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 localization | SmileRock |
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[edit]
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[edit]
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit]
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]
Dragon Quest X[edit]
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[edit]
Malicious[edit]
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below[edit]
| 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: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End[edit]
| 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[edit]
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.
| First | Second | Third | ||
| Muster Strength | Rolling Attack* | N/a | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| Move +1/Stats Up | Sizz Res +25/Stats Up | Rolling Attack Potency +5%/Stats Up |
| Fourth | Fifth | |
| Crack Res +25/Stats Up | Rolling Attack Potency +5%/Stats Up | |
| First | |
| N/a | |
| First | Second | Third |
| DEF +5 | Rolling Attack Potency +2% | N/a |
| First | |
| Move +1: Raises Move by 1. | |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | |
| Normal | Half Res | Half Res | Very Weak | |
| Bang Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Zam Resistance * | Snooze Resistance | |
| Normal | Normal | Very Weak | Normal | |
| Poison Resistance | Physical Lock Resistance | Spell Lock Resistance | Martial Lock Resistance | |
| Immune | Normal | Normal | Half Res | |
| Breath Lock Resistance | Hobble Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | |
| Normal | Super Weak | Normal | Normal | |
| Curse Resistance | Paralysis Resistance | Confusion Resistance | Charm Resistance | |
| Normal | Half Res | Super Weak | Normal |
Trivia[edit]
- 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[edit]
| 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. |
