Rockin' rockhopper

Dragon Quest monster
Rockin' rockhopper
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	岩とびあくま; いわとびあくま
Romaji	Iwatobi akuma
First appearance	Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Old localisation	CragDevil

The Rockin' rockhopper is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VII.

It is a cruel-looking penguin monster that spends its time jumping around rocky shoals.

Description[edit | edit source]

The Rockin' rockhopper is a dark blue penguin monster with a funky blue mohawk. But its most unsettling feature is the red markings on its belly. It looks like the mouth and face of a frightening demon. They gather on rocks jutting out at sea and attempt to overwhelm seafarers with sheer numbers.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit | edit source]

Rockin' rockhopper (岩とびあくま, Iwatobi akuma )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #274

Sprite	Attributes
File:Cragdevil DQVII PSX.gif	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion	Recruit Rate
File:Cragdevil DQVII PSX.gif	230	16	130 (PS1) 195 (3DS)	92 (PS1) 138 (3DS)	135	103	92	¹⁄₃₂	¹⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack	Paralysis
0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	50%	0%	0%	0%	50%	80%
Army	Poison	Stun	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
50%	15%	0%	100%	50%	50%	15%	50%	15%	15%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Swoosh	Call for backup. (Rockin' rockhopper)	Ocean near Alltrades Abbey (Present, after the Demon King's resurrection.)	Hermes' hat¹⁄₁₂₈
Notable changes in the remakes

Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

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Dragon Quest Monsters 2[edit | edit source]

CragDevil (いわとびあくま, Iwatobi akuma )

Sprite		Attributes
GBC	PSX	Family	Level cap*	HP Growth	MP Growth	Attack Growth	Defence Growth	Agility Growth	Wisdom Growth
	?	Bird	35	4/10	4/10	4/10	3/10	5/10	6/10

Resistances
Frizz*	Sizz*	Fire Breath*	Bang*	Crack*	Cool Breath*	Woosh*	Rock*	Water*
None	None	None	None	Immune	Immune	None	None	Strong
Zap*	Gigaslash	Magic Burst	Drain Magic *	Whack*	Kamikazee*	Poison*	Paralysis*	Fuddle*
None	None	None	Weak	Weak	None	None	Weak	Weak
Snooze*	Dazzle*	Fizzle	Ban Dance	Gobstopper	Stun*	Sap*	Decelerate*	Curse
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	Strong	Weak	None	None

Additional information
Description	Slides on its belly on ice.
Skills	Infernos, PanicAll, EagleEye
Location	Ice World
Breeding Chart	BigRoost, Emyu, MadGoose x Beast family

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Rockin' rockhopper

Attributes
Family	Rank	Size	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
Nature	D	S	?	?	?	?	?	?
Traits			Skills		Resistances
Lucky, Wooshmeister			Woosh & Crack		Vulnerable to Sizz, Fire Breath, Poison, and Decelerate Resistant to Bang, Paralysis, and Dim Immune to Crack and Ice Breath

Additional information
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Claws, Staves
Location	Unshore
Breeding chart	Snowbird x Nature family

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Rockin' rockhopper (いわとびあくま, Iwatobi akuma )
Monsterpedia No.: #168

Attributes
Family	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	D	1,190	450	560	510	730	600
Talents		Traits		Large-size exclusive traits		Dropped items
Vexologist (lv. 1)		Insta-Oomph (lv. 1) Metal Medley (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Stunner (lv. 40)		Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Close Scraper (lv. 1) Critical Sensation (lv. 60)		N/A

Resistances
Fire *	Water *	Explosion *	Wind *	Earth *	Ice *	Electricity *	Light *	Dark *	Antimagic *
-25%	50%	-25%	25%	50%	75%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Bedazzlement *	Confusion *	Debilitation *	MP Absorption *	Paralysis *	Poison *	Sleep *	Stun *	Instant Death *
0%	0%	0%	0%	50%	0%	50%	-25%	25%

Additional information
Description	These pitiless penguines certainly live up to their name, bouncing around on rocks and boulders. A whole flock descending on their prey is a frightful sight indeed
Location	This monster has no natural habitat