Shiren:Popster Tank Family

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Popster Tank
オヤジ戦車
Image for Popster Tank Family
Monster's information
Species Popster Tank
Gender
Background information
Earliest Mystery Dungeon appearance Super Famicom Shiren 1 SFC (1995)
Earliest non-Mystery Dungeon appearance Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (2017)
Latest Mystery Dungeon appearance iOS/Android Shiren 5 SP (2022)
Latest non-Mystery Dungeon appearance Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp (Switch) (2021)
Created by
Designed by Kaoru Hasegawa

The Popster Tank (Japanese: オヤジ戦車) Monster Family is a recurring group of four monsters in the Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series. It made its debut in Super Famicom Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer in 1995, making it one of the Original Monster Families.

The Popster Tank Family consists of:

Original

  1. Popster Tank (Japanese: オヤジ戦車)
  2. Dadster Tank (Japanese: ガンコ戦車)
  3. Oldster Tank (Japanese: イッテツ戦車)
  4. Cranky Tank (Japanese: ヘンクツ戦車)

Alt

  1. Popster Tank (Japanese: オヤジ戦車)
  2. Dadster Tank (Japanese: ガンコ戦車)
  3. Grizzled Tank (Japanese: ゴウジョウ戦車)
  4. Oldster Tank (Japanese: イッテツ戦車)

Related additional families include the Dark Pop Tank monster family that first appeared in Nintendo DS Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 4 - The Eye of God and the Devil's Navel in 2010, and two cameo appearances in the Danganronpa series, the first in 2017, under the name Monokuma Tank. One additional boss tank exists by the name of KO Tank

Biography

Characteristics

The Popster Tank family is unique because other monster families level up, turning to them.

The Popster Tank has several unique leveling orders.

Shiren 1, Moonlight Village
  • Normal: Bowboy (Lv. 1) → Crossbowboy (Lv. 2) → Baby Tank (Lv. 1) → Mini Tank (Lv. 2) → Popster Tank (Lv. 1) → Dadster Tank (Lv. 2) → Oldster Tank (Lv. 3) → Cranky Tank (Lv. 4)

The Cranky Tank is exclusive to the Nintendo DS and Smartphone releases of Shiren 1.


Shiren 2, Asuka the Swordswoman
  • Normal: Bowboy (Lv. 1) → Crossbowboy (Lv. 2)Baby Tank (Lv. 1) → Mini Tank (Lv. 2)Popster Tank (Lv. 1) → Dadster Tank (Lv. 2)Oldster Tank (Lv. 3) → Cranky Tank (Lv. 4)
  • Altered: Bowboy (Lv. 1) → Baby Tank (Lv. 2) → Popster Tank (Lv. 3) → Oldster Tank (Lv. 4)


Shiren 3, 4, 5, Magic Castle
  • Normal: Bowboy (Lv. 1) → Crossbowboy (Lv. 2) → Baby Tank (Lv. 1) → Mini Tank (Lv. 2) → Popster Tank (Lv. 1) → Dadster Tank (Lv. 2) → Grizzled Tank (Lv. 3) → Oldster Tank (Lv. 4)

The Grizzled Tank became the level 3 monster after Shiren 1 DS. It's used in Magic Castle DS, Shiren 3 Wii, Shiren 4, and Shiren 5. The prior level 3 monster was made the level 4 monster and the Shiren 1 DS/SP level 4 monster hasn't been seen in any other games.


Arbalestboy Family
  • Arbalestboy (Lv. 1) → Ballistaboy (Lv. 2) → Sabotank (Lv. 1) → Tunnel Tank (Lv. 2) → Popster Tank (Lv. 1) → Dadster Tank (Lv. 2) → Grizzled Tank (Lv. 3) → Oldster Tank (Lv. 4)


Boy Cart Family
  • Boy Cart (Lv. 1) → Cross Cart (Lv. 2) → Strong Cart (Lv. 3) → Pierce Cart (Lv. 4) → Pop Tank (Lv. 1) → Grampa Tank (Lv. 2) → Ornery Tank (Lv. 3) → Cranky Tank (Lv. 4)


Dark Boy Cart Family
  • Dark Boy Cart (Lv. 1) → Dark Cross Cart (Lv. 2) → Dark Strong Cart (Lv. 3) → Dark Pierce Cart (Lv. 4) → Dark Pop Tank (Lv. 1) → Dark Grampa Tank (Lv. 2) → Dark Ornery Tank (Lv. 3) → Dark Cranky Tank (Lv. 4)

Physical Appearance

Name Etymology

Appearances

For more about the Popster Tank family in specific media, see the following articles:

Games

Popster Tank
Shiren 1 Save Surala Moonlight Village Shiren 2 Magic Castle Asuka Shiren 3 Shiren 4 Shiren 5 Tower of
Slumber
Shiren 6
SFC DS SP 1 2 3 4 GB PC PCI SP GBC DS DC PC Wii PSP DS PSP DS Vita 2020 SP
Dadster Tank
Shiren 1 Save Surala Moonlight Village Shiren 2 Magic Castle Asuka Shiren 3 Shiren 4 Shiren 5 Tower of
Slumber
Shiren 6
SFC DS SP 1 2 3 4 GB PC PCI SP GBC DS DC PC Wii PSP DS PSP DS Vita 2020 SP
Grizzled Tank
Shiren 1 Save Surala Moonlight Village Shiren 2 Magic Castle Asuka Shiren 3 Shiren 4 Shiren 5 Tower of
Slumber
Shiren 6
SFC DS SP 1 2 3 4 GB PC PCI SP GBC DS DC PC Wii PSP DS PSP DS Vita 2020 SP
Oldster Tank
Shiren 1 Save Surala Moonlight Village Shiren 2 Magic Castle Asuka Shiren 3 Shiren 4 Shiren 5 Tower of
Slumber
Shiren 6
SFC DS SP 1 2 3 4 GB PC PCI SP GBC DS DC PC Wii PSP DS PSP DS Vita 2020 SP
Cranky Tank
Shiren 1 Save Surala Moonlight Village Shiren 2 Magic Castle Asuka Shiren 3 Shiren 4 Shiren 5 Tower of
Slumber
Shiren 6
SFC DS SP 1 2 3 4 GB PC PCI SP GBC DS DC PC Wii PSP DS PSP DS Vita 2020 SP


In Other Media

The Popster Tank family can be found in the following external media:

In Despair Dungeon: Monokuma's Test (Japanese: 絶望のダンジョン モノクマの試練, Dungeon of Despair: Monokuma's Trial), a Monokuma Tank appears as a boss monster. It is a fusion between a Popster Tank and Monokuma.[1]

In Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp (Japanese: ハッピーダンガンロンパS 超高校級の南国サイコロ合宿), Monokuma Tank's appear in Despair Dungeon: Monokuma's Test, they are a fusion between a Popster Tank and Monokuma.

Gallery

For all of the Popster Tank art used across the wiki, see: Category:Popster Tank Family

Official Artwork

Trivia

  • The Oldster Tank artwork from a Moonlight Village GB source book in 1996 was the first instance of a gray/silver tank. It wouldn't be used in-game until 2008 when Shiren 3 was released on the Wii.

In Other Languages

Language Name
English Popster Tank (Shiren 1 DS, Shiren 3 Wii)
Pop Tank (Various)
Japanese オヤジ戦車 (Various)
オヤジせんしゃ
Language Name
English Dadster Tank (Shiren 1 DS, Shiren 3 Wii)
Grampa Tank (Various)
Japanese ガンコせんしゃ
ガンコ戦車(せんしゃ) (Various)
Language Name
English Grizzled Tank (Shiren 3 Wii)
Ornery Tank (Various)
Japanese ゴウジョウ戦車 (Shiren 3 Wii, Shiren 5 Vita)
Language Name
English Oldster Tank (Shiren 1 DS, Shiren 3 Wii)
Cranky Tank (Various)
Japanese イッテツせんしゃ
イッテツ戦車(せんしゃ) (Shiren 3 Wii)
Cranky Tank (Various)
Language Name
English Cranky Tank (Shiren 1 DS)
Japanese ヘンクツ戦車 (Shiren 1 DS)

Language Name
English Dark Pop Tank (Various)
Japanese 闇オヤジ戦車
Language Name
English Dark Grampa Tank (Various)
Japanese 闇ガンコ戦車
Language Name
English Dark Ornery Tank (Various)
Japanese 闇ゴウジョウ戦車
Language Name
English Dark Cranky Tank (Various)
Japanese 闇イッテツ戦車

Language Name
English KO Tank (Shiren 3 Wii)
Japanese KO戦車

Language Name
English Monokuma Tank
Japanese モノクマ戦車
Language Name
English Monkuma Tank V3
Japanese モノクマ戦車V3

See Also

References