List of fictional turtles

"The Tortoise and the Hare", from an edition of Aesop's Fables illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1912

This is a list of fictional turtles, tortoises, and terrapins from literature, movies and other elements of popular culture. Terrapins are also grouped in the list.

In mythology, legends, and folklore

Character Origin Notes
Br'er Turtle (Br'er Tarrypin) Uncle Remus's folk tales
Genbu Japanese Mythology
Kappa Japanese Mythology A turtle like humanoid
Kurma Hindu mythology The second of the dashavatars of Vishnu
Minogame Urashima Taro A sea turtle, is said to be Otohime, daughter of the Emperor of the Sea
The Tortoise The Tortoise and the Hare

In literature

Character Origin Author Notes
Alderman Ptolemy Tortoise The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher Beatrix Potter One of Jerermy's two friends who brings him some salad for dinner.
Cassiopeia Momo Michael Ende
Alfie Esio Trot Roald Dahl Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Franklin Franklin the Turtle Paulette Bourgeois Illustrated by Brenda Clark. Adapted into an Animated Series and a CGI Series.
Great A'Tuin Discworld Terry Pratchett The World Turtle, carrying the four elephants which hold the Discworld.
Leatherback Turtle The Wreck of the Zanzibar Michael Morpurgo A turtle nursed back to health by Laura and Granny May believes he participated in the Wreck of the Zanzibar.
Mock Turtle Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll
Morla The Neverending Story Michael Ende A giant, wise swamp turtle.
Mudface Doctor Dolittle Hugh Lofting Particularly Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake
Om Small Gods Terry Pratchett A god briefly incarnated as a tortoise.
Spotty Old Mother West Wind Thornton Burgess
The Tortoise What the Tortoise Said to Achilles Lewis Caroll Also in sequel dialogs in Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter
Tortoise À rebours Joris-Karl Huysmans
Yertle and Mack Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories Dr. Seuss A popular children's tale that cautions against despotism. Yertle is the grandiose king of the pond who decides he rules whatever he can see -- and makes the turtles stack up to the sky. Mack is the turtle at the bottom who ultimately rebels and brings the stack crashing down.
Maturin The Dark Tower (series) & It (novel) Stephen King Considered the most powerful of the guardians of the beams.

In comics

Character Origin First appearance Notes
Burocracia Quino Mafalda's pet
Churchy LaFemme Pogo
Donatello Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984) Nicknames: Don, Donnie
Weapon of choice: The (long staff)
Bandana: red (Mirage/Image Comics), purple (elsewhere)
Elvis Elvis
Fillmore Sherman's Lagoon
Jack (Dolly) Ox Tales
John the Turtle B.C. A friend of the Dookie Bird
Leonardo Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984) Nickname: Leo
Weapon of choice: the Ninjatō (sword)
Bandana: red (Mirage/Image Comics), blue (elsewhere)
Michelangelo Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984) Nicknames: Mike, Mikey
Weapon of choice: The Nunchaku (nunchucks)
Bandana: red (Mirage/Image Comics), orange (elsewhere)
The Millennium Tortoise Image Comics Goes to Aqua Leung
Raphael Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984) Nickname: Raph
Weapon of choice: The sai
Bandana: red
Skalman Bamse Friend of the title character
Super-Turtle DC Comics
Terrific Whatzit DC Comics
Timmy-Joe Terrapin/Fastback Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew
Tim Turtle Lionel's Kingdom

In film and television

Character Origin Notes
Gamera Daiei Motion Picture Company A flying, fire-breathing turtle.
The Giant Sea Turtle The Bermuda Depths A supernatural sea monster.
Howard Razzle Dazzle
Kamoebas Space Amoeba
The Lion Turtle Avatar: The Last Airbender
Master Oogway Kung Fu Panda An aged giant Tortoise, who is a kung fu master of shifu.
Morla The Neverending Story
Pong Pagong Batibot
Tardy Turtle Greg the Bunny A slow-witted set assistant.
Terraspin Ben 10: Ultimate Alien A Turtle-like Alien.
Tokka Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Tortoise John Rango Mayor of Dirt, the desert town setting in the film.
Tuck Wonder Pets Tuck is a four-year-old turtle. He is described as sensitive with an emotional connection to living things
Verne Over the Hedge A Box Turtle and the leader of the animal group.
Venus Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
Crush Finding Nemo

In animations

Bert the turtle
Character Origin Notes
Baby Shelby Mickey Mouse Works / Disney's House of Mouse A baby turtle who always annoys and takes advantage of Donald Duck.
Bert the Turtle Duck and Cover
Burt Danger Rangers
Cecil Turtle Merrie Melodies / Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny's nemesis and rival.
Dog Taz-Mania Taz's pet dog turtle
Filburt Rocko's Modern Life
Giant Tortoise Polar Bear Cafe
Gramps The Rescuers
Hun Turtles Forever Gets mutated into a turtle
Ichikawa Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto
Kame Jiiya Puka Puka Juju
Sammy A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures A sea turtle who navigates his 50-year life through the changes caused by global warming.
Slash Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Speed The Swan Princess
Tamachan Love Hina A flying turtle.
Tank My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic A tortoise who is Rainbow Dash's pet.
Thelma Tortoise Manga Aesop's Fables
Tippi Turtle Saturday Night Live[1][2] An obnoxious practical joker created by Jack Zander
Toby Tortoise The Tortoise and the Hare
Toby Turtle Robin Hood Skippy's best friend that wears glasses.
Toby the Turtle 64 Zoo Lane A turtle who is friends with Kevin the Crocodile and Doris the Duck.
Toto Harry & Toto
Turner Chucklewood Critters
Tooter Turtle Total Television
Touché Turtle Touché Turtle
Verne Over the Hedge
Crwban Chwedlau Tinga Tinga A happy and colourful cartoon turtle on Welsh language channel S4C - voiced by Geraint Iwan.

In video games

Character Origin Notes
Bentley Sly Cooper The Cooper Gang's technical aid, computer programmer and hacker.
Ghido Final Fantasy V Ancient turtle who guides Bartz and the Warriors of Light on their quest.
Bowser Super Mario Bros. The main villain of the Super Mario series.
Devan Shell Jazz Jackrabbit Nemesis of Jazz
The Giant Turtle The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Helps get to Great Bay Temple.
Koopa Troopa Super Mario Bros. Common enemy creature in the Super Mario series.
Shen-zin Su World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Giant sea turtle and starting zone for the Pandaren race.
Squirtle Pokémon A type of Pokémon
Tortimer Animal Crossing The eccentric tortoise mayor of the town.
Tiptup Banjo Kazooie Appears in Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie and Diddy Kong Racing
Valluta RuneScape An ancient tortoise-like creature that is one of the Guardians of Guthix.

As mascots, toys, and others

Character Origin Notes
Mickael the Turtle Mickael the Turtle
Motu Aquatica
Peakaboo, Speedy Beanie Baby
Testudo University of Maryland
Tetter, Totter, and Corky Suzy's Zoo

In politics

See also

References

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