Turtle

Turtle is a blue/green creature type used for any reptile, either aquatic or terrestrial, with the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron. A terrestrial turtle is also known as a tortoise. They appear on many planes, with designs emphasizing their shell's toughness.
==History==
The first creature card to bear the subtype Turtle was <c>Giant Turtle</c> in Legends, though <c>Giant Tortoise</c> from Arabian Nights was later issued errata in the Grand Creature Type Update to retroactively become a Turtle as well.
Commander Legends introduced the first turtlefolk with <c>Archelos, Lagoon Mystic</c>.
==Kappa==
Kappa (KAHP-pah) are mysterious, turtlefolk that live in rivers. Known for their maliciousness, they live on Kamigawa. They were thought to have gone extinct, and the <c>Shell of the Last Kappa</c> was a relic of considerable magical power and was kept at a shrine somewhere.
The rumors of their extinction proved to be false, as centuries later, the kappa were seen during the Neon Dynasty.<c>Kappa Cannoneer</c><c>Kappa Tech-Wrecker</c>
==Notable Turtles==
==Trivia==
*<c>Chimeric Idol</c> can become a 3/3 artifact Turtle.
*<c>Turtleshell Changeling</c> is not a Turtle according to its subtype field, despite its card name and artwork; but, as it possesses the Changeling ability, it is a Turtle.
*<c>Wormfang Turtle</c> is the only Nightmare Turtle Beast.
*Kappa are inspired by the yokai of the same name of Japanese mythology. Their most distinctive characteristic, aside from their shell, is their water-filled recess in their head which, if depleted, will paralyze the creature. It can be seen on <c>Kappa Tech-Wrecker</c>.
*<c>Yidaro, Wandering Monster</c> is inspired by Gamera, a rival kaiju franchise to Godzilla.
*Adventures in the Forgotten Realms and Baldur's Gate both feature a <c>Dragon Turtle</c> (<c>Sailor's Bane</c>).
*Turtles were considered for the blue-green typal archetype of Bloomburrow.
==Gallery==
File:Kappa shell.jpg|The <c>Shell of the Last Kappa</c>. Art by David Martin.
File:Quandrix-Cultivator.jpg| A Turtle-folk from Arcavios.
==References==