Sea Turtle

Sea Turtles are Turtle mains that are playable in almost every ocean server of the world. There are 7 playable builds, all which are either threatened or endangered. They also include the largest Turtle build playable in the game, the Archelon.

## Species

### Location

Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean

## Classification

### Family

Dermochelyidae/Cheloniidae/Protostegidae/Ctenochelyidae

## Tier Placement

And now for the real standout, the Turtle who's brave enough to take a build normally only viable in ponds and rivers, and takes it out to a much more competitive server, the Sea Turtle. Sea Turtles are proof that even in a server full of Power and Intelligence peers, Defense tanks can still be a completely viable option. By specking into the omnivore playstyle as opposed to obligate herbivore or carnivore, they never need to pick fights they can't win. They can always just eat plants while waiting for the next easy opportunity to score a high EXP kill. This kind of build is survivalist scavenger build, which would already be solid on its own. However, where Sea Turtles really shine is their additional Defense points placed not into Physical Resistance, but into Toxin Resistance. The venom of a jellyfish has the potential to one-shot just about anything, but Sea Turtle players have recognized that aside from venom and Stealth, they are almost completely defenseless. And by taking resistance perk, they have an almost completely uncontested source of EXP. However, Sea Turtles are not on easy mode. Because they live in the ocean, there are players with a high enough physical attack force to pierce their shells. The tiger shark' serrated teeth are specifically evolved to cut through armor. So a Sea Turtle needs to rely not on their armor, but on their size and shape in relation to the shark's mouth. Shark players can only pierce armor if they secure a grab, and so by facing the ungrabbable face of their shell towards the shark, it can repel a strike that would otherwise be a game-ender for them. The fact that Sea Turtles have any good defensive options at all is a testament to the excellence of this build, and it earns the rank of A plus tier. Sadly, many human mains grief sea turtles for their EXP and shells, which are used for jewelry in the East Asia server. Some human mains, like the Vsco subclan, take to protecting sea turtles and participate in PvP with humans who grief sea turtles. In the case of the Sea Turtle, while one Shark might not be able to land a grab due to the Turtle's defensive posture, any form of coordinated multi-directional attack would be unblockable for solo Turtle mains. This major counter keeps Turtles from reaching S tier.

## environmentalists take note

The Sea Turtles' main source of XP are jellyfish. With plastic bags floating around, the turtles' horrible intelligence cannot determine the difference therfore, many sea turtles consume the plastic bag for XP and choke until sea turtle mains scream at human mains in anger.

## Referrences

1. ↑ https://www.seeturtles.org/sea-turtle-facts
2. ↑ https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Reptiles/Sea-Turtles
3. ↑ https://cnso.nova.edu/seaturtles/endangered.html
4. ↑ https://dinoanimals.com/animals/archelon-ischyros-the-largest-known-turtle/