The Turtle protects you: when you are hit hard or your HP is low, it shields you and reduces the damage you take.

Turtle Common
Shell Guard: After a heavy hit or at low HP, your turtle shields you and reduces incoming damage.
A rare find on Baby Turtles at the beach and on Monkey Island.
How to get it
Baby Turtles sometimes leave a Turtle behind when you defeat them: about 1 in 251 kills. There are two kinds:
- Baby Turtles on the Beach, and
- Baby Turtles on Monkey Island.
The pet goes straight into your bag.
Ability: Shell Guard
After a heavy hit (15 % of your maximum HP or more) or when your HP is below 40 %, your turtle reduces incoming damage for 8 seconds. Cooldown: 30 seconds.