Grinade

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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]

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku) DQVII Logo.png
Sprite HP MP Attack Defense
Smilerock.gif 100 0 66 90
Agility Experience Gold Tame Rate
47 34 (PSX)
51 (3DS)
18 (PSX)
27 (3DS)
1128
Bestiary No. #058
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Cackles insanely and launches an attack (125% damage)
Focus Strength
Assesses the situation (wastes turn)
Location(s) Inside the Time Frame
El Monumento de Pomposo
Wetlock region (past)
Mountaintop Tunnel
Item(s) Dropped Dieamend1256
Evasion Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Fire Breath Resistance *
064 25% 25% 0%
Bang Resistance * Crack Resistance * Ice Breath Resistance * Woosh Resistance *
25% 0% 0% 0%
Strike/Rock Resistance * Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance * Whack Resistance *
0% 0% 100% 50%
Poof Resistance * Poison Resistance * Burning Breath Resistance Fuddle Resistance *
100% 0% 80% 0%
Snooze Resistance * Dazzle Resistance * Fizzle Resistance * Ban Dance Resistance
80% 80% 100% 100%
Stun Resistance * Sap Resistance * Army Resistance *
15% 0% 0%
3DS version changes
None



Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku)DQIX Logo.png
Model HP MP Attack
DQIX Grinade DS.png 75 0 77
Defence Agility Experience Gold
103 67 288 86
Bestiary no. #073
Family Material
In-game description These suspiciously sprightly stones merrily maul opponents, beaming all the while, and bring their boulder buddies into battle.

Although rough and ready in their younger years, the hard edges wear off with time, and most make well-rounded adults.
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Grins maliciously (wastes turn)
Cackles insanely and launches an attack (125% damage)
Psyche Up
Location(s) Heights of Loneliness
Item(s) dropped Rockbomb shard116
Flintstone164
Fire Resistance * Ice
Resistance
*
Wind Resistance * Blast/Lightning Resistance *
0% 0% -25% 0%
Rock Resistance * Dark Resistance * Light Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance
0% 0% 0% 100%
Whack Resistance * Poison Resistance * Paralysis Resistance * Fuddle Resistance *
50% 100% 50% 50%
Snooze Resistance * Dazzle Resistance Sap Resistance * Blunt Resistance *
50% 50% 25% 25%
Deceleratle Resistance * Spooky Aura Resistance* Fizzle Resistance * Stun Resistance *
0% 0% 100% 75%
Charm Resistance *
75%


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]

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku)DQXI Logo EN.png
Sprite HP MP Attack
Grinade XI sprite.png 155 5 117
Defense Agility Experience Gold
197 41 314 51
Bestiary no. #160
Family Material
In-game description These unsettling stones size their opponents up, smirking all the while, then explode into action with unstoppable force.
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Smiles sinisterly and prepares to attack (attack and stun one party member)
Grins maliciously (wastes turn)
Becomes Pepped up
Desperate attack
Muster Strength
Location(s) Insula Centralis (first act)
The Arborian Highlands (first act)
The Hekswood (second act)
Rainbow Mines (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped Mirrorstone18
Silver ore116
Evasion Fire Resistance * Ice
Resistance
*
Wind Resistance *
N/a 25% 25% -125%
Rock Resistance * Light Resistance * Dark Resistance * Zap Resistance *
50% -125% 0% 25%
Drain Magic Resistance Whack Resistance * Poof Resistance Poison Resistance *
0% 75% 100% 100%
Paralysis Resistance * Fuddle Resistance * Snooze Resistance * Dazzle Resistance *
50% 50% 0% 50%
Sap Resistance * Blunt Resistance Deceleratle Resistance Spooky Aura
Anathematise Resistance
0% 0% 0% 0%
Fizzle Resistance * Stun Resistance * Stumble Resistance * Charm Resistance *
100% 75% 0% 100%
Beguile Resistance * Double Down Resistance * Elemental Resistance *
50% 0% 0%


Malicious[edit]

Malicious grinade (スマイルロック・邪 Sumairurokku・ja)DQXI Logo EN.png
Sprite HP MP Attack
Grinade XI sprite.png 470 10 287
Defense Agility Experience Gold
602 108 1,427 307
Bestiary no. #572
Family Material
In-game description Grinades who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Smiles sinisterly and prepares to attack (Attack and stun one party member)
Grins maliciously (Wastes turn)
Becomes Pepped up
Desperate attack
Muster Strength
Location(s) The Arborian Highlands (third act)
The First Forest (third act)
Item(s) dropped Mirrorstone18
Silver ore116
Evasion Fire Resistance * Ice
Resistance
*
Wind Resistance *
N/a 25% 25% -125%
Rock Resistance * Light Resistance * Dark Resistance * Zap Resistance *
50% -125% 0% 25%
Drain Magic Resistance Whack Resistance * Poof Resistance Poison Resistance *
0% 75% 100% 100%
Paralysis Resistance * Fuddle Resistance * Snooze Resistance * Dazzle Resistance *
50% 50% 25% 50%
Sap Resistance * Blunt Resistance Deceleratle Resistance Spooky Aura
Anathematise Resistance
0% 0% 0% 0%
Fizzle Resistance * Stun Resistance * Stumble Resistance * Charm Resistance *
100% 75% 0% 100%
Beguile Resistance * Double Down Resistance * Elemental Resistance *
50% 0% 0%


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

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku)DQH Logo.png
Model Experience Gold
Grinade DQH series.png 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]

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku)DQHII Logo.png
Model Experience Gold Marked Version?
Grinade DQH series.png 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.

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku)Tactlogo.png
Stats


DQT Grinade.png
Family Rank Role
Tact Icon Material.png
Inorganic
DQTact Rank Icon C.png DQTact AttackType.png
Attack
Max Level HP MP Move
115 575 177 2-3
Attack Defense Agility Wisdom Weight
360 322 257 137 20
Basic Skills
First Second Third
Muster Strength Rolling Attack* N/a
Awakening Skills
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
Leader Perks
First
N/a
Basic Perks
First Second Third
DEF +5 Rolling Attack Potency +2% N/a
Perk Details
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
ICON-FLAG-ES.png EspañolPiedroloSpanish for "rolling rock/stone".
ICON-FLAG-FR.png FrançaisScorictusFrom the French scorie and rictus.
ICON-FLAG-DE.png DeutschSprengsteinGerman for "blast rock/stone".
ICON-FLAG-IT.png ItalianoSorbombaFrom the Italian sorriso and bomba.

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