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Tortoceratops is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Characteristics[]

The tortoceratops and its palette 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[]

Main games[]

Dragon Quest V[]

#118 - Tortoceratops
Beast Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
113 0 121 115 49
Exp Gold Drop Seed of strength
225 45 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Charge
Muster Strength
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Knick-Knackatory area
Central Continent
Ancient Ruins area (Gen 3)
Diggery Pokery area


Dragon Quest X[]

#303 - Tortoceratops
Beast Family
HP MP Attack Defence Weight
1366 69 195 312 365
Exp Gold Drop Colossal fossil (Common)
Magic beast horn (Rare)
Thick Skinned Master Orb
508 6 G
Note: It attacks violently while fortifying its defense with a body covered in sharp thorns. A tough monster with both offense and defense.
He also has a bit of a goofy side to him, as when he sleeps curled up, he sometimes wakes up with a start because his thorns prick him.
Abilities
Normal attack
Pincushion
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Laniaka Fault Zone
Kort Region
Rani Cave
Lower Jure Island
Western Gobble Desert


Monsters series[]

Dragon Warrior Monsters[]

# - Spikerous
Dragon Family
HP Wisdom Attack Defence Agility
2/5 1/5 2/5 3/5 1/5
Description: Its spiky hard shell protects itself from danger.
Spells and Abilities
Berserker (Lv. 15)
RockThrow (Lv. 17)
Kamikaze (Lv. 19)
How to breed:
Any Dragon family monster X ArmyCrab / Digster


Dragon Warrior Monsters 2[]

Level cap
35
HP growth
5/10
MP growth
4/10
Strength growth
4/10
Resilience growth
7/10
Wisdom growth
2/10
Agility growth
2/10
Family
Dragon
In-game description
Breaks foes as if they were rocks.
Abilities
Berserker, Kamikaze, RockThrow
Breeding chart
Dragon family x ArmyCrab, Digster
Strong to
Frizz, Sizz, Fire Breath, Bang
Weak against: Rock/Army, Water, Zap, Gigaslash, Whack, Poison, Paralysis, Fuddle, Snooze, Curse

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional[]

Joker 2 Professional Synthesising
Monster Monster Monster Monster Result
Argon lizard
Great argon lizard
+ Material family + Tortured soul + Tortured soul = Tortoceratops
Synth type Quad

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D[]

Book Number 267
Hit Points 1484
Magic Points 464
Attack 800
Defense 1088

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[]

Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Synthesising
Monster Monster Result
Drakularge + Material family = Tortoceratops
Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Rank and Slot No.
Rank C
Slot No. One

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3/Professional[]

Joker 3 Synthesising
Monster Monster Result
Mortoad + Crabber dabber doo = Tortoceratops
Synth type {{{Synth type}}}
Joker 3 Rank and Slot No.
Rank D
Slot No. Two

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[]

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[]

The Dark Prince Synthesising
Monster Monster Result
Wyrtle + Antguzzler = Tortoceratops
Synth type {{{Synth type}}}
The Dark Prince Rank and Slot No.
Rank E
Slot No. Unknown

Battle Road series[]

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II Legend and Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory[]

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Other series[]

Dragon Quest Rivals[]

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Dragon Quest of the Stars[]

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Dragon Quest Walk[]

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Dragon Quest Champions[]

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Trivia[]

  • The Tortoceratops species were originally going to debut in Dragon Quest II, but they debuted in Dragon Quest V.
  • While some consider the Tortoceratops species to be part of the Dragon family in earlier titles, they've been confirmed to be part of the Beast family in Dragon Quest X, though later Monster series titles still classify them as Dragons.

Etymology[]

Being dinosauroid with a hefty shell-like frame, this monster takes its name from combining tortoise with Triceratops, the latter being a genus of dinosaurs with a plated skull from which three horns emerge.

Other languages[]

Other languages
French Tensiocératops
German Terraceratops
Denzaurus (M)
Spanish Tortuceratops
Latin American Spanish Unknown
Italian
Dutch Unknown
Norwegian Unknown
Greek Unknown
Portuguese Unknown
Russian Unknown
Chinese 長釘甲龍
Korean Unknown

Related monsters[]