Crab Turtle - Yu-Gi-Oh!

Mutant Ninja Turtle Crabs!

Crab Turtle is weird. At initial viewing, it looks reminiscent of a crab and nothing like a turtle. The one turtle-like feature is the shell on it's chest, which resembles a turtle's underside. I'm not sure how turtle or crab powers give this thing the ability to stand upright or a single eyeball, but this is Yu-Gi-Oh, weird stuff is par for the course. As weird as the monster is, the magic card that goes with it is equally baffling.

Swear to the great A'tuin!

Okay, what am I looking at here? We have some sort of turtle shell, though its roundness makes me think of an army helmet. Then there's some rope tied around it and... what are those white things? Are they paper streamers or something? What's that underneath? What does any of this have to do with taking an oath to turtles? On the upside, the illustration actually looks like part of some ritual, as opposed to the say the same creature as before in a different position or a demon cooking a burger. I just can't figure out what any of this stuff is supposed to be.