Tortoise Physiology

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Tortoise Physiology
Turtwig, Grotle and Torterra (Pokémon)
Power/Ability to:	Use the traits of tortoises.

Power to use the abilities of tortoises. Variation of Turtle Physiology.

Also Called

• Tortoise Body/Form/Mimicry
• Wild Turtle Physiology

Capabilities

User with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into tortoises.

Applications

• Decelerated Aging
• Dermal Armor/Shell Formation
• Enhanced Bite
• Enhanced Durability
• Enhanced Endurance
• Enhanced Lung Capacity
• Night Vision

Variations

• Giant tortoise Physiology: Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Endurance
• Gopherus Physiology (gopher tortoises): Burrowing
• Terrapin Physiology: Speed Swimming

Mythical turtles:

• Dragon Turtle Physiology
• World Turtle Physiology: Supernatural Condition, Absolute Defense, Absolute Strength, Planetary Physiology

Associations

• Animal Imitation
• Animal Morphing
• Egg Manipulation
• Reptilian Physiology
• Turtle Physiology

Tortoises are associated with great number of mystical and supernatural abilities and connections in mythology and folklore, thus user with this power may have access to: Enhanced Intelligence, Enhanced Wisdom, Serenity Inducement, Apathy, Water Manipulation, Lunar Manipulation, Nature Manipulation, Time Manipulation, Fertility Inducement, Immortality.

Limitations

• Very likely slows the user.

Known Users

See Also: Turtle Power and Turtle Island .

• Bunker the Tortoise (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Clothahump (Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger)
• Anthropomorphic tortoises (Almost Naked Animals)
• Black Tortoise (Asian Folklore/Mythology)
• Juggernoid (Bakugan)
• Turtonium (Bakugan Battle Planet)
• Lightning (Bill and Ben)
• Orin the Tortoise (Black and White Creature Isle)
• Tortomon (Digimon)
• Kamemon (Digimon)
• Ebonwumon (Digimon)
• Om (Discworld)
• Slowcoach (Flower Pot Men/Bill and Ben)
• Shelly (Funky Valley)
• Goofy (Kingdom Hearts); only in Pride Lands
• Coco Jumbo (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: GoldenWind)
• Oogway (Kung Fu Panda)
• Shellshock (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
• Mark (Misfits)
• Tortoise-Snap (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• Tortoise Summons (Naruto)
• Genbu (Naruto)
• Pekoms (One Piece)
• Squirtle, Wartortle, and Blastoise (Pokémon)
• Turtwig, Grotle, and Torterra (Pokémon)
• Tirtouga and Carracosta (Pokémon)
• Torkoal (Pokémon)
• Shuckle (Pokémon)
• Turtonator (Pokémon)
• Churchy LaFemme (Pogo)
• Truth Tortoise (Rick and Morty)
• The Turtle (Stephen King multiverse)
• Heatoise (The Legend of Zelda)
• Bella (The Longhouse Tales)
• Morla (The Neverending Story)
• Wilberforce (The Pinky and Perky Show)
• Cragera (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)

Gallery

Ebonwumon (Digimon)

Tortomon (Digimon)

Squirtle, Wartortle and Blastoise (Pokémon)

Juggernoid (Bakugan)

Oogway (Kung Fu Panda), an anthropomorphic galápagos tortoise.

Bunker the Tortoise (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog), a mobian tortoise.

Pekoms (One Piece) ate the Kame Kame no Mi, allowing him to turn into a tortoise at will.

Morla (The Neverending Story)

Genbu (Naruto), more commonly known as the Island Turtle/Shimagame, is a gigantic and ancient domesticated turtle that resides in the Land of Lightning.

Nin-game (Naruto), one of the Might Guys Tortoise Summons.

Black Tortoise (Asian Folklore/Mythology) known as the "Black Warrior" under various local pronunciations. It is known as Xuánwǔ (Chinese), Hyeonmu (Korean), Genbu (Japanese) and Huyền Vũ (Vietnamese). It represents the north and the winter season.

Tortoise-Snap (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Goofy (Kingdom Hearts)

Cragera (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)

Shellshock (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)