Rockbomb

This article is about the monster. For the monster vocation, see Rockbomb (vocation).

Dragon Quest monster Rockbomb

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ばくだんいわ
ばくだん岩 (VII onwards) Romaji Bakudan-iwa First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Bomb Crag
BombCrag
Bombcrag

The Rockbomb is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series that was introduced in Dragon Quest III.

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, rockbombs are part of the Material family. They are bluish, sometimes gray, boulders with a maniacal faces with particularly gaped teethed. 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 via 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. The Poison Needle is particularly effective against Rockbombs.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Rockbomb (ばくだんいわ Bakudan-iwa)

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)	Maw of the Necrogond Rimuldar area Castle of the Dragon Queen area
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: Chapters of the Chosen

Rockbomb (ばくだんいわ Bakudan-iwa)

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)	Dunplundrin region Canalot region
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: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Rockbomb (ばくだんいわ Bakudan-iwa)

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. (125% damage) Watches and waits. (wastes turn)
Location(s)	Mount Magmageddon area Mount Magmageddon Knightmare Towers (3)
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

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 (ばくだんいわ Bakudan-iwa)

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. (wastes turn)
Location(s)	Clearvale region Destiny's Drop
Item(s) Dropped	Kamikazee bracer1⁄256

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0⁄64	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

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

Rockbomb (ばくだん岩 Bakudan-iwa)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	200	20	105	120
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
55	80 (PS1) 120 (3DS)	50 (PS1) 75 (3DS)	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	#127
Spell(s)	Kamikazee
Skill(s)	Cackles insanely and launches an attack. (125% damage)
Location(s)	Dig Site - Underground Ballymolloy (after the Demon King's resurrection)
Item(s) Dropped	Dieamend1⁄64 Rockbomb heart1⁄32

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0⁄64	25%	25%	25%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	60%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
80%	100%	100%	15%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	50%	50%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	15%	25%

3DS version changes

None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Rockbomb (ばくだん岩 Bakudan-iwa)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	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 (wastes turn)
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

A Rockbomb residing in Tryan Gully informs the Hero and party that Rhapthorne apparently has built a castle, but that it's whereabouts is unknown.

Additionally, a girl in Alexandria hoping to master the spell Transform briefly takes the form of a Rockbomb.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Rockbomb (ばくだん岩 Bakudan-iwa)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	100	5	100
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
156	76	700	95

Bestiary no.	#116
Family	Material
In-game 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.
Spell(s)	Kamikazee
Skill(s)	Grins maliciously. (wastes turn)
Location(s)	Iluugazar Plains Mt. Ulbaruun Grotto (Volcano, rank 1)
Item(s) dropped	Rockbomb shard1⁄8 Hephaestus' flame1⁄128

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
0%	0%	-125%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
25%	0%	-125%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	100%	100%	50%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
50%	25%	25%	25%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
25%	0%	50%	75%
Charm Resistance *
75%

Dragon Quest X

Rockbombs appeared from the beginning of the game. They can perform an attack while cackling insanely and will waste their turns by grinning maliciously, and naturally, still possess their signature ability to self-destruct by casting Kamikazee. Starting with Version 5.0, Vicious rockbombs can be encountered in the Netherworld. They no longer waste their turns in battle by grinning.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Rockbomb (ばくだん岩 Bakudan-iwa)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	300	15	120
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
280	57	460	82

Bestiary no.	#233
Family	Material
In-game description	They mostly just sit stoically still, but they'll cast Kamikazee if they're attacked enough, so be sure to clobber them quickly.
Spell(s)	Kamikazee
Skill(s)	Grins maliciously. (wastes turn)
Location(s)	Insula Centralis (second act) Mount Pang Lai (second act) Rainbow Mines (3DS and 2D mode of Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Lava lump1⁄16 Rockbomb shard1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	-110%	-110%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-110%	0%	0%
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 *
25%	75%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Malicious

Malicious rockbomb (ばくだん岩・邪 Bakudan-iwa・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	434	35	243
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
559	102	1,581	355

Bestiary no.	#528
Family	Material
In-game description	Rockbombs who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	Kamikazee
Skill(s)	Grins maliciously. (wastes turn)
Location(s)	Mount Pang Lai (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Lava lump1⁄16 Rockbomb shard1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	-110%	-110%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-110%	0%	0%
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 *
50%	75%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters

BombCrag (ばくだんいわ Bakudan-iwa)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	50	2/5	3/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	2/5	4/5	1/5

Family	Material
In-game description	Usually dormant & looks like a normal rock.
Abilities	Sacrifice, Meditate, Farewell
Habitat	Bazaar Gate #2
Breeding chart	Roboster x Bug family SpikyBoy x SpikyBoy

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Strong	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	None	Weak
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
None	Weak	None	Weak
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Weak	Weak
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Weak	Weak	None	Weak
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
None	None	None	Weak
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Weak		Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

BombCrag (ばくだんいわ Bakudan-iwa)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	50	5/10	6/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	5/10	4/10	1/10

Family	Material
In-game description
Abilities	Farewell, RockThrow, Sacrifice
Habitat	Border Mine
Breeding chart	DarkMate, Roboster x Bug family SpikyBoy x SpikyBoy

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Strong	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	None	Weak
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Strong	None	Weak	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Weak	Immune	Immune	Weak
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	None
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Weak	None	None	None
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Weak	Weak	Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Rockbomb
Family	Material
Rank	D
Description	These rugged rocks smile through to the bitter end.
Weapons	Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	-
Resistances	Whackproof
Skill	Martyr
Location	-
Breeding chart	Cannibox x Platypunk Skipper x Spitnik

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Rockbomb
Family	Material
Rank	E
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Psycho
Resistances	Immune to Donk and Whack
Skill	Martyr
Location	Doubtback
Breeding chart	Cheeky tiki x Weaken beakon Spitnik x Drohl drone

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Rockbomb (ばくだんいわ)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,350	280
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
620	780	320	560

Bestiary No.	#310
Rank	E
In-game description	This rocky monster is famed for its snickering smirk. Make it mad and it'll cast 'kamikazee' and go out with a bang. An inspiration for rockers the world over
Talents	Martyr (lv. 1) Defence Booster I (lv. 20) Antimagic Avoider (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits	Sleep Twitch (lv. 1) Hothead (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Banger (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Titan (lv. 1) Parting Gift (lv. 1) Desperate Measures (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Temper - Middle & Upper Echelon () Zealot's Chamber Sepulchre of Flame Circle of Fortitude - Upper Echelon ()
Items	Rockbomb shard (Common) Hocus pocus ring (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
0%	0%	-25%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
0%	50%	50%	25%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
25%	50%	-25%	25%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
0%		50%
Instant Death Resistance *
25%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest: Monster Parade

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Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

While still occasionally mentioned as being monsters, Rockbombs are treated as items throughout the game, often found sleeping on patches of dirt. Getting knocked into the air will angrily stir a Rockbomb from its rest, and it will detonate the moment it hits the ground. They can be used as ammo in tank battles, but are mainly used to damage enemies and clear obstructions.

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

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

Rockbomb (ばくだん岩 Bakudan-iwa)

Model	Experience	Gold
	31	31g

List No.	#016
Field Notes	Craggy creatures concealed among rocks who explode when endangered, taking flocks of foes down with them. Pacifists at heart, they like nothing more than to doze in quiet corners. Disturb their dreams at your peril!
Location(s)	Dawnsholm (Recruit), Pinnacle of Light (Captain), Rockscotter's Rift (Showdown: Old Five-Necks), The Fault (Recruit, Captain)
Item(s) Dropped	Fisticup, Lava lump, Classic nacreous necromonocle recipe, Luxury nacreous necromonocle recipe

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Rockbomb (ばくだん岩)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	183	31g	Yes

List No.	#053
Field Notes	Craggy creatures concealed among rocks who explode when endangered, taking flocks of foes down with them. Pacifists at heart, they like nothing more than to doze in quiet corners. Disturb their dreams at your peril!
Location(s)	Redrock Ravine
Item(s) Dropped	Lava lump, Kamikazee bracer

Dragon Quest Builders

If you can deplete the life gauge of the Rockbomb and get far enough away before its timed Kamikazee attack expires and it explodes, destroying all in its path, the enemy just might drop a Rockbomb shard. These things are risky to get, but they're worth it.

Rockbomb (ばくだん岩 Bakudan-iwa)

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
160	48	23	Rockbomb shard (★★★)
Location(s)
Rockbomb Ravine

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
60~100	28~35	34~45	Rockbomb shard (★★★)
Location(s)
Land of Ash and Despair

Sprite

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Dragon Quest Tact

Rockbomb appears as a C-rank monster of the Inorganic family during the first part of the limited True Dragon Quest V event. It can be scouted from Chapter 2, Episode 2: Zenithian Shield of the event quests at any difficulty and it can participate in Pankraz Gotha's Battle Road as a party member.

Rockbomb (ばくだん岩 Bakudan-iwa)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
105		851	252	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
190	270	326	111	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Invigorate		Roll Over*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Rockbomb's Self-Destruct/ Stats Up	Bang Res +25/Stats Up	Roll Over Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25/Stats Up	Roll Over Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +10	Roll Over Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Rockbomb's Self-Destruct: Triggers Rockbomb's Self-Destruct when attacked and KO'd by enemy if they are within rhombus area, 1 time per battle.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	Half Res
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Normal	Immune
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Super Weak	Normal

Trivia

• In Dragon Quest VII, the Gadabout 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 Rocket Slime, bearing slight frowns while asleep and having angrily agape mouths while steaming from being woken up.
• The bomb's finishing move in Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory is likely a parody of the character Sephiroth's supernova attack from Final Fantasy VII.