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Adamantoise
Final Fantasy XI artwork

Adamantoise are a species of tortoises that appear in several Final Fantasy games. They first appear in Final Fantasy II. Adamantoises have appeared in varying sizes throughout their appearances. Several Adamantoises are enemies, but some appear as a boss. They have a thick shell armor, often made of Adamantite, that give them high defense capabilities. Adamantoises are mainly found in cave areas. In many games, Adamantoise is weak to ice-elemental attacks.

The name "Adamantoise" name is a portmanteau of the words "tortoise" and "adamant", referring to the resistant material composing its shell.

History[edit]

Final Fantasy series[edit]

Final Fantasy II[edit]

In Final Fantasy II, an Adamantoise is first encountered as a boss in the Snow Cave. They later appear as enemies in Kashuan Keep, Deist Cavern, and Fynn Castle, but have the same stats as the boss. Adamantoise have a Diamond Shield as their dropped item.

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Final Fantasy III[edit]

In Final Fantasy III, Adamantoises are encountered in the Molten Cave.

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Final Fantasy IV[edit]

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Final Fantasy IV Advance sprite

In Final Fantasy IV, Adamantoises are only encountered as enemies in the Antlion's Den. They are vulnerable to ice-elemental attacks. The bestiary classifies Adamantoise's type as being "Insect" despite it, and by extension tortoises, being reptiles. In the Super Nintendo and PlayStation versions, it is simply named Turtle.

Final Fantasy V[edit]

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Final Fantasy V sprite
(Super Famicom version)

In Final Fantasy V, there is only one Adamantoise, and it is fought as a boss inside of the Tycoon Meteorite. There, the party is confronted by the Adamantoise after they take the Adamantite. The exit is blocked off, forcing the party to fight the Adamantoise. Once they defeat it, they can leave with their newly obtained Adamantite. In the Final Fantasy Anthology version, it is named Adamantaim.

Chocobo series[edit]

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales[edit]

In Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales, an Adamantoise is the main character of the first picture book, "The Adamantoise and the Cactuar", where it takes the role of the tortoise from the basis story, The Tortoise and the Hare.

Stats[edit]

Final Fantasy IV stats
HP Strength Defense Magic Magic Defense Gil EXP Type Treasure
190 20 1 0 10 46 234 Insect Antidote, Cross, Echo Herbs, Tent
Weakness Resistance Absorbs
Ice Pig, Mini None
Final Fantasy V stats
Level HP MP Strength Defense Evasion Magic Magic Defense Gil EXP Type
20 2,000 125 31 25 0 0 5 0 0 Nothing
Steal Drops
Iron Draft Turtle Shell
Immune to Weakness Absorbs Immunity
Nothing Ice None Mini, Confuse, Petrify, Toad,
Paralyze, Sleep, Stop

Bestiary navigation[edit]

Leshy | Adamantoise (#026) | Bomb
Cray Claw | Adamantoise (#258) | Soul Cannon
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