Shiren:Baby Tank Family

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Artwork from a

Shiren 1 SFC source book.

The Baby Tank (Japanese: コドモ戦車) Monster Family is a recurring group of two monsters in the Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series. It made its debut in Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer in 1995, making it one of the Original Monster Families. Its most recent appearance was in / Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island in 2024.

The Baby Tank Family consists of:

Baby Tank (Japanese: コドモ戦車)
Mini Tank (Japanese: ちびタンク)

Biography

Characteristics

The Baby Tank Family is part of a unique leveling system in the Shiren the Wanderer series. They're leveled up from the Bowboy Family, and level into the Popster Tank Family. They're similar in appearance to the Boy Cart Family, which also levels into the Popster Tank Family, however, they have different English and Japanese names, that family has 4 levels instead of 2, and they're not the only other family to level up into the Popster Tank Family. The other is the Sabotank Family.

Bowboy Family → Baby Tank Family → Popster Tank Family

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.

Physical Appearance

Name Etymology

Appearances

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

Games

The Baby Tank Family appears in Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer. The Baby Tank Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer. The Baby Tank Family appears in / Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (SP). The Baby Tank Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer GB - Monster of Moonlight Village. The Baby Tank Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer - Monster of Moonlight Village (PC/Internet Version). The Baby Tank Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer - Monster of Moonlight Village for Android. The Bowboy Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2 - Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion. The Baby Tank Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer GB2 - Magic Castle of the Desert. The Baby Tank Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer DS2 - Magic Castle of the Desert. The Baby Tank Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 3 - The Sleeping Princess and the Karakuri Mansion. The Baby Tank Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 3 Portable. The Baby Tank Family appears in / Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.