Roc enemy line
- Also see Mountain Roc, a boss in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn.
The Roc and Raptor are enemies that are randomly battled in Golden Sun: The Lost Age. These monsters, resembling large winged birds standing on the ground, are palette swaps of each other that have differing levels of power and defense and are fought in different locations in the game.
In Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Roc
- For the Roc Psynergy, see Roc Psynergy set.
A Roc (ロックちょう Chief Roc) is a level 24 variant with an orange head and crest and a purple beak. In The Lost Age, Rocs are fought throughout both the exterior and interior portions of Aqua Rock.
While the Roc only has moderate agility among the monsters it is fought alongside, in the exterior portion of Aqua Rock it has the best offenses and durability by quite fair margins. It has rather good EXP and coin rewards as well. Inside Aqua Rock, however, it is outperformed in these areas by the Sea Dragon.
A Roc is especially likely to be affected by Attack-lowering effects. Its statistics are as follows:
| Name | HP | PP | Attack | Defense | Agility | Luck |
| Roc | 245 | 0 | 214 | 50 | 116 | 17 |
| Elemental Resistances and Levels | Exp | Coins | Item Dropped | Drop Rate | ||
 175 (Lv 1)  100 (Lv 1)  72 (Lv 1)  25 (Lv 2)
|
238 | 193 |  Vial
|
1/16 | ||
A Roc uses the following battle commands with low intelligence:
| Command | Chance to use |
Elem. Stats used with * |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 6/8 (75%) |
-- | Standard physical attack. |
| Wing Flutter | 2/8 (25%) |
110 Power
|
Enemy ability that shoots out small sets of sharp glowing yellow plumage through multiple Adepts. Deals a Jupiter-aligned attack with 70 base damage that is spread out across 3 enemies with low damage distribution. |
Raptor
A Raptor (プレイバード Prey Bird) is a level 35 variant with a violet head and crest and a green beak. In The Lost Age, they are battled throughout Mars Lighthouse as one of the "final" random monsters of the mandatory game.
Among the other monsters fought throughout Mars Lighthouse, the Raptor is only moderately high in every statistic, and it is sharply outperformed in all statistics by the Aka Manah.
A Raptor is especially likely to be affected by Attack-lowering effects. Its statistics are as follows:
| Name | HP | PP | Attack | Defense | Agility | Luck |
| Raptor | 366 | 0 | 354 | 96 | 180 | 19 |
| Elemental Resistances and Levels | Exp | Coins | Item Dropped | Drop Rate | ||
| 175 (Lv 1) 100 (Lv 1) 72 (Lv 1) 25 (Lv 2)
|
521 | 295 | None | N/A | ||
A Raptor uses the following battle commands with low intelligence:
| Command | Chance to use |
Elem. Stats used with * |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 4/8 (50%) |
-- | Standard physical attack. |
| Wing Flutter | 2/8 (25%) |
110 Power
|
Enemy ability that shoots out small sets of sharp glowing yellow plumage through multiple Adepts. Deals a Jupiter-aligned attack with 70 base damage that is spread out across 3 enemies with low damage distribution. |
| Twin Beaks | 2/8 (25%) |
110 Power
|
Enemy ability where the user shoots two purple projectiles at a targeted Adept. Deals a Jupiter-aligned standard physical attack with 30 damage points added to the end result, and there is a chance that end result will be doubled. |
Fell Raptor
The Fell Raptor (ヒユージバード Huge Bird) exists as a named but unused variant in the code in The Lost Age, where none of its statistics and abilities are coded beyond weak placeholder abilities. Had it been used, it would have appeared as a variant with a turquoise head and crest and an orange beak.
Cultural references
A Roc is a legendary "Bird of Prey" reputed to have been able to carry and eat elephants. A "Raptor" is another bird of prey.
