Turtle

The Turtle is a divine beast from Chinese lore Xuan Wu (Japanese: Genbu). It is one of the four beasts that Maria has control of. It is used as a sub-weapon, but it's more of a protective ability. Maria is able to form a shell around herself and tip toe slowly across the level. The shell can absorb many attacks, but not all. Other incarnations of the turtle divine beast have been seen in other games.
===Castlevania Judgment===
In Judgment, summoning the spirit of the Turtle does not protect Maria in any way as in other games. Instead, in calls forth a giant turtle shell which falls on her opponent. It is the only attack that does not involve a direct attack by her owl Osca, who instead covers his eyes with his feathers during the whole ordeal.
==Item Data==
==Gallery==
===Artworks===
Genbu.png|Tortoise from the Japanese Rondo of Blood instruction booklet.
Maria Renard - Grimoire of Souls - 01.png|Maria and her four sacred beasts armor illustration from Grimoire of Souls.
GoS Genbu Guard.png|Genbu Guard from Grimoire of Souls.
===Screenshots===
Horror Beyond Nightmares - Nocturne - 54.png|Maria summoning a turtle familiar in the Nocturne animated series.
Blood is the Only Way - Nocturne - 14.png
Devourer of Light - Nocturne - 34.png
===Animations===
====Sub-weapon====
POR Genbu.gif|Genbu from Portrait of Ruin.
DXC Turtle.gif|Turtle from The Dracula X Chronicles.
SOTN Turtle.gif|Turtle from The Dracula X Chronicles version of Symphony of the Night.
J Genbu Call Maria.gif|Genbu Call from Judgment.
HD Xuan Wu.gif|Xuan Wu from Harmony of Despair.
====Item Crash====
Saturn Genbu.gif|Genbu from the Sega Saturn version of Symphony of the Night.
DXC Turtle 2.gif|Turtle Item Crash from The Dracula X Chronicles.
SOTN Turtle 2.gif|Turtle Item Crash from The Dracula X Chronicles version of Symphony of the Night.
==Trivia==
*In the pre-Dracula X Chronicles design for the turtle, it bore a resemblance to the Buzzy Beetle enemy from the Mario franchise.
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