Grinade

Dragon Quest monster Grinade

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese スマイルロック Romaji Sumairurokku First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localisation SmileRock Variants Bomboulder
Cursed rock
Cold boulder
Obstrocktion
Rockbomb

The Grinade is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. First appearing in Dragon Quest VII, it is a weaker, yellowish variant of the Rockbomb.

Characteristics

In terms of appearance, the grinade is identical to the rockbomb, but made up of yellowish-orange rock instead, with the same familiar red eyes and jagged smiles. They are generally the weakest of their rocky relations. These smiling yellow bold boulders must rely on physical attacks, since they have yet to develop the spark that allows them to explode or self-sacrifice like their brethren. They allow adventurers to let their guards down and then save up their strength to launch themselves at their foes, full force by using their Focus Strength skill. Sometimes they just simple spend a turn just staring, and others they find something funny enough to blindly fling themselves at the enemy, cackling madly.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Grinade (スマイルロック, Sumairurokku ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #058

Sprite Attributes File:Smilerock.gif HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 100 0 34 (PSX) 51 (3DS) 18 (PSX) 27 (3DS) 66 90 47 0⁄64 1⁄128

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 80% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 0% 0% 15% 100% 80% 80% 100% 0% 0% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Cackles insanely and launches an attack (125% damage) Focus Strength Assesses the situation (wastes turn) Inside the Time Frame El Monumento de Pomposo Wetlock region (past) Mountaintop Tunnel Dieamend1⁄256 Notable changes in the remakes

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Grinade (スマイルロック, Sumairurokku) Defeated Monster List No. : #073

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Material 75 0 288 86 77 103 67

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle 0% 0% -25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 50% 50% 100% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 50% 50% 50% 100% 75% 25% 0% 25% 0% 75%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items None Grins maliciously (wastes turn) Cackles insanely and launches an attack (125% damage) Psyche Up Heights of Loneliness Rockbomb shard1⁄16 Flintstone1⁄64 Description These suspiciously sprightly stones merrily maul opponents, beaming all the while, and bring their boulder buddies into battle. Although rough and ready in their younger years, the hard edges wear off with time, and most make well-rounded adults.

Dragon Quest X

Grinades appeared from the beginning of the game. Like before, they will cackle insanely and launch attacks and can waste their turns by grinning maliciously, as well as building up their power with Muster Strength. Starting with Version 1.4, it gained a rarefied version in the form of the Cursed rock.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Grinade (スマイルロック, Sumairurokku ) Defeated Monster List No. : #160

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Material 155 5 314 51 117 197 41

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death 25% 25% -125% 25% 50% 0% -125% 0% 75% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 100% 50% 100% 50% 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 0% 0% 0% 75% 100% 50% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Smiles sinisterly and prepares to attack (attack and stun one party member) Grins maliciously (wastes turn) Becomes Pepped up Desperate attack Muster Strength Insula Centralis (first act) The Arborian Highlands (first act) The Hekswood (second act) Rainbow Mines (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only) Mirrorstone1⁄8 Silver ore1⁄16 Description These unsettling stones size their opponents up, smirking all the while, then explode into action with unstoppable force.

Malicious

Malicious grinade (スマイルロック・邪, Sumairurokku・ja ) Defeated Monster List No. : #572

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Material 470 10 1,427 307 287 602 108

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death 25% 25% -125% 25% 50% 0% -125% 0% 75% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 100% 50% 100% 50% 50% 100% 25% 0% 0% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 0% 0% 0% 75% 100% 50% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Smiles sinisterly and prepares to attack (Attack and stun one party member) Grins maliciously (Wastes turn) Becomes Pepped up Desperate attack Muster Strength The Arborian Highlands (third act) The First Forest (third act) Mirrorstone1⁄8 Silver ore1⁄16 Description Grinades who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku)

Model	Experience	Gold
	26	16g

List No.	#083
Field Notes	Rocky rogues whose grin is so engrained as to make them smile unsettlingly even when assailing adversaries. They were volatile in their youth, but age has mellowed their mood, and they'd never consider casting Kamikazee.
Location(s)	Caliburgh (Hero), Caliburgh Meadow (Hero), Rockscoffer's Rift (Grudge Match: Old Five-Necks), Sylvea (Captain)
Item(s) Dropped	Glass frit, Lava lump, Classic loin-girder recipe, Luxury loin-girder recipe

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	18	16g	Yes

List No.	#014
Field Notes	Rocky rogues whose grin is so engrained as to make them smile unsettlingly even when assailing adversaries. They were volatile in their youth, but age has mellowed their mood, and they'd never consider casting Kamikazee.
Location(s)	The Grand Dunes, The Battle of Dunisia
Item(s) Dropped	Lava lump, Glass frit

Dragon Quest Tact

Grinade appears as a C-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the Dragon Quest VII event. It can be recruited from the Tallest Tower in the Whole Wide World on the 1st, 6th, and 11th floors, eventually being recruitable from the second part of the storyline from Chapter 6, Episode 4: Into the Jungle. The grinade can also participate in Kiefer's Battle Road as a party member.

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku)

Image Attributes Role Max level HP MP Move Attack 115 575 177 2-3 Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight 360 322 257 137 20 Resistances Frizz Sizz Crack Woosh Bang Normal Half Res Half Res Very Weak Normal Zap Zam Snooze Poison Physical Lock Normal Very Weak Normal Immune Normal Spell Lock Martial Lock Breath Lock Hobble * Stun * Normal Half Res Normal Super Weak Normal Dazzle Curse Paralysis Confusion Charm Normal Normal Half Res Super Weak Normal Skills Basic skills Awakening skills Muster Strength Rolling Attack* N/a Move +1/Stats Up Sizz Res +25/Stats Up Rolling Attack Potency +5%/Stats Up Crack Res +25/Stats Up Rolling Attack Potency +5%/Stats Up Perks Basic perks DEF +5 Rolling Attack Potency +2% N/a Leader perk N/a Awakening perk Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

Trivia

• The grinade's name is taken from grin, a type of smile, and grenade, an explosive used in warfare. This naming is presently a misnomer, as none of the Grinade's current appearances show it able to sacrifice itself in any way, unlike its relatives, save for its appearance in XI where it can use Self Destruct during the sidequest involving the Rainbow Mines.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Piedrolo	Spanish for "rolling rock/stone".
Français	Scorictus	From the French scorie and rictus.
Deutsch	Sprengstein	German for "blast rock/stone".
Italiano	Sorbomba	From the Italian sorriso and bomba.

Gallery

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  A Grinade in X.
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  XI polygon model.
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  A Malicious grinade
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  Stars model.
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  Rivals card.
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  Walk model.
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  The Grinade and other monsters that can be recruited from the Tallest Tower in Tact.