	3/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	2/5	4/5	2/5

Family	Dragon
In-game description	It has a tough shell but it can't hide inside it
Abilities	Lightning, Ironize, MagicBack
Habitat	Library Gate
Breeding chart	Dragon family x Beast family

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

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Tortragon (ガメゴン Gamegon)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	5/10	6/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
7/10	3/10	4/10	4/10

Family	Dragon
In-game description	Slow, but heavily protected.
Abilities	MagicBack, Lightning, Ironize
Habitat
Breeding chart	Dragon family x Beast family

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Wyrtle (ガメゴン Gamegon)

Icon	Family	Max HP	Max MP
		1,300	370
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
580	670	400	700

Bestiary No.	#082
Rank	E
In-game description	These dragons were in fact once turtles who lived for a thousand years before feasting on the flesh of a sacred dragon and taking on their current form. Watchout for their spinning body slam!
Talents	Barricade
Guaranteed traits	Insta-Buff (lv. 1) Naked Ambition (lv. 20) Defensive Impulse (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Uber Slimesbane (lv. 1) Benefaction (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X (Either parent must be E-rank.)
Notable synthesis	= X or X = X = X =

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

Dragon Quest Tact

Wyrtle appears as a B-rank monster of the Dragon family as part of the original Dragon Quest III event. It can be recruited from Chapter 3, Episode 3 of the event quests at any difficulty, eventually being recruitable from the main storyline from Chapter 16, Episode 4: A Break at the Beach and Chapter 5, Episode 2 in hard difficulty. The wyrtle can also be recruited from the Log Bridge stage of the Dragon Island: Plains during "Dragon Fest" at any difficulty. It can participate in the Battle Roads of the Armful and Gasbagon as a party member.

Wyrtle (ガメゴン Gamegon)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Dragon				Defence
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		1,020	243	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
296	510	208	195	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Sweet Breath		Lightning*		Selflessness*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Zap-type Martial MP Cost -5%/Stats Up	Crack Res +25/Stats Up	Lightning Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25/Stats Up	Lightning Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
DEF +10	Lightning Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Zap-type Martial MP Cost -5%: Lowers Zap-type martial MP cost by 5%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Very Weak	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Immune	Super Weak

Trivia

• The English name is a combination of "wyrm" and "turtle", while its Japanese name Gamegon (ガメゴン, Gamegon^?) is the combination of the words "かめ Kame "(turtle) and "ドラゴン Doragon "(Dragon).
• Though possibly coincidental, the wyrtle and its pallet-swaps bear a striking resemblance to the extinct horned turtle Meiolania, which lived approximately in Australia during the Holocene period.

Gallery

• 
  Famicom art
• 
  A wyrtle in X
• 
  Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest: Shougeki no Shippo Dan
• 
  Rivals card
• 
  Walk model
• 
  DQ Trading Card

Related monsters

• Wyrtoise
• Wonder wyrtle