Wyrtoise

Dragon Quest monster Wyrtoise

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ガメゴンロード Romaji Gamegon rōdo First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization King Tortragon (III NES)
TortoLord (III GBC)

The Wyrtoise is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, introduced in Dragon Quest III. It is a stronger, orange-red variant of the wyrtle whose Japanese name implies a position of leadership amongst the terrapins.

Characteristics

Wyrtoises are quadrupedal dragons whose bodies are covered by a protective olive green shell like that of their namesake. They have long necks and tails like dragons, as well as a tall pair of horns on their heads, fins on either side of their faces, sharp fangs, and grey scales running down their backs to the ends of their tails. Their shells and scales offer them a high degree of protection from both physical and magical attacks, and they are capable of further bolstering their defences with the help of both Kabuff and Bounce. The wyrtoise can breathe out blistering hot flames and, in later games, shock enemies with lightning bolts.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Wyrtoise (ガメゴンロード Gamegon rōdo)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		36	120	15
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
113	200	90	1420	120

Bestiary No.	#091
Spell(s)	Bounce Kabuff (Bugged, NES version only)
Skill(s)	Inferno
Location(s)	Maw of the Necrogond Craggy Cave Tower of Rubiss
Item Dropped	Seed of resilience1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	70%	70%	70%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
70%	70%	70%	25%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	70%	25%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
70%	0%	25%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Wyrtoise (ガメゴンロード Gamegon rōdo)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	178	24	169	260
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
63	590	140	N/A

Bestiary No.	#169
Spell(s)	Bounce Fullheal Kaclang
Skill(s)	Lightning
Location(s)	northern Nadiria Mt. Zugzwang Estark's Labyrinth
Item dropped	Magic water1⁄16

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0⁄64	67%	67%	67%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
20%	20%	20%	100%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
20%	20%	67%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
0%	67%	67%	20%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
20%	0%	20%	20%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

##187 - Wyrtoise
HP MP Experience Gold 215 8 2,500 188 Attack Defense Speed 171 240 103
Dropped Item	Tortoiseshell1⁄8 Dragon scale1⁄32
Locations	Oubliette Grottos
Skills	Lightning Pincushion Critical Hit
Spells	Bounce
Family	Dragon
Bestiary #	#187
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Japanese Name	ガメゴンロード
Romanized Jap.	Gamegon rōdo
Description	Shelled fellows who are no suckers, and can send back spells with Bounce and push back attacks with Pincushion. They're famed for being fearsome, but at home, they like nothing more than rolling over to have their tummies tickled.

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest Tact

Wyrtoise appears as an A-rank monster of the Dragon family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can participate in the Green dragon and Gasbagon's Battle Road as a party member.

Wyrtoise (ガメゴンロード Gamegon rōdo)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Dragon				Defence
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		986	290	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
365	513	236	203	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Bite		Hades Pit*		Thin Air* Talent Blossoming: Abyssal Hand

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1 / Stats Up	Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Hades Pit Potency +5% / Stats Up Abyssal Hand Potency +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Hades Pit Potency +5% / Stats Up Abyssal Hand Potency +5%

Leader Perks

First

Raises martial potency of allies, including itself, by 5% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +10	DEF +15	Hades Pit Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	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

Etymology

• The English name "Wyrtoise" is the combination of "wyrm" and "tortoise".
• The Japanese name "ガメゴンロード Gamegon Rudo " is the combination of "かめ Kame "(turtle) and "ドラゴン Doragon "(Dragon), adding the suffix "ロード roudo" (Lord) to separate from it from the lesser Wyrtles.

Trivia

• Though possibly coincidental, the Wyrtoise and its pallet-swaps bear a striking resemblance to the extinct horned turtle Meiolania], which lived approximately in Australia during the Holocene period
• The monster's card artwork for Rivals is a homage to the daikaiju Gamera, who is able to fly like a UFO by retracting into his shell and expelling propulsion flames from his limb openings. This homage is also made by the Tortoceratops

Related monsters

• Wyrtle
• Wonder wyrtle

Gallery

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  A wyrtoise in X

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  Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest.

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  Rivals card

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  DQ Trading Card