Wonder wyrtle

Dragon Quest monster
Wonder wyrtle
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ガメゴンレジェンド
Romaji	Gamegon rejiendo
Translation	Turtle dragon legend
First appearance	Dragon Quest IX
Variants	Wyrtle; Wyrtoise

The Wonder wyrtle is a monster in the series.

Characteristics edit

Wonder wyrtles are dragon turtles, nearly identical to their wyrtle relatives, now having a golden colour scheme. When it first appeared in Dragon Quest IX, it had a dark orange-gold shell and scales, with a lighter yellow underside and horns, and a teal tongue. Starting with Dragon Quest X, the wonder wyrtle's scales and shell were changed closer to a yellow gold, with its underside and horns still a lighter shade of gold, and the fins on the side of its head became dark grey. According to its monster description in X, the wonder wyrtle is a rare mutant that is born among wyrtoises. It can call down powerful bolts of lightning or breathe out blazing fire from its maw.

Appearances edit

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies edit

Wonder wyrtle (ガメゴンレジェンド, Gamegon rejiendo)
Defeated Monster List No. : #217

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Dragon	1,040	0	6,900	98	606	720	52

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Blast	Earth	Dark	Light	Drain Magic	Whack	Dazzle	Fizzle
50%	-50%	0%	50%	0%	-50%	0%	100%	100%	100%	50%
Confusion	Paralysis	Sleep	Poison	Stun	Blunt	Deceleratle	Sap	Spooky Aura	Charm
100%	100%	25%	100%	100%	50%	100%	25%	100%	90%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped items
None	Scorch Apocalyptic Lightning	Grotto (Caves, rank 12)	Tortoiseshell¹⁄₈ Dragon shield¹⁄₆₄
Description		These reptilian regents can bring down bolts of lightning and exhale gouts of flame, but aren't wild about water or darkness. Supposedly, when wyrtles' souls depart their bodies, they are absorbed by wonder wyrtles, and earn eternal life.

Dragon Quest X edit

Wonder wyrtle began appearing in Version 3.1 as the rarefied form of Wyrtoise. It is able to land desperate attacks, cast Oomph, perform a flamethrower attack or unleash Apocalyptic Lightning. Oddly enough, the wonder wyrtle will actually flee from battle if it becomes enraged.

In Other Languages edit

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Tortuverno del averno	Spanish for "wyrtle of the underworld". From the Spanish tortuga and guiverno.
Français	Tortugondor	From the French tortue, dragon, and d'or.
Deutsch	Wunderdrache	German for "wonder dragon".
Italiano	Meraviguscio	From the Italian meraviglia and guscio.

Gallery edit

Wonder wyrtle art from Dragon Quest IX
Alternate colouration
A wonder wyrtle from Dragon Quest X
Rivals card