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|image=[[File:RockbombArt.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:RockbombArt.png|300px]] | ||
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]] | |caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]] | ||
|kanji= | |kanji=ばくだんいわ | ||
|romanji= | |romanji=Rokku Bombu | ||
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' | |firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' | ||
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The '''Rockbomb''' (formerly ''Bombcrag'') is a recurring monster in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'', it is a monster in the form of a | The '''Rockbomb''' (formerly ''Bombcrag'') is a recurring monster in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'', it is a monster in the form of a craggy boulder and has a penchant for exploding, occasionally killing everyone in the party. | ||
==Description== | ==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. | 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 potentially devastating [[Kamikazee]] spell. | 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 potentially devastating [[Kamikazee]] spell. | ||
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*[[Rockbomb (Class)]] | *[[Rockbomb (Class)]] | ||
*[[Rockbomb shard]] | *[[Rockbomb shard]] | ||
==Videos== | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In ''Dragon Quest VII'', the [[Jester]] has a joke about the | *In ''Dragon Quest VII'', the [[Jester]] has a joke about the rockbomb. It goes ''"Have you heard about the rockbomb who liked to Rock and Roll?"'' | ||
*While often noted for their grins, they are never shown smiling in ''Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime'', bearing slight frowns while asleep and having angrily agape mouths while steaming from being woken up. | *While often noted for their grins, they are never shown smiling in ''Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime'', bearing slight frowns while asleep and having angrily agape mouths while steaming from being woken up. | ||
*The bomb's finishing move in ''MBRV'' is likely a parody of the character Sephiroth's supernova attack from ''Final Fantasy VII''. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<center><gallery> | <center><gallery> | ||