Bomboulder

Dragon Quest monster
Bomboulder
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	メガザルロック
Romaji	Megazaru rokku
First appearance	Dragon Quest V
Old localisation	Revirock
Variants	Cursed rock; Cold boulder; Grinade; Obstrocktion; Rockbomb

The Bomboulder is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

Bomboulders are reddish animated boulders known for casting Kerplunk to fully revive their fellow monsters. However, they spend just as much time in battle watching and waiting, occasionally stopping to build up their strength or launch themselves at an opponent while cackling. Occasionally, the bomboulder will be more of a magenta colour, such as in Dragon Quest VII. In the Nintendo DS remakes of the Zenithia trilogy, bomboulders are further distinguished from rockbombs by having a full grin instead of gaped teeth. Bomboulders are the second monster in the series capable of casting Kerplunk to revive other monsters, with Beelzebuzz from the previous game having the distinction of being the first.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Bomboulder (メガザルロック, Megazaru rokku )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #143

Sprites			Attributes
SFC	PS2	DS & Mobile	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion	Recruit Rate
			220	5	340	70	105	195	52	⁰⁄₆₄	¹⁄₂₅₆

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee
67%	67%	67%	67%	67%	67%	67%	67%	67%	67%
Drain Magic	Poison	Stun	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Confusion	Sap
67%	100%	100%	20%	20%	20%	67%	20%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kerplunk	Assesses the situation (Wastes turn) Grins maliciously (wastes turn)	Neverglade Region Neverglade Talon Tower Estark's Labyrinth	Dieamend¹⁄₆₄
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Bomboulder (メガザルロック, Megazaru rokku )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #124

Sprites		Attributes
SFC	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
		240	63	302	84	143	153	82	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack	Paralysis
60%	60%	60%	60%	0%	0%	?	0%	25%	100%	50%
Army	Poison	Stun	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
25%	100%	100%	100%	0%	50%	50%	50%	0%	50%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kerplunk	Grins (Wastes turn.) Watches and waits.	Greedmore Valley mine Felonia region Pillar of Pegasus region	Kerplunk bracer¹⁄₂₅₆
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Bomboulder (メガザルロック, Megazaru rokku )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #202

Sprite	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion	Recruit Rate
	411	50	262	107	182	130	48	⁰⁄₆₄	¹⁄₃₂

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

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kerplunk	Focus Strength Cackles insanely and launches an attack (125% damage)	(After the Demon King's resurrection): Wilted Heart Region (present) Roamer Encampment Region (present) El Ciclo Region (present) Cathedral of Blight Cave to Another World	Kamikazee bracer¹⁄₂₅₆
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Bomboulder (メガザルロック, Megazaru rokku )
Defeated Monster List No. : #116

Image	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	115	10	111	11	80	111	80	⁰⁄₆₄

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

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kerplunk	Grin maliciously (Wastes turn) Psyche Up	Baccarat Region West Argonia	Stone hardhat¹⁄₁₆ Rockbomb shard¹⁄₆₄
Description	They often appear uninterested when first encountered, but in reality, they are merely biding their time, waiting for the best moment to attack.
Notable changes in the remake

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Bomboulder (メガザルロック, Megazaru rokku)
Defeated Monster List No. : #159

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Material	146	26	1,300	144	78	180	100

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Blast	Earth	Dark	Light	Drain Magic	Whack	Dazzle	Fizzle
25%	0%	-50%	0%	25%	0%	-50%	0%	50%	50%	50%
Confusion	Paralysis	Sleep	Poison	Stun	Blunt	Deceleratle	Sap	Spooky Aura	Charm
75%	100%	50%	100%	75%	75%	75%	75%	50%	85%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped items
Kerplunk	Grins maliciously (wastes turn) Desperate attack	Wyrmtail Wyrmsmaw Western Wormwood (high ground) Khaalag Coast Grotto (Caves, rank 4)	Rockbomb shard¹⁄₁₆ Yggdrasil dew¹⁄₁₂₈
Description	They're not fond of fighting, and mostly just sit there smiling, but if an ally expires, they kick in with Kerplunk to bring them back. Sensible, soft-hearted senior citizens who keep a supply of amazing medicine handy in case of emergencies.

Dragon Quest X

Bomboulder appeared from the beginning of the game. As always, they are able to cast Kerplunk and have the ability to land desperate attacks, but are also just as likely to waste their turn grinning maliciously.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Bomboulder (メガザルロック, Megazaru rokku )
Defeated Monster List No. : #326

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Material	363	40	1,038	173	162	347	71

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
25%	-110%	-110%	0%	25%	0%	0%	0%	75%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
100%	50%	25%	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
Kerplunk	Smiles spookily (Wastes turn) Desperate attack	Mount Huji (act two) The Arborian Highlands (act two) Pillar of Pegasus (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)	Dieamend¹⁄₃₂ Yggdrasil dew¹⁄₁₂₈
Description	Strong, silent types who sit stony-faced until such time as things look grim, then sacrifice themselves to bring their buddies back.

Vicious

Vicious bomboulder (メガザルロック・強, Megazaru rokku・kyō )
Defeated Monster List No. : #603

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Material	591	60	1,506	334	362	688	127

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
25%	-110%	-110%	0%	25%	0%	0%	0%	75%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
100%	50%	50%	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
Kerplunk	Smiles spookily. (Wastes turn.) Desperate attack	The Sage's Trial - The Fierce Forest (third act, day only)	Dieamend¹⁄₃₂ Yggdrasil dew¹⁄₁₂₈
Description	Bomboulders driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

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Monsterpedia No.: #334

Icon	Attributes
	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	C	1,390	460	440	640	400	560
Talents		Traits		Large-size exclusive traits		Dropped items
Rockin’ Roller (lv. 1)		Beastsbane (lv. 1) Sizzmeister (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Sizzer (lv. 40)		Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 1) Big Bully (lv. 60)		N/A

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

Additional information
Description	A real leader among rock-based monsters. These stalwarts' stony-faced exteriors belie their tender nature - they're more than prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice to revive their buddies, should push come to shove.
Location	This monster has no natural habitat

Synthesis
Breeding chart
X (Either parent is C-rank.)
Notable fusions
X = X =

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

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

Bomboulder (メガザルロック Megazaru rokku))
Defeated Monster List No. : #044

Model	Experience	Gold
	47	22g

Field Notes	Kindly creatures that sacrifice themselves in a flash to aid comrades caught between a rock and a hard place. They can live happily for millennia without so much as a murmur, but if provoked, they kick off with a Kerplunk.
Location(s)	Arba Town (Recruit, Captain, Hero) Big-Eye Boulevard (Grudge Match: Blue Behemoth) Dawnsholm (Hero) Rockscoffer's Rift (Grudge Match: Old Five-Necks) The Fault (Captain, Hero)
Item(s) Dropped	Sizeable seashell, Royal ruby, Classic nacreous necromonocle recipe, Luxury nacreous necromonocle recipe

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Bomboulder (メガザルロック Megazaru rokku))
Defeated Monster List No. : #100

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	568	84g	Yes

Field Notes	Kindly creatures that sacrifice themselves in a flash to aid comrades caught between a rock and a hard place. They can live happily for millennia without so much as a murmur, but if provoked, they kick off with a Kerplunk.
Location(s)	Battle of the Pinnacle: Base Battle of the Pinnacle: Center The Damned Dunes
Item(s) Dropped	Royal ruby Fresh water

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Petrobomba	From the Latin prefix petra- and the Spanish bomba.
Français	Vulcanobombe	French for "volcano bomb".
Deutsch	Bombenbrocken	From the German Bomben and the verb brocken.
Italiano	Masso rosso	Italian for "red boulder".
中文	美加扎尔岩	Transliteration of the Japanese name Megazaru rokku.