Tortoceratops
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Tortoceratops | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | デンタザウルス |
| Romaji | Dentasaurus |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest V |
| Old localization | Spikerous |
The Tortoceratops is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest V, it is a quadrupedal, dinosaur-like monster with a spiked body.
Characteristics
The tortoceratops and its pallet swaps are stout looking monsters that take inspiration from the Nodosauridae family of Ankylosaurian dinosaurs. They lack the distinctive tail club to mark them as true ankylosaurids, but they do sport crested frills and nose horns reminiscent of Ceratopsians. The family also bears a striking resemblance to the Toho studios monster Anguirus, especially considering the tortoceratops' similar brown and gray hues. The tortoceratops can also fly by retracting its limbs and expelling fire from the sockets, allowing it to spin and ram into enemies at high speeds like Gamera, as shown in the video below.
Appearances
Dragon Quest V
| Tortoceratops |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack | Defense |
 |
113 | 0 | 121 | 115 |
| Agility | Experience | Gold | Tame Rate | |
| 49 | 225 | 45 | N/A | |
| Bestiary No. | 118 |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Charge (125% damage) Desperate attack Muster Strength |
| Location(s) | Knick-Knackatory Central Continent Ancient Ruins area (G3) Diggery Pokery area |
| Item dropped | Seed of Strength1⁄128 |
| Evasion | Frizz resistance * | Sizz resistance * | Fire Breath resistance * | |
| 0/64 | 20% | 67% | 67% | |
| Bang resistance * | Crack resistance * | Ice Breath resistance * | Woosh resistance * | |
| 67% | 67% | 67% | 20% | |
| Zap resistance * | Drain Magic resistance * | Whack resistance * | Kamikazee resistance * | |
| 20% | 100% | 67% | 0% | |
| Poof resistance | Poison resistance * | Fuddle resistance | Snooze resistance * | |
| 67% | 67% | 67% | 67% | |
| Dazzle resistance * | Sap resistance * | Fizzle resistance | Stun resistance * | |
| 20% | 20% | 100% | 20% | |
| PS2 model | DS & Mobile sprite |
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The first appearance of the Tortoceratops. They're purely physical attacking monsters that have high defense and can charge up power for a stronger attack.
Dragon Quest X
After a long absence the spiked behemoths return in the tenth entry in the series, only they are classified as members of the Beast family despite clear saurian traits. Additionally, they now make use of Pincushion, retracting their limbs into their shell like the first half of their namesake and putting their scutes to good use.
Dragon Quest Monsters
| Spikerous |  |
| Sprite | Level cap * | HP growth | MP growth |
 |
35 | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| Strength growth | Resilience growth | Wisdom growth | Agility growth |
| 2/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| Family | Dragon |
| In-game description | Its spiky hard shell protects itself from danger |
| Abilities | Berserker, RockThrow, Kamikaze |
| Habitat | Gate of Wisdom |
| Breeding chart | Dragon family x ArmyCrab, Digster |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * | Bang Resistance * |
| Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong |
| Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Rock/Army Resistance * |
| None | None | None | Weak |
| Zap Resistance * | Gigaslash Resistance | Magic Burst Resistance | Drain Magic Resistance * |
| Weak | Weak | None | None |
| Whack Resistance * | Kamikazee Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * |
| Weak | None | Weak | Weak |
| Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance |
| Weak | Weak | None | None |
| Ban Dance Resistance | Gobstopper Resistance | Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * |
| None | None | None | None |
| Decelerate Resistance * | Curse Resistance | ||
| None | Weak | ||
Dragon Quest Monsters 2
| Spikerous |  |
| Sprite | Level cap * | HP growth | MP growth |
 |
35 | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Strength growth | Resilience growth | Wisdom growth | Agility growth |
| 4/10 | 7/10 | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Family | Dragon |
| In-game description | Breaks foes as if they were rocks. |
| Abilities | Berserker, Kamikaze, RockThrow |
| Habitat | |
| Breeding chart | Dragon family x ArmyCrab, Digster |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * | Bang Resistance * |
| Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong |
| Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Rock/Army Resistance * |
| None | None | None | Weak |
| Water Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Gigaslash Resistance | Magic Burst Resistance |
| Weak | Weak | Weak | None |
| Drain Magic Resistance * | Whack Resistance * | Kamikazee Resistance * | Poison Resistance * |
| None | Weak | None | Weak |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * |
| Weak | Weak | Weak | None |
| Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance | Gobstopper Resistance | Stun Resistance * |
| None | None | None | None |
| Sap Resistance * | Decelerate Resistance * | Curse Resistance | |
| None | None | Weak | |
Related monsters
Videos
Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory finishing move
Gallery
Super Famicom art.
DQM 2 sprite
