Aspidochelone

General Notes Can use Draw In. Will rage after 60 minutes. Tortoise Song can dispel any kind of beneficial effect, not just song and roll effects. Will periodically retreat into its shell. When this happens: It will gain an extremely strong Regen effect. It gains slightly higher defense. Doing a significant amount of damage (usually with Elemental Magic) will often prompt it to retreat into or out of its shell. A typical tactic to defeat this NM is to make use of Skillchains and Magic Bursts (usually Darkness or Distortion with a burst of Blizzard IV or Freeze II) All of the monsters in the area are aggressive, having a plan to defeat them as needed is recommended. See the Discussion page for published testimonials. Aspidochelone Adversary Type Lizards Family Adamantoise Job Paladin Sub Job Paladin Class Notorious Monster Resistances 100% 60.1% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 50% 50% 5% 50% 130% 5% 5% 50% A: Absorbs · S: Susceptible · R: Resists 100% denotates that a monster takes full damage. Tiers of 50% or less guarantee a spell resist.

Listings

Listings by Zone
Zone   Valley of Sorrows      Forced: Trade: Red Pondweed to ??? (H-8) Level Behavior 85-88 HP MP DEF EVA M.DEF ~21,000 Check 100 Title Aspidochelone Sinker Rewards Earth Crystal Adamantoise Egg VC Adamantoise Shell VC Heavy Cuirass R Sipar U 0-1 of: G Aquarian Abjuration: Body ( / ) Dryadic Abjuration: Feet ( / ) Wyrmal Abjuration: Body ( / ) Martial Abjuration: Feet ( / ) 0-1 of: U Aquarian Abjuration: Body ( / ) Dryadic Abjuration: Feet ( / ) Wyrmal Abjuration: Body ( / ) Martial Abjuration: Feet ( / ) 1-4 of:G Adaman Ore Abilities Spells   Traits INT: 74 MND: 102

Abilities

Ability	Y'	Area	Target	Type			Condition
Aqua Breath		Conal
	Damage. Ignores shadows.
Earth Breath		Conal
	Damage. Ignores shadows.
Harden Shell		Self
	The enemy gains Defense Bonus.
Head Butt		1p
	Damage and Accuracy Down.
Tortoise Stomp		1p
	Damage and Defense Down.
Tortoise Song	20'	AoE
	Dispels all song and roll effects. Ignores shadows.
Area: 1P, AoE, Gaze, Conal · Target: Player or Monster Type: Physical-Magical-Breath-Buff · Element or Damage Type : Utsusemi shadows consumed (#), B Bypasses, but does not remove shadows, R Removes all shadows.

Background

An Aspidochelone in Medieval folklore was a giant "Asp-turtle" that was so huge that some mistake it for a small island. It was said to have trees and plants growing on its back to add to the illusion it was an island. Some of the legends say it would only surface for a short period of time, and then submerge, sometimes killing those who sought shelter on the beast. The stories about Sindbad's voyages have a small article about an encounter with a beast that looked like an island but swam beneath the waves. The breakdown of the name roughly translates into "Shield Turtle."