Ironclad wartoise
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Ironclad wartoise | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | 海のまもりガメ |
| Romaji | Umi no mamorigame |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past |
| Old localization | Guartle |
The Ironclad wartoise is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VII. It is a seafaring tortoise protected by its spiked armoured shell.
Characteristics[edit]
Ironclad wartoises are immense tortoise-like monsters with dull orange skin whose bodies are protected by various pieces of armour. Its main form of protection is its brown and purple tortoise shell which has holes where metallic spikes can be protruded to harm any attackers when it retreats inside. They can bolster their already impressive defenses by casting Bounce to protect itself and its allies against any harmful spells. The tortoises can put themselves in harm's way in order to keep their fellow monsters safe. In Joker 3, the wartoise belongs to the Dragon family.
Despite its near identical appearance to the Iron tortoise, the ironclad wartoise is considered a separate monster. It was likely introduced in VII as an aquatic variant to the monster.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit]
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3[edit]
Ironclad wartoise appears as an A-rank monster of the Dragon family.
Trivia[edit]
- An ironclad is a type of steam-propelled warship that is protected by iron or steel armour plates. It was constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s.
Gallery[edit]
Sony PlayStation art
Appearance in VII's 'The Big Book of Beasts' in the remake
