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==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
Wyrtles are large blue dragons that crawl on all fours like a turtle. Their most distinctive physical feature is the grey tortoise shell that covers its body, which they are able to withdraw in to defend themselves. They have long necks and tails like dragons. Wyrtles have a pair of long curved horns on tops of their heads, fins on either side of their face, and scales running down the length of their body, all colored orange. The undersides of their body are orange, as well. In combat, they are capable of utilizing different kinds of breath against unwitting adventurers, including [[Sweet Breath]] and [[Fire Breath]].
Wyrtles are large blue dragons that crawl on all fours like a turtle. Their most distinctive physical feature is the grey tortoise 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 are capable of utilizing different kinds of breath against unwitting adventurers, including [[Sweet Breath]] and [[Fire Breath]].


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest III]]''===
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===''[[Dragon Quest V]]''===
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===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
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*The English name is similar to its shape, the combination of "[[wikipedia:wyrm|wyrm]]" and "turtle".
*The English name is similar to its shape, the combination of "[[wikipedia:wyrm|wyrm]]" and "turtle".
*The Japanese name "ガメゴン ''Gamegon'' " is the combination of "かめ ''Kame'' "(turtle) and "ドラゴン ''Doragon'' "(Dragon).
*The Japanese name "ガメゴン ''Gamegon'' " is the combination of "かめ ''Kame'' "(turtle) and "ドラゴン ''Doragon'' "(Dragon).
==Trivia==
*Though possibly coincidental, the Wyrtle and its pallet-swaps bear a striking resemblance to the extinct horned turtle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiolania Meiolania], which lived approximately in Australia during the Holocene period


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

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