List of fictional turtles
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This is a list of fictional turtles, tortoises, and terrapins from literature, movies and other elements of popular culture.
In mythology, legends, and folklore
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!Character !Origin !Notes |
| Aspidochelone
| |A giant turtle sea monster |
| Br'er Turtle (Br'er Tarrypin)
|Uncle Remus's folk tales | |
| Genbu
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| Kappa
|A turtle-like humanoid |
| Kurma
|The second of the dashavatars of Vishnu |
| Mbeku |
| Minogame
|A sea turtle, is said to be Otohime, daughter of the Emperor of the Sea |
| The Tortoise
|from Aesop's Fables |
| Turtle Island
|North American Indigenous Peoples |
| World Turtle
|Also referred to as Akupara, the Cosmic Turtle or the World-bearing Turtle |
In literature
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!Character !Origin !Author !Notes |
| Alderman Ptolemy Tortoise
|The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher |One of Jeremy's two friends who brings him some salad for dinner. |
| Alfie
|Illustrated by Quentin Blake. |
| Cassiopeia
|Momo | |
| Clothahump
|Aged turtle wizard. |
| Fastitocalon
|The Adventures of Tom Bombadil |A sea turtle the size of a small island, fooling mariners who attempted to land on him. |
| Franklin
|Illustrated by Brenda Clark. Adapted into an Animated Series and a CGI Series. |
| Great A'Tuin
|The World Turtle, carrying the four elephants which hold the Discworld. |
| Leatherback turtle
|A turtle nursed back to health by Laura and Granny May believes he participated in the Wreck of the Zanzibar. |
| Mock Turtle
|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | |
| Morla
|A giant, wise swamp turtle. |
| Mudface
|Particularly Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake |
| Om
|A god briefly incarnated as a tortoise. |
| Ove
|Bert Diaries{{cite web|url=http://www.amelia.se/artiklar/forfattarna-bakom-sunes-jul-kanner-bara-karlek-till-alla-som-tagit-sune-till-sina-hjartan/|title=Författarna bakom "Sunes jul" – "Känner bara kärlek till alla som tagit Sune till sina hjärtan"|publisher=Amelia|language=sv|author=Pearl Åkesson|date=5 December 2016|access-date=12 March 2017}} |Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson |Illustrated by Sonja Härdin. |
| Plautus/Lightning
|In both the past and present portions of the play. |
| Slow-and-Solid
|A tortoise who is one of the protagonists the story. |
| Spotty
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| The Tortoise
|What the Tortoise Said to Achilles |Also in sequel dialogs in Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter |
| Tortoise
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| Yertle and Mack
|Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories |A popular children's tale that cautions against despotism. Yertle is the grandiose king of the pond who decides he rules whatever he can see—and makes the turtles stack up to the sky. Mack is the turtle at the bottom who ultimately rebels and brings the stack crashing down. |
| Maturin
|The Dark Tower (series) & It (novel) |Considered the most powerful of the guardians of the beams. |
| Minn
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| Tortoise
[Chapter 3] |A tortoise crosses the road to get to the sea. Its struggle to do so (even being hit by a car and land on its back) can be read allegorically for the struggles the Joad family has to endure. |
| 'The tortoise(s)'
|The Tortoises [org. title: [https://www.fischerverlage.de/buch/veza-canetti-die-schildkroeten-9783596184149 Die Schildkröten]] |The novel takes place in Anschluss-Vienna and features tortoises in which a local craftsman intends to engrave swastikas as sign of welcome to the expected Nazis. Heartbroken about this practice, the Jewish protagonist Kain buys all the untouched ones and takes them home. One of them, however, still naturally features a swastika-like form on its shell. Kain's brother Werner, a stone specialist, particularly identifies with the tortoises. Yet all Jewish characters appear to do so in some way. Being forced to dine with the SA official Pilz, they present him with mock-turtle soup they do not eat themselves (as it is not koscher), one of them says: "We are the tortoises." Additionally, remarks to other popular uses of the tortoise's body (e.g. for combs) are briefly drawn attention to. Although the animal itself plays a minor character in the novel, it arguably stands symbolically for the novels characters and their resistance. |
In comics
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!Character !Origin !First appearance !Notes |
| Arnold
|Weber | |Best friend of Weber the ladybird in Gommaar Timmermans' comic series Weber. {{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/got.htm|title=GoT}} |
| Burocracia
| |Mafalda's pet |
| Caroline
| | Bill's best friend.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/roba.htm|title=Jean Roba}} |
| Churchy LaFemme
|Pogo | | |
| Donatello
|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984) |Nicknames: Don, Donnie |
| Elvis
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| Fillmore
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| Genbu
| |Villainous member of the saint beasts. |
| Jack (Dolly)
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| Jinmen
| |Villain who puts people's faces into his shell. |
| John the Turtle
|B.C. | |A friend of the Dookie Bird |
| Leonardo
|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984) |Nickname: Leo |
| Michelangelo
|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984) |Nicknames: Mike, Mikey |
| The Millennium Tortoise
| |Goes to Aqua Leung |
| Raphael
|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984) |
| Skalman
| |Friend of the title character |
| Super-Turtle
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| Terrific Whatzit
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| Timmy-Joe Terrapin/Fastback
|Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew | | |
| Tim Turtle
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In film and television
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!Character !Origin !Notes |
| Crush
|A sea turtle who is 150 years old in the film. He has a son named Squirt. |
| Gamera
|A giant, flying, fire-breathing turtle. |
| Giant sea turtle
|A supernatural sea monster. |
| Grand Master Oogway
|An aged giant tortoise, who was the kung fu master of Shifu. |
| Granny Pearl
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| Howard
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| Kamoebas
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| The Lion Turtle
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| Madge |
| Morla
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| Pong Pagong
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| Shelly
|A Muppet turtle who appeared on Sesame Street. |
| Tardy Turtle
|A slow-witted set assistant. |
| Terraspin
|A turtle-like alien. |
| Tokka
|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | |
| Tortoise John
|Mayor of Dirt, the desert town setting in the film. |
| Tuck
|Tuck is a four-year-old turtle. He is described as sensitive with an emotional connection to living things |
| Verne
|A cynical box turtle and the leader of the animal group. |
| Venus |
| Lenny Turteltaub
|A turtle who is a Hollywood producer. |
In animations
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!Character !Origin !Notes |
| Aloysius III
|The emperor and unifier of the hard and soft-shelled turtles. |
| Archie
|The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists |An elderly Archelon who helps Littlefoot. |
| Baby Shelby
|Mickey Mouse Works / House of Mouse |A baby turtle who always annoys and takes advantage of Donald Duck. |
| Bert the Turtle
|A civil defense social guiding film shown to school children in the U.S. in the 1950s/60s to tell them what to do in case of the explosion of a nuclear bomb. |
| Bev Gilturtle
|Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own |Bev Gilturtle is one of the main characters who is an energetic box turtle.{{cite web |url=https://www.hasbrostudios.com/index.php/shows/littlest-pet-shop-world |title=Littlest Pet Shop A World Of Our Own |website=Hasbro Studios |access-date=2017-04-15}} She tries to entertain the other pets as she can and she loves trying out various kinds of activities. |
| Burt
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| Cecil Turtle
|Merrie Melodies / Looney Tunes |Bugs Bunny's nemesis and rival. |
| Coco Jumbo
|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind |A turtle with an ability to create a safe-house if a special key is placed on his back. Later hosts the soul of Jean-Pierre Polnareff. |
| Dog
|Taz's pet dog turtle |
| Filburt
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| Gallop
|Babar and the Adventures of Badou |An elderly turtle who lives in the jungle near Celesteville. |
| Giant tortoise
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| Grandpa
|An old, giant Galápagos tortoise. Martin named him that because of how old he is, estimated at 130 years. |
| Gramps
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| Hun
|Gets mutated into a turtle |
| Ichikawa
|Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto | |
| Kame Jiiya
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| Kongwe |
| Lucky
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| Sammy
|A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures |A sea turtle who navigates his 50-year life through the changes caused by global warming. |
| Shelbow
|The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning |A sea turtle who plays the drums (including his shell) in Disney's third The Little Mermaid movie. |
| Shelly T. Turtle
|A yellow turtle who is the titular host of the show. |
| Slash
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| Snappy Sam
| An anthropomorphic turtle who is the chef and owner of the diner whom "Honeylove" Loretta, of the Street Frogs, works as a waitress and kitchen helper. |
| Speed
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| Tamachan
|A flying turtle. |
| Tank
|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic |A tortoise who is Rainbow Dash's pet. |
| Thelma Tortoise
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| Tippi Turtle
|Saturday Night Live[http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/Z/Zander_s_Animation_Parlour/Tippi_Turtle Tippi Turtle] at the Big Cartoon DataBase[http://snl.jt.org/skit.php?i=56 Tippi Turtle at SNL Archives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111153246/http://snl.jt.org/skit.php?i=56 |date=2012-01-11 }} |An obnoxious practical joker created by Jack Zander |
| Toby Tortoise
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| Toby Turtle
|Skippy's best friend that wears glasses. |
| Toby the Turtle
|A turtle who is friends with Kevin the Crocodile and Doris the Duck. |
| Ton-chan
|A pig-nosed turtle serving as the pet and the unofficial mascot of the Light Music Club. |
| Toto
|Harry & Toto | |
| Turner
|Chucklewood Critters | |
| Turtle
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| T.W. Turtle
|A nervous and superstitious turtle who always relies on fortune cookies. |
| Tooter Turtle
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| Touché Turtle
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| Turtle
|A sea turtle turned into a human |
| Umigame (Turtle)
|A sea turtle who is a companion of Master Roshi. He has a son named Umigame Jr. (Turtle, Jr.) English localized name: Turtle |
| Verne
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| Crwban
|A happy and colourful cartoon turtle on Welsh language channel S4C - voiced by Geraint Iwan. |
In video games
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!Character !Origin !Notes |
| Bentley
|The Cooper Gang's technical aid, computer programmer and hacker. |
| Bowser
|The main villain of the Super Mario series. |
| Bowser Jr.
|Bowser's son. |
| Devan Shell
|Nemesis of Jazz |
| Gerson
|An elderly olive green tortoise-monster who runs a vendor in Waterfall. |
| Ghido
|Ancient turtle who guides Bartz and the Warriors of Light on their quest. |
| The giant turtle
|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask |Helps get to Great Bay Temple. |
| Hammer Bros.
|Koopas that throw hammers as attack. |
| Kamek
|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island |Caretaker of Bowser during his childhood. A Magikoopa capable of using various spells. |
| Koopa Troopa
|Common enemy creatures in the Super Mario series. |
| Koopalings
|Bowser's seven minions. Their individual names are Wendy, Morton, Iggy, Larry, Lemmy, Roy, and Ludwig. |
| Kooper
|One of Mario's partners. An adventerous Koopa who intends to become an archaeologist. |
| Koops
|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door |One of Mario's partners. Compared to his predecessor Kooper, he is more cowardly. |
| Lakitu
|One of the enemies in the Super Mario series. Also serves as the referee in spin-offs like Mario Tennis and Mario Kart. |
| Shen-zin Su
|World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria |Giant sea turtle and starting zone for the Pandaren race. |
| Tiptup
|Appears in Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie and Diddy Kong Racing |
| Tortimer
|The eccentric tortoise mayor of the town. |
| Valluta
|An ancient tortoise-like creature that is one of the Guardians of Guthix. |
| Warnado
|A spiky shelled Air-elemental tortoise. One of the playable characters in the series. |
As mascots, toys, and others
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!Character !Origin !Notes |
| Mickael the Turtle
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| Motu
|Aquatica | |
| Peakaboo, Speedy
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| Testudo
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| Tetter, Totter, and Corky
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| Frumpy
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In politics
See also
References
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