Mountain Roc

The Mountain Roc is a boss and a core plot point in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. It is a mammoth bird that roosts at the top of Talon Peak. While it slumbers, its composition is stone-like, and it can only be awakened by using the Slap Psynergy on its red wattle. Its feathers have the qualities needed for Ivan to create paraglider-like devices named soarwings, and retrieving one of these feathers is the first objective of Matthew and his friends' journey in Dark Dawn. Also, magma energy within the bird's stomach naturally coalesces into jewel-like fragments called Magma Shards and, more rarely, a perfect jewel-like sphere called a Magma Orb. These fragments are usable as power sources to gain access into Belinsk Ruins, and the orb is the power source that is ultimately necessary for the Alchemy Dynamo within the ruins to be switched and unseal Eclipse Tower.

Moves

 * Stone Molt: Allows the Roc to heal 150 HP every turn. Can be disabled by using Slap.
 * Stone Spire: Venus damage up to 3 people. Medium damage.
 * Upward Blast: A drop from on high! Medium-High damage to one person.
 * Potent Cure: Heals the Roc around 280 HP.
 * Shriek: Hits up to 3 people. Low damage. May drop Attack.
 * Seismic Stomp: Hits up to 3 people. High damage.

Rewards: 12,852 experience points and 140 Coins.

Strategy
The Mountain Roc is a fairly straight-forward boss battle. It is worthwhile to have a designated healer for this battle, however, due to the fairly strong attacks the Mountain Roc has. The player should watch out for the Roc's Stone Molt move, since Stone Molt can regenerate HP every turn. Unlike most Bosses' regeneration abilities, Stone Molt can be disabled by using Slap, so the player should make certain they have one Adept ready to use it.

The Mountain Roc is weak against Jupiter-based attacks, so summoning Thor is an excellent offensive strategy. Alternatively, the player can place Matthew or Tyrell in the Ninja class series, assuming all available Djinn have been collected. This will give the player access to Death Plunge, which is a useful attack for the battle.