Rockbomb

Dragon Quest monster
Rockbomb
	File:RockbombArt.png; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ばくだんいわ
Romaji	Rokku Bombu
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localization	BombCrag

For the monster class in Dragon Quest VII, see Rockbomb (Vocation).

The Rockbomb is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation, it is a monster in the form of a craggy boulder and has a penchant for exploding, occasionally killing everyone in the party.

Description

The rockbomb is a monster made of living stone, making it a 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.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		26	500	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
0	0	0	660	105

Bestiary No.	088
Spell(s)	Kamikazee (HP down to 25%)
Skill(s)	Assesses the situation (wastes turn)
Location(s)
Item Dropped	Dieamend¹⁄₁₂₈

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
⁰⁄₆₄	0%	0%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	100%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
70%	100%	100%	0%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	0%	100%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest IV

Rockbomb

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	300	1	0
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
0	0	150	40

Bestiary No.	090
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)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
⁰⁄₆₄	0%	0%	0%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	75%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
100%	0%	75%	100%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
100%	0%	0%	100%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest V

Rockbomb

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	115	2	69	12
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
10	95	27	1/64

Bestiary No.	083
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

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0/64	67%	67%	67%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
67%	20%	20%	0%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	67%	100%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
0%	67%	100%	67%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
20%	67%	100%	67%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Rockbombs first appear in and around the volcano, Mount Magmageddon, and can easily cripple the party if given the chance.

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

Dragon Quest VI

Rockbomb

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	240	20	99	150
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
50	144	15	¹⁄₃₂

Bestiary No.	080
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

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

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VII

#127 - Rockbomb

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

Dropped Item

Life Rock
Rockbomb Heart (rare)

Locations

Deja
Rexwood (Disc 2)

Spells

Kamikazee

Family

Material

Capture Rate

Moderate

Bestiary #

127

Game

Dragon Quest VII

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 that, upon defeat, the rockbomb will drop a Heart which can be used to become a rockbomb at Alltrades Abbey.

Dragon Quest VIII

Rockbomb

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
File:Rockbomb.png	68	20	52
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
110	51	70	11

Bestiary no.	071
Family	Material
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

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
⁰⁄₆₄	0%	25%	25%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
25%	25%	50%	25%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
25%	25%	25%	50%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	0%	15%	100%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	15%	50%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	15%	25%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX

#116 - Rockbomb

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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.