...it's like TV Tropes, but LINKED DATA!

Wise Old Turtle

153 statements
28 feature instances
24 referencing feature instances

Wise Old Turtle	type	FeatureClass
Wise Old Turtle	label	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle	page	WiseOldTurtle
Wise Old Turtle	comment	Turtles are often fairly long-lived animals, especially compared to other creatures their size. The common tortoise a species native to the Mediterranean area and often kept as a pet, is fully capable of outliving its human owners. Giant tortoises, such as those native to the Galapagos and Seychelles islands, are the longest-living land vertebrates of all: Galapagos giant tortoises often live to a century in the wild, and one specimen lived for one hundred and seventy years in captivity, while Seychelles giant tortoises are thought to reach around two centuries of age — their tendency to outlive human observers has made their exact lifespan difficult to verify. The result is that tortoises and turtles have obtained well-earned reputations as immensely long-lived animals, something that often carries over to their portrayals in popular culture. Turtle characters are often very old, much older than other characters they interact with. The association of old age with wisdom and life experience is carried over and naturally brought to extremes — since they're so old, these ancient reptiles can be expected to have seen and done a great many things over their long, long lives, and to have had time to accumulate extensive troves of wisdom and insights to share with younger and more inexperienced characters. The fact turtles are seen as (physically) slow is also a factor — presumably they spent a lot of their long lives thinking very carefully about things. In worlds of Funny Animals, Talking Animals, Civilized Animals and the like, tortoises tend to be cast as various iterations of the Mentor Archetype. Depending on the individual experiences and disposition the aged chelonian in question, they may be a Cynical Mentor, an Eccentric Mentor, an Old Master or any other subtrope, but regardless of the type turtles and tortoises are some of the likeliest animals to be cast as wise, old mentor figures. This can extend to turtle-themed characters, even if they are not actual turtles themselves. See also Sturdy and Steady Turtles, Shy Shelled Animal and Turtle Island for other common portrayals of turtles and tortoises in fiction. See Lovable Lizard for another reptile commonly portrayed in a positive light.
Wise Old Turtle	fetched	2024-02-22T17:30:51Z
Wise Old Turtle	parsed	2024-02-22T17:30:51Z
Wise Old Turtle	processingComment	Dropped link to AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Not an Item - FEATURE
Wise Old Turtle	processingComment	Dropped link to GameMod: Not an Item - FEATURE
Wise Old Turtle	processingComment	Dropped link to InterspeciesFriendship: Not an Item - FEATURE
Wise Old Turtle	processingComment	Dropped link to MentorMascot: Not an Item - FEATURE
Wise Old Turtle	processingComment	Dropped link to Tabaluga: Not an Item - UNKNOWN
Wise Old Turtle	processingUnknown	Tabaluga
Wise Old Turtle	isPartOf	DBTropes
Wise Old Turtle / int_121022b1	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_121022b1	comment	The Grace of Kings: Lutho, one of the members of the pantheon, has the sea turtle as his "pawi" (totem) and is the god of fishermen, divination, mathematics, and knowledge, and in practice basically the good Trickster God counterpart to another god in the pantheon, Tazu, who is the god of chaos and chance and is rather malevolent. Lutho, like the other gods, manipulates humans behind the scenes to achieve his desired (benevolent) ends, and in one instance plays the role of Old Master to one character, an intellectual master-strategist, and gifts him with a magical Great Big Book of Everything. The reader is clued into the fact that the wise old man is Lutho, partly because he's described as looking rather like a turtle.
Wise Old Turtle / int_121022b1	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_121022b1	featureConfidence	1.0
The Grace of Kings	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_121022b1
Wise Old Turtle / int_13652756	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_13652756	comment	Finding Nemo: This trope is referenced at the beginning of the movie when Nemo mentions that a schoolmate told him that turtles can live for a hundred years. Later on, Crush the sea turtle is a bit of a twist on the trope. While at first he doesn't act like a typical wise old mentor, being instead a laid-back Surfer Dude, he still gives Marlin useful advice for his quest... and when Marlin asks him his age, he answers that he's a hundred and fifty — and still young.
Wise Old Turtle / int_13652756	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_13652756	featureConfidence	1.0
Finding Nemo	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_13652756
Wise Old Turtle / int_2a8943c0	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_2a8943c0	comment	Miraculous Ladybug: Master Fu is Marinette and Adrien's elderly mentor of sorts and wielder of the Turtle Miraculous. He chose them to be wielders, explains the Miraculous' past to them, and (sort of) teaches them how to upgrade their powers. He's also 186 years old, and looks like he's in his fifties. Wayzz, the kwami of the Turtle Miraculous, is (like all kwamis) an ancient immortal being, and is just as wise and sagely as his master.
Wise Old Turtle / int_2a8943c0	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_2a8943c0	featureConfidence	1.0
Miraculous Ladybug	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_2a8943c0
Wise Old Turtle / int_2ce70ac5	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_2ce70ac5	comment	Kung Fu Panda: Master Oogway, the mentor to Po's own mentor Master Shifu, is incredibly wise and old, the inventor of Kung Fu and one of the greatest masters of that martial art in history, and still badass enough to drop the nigh-unstoppable Tai Lung with a lightning-fast nerve strike pattern.
Wise Old Turtle / int_2ce70ac5	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_2ce70ac5	featureConfidence	1.0
Kung Fu Panda (Franchise)	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_2ce70ac5
Wise Old Turtle / int_2cf32c9b	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_2cf32c9b	comment	Zniw Adventure: An elderly, anthropomorphic turtle, simply known as the "wise turtle," is a friendly NPC in the Scattered Woods. She gives Zniw directions to help her find her way home, and later gives Zniw a homemade "crocodile repellent," which is necessary to get past the crocodile in Rivenn-na.
Wise Old Turtle / int_2cf32c9b	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_2cf32c9b	featureConfidence	1.0
Zniw Adventure (Video Game)	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_2cf32c9b
Wise Old Turtle / int_3aeb1c75	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_3aeb1c75	comment	Dragon Ball: Master Roshi, the Turtle Hermit and Goku's first mentor. He's an old man with a prominent turtle motif — he leads the Turtle School and carries a turtle shell on his back.
Wise Old Turtle / int_3aeb1c75	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_3aeb1c75	featureConfidence	1.0
Dragon Ball (Franchise)	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_3aeb1c75
Wise Old Turtle / int_3f924653	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_3f924653	comment	In The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists, an Archelon named Archie aids Littlefoot and his friends on their quest, dispensing valuable wisdom and coming to their rescue on multiple occasions.
Wise Old Turtle / int_3f924653	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_3f924653	featureConfidence	1.0
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_3f924653
Wise Old Turtle / int_46aac2a3	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_46aac2a3	comment	Elden Ring: Miriel, Pastor of Vows who watches over the Church of Vows, turns out to be a giant tortoise (wearing a mitre on his head). He explains some of the history of Rennala and Radagon, and can teach the player magic spells, able to accept both sorcery scrolls and prayer tomes to add to his inventory. He doesn't even balk at studying "heretical" magic, saying that heresy is merely an invention of man. Turtles in general are viewed as wise animals in the Lands Between. Many Mage Towers are locked by a puzzle telling you to "seek three wise beasts", which amounts to tracking down three spectral turtles nearby and slaying them.
Wise Old Turtle / int_46aac2a3	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_46aac2a3	featureConfidence	1.0
Elden Ring (Video Game)	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_46aac2a3
Wise Old Turtle / int_53ebf3bb	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_53ebf3bb	comment	Liaden Universe: The Clutch Turtles are an alien race who resemble anthropomorphic turtles, who live a long time and are known for carefully considering every action before they take it. The one who gets the most page time, The Edger, is nearly nine hundred years old — and considered young and reckless by the standards of his people.
Wise Old Turtle / int_53ebf3bb	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_53ebf3bb	featureConfidence	1.0
Liaden Universe	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_53ebf3bb
Wise Old Turtle / int_5ecbc244	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_5ecbc244	comment	Bamse: It is implied that the turtle Skalman is much older than any other regular character in the franchise, and he also is very smart and wise.
Wise Old Turtle / int_5ecbc244	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_5ecbc244	featureConfidence	1.0
Bamse (Comic Book)	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_5ecbc244
Wise Old Turtle / int_6274f0aa	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_6274f0aa	comment	Leo: Subverted. Squirtle (who is just somewhat younger than Leo) tries to give Anthony a pep talk the way Leo would, but screws up in telling the boy where babies come from (human babies are not hatched from clutches of eggs).
Wise Old Turtle / int_6274f0aa	featureApplicability	-0.3
Wise Old Turtle / int_6274f0aa	featureConfidence	1.0
Leo	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_6274f0aa
Wise Old Turtle / int_6c9f142d	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_6c9f142d	comment	Zathras from The Strange and Somewhat Sinister Tale of the House at Desert Bridge has lived for a very long time, and remembers all of it, including a time where the desert was full of greenery. The only things he doesn't know are the password to the hamster generator, and where the bridge came from (it's even older than him).
Wise Old Turtle / int_6c9f142d	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_6c9f142d	featureConfidence	1.0
The Strange and Somewhat Sinister Tale of the House at Desert Bridge (Video Game)	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_6c9f142d
Wise Old Turtle / int_704decef	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_704decef	comment	Chaotic: Tartarek is a wise old tortoise creature, who carries around a cane and even has a white beard to show his age, and is one of Overworld leader Maxxor's most trusted advisors.
Wise Old Turtle / int_704decef	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_704decef	featureConfidence	1.0
Chaotic	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_704decef
Wise Old Turtle / int_72262aee	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_72262aee	comment	Avatar: The Last Airbender: The lion-turtles are mountain-sized creatures thousands of years old, who originally gave humanity the ability to bend the elements. In thanks, the humans hunted them to near-extinction. The last one gives Aang the ability to block someone's bending ability, which comes in handy for the final battle.
Wise Old Turtle / int_72262aee	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_72262aee	featureConfidence	1.0
Avatar: The Last Airbender	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_72262aee
Wise Old Turtle / int_8645d677	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_8645d677	comment	Spellsinger: In the magical world where animals talk, wear clothing and live alongside humans, the wizard Clothahump is a turtle. He's the closest the setting has to Wizard Classic, except, as a turtle, he isn't into robes and pointy hats.
Wise Old Turtle / int_8645d677	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_8645d677	featureConfidence	1.0
Spellsinger	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_8645d677
Wise Old Turtle / int_8ad918d7	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_8ad918d7	comment	Jeremiah Tortoise in Bear in the Big Blue House. The oldest resident of Woodland Valley, and a regular source of advice and living history.
Wise Old Turtle / int_8ad918d7	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_8ad918d7	featureConfidence	1.0
Bear in the Big Blue House	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_8ad918d7
Wise Old Turtle / int_8bc9d785	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_8bc9d785	comment	The Land of Green Ginger: The Button-Nosed Tortoise is actually a magician under the effects of a Forced Transformation, but is still as wise as he was when he was a magician.
Wise Old Turtle / int_8bc9d785	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_8bc9d785	featureConfidence	1.0
The Land Of Green Ginger	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_8bc9d785
Wise Old Turtle / int_8fda4d8d	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_8fda4d8d	comment	Nnewts: In Book 1, while running from the Lizzarks, Herk meets a turtle-like creature. Herk is suspicious of the turtle because of the Animal Jingoism between amphibians and reptiles, but the turtle turns out to be friendly and wise, and gives Herk some advice.
Wise Old Turtle / int_8fda4d8d	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_8fda4d8d	featureConfidence	1.0
Nnewts (Comic Book)	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_8fda4d8d
Wise Old Turtle / int_a565a6d4	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_a565a6d4	comment	Brazilian movie Super Xuxa contra Baixo Astral stars VovÃ³ Cascadura, an elderly turtle who guards the Tree of Knowledge and imparts her wisdom on the titular heroine on her journey to save her dog Xuxo, who was kidnapped by the main villain.
Wise Old Turtle / int_a565a6d4	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_a565a6d4	featureConfidence	1.0
Super Xuxa contra Baixo Astral	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_a565a6d4
Wise Old Turtle / int_a6543322	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_a6543322	comment	Touhou Project: Genjii is a giant wise old turtle that serves as main character Reimu's advisor and means of flying in the early games. However, from the sixth game onwards, Reimu is capable of flying on her own and Genjii is nowhere to be seen. Word of God Hand Wave it as him retiring and living quietly in the pond behind the shrine.
Wise Old Turtle / int_a6543322	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_a6543322	featureConfidence	1.0
Touhou Project (Franchise)	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_a6543322
Wise Old Turtle / int_bd184166	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_bd184166	comment	The Neverending Story: There is a mountain-sized turtle named Morla the Ancient One, the oldest living creature in Fantastica besides the eternal Childlike Empress and Old Man of Wandering Mountain, who offers some useful advice at a key point. She is so old and cynical that she believes there is nothing of interest or importance left in the world, and no longer cares whether she continues existing.
Wise Old Turtle / int_bd184166	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_bd184166	featureConfidence	1.0
The NeverEnding Story	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_bd184166
Wise Old Turtle / int_c2463c53	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_c2463c53	comment	Final Fantasy V: The ancient Sage Ghido, a talking turtle around the size of a human, is the oldest living creature in the world, supremely wise, monumentally sarcastic (especially towards Bartz) and can engage Exdeath in hand-to-hand combat that leaves the young adventurers positively flabbergasted. He still needs help flipping over if knocked on his back, though.
Wise Old Turtle / int_c2463c53	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_c2463c53	featureConfidence	1.0
Final Fantasy V (Video Game)	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_c2463c53
Wise Old Turtle / int_d22a9a66	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_d22a9a66	comment	In Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf - Mission Incredible: Adventures on the Dragon's Trail, Slowy is not a turtle himself but has it as an Animal Motif. He wears a suit of green armor that has a turtle shell on the back, perfect for a slow but wise chief.
Wise Old Turtle / int_d22a9a66	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_d22a9a66	featureConfidence	1.0
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf (Animation)	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_d22a9a66
Wise Old Turtle / int_e066a2e0	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_e066a2e0	comment	Pucca has the Wise Turtle, who is apparently a master ninja who makes fortune cookies that always seem to come true.
Wise Old Turtle / int_e066a2e0	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_e066a2e0	featureConfidence	1.0
Pucca (Animation)	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_e066a2e0
Wise Old Turtle / int_e08f8f00	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_e08f8f00	comment	Mori no Ando: The wise old turtle whom the animals go to for advice and who appears to be able to read kanji.
Wise Old Turtle / int_e08f8f00	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_e08f8f00	featureConfidence	1.0
Mori no Ando (Web Animation)	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_e08f8f00
Wise Old Turtle / int_eb9f8f23	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_eb9f8f23	comment	Wunschpunsch: In each episode, Jacob and Mauricio consult with one to get information on the Curse Escape Clause for today's evil spell.
Wise Old Turtle / int_eb9f8f23	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_eb9f8f23	featureConfidence	1.0
Wunschpunsch	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_eb9f8f23
Wise Old Turtle / int_f38f5664	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_f38f5664	comment	The Lion Guard has an African spurred tortoise named Kongwe, who is known to be the wisest and oldest animal in the Pride Lands and frequently engages in Cryptic Conversation. Her debut episode has her being escorted by Fuli and Makini to Pride Rock so she can offer some helpful advice on how to defeat Scar's spirit. While Fuli (being a cheetah) was initially frustrated by Kongwe needing to take things slowly and stopping to observe her surroundings, she gradually takes the tortoise's advice to heart especially when it helps her defeat Makucha the leopard.
Wise Old Turtle / int_f38f5664	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_f38f5664	featureConfidence	1.0
The Lion Guard	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_f38f5664
Wise Old Turtle / int_fd2c80a	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wise Old Turtle / int_fd2c80a	comment	In Dink, the Little Dinosaur, the wizened old turtle Crusty serves as a mentor to Dink and his friends. A grandfatherly figure, he even has white sideburns that emphasize his years of experience.
Wise Old Turtle / int_fd2c80a	featureApplicability	1.0
Wise Old Turtle / int_fd2c80a	featureConfidence	1.0
Dink, the Little Dinosaur	hasFeature	Wise Old Turtle / int_fd2c80a

The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

Wise Old Turtle	processingCategory2	Aquatic Animal Tropes
Wise Old Turtle	processingCategory2	Elders
Wise Old Turtle	processingCategory2	Goodness Tropes
Wise Old Turtle	processingCategory2	Hero Tropes
Wise Old Turtle	processingCategory2	Pleasant Animals Index
Wise Old Turtle	processingCategory2	Tropes of Wisdom
Pucca (Animation) / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
Battle Spirits Shonen Toppa Bashin / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicles of the Moon Exploration / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
Nnewts (Comic Book) / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
Legacy Of The Magi (Fanfic) / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
Tabaluga (Franchise) / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
Babar / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
It / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
Spellsinger / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
The Cricket in Times Square / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
The Strange and Somewhat Sinister Tale of the House at Desert Bridge (Video Game) / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
Zniw Adventure (Video Game) / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
Dink, the Little Dinosaur / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
Leo / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
Wunschpunsch / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
Bamse (Comic Book) / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle
Liaden Universe / int_241dac3a	type	Wise Old Turtle

Copyright of DBTropes.org wrapper 2009-2013 DFKI Knowledge Management. Imprint. - Thanks to Bakken&Baeck for hosting. Contact.
Copyright of data TVTropes.org contributors under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.