Iron tortoise
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Iron tortoise | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | ランドアーマー |
| Romaji | Randoāmā |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest VI |
The Iron tortoise is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VI. It is a tortoise monster whose body is well-protected by a spiked armour shell.
Characteristics[edit]
Iron tortoises are big tortoise-like monsters with orange and brown scaly skin, their shells and heads heavily protected by armoured pieces. The main part of its armour is the brown and purple tortoise shell which has holes where sharp metallic spikes can extrude to harm the enemies that dare touching the shell. On their heads, the tortoises appear to be wearing a helmet in the same brown and dull purple colour scheme. Their undersides are also coloured a dull purple and they have armoured plates on their knees. The monsters' armour offers them a high degree of protection against the elements and various negative status ailments. However, their heavily protected bodies have a drawback as they are vulnerable to Metal Slash. In the Monsters series of games, they are made part of the Dragon family, like many other reptilian monsters.
Despite their near-identical appearance to the Ironclad wartoise, the two are considered separate monsters. Notably, in one of the cards for the Dragon Quest Card Game, the iron tortoise is depicted with dark grey and silver colour scheme instead of its usual purple and brown.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit]
| Iron tortoise (ランドアーマー Randoāmā) |  |
| Sprite | HP * | MP | Attack | Defense |
 |
328 | 30 | 225 | 300 |
| Agility | Experience * | Gold | Tame Rate | |
| 60 | 504 | 82 | N/A | |
| Bestiary No. | #152 |
| Spell(s) | Bounce |
| Skill(s) | Defending Champion Selflessness |
| Location(s) | Stormsgate Citadel Prison of Sorrow Mortamor's Dreadlair |
| Item(s) Dropped | Seed of resilience1⁄256 |
| Evasion | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * |
| 0⁄64 | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| Bang Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * |
| 25% | 60% | 60% | 100% |
| Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance * | Whack Resistance * |
| 60% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Poof Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Burning Breath Resistance | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 100% | 50% | 100% | 15% |
| Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance |
| 50% | 0% | 50% | 100% |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | |
- Metal-type
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit]
| Iron tortoise (ランドアーマー Randoāmā) |  |
| Icon | Family | Max HP* | Max MP* |
 |
 |
1,370 | 320 |
| Max Attack | Max Defence | Max Agility | Max Wisdom |
| 590 | 690 | 380 | 470 |
| Bestiary No. | #117 |
| Rank | B |
| In-game description | These rough-hewn reptiles live for tens of thousands of years and are believed to be messengers sent from the gods. They are fiercely protective of their shells - try touching them and you're in for a shock! |
| Talents | Protector (lv. 1) |
| Guaranteed traits | Spiky Skin (lv. 1) Defensive Impulse (lv. 20) Insta-Buff (lv. 40) |
| Large-size exclusive traits | Rando-Buff (lv. 1) Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Insta-Bounce (lv. 60) |
| Habitat | This monster has no natural habitat |
| Items | N/A |
| Synthesis chart | X  (Either parent must be B-rank.) |
| Notable synthesis |  X  =  X =  |
| Fire Resistance * | Water Resistance * | Wind Resistance * | Earth Resistance * |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | Electricity Resistance * | Light Resistance * |
| 50% | -25% | 0% | 0% |
| Dark Resistance * | Debilitation Resistance* | Bedazzlement Resistance * | Antimagic Resistance * |
| 25% | -25% | 50% | 0% |
| MP Absorption Resistance * | Confusion Resistance * | Sleep Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * |
| 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% |
| Stun Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | ||
| 50% | -25% | ||
| Instant Death Resistance * | |||
| 0% | |||
Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi[edit]
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In Other Languages[edit]
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Tortuga de hierro | Spanish for "iron tortoise". |
 Français | Tortuféroce | Derived from the French tortue and féroce. |
Gallery[edit]
An iron tortoise in Keshi Keshi.
DQ Trading Card
