Land Turtle

Land Turtle
Artwork of the Land Turtle boss from Final Fantasy III by Yoshitaka Amano
ランドタートル Randotātoru
First appearance	Final Fantasy II (1988)
Species	Turtle
Related characters and species Adamantoise Gil Snapper

Land Turtles are powerful turtle enemies which first appear in Final Fantasy II. They are related to Adamantoises, but do not appear in as many games as them.

History

Final Fantasy II

In Final Fantasy II, Land Turtles are encountered in a few areas. The party first encounters one at Semitt Falls (floor B5) as a monster-in-a-box guarding the Teleport Tome. Land Turtles also appear in Kashuan Keep (floors 1F-5F), the area surrounding Fynn, on the island Deist, Deist Cavern (floor B1), and the Arcane Labyrinth's Dragoons, Mythril, and Wyverns rooms. In battle, Land Turtles are vulnerable to Ice attacks. They are a weaker variation of Adamantoise and, starting with the Game Boy Advance remake, Gil Snappers.

In the original Famicom release, Land Turtles are depicted as turquoise. In subsequent reissues, they are depicted as light green, but since the PlayStation Portable release, they have been changed back to turquoise.

Final Fantasy III

In Final Fantasy III, the Land Turtle is the first boss, and it is located at the end of the Altar Cave. In the 3D remake, it is only fought by Lyneth, as he is the only one who fell into the Altar Cave. Unlike in Final Fantasy II, the Land Turtle is not weak to Ice-based attacks, although the Antarctic Wind can deal a lot of damage to defeat it more quickly.

Gallery

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  Boss fight in Final Fantasy III's Nintendo DS remake

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