Tortoceratops
Tortoceratops
Beast
- Monster Index number
- 320
- Family
- Beast
- Game
- DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World
- Japanese name
- デンタザウルス (Dentazaurusu)
- First appearance
- Dragon Quest V
- Source
- Dragon Quest Wiki record
Series lore and name
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.
Transcribed from the Dragon Quest Wiki's record for Tortoceratops (CC BY-SA). DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World does not publish per-monster data before release, so nothing on this page is guessed.
Using Tortoceratops
Tortoceratops sits in the Beast family.
In DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World you do not fight beside your monsters — you build the party and command it. Up to four monsters are active with four more in reserve, and synthesis is the main way to raise a keeper: combine two monsters from level 10 and the child inherits the parents' talents, with a Plus Value that can lift it past their rank.
Quick facts
| Monster Index number | #320 |
|---|---|
| Family | Beast |
| Japanese name | デンタザウルス |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest V |
| Documented here | 343 entries in this index (of 500+ announced) |
| Data source | Dragon Quest Wiki (DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World) |
More Beast monsters
Other monsters in the Beast family.
Nearby index entries
Entries either side of this one in the alphabetical index.
Tortoceratops — FAQ
What family is Tortoceratops in DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World?
Tortoceratops is recorded in the Beast family.
Is Tortoceratops in DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World?
Yes — Tortoceratops is one of the monsters the community has confirmed for DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World so far. Its record here is entry #320 of the Monster Index, which lists every confirmed monster in alphabetical order.
What rank or size is Tortoceratops?
Not recorded here. Square Enix describes the roster as spanning nine ranks, from G up to X, and two sizes, S and L — but per-monster values are not published for the full roster, so this index shows no rank column rather than guessing at one.
Where does the information on this page come from?
From the Dragon Quest Wiki — the roster of monsters confirmed for DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World, plus each monster's family, Japanese name and series lore — transcribed and re-checked by hand. Nothing is datamined, and no unreleased values are published.