Bomboulder

Dragon Quest monster Bomboulder

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese メガザルロック Romaji Megazaru rokku First appearance Dragon Quest V Old localization Revirock

The bomboulder is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, it is a reddish variant of a Rockbomb and is known for casting Kerplunk.

Characteristics

Usually stronger than rockbombs, at least in terms of stamina, bomboulders further differentiate themselves from their equally suicidal brethren by expending their lives to support their comrades instead of doing so in an attempt to wipe out the enemy. They achieve this with their knowledge of the spell Kerplunk, making them bothersome opponents when attempting to dispose of a large group of monsters.

In the DS remakes of the Zenithia trilogy, they are further distinguished from their Rockbomb cousins by having a full grin instead of gaped teeth.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Bomboulder (メガザルロック Megazaru rokku)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	220	5	105	195
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
52	340	70	1⁄256

Bestiary No.	#143
Spell(s)	Kerplunk
Skill(s)	Assesses the situation (Wastes turn) Grins maliciously (wastes turn)
Location(s)	Neverglade area Neverglade Talon Tower Estark's Labyrinth
Item dropped	Dieamend1⁄64

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

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Bomboulder (メガザルロック Megazaru rokku)

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	240	63	143	153
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
82	302	84	N/A

Bestiary No.	#124
Spell(s)	Kerplunk
Skill(s)	Grins (wastes turn) Watches and waits
Location(s)	Greedmore Valley mine Felonia region Pillar of Pegasus region
Item(s) Dropped	Kerplunk bracer1⁄256

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

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Bomboulder (メガザルロック Megazaru rokku)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	411	50	182	130
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
48	262	107	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	#202
Spell(s)	Kerplunk
Skill(s)	Focus Strength Cackles insanely and launches an attack (125% damage)
Location(s)	Wilted Heart region Roamer Encampment region El Ciclo region Cathedral of Blight Cave to Another World
Item(s) Dropped	Kamikazee bracer1⁄256

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

3DS version changes

None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Bomboulder (メガザルロック Megazaru rokku)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	115	10	80
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
111	80	111	11

Bestiary no.	#116
Family	Material
In-game description	They often appear uninterested when first encountered, but in reality, they are merely biding their time, waiting for the best moment to attack.
Spell(s)	Kerplunk
Skill(s)	Grin maliciously (wastes turn) Psyche Up
Location(s)	Baccarat Region West Argonia
Item(s) dropped	Stone hardhat1⁄16 Rockbomb shard1⁄64

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

##159 - Bomboulder
HP MP Experience Gold 146 26 1,300 144 Attack Defense Speed 78 180 100
Dropped Item	Rockbomb shard1⁄16 Yggdrasil dew1⁄128
Locations	Wyrmtail Wyrmsmaw Western Wormwood (high ground) Khaalag Coast Grotto (nature)
Skills	Grins maliciously (wastes turn) Desperate attack
Spells	Kerplunk
Family	Material
Bestiary #	#159
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Japanese Name	メガザルロック
Romanized Jap.	Megazaru rokku
Description	They're not fond of fighting, and mostly just sit there smiling, but if an ally expires, they kick in with Kerplunk to bring them back. Sensible, soft-hearted senior citizens who keep a supply of amazing medicine handy in case of emergencies.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Bomboulder (メガザルロック Megazaru rokku)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	363	40	162
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
347	71	1,038	173

Bestiary no.	#326
Family	Material
In-game description	Strong, silent types who sit stony-faced until such time as things look grim, then sacrifice themselves to bring their buddies back.
Spell(s)	Kerplunk
Skill(s)	Smiles spookily (wastes turn) Desperate attack
Location(s)	Mount Huji (second act) The Arborian Highlands (second act) Pillar of Pegasus (3DS and 2D mode of Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Dieamend1⁄32 Yggdrasil dew1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	-110%	-110%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	0%	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%

Vicious bomboulder (メガザルロック・強 Megazaru rokku・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	591	60	362
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
688	127	1,506	334

Bestiary no.	#603
Family	Material
In-game description	Bomboulders driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	Kerplunk
Skill(s)	Smiles spookily (wastes turn) Desperate attack
Location(s)	The Sage's Trial - The Fierce Forest (third act, day only)
Item(s) dropped	Dieamend1⁄32 Yggdrasil dew1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	-110%	-110%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	0%	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: Joker 3

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Bomboulder (メガザルロック Megazaru rokku)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,390	460
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
440	640	400	560

Bestiary No.	#334
Rank	C
In-game description	A real leader among rock-based monsters. These stalwarts' stony-faced exteriors belie their tender nature - they're more than prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice to revive their buddies, should push come to shove
Talents	Rockin’ Roller (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Beastsbane (lv. 1) Sizzmeister (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Sizzer (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 1) Big Bully (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

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

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: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Bomboulder (メガザルロック Megazaru rokku)

Model	Experience	Gold
	47	22g

List No.	#044
Field Notes	Kindly creatures that sacrifice themselves in a flash to aid comrades caught between a rock and a hard place. They can live happily for millennia without so much as a murmur, but if provoked, they kick off with a Kerplunk.
Location(s)	Arba Town (Recruit, Captain, Hero) Big-Eye Boulevard (Grudge Match: Blue Behemoth) Dawnsholm (Hero) Rockscoffer's Rift (Grudge Match: Old Five-Necks) The Fault (Captain, Hero)
Item(s) Dropped	Sizeable seashell Royal ruby Classic nacreous necromonocle recipe Luxury nacreous necromonocle recipe

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

Bomboulder (メガザルロック Megazaru rokku)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	568	84g	Yes

List No.	#100
Field Notes	Kindly creatures that sacrifice themselves in a flash to aid comrades caught between a rock and a hard place. They can live happily for millennia without so much as a murmur, but if provoked, they kick off with a Kerplunk.
Location(s)	Battle of the Pinnacle: Base Battle of the Pinnacle: Center The Damned Dunes
Item(s) Dropped	Royal ruby Fresh water

Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Walk

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Trivia

• In terms of the threat they pose, Bomboulders are nearly identical to Beelzebuzzes, monsters that preceded them by one game.

Similar species

• Cursed rock
• Grinade
• Obstrocktion
• Rockbomb

Gallery

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  A bomboulder in X

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  XI polygon model

• 

  A vicious bomboulder

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  Appearance in Stars.