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+{{species infobox
-|image=[[File:VBWL-Dark Tortoise Sprite.PNG]]
+|image=[[File:Dark Tortoise.jpg]]
-|affiliation=[[Awazon]]
+|first_appearance=''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
-|first_appearance=''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' ([[1995]])
+|subject_origin=Tortoise
 }}
-[[File:Dark Tortoise VBWL.png|frame|left|Artwork of '''Dark Tortoise'''.]]
+[[File:VBWL-Dark Tortoise Sprite.png|frame|left]]
-A '''Dark Tortoise''' is an [[:Category:Virtual Boy Wario Land Enemies|enemy]] found in the game ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'', released for the [[Virtual Boy]] in [[1995]].They are tortoise-like creatures who live on land and possess a shell on their back, which reaches their shoulder blades and forms small spikes on either side of their neck. Dark Tortoises are encountered in the sixth level of the game, in areas with strong water currents. When alone, they can be seen patrolling small areas of land above the water. They wear an object upon their heads that appears to be a ninja star, which the Dark Tortoise uses as an object to throw.
+A '''Dark Tortoise'''<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 29.</ref> is a tortoise-like enemy in the game ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'', only found in [[Stage 6 (Virtual Boy Wario Land)|Stage 6]] in areas with strong water currents. When alone, they can be seen patrolling small areas of land above the water. They wear an object upon their heads that appears to be a {{wp|shuriken}}, which the Dark Tortoise uses as an object to throw.
+[[File:VBWL-Dark Tortoise Screenshot.png|thumb|left|Screenshot of Dark Tortoise.]]
+When they catch sight of [[Wario]], they can be seen chuckling. They will then take the shuriken off their head and throw it towards Wario. The shuriken loops in the air, and quickly returns to the Dark Tortoise’s hand. If the shuriken's spikes touch Wario, it will inflict damage. If Wario instead jumps on top of the shuriken during its flight, it will fall to the ground. If the shuriken miss Wario several consecutive times, the creature will move to a different position and begin throwing again. Wario can defeat these enemies by dealing a [[Ground Pound|Body Slam]] to the head or a [[Dash Attack|Barge]] to the side. The Dark Tortoise can be stunned by jumping on its head, or simply running into it without the power of a Barge. When stunned, they can be thrown or pushed into the water current nearby, which will send them floating away.
+These creatures are based on the famous {{wp|Kappa (folklore)|kappa}} from Japanese folklore, also represented in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] by [[Kappa Mountain]].
+{{br|left}}
+==Names in other languages==
+{{foreign names
+|Jap=カッパゲ<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 25.</ref>
+|JapR=Kappage
+|JapM=From「河童」(''{{wp|Kappa (folklore)|kappa}}'') and「影」(''kage'', shadow)}}
+==References==
+<references/>
-[[File:VBWL-Dark Tortoise Screenshot.png|thumb|Screenshot of '''Dark Tortoise'''.]]
-When they catch sight of [[Wario]], they can be seen chuckling quietly to themselves. They will then take the star off their head and throw it towards Wario. The star’s spikes will rotate in the air and it traces a path of flight where it will loop around and return to the Dark Tortoise’s hand, ready to be thrown again. If the star’s spikes touch Wario, it will inflict damage. If Wario, however, jumps atop the harmless part of the star during its flight, it will fall to the ground and will not return to its thrower. The Dark Tortoise seems to have an inexhaustible supply of stars, as it will gain a new one a few seconds later and the process will repeat. If the stars of the Dark Tortoise miss Wario several consecutive times, the creature will move to a different position so that the stars may have a better chance of gaining contact. Wario can defeat these enemies by dealing a [[Ground Pound]] to the head or a [[Dash Attack]] to the side. Dark Tortoise can be stunned by jumping on its head, or simply running into it without the power of a Dash Attack. When stunned, they can be thrown or pushed into the water current nearby, which will wash them away out of sight.
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-[[Category:Virtual Boy Wario Land Enemies]]
+[[Category:Turtles]]
-[[Category:Virtual Boy Wario Land]]
+[[Category:Virtual Boy Wario Land enemies]]
-[[Category:Wario Species]]