Adamantoise

Category:Bestiarycategory:AdamantoisesCategory:Notorious MonstersCategory:High Notorious MonstersCategory:Mission Notorious Monsters Category:Quest Notorious Monsters
Family: Adamantoises
Crystal: 
Weak against: 
Title Obtained: Tortoise Torturer (Valley of Sorrows)	
Zone 	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Valley of Sorrows	72-74	
*Adaman Ore (Up to 4)
*Adamantoise Shell 
*Sipar 
*Heavy Cuirass 
*Red Pondweed	 	1 	A,H
Nyzul Isle Investigation
:Floor 20	 	
*Askar Gambieras
*Denali Gamashes
*Goliard Clogs
*Vigil Weapon (Any)	 	1 	A, T(H)
Nyzul Isle Investigation
:Floor 40	 	
*Askar Dirs
*Denali Kecks
*Goliard Trews
*Vigil Weapon (Any)	 	1 	A, T(H)
 	 	 	 	 	
==Notes==
*Spawned by trading Blue Pondweed to ??? at H-8/H-9.
**Spawns in a passive state and does not aggro if popped with Sneak up, allowing another player to claim it.
*Uses Draw In if the target with hate attempts to pull/run away. 
*Rages after 30 minutes. 
*Tortoise Stomp has a conal AoE and can be dangerous if players are caught unaware.
*Physical defense is normally very high, but characters wielding Item Level weapons can tear through it easily.
*Weak against elemental magic.
*Nyzul Isle: Possible boss of the 20th and 40th floors. A random Nyzul weapon always drops. Uses an enhanced version of Tortoise Song that dispels up to any 3 buffs from players (not just songs/rolls).
== Historical Background ==
Adamantoise is a Final Fantasy-series creation, first appearing in Final Fantasy II (1988). Adamantoises, sometimes translated as Adamantaimai, have appeared in Final Fantasy II, III, IV, V, VII, VIII, IX, X, and XIII, as well as many Final Fantasy games outside the numbered line. Its name is based on the words "adamant" and "tortoise".
As a verb, "adamant" describes anyone with unshakable determination. As a noun, adamant refers to any impenetrable substance. In mythology, adamantine substances are capable of harming or binding even the gods. For example, in Greek mythology, Cronos uses an adamantine sickle to castrate his father, Ouranos (Uranus), and the Greek pit, Tartarus, is sealed with columns of adamant. In Norse mythology, Loki is shackled with adamantine chains. Adamant is derived from the Greek word "adamas" meaning "unconquerable".
A tortoise is a land turtle.