Rockbomb

Dragon Quest monster
Rockbomb
	File:RockbombArt.png; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	爆弾岩, ばくだん岩
Romaji	Bakudan-iwa
First appearance	Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Old localisation	Bomb Crag, BombCrag, Bombcrag

The rockbomb is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series that was introduced in Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation. It is a craggy boulder with a trademark smile and penchant for exploding, occasionally killing everyone in the party.

Characteristics

Monsters made of living stone, this characteristic makes rockbombs part of the Material family. It is a bluish, sometimes gray, boulder with a maniacal face on it, its teeth particularly gaped. Despite looking like plain boulders, rockbombs are actually immense geodes with red cores.

Rockbombs are not very aggressive. Most times, they smile strangely or otherwise waste their turn, sometimes even entering battle asleep. However, the boulders are not to be taken lightly as they are capable of self-destructing without any warning, usually in the form of the devastating Kamikazee spell. Strategy-wise, it is useful to remove the rockbombs first when encountering them in battle to prevent them from casting Kamikazee. This can prove more difficult in some titles over others, as some games give the bombs an enormous HP stat compared to other monsters in the area.

Main series appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Rockbomb (爆弾岩 Bakudan-iwa)

Original (NES)

Sprite: File:Rockbomb DQIII NES.gif
Bestiary No.: 088
Level: 26
Experience: 660
Gold: 105
HP: 500
MP: 4
Attack: 0
Defense: 0
Agility: 0
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): Kamikazee (HP down to 25%)
Skill(s): Assesses the situation (wastes turn)
Location(s)
Item Dropped: Dieamend¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire resistance *: 0%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 100%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance: 70%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 100%
Snooze resistance: 100%
Deceleratle resistance *: 100%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Remakes sprites

SFC
GBC
Switch

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Rockbomb (ばくだん岩 Bakudan-iwa)

Original (NES)

Sprite: File:Rockbomb DQIII NES.gif
Bestiary No.: 090
Experience: 150
Gold: 40
HP: 300
MP: 1
Attack: 0
Defence: 0
Agility: 0
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): Kamikazee (Must be under 1/3rd HP)
Skill(s): Starts battle asleep (always)
Watches and waits (wastes turn)
Location(s)
Item Dropped: Seed of Life(¹⁄₁₂₈)

Frizz resistance *: 0%
Sizz resistance *: 0%
Bang resistance *: 0%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 75%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Kamikazee Bracer resistance: 0%
Poof resistance: 75%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 100%
Snooze resistance: 100%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites
Notable Changes: None

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Rockbomb (ばくだん岩 Bakudan-iwa)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: 083
Recruit Rate: 1/64
Experience: 95
Gold: 27
HP: 115
MP: 2
Attack: 69
Defence: 12
Agility: 10
Evasion: 0/64

Spell(s): Kamikazee (under 1/3rd HP)
Skill(s): Attacks while laughing
Watches and waits
Location(s): Mount Magmageddon area
Mount Magmageddon
Item dropped: Rockbomb shard¹⁄₃₂

Frizz resistance *: 67%
Sizz resistance *: 67%
Fire Breath resistance *: 67%
Bang resistance *: 67%
Crack resistance *: 20%
Ice Breath resistance *: 20%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance *: 67%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Kamikazee resistance *: 0%
Poof resistance: 0%
Dazzle resistance *: 20%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 100%
Poison resistance *: 67%
Snooze resistance *: 67%
Stun resistance *: 67%
Sap resistance *: 67%

PS2 model
DS & Mobile sprite

Other appearances

A rockbomb appears in the Bruise the Ooze mini-game, acting as part of the timer for the round.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Rockbomb (ばくだん岩 Bakudan-iwa)

Original (SFC)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: 080
Recruit Rate: ¹⁄₃₂
Experience *: 144
Gold: 15
HP *: 240
MP: 20
Attack: 99
Defence: 150
Agility: 50
Evasion: 0%

Spell(s): Kamikazee (HP must be 1/3rd or lower in original, 2/3rds or lower in remakes)
Skill(s): Attacks while laughing (125% damage)
Focus Strength
Watches and waits
Location(s)
Item(s) dropped: Kamikazee bracer¹⁄₂₅₆

Frizz resistance *: 60%
Sizz resistance *: 60%
Fire Breath resistance *: 60%
Bang resistance *: 60%
Crack resistance *: 25%
Ice Breath resistance *: 25%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Strike/Rock resistance *: 25%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance *: 50%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Poof resistance *: 50%
Ban Dance resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 50%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 100%
Paralysis resistance *: 80%
Poison resistance *: 100%
Snooze resistance *: 50%
Stun resistance *: 50%
Sap resistance *: 50%
Army resistance *: 25%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites
Notable Changes: None

Other appearances

Rockbombs appear in the Slippin' Slime minigame as obstacles, causing the player to lose if their slime touches it. A rockbomb also appears in the monster-oriented version of Reaper's Peak. It will simply say "Grrrarrrgh" when spoken to.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

#127 - Rockbomb

HP	MP	Experience	Gold
200	20	80	50
Attack	Defense	Speed
105	120	55

Dropped Item

Life Rock
Rockbomb Heart (rare)

Locations

Region of The Roamers
Ballymolloy (Disc 2)

Spells

Kamikazee

Family

Material

Capture Rate

Moderate

Bestiary #

127

Game

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Console

PSX

The rockbomb can be found in the Excavated Cave in Deja and the Ballymolloy region in Disc 2. There is a rare chance that, upon defeat, the rockbomb will drop a Heart which can be used to become a rockbomb at Alltrades Abbey.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Rockbomb (ばくだん岩 Bakudan-iwa)


Bestiary No.		Family
071		Material
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
70	11	68	20
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
52	110	51	⁰⁄₆₄

In-Game Description	A strange creature with an eerie laugh. When you hear it, you know it's about to self-destruct.
Spell(s)	Kamikazee (HP at or below 1/3rd)
Skill(s)	Grin maliciously
Location(s)	Kingdom of Trodain
Item(s) Dropped	Rock salt¹⁄₈ Rockbomb shard¹⁄₆₄

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	25%	25%	25%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	50%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
25%	25%	50%	50%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	15%	50%	100%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
15%	0%	50%	100%
Sap Resistance *
15%
Army Resistance *
25%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

#116 - Rockbomb

HP	MP	Experience	Gold
100	5	700	95
Attack	Defense	Speed
100	156	76

Dropped Item

Rockbomb shard (common, 1/8)
Hephaestus' flame (rare, 1/128)

Locations

Iluugazar Plains
Mt. Ulbaruun
Grotto

Skills

"grins maliciously"

Spells

Kamikazee

Family

Material

Bestiary #

116

Game

Dragon Quest IX

Description

Don't dismiss these beaming boulders due to their funny faces - they can take out entire teams with Kamikazee.

Grabbers of the Greatest Grin gong at the Monscars, their moods are measured by minute shifts in the slope of their smile.