Gripevine

Introduced in	Monsters
Former names	Rosevine
Japanese name	ローズバトラー
Rōmaji	Rōzubatorā
Family	Plant

The gripevine is a monster who appears in the Dragon Quest series.

Characteristics

The gripevine is a large, looming carnivorous plant monster with a look similar to the real world infamous rafflesia flower of southeast Asia. Its beautiful body has a blooming bulb-like flower with a long lurching tongue and sharp serrated teeth, supported by a treacherous tangle of leafy vicious vines. It uses the two longer thorn-covered vines to lash at enemies, along with ferociously fetid fragrances that send foes to sleep or stick them with vile venom.

Rumor has it that when the gripevine reaches maturity, it will unfurl its bud and begin life anew as a Thornella.

Appearances

Main games

Dragon Quest VII

#159 - Gripevine Plant Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	380	5	132	85	81
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Snooze stick Gripevine heart (Rare)
	240	152 G
	Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack Burning Breath Venom Mist
Spells
Snooze
Haunts at:
Alltrades Abbey area (Present) Emberdale area (Present) Faraday area (Present)
Monster Meadows quotes:
PSX: You have bloomed into steadfast adventurers. Smack! Smack! Tasty! Come even closer and smell my scent. Tee hee hee! The scent of roses dances through the air. 3DS: Want a little kiss? Come on, I don't bite! Heh heh! Aren't I just the most beautiful plant you ever saw? I got a lovely flowery fragrance, you know. Come closer and have a sniff! Heh heh!

Monsters series

Dragon Warrior Monsters

# - Rosevine Plant Family
	HP	Wisdom	Attack	Defence	Agility
	3/5	5/5	3/5	2/5	5/5
	Description: Squeezes its prey with its thorny vines.
	Spells and Abilities
	BladeD (Lv. 15) BiAttack (Lv. 20) UltraDown (Lv. 22)
How to breed:
Any Plant family monster X Any ??? family monster

Gallery

Gripevine's appearance in VII, Rivals, Walk, and Tact.

Tact artwork.

Other languages

Other languages
French	Dangerose
German	Kampfrose (M) Kranke Ranke
Spanish	Viña de la ira
Latin American Spanish	Unknown
Italian	Fiore della morte
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Unknown
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	玫瑰鬥士
Korean	로즈 버틀러

Notable Gripevines

• Lady Vinezzia

Related monsters

• Gourdzilla
• Malign vine
• Snipevine

See also

• Gripevine (Vocation)