Beach Concert Zombie

:For a similar zombie, see Bass Zombie
Beach Concert Zombie is a zombie encountered in Big Wave Beach in Plants vs. Zombies 2. Once he reaches the third rightmost column, he'll play his guitar, buffing the speed of all other zombies on the lawn. After his gig, he'll act like a normal zombie.
The speed boost he provides expires after 5 seconds, and can be cancelled by plants that can freeze, stun, or butter zombies. The effect also won't stack if there are multiple Beach Concert Zombies jamming.
==Origins==
Beach Concert Zombie is based on a , a person who plays guitar that may or may not be affiliated with a band. His appearance and name reference , which are normal concerts that take place on beaches.
==Overview==
Beach Concert Zombie absorbs 350 damage and degrades upon absorbing 175 damage (Where his hand drops). The speed boost he grants to his fellow zombies lets them move at 1.05x their normal speed.
==Almanac Entry==
==Encounters==
* Big Wave Beach - Days 38, 39, 40, 41, and 42
* Inzanity Epic Quests
* Arena: Ultomato's Boosterama Tournament
==Strategies==
Beach Concert Zombie is dangerous when paired with huge waves of zombies, so it's best to try to kill him as quick as possible. Use piercing or AoE plants like Laser Bean and Melon-pult to get to him, and if he ever uses his ability, a plant that can freeze such as Ice Bloom can get the job done easily.
Winter Melon is a very good counter against him, having the ability to hit multiple targets at once and chill zombies to reduce their speed boost. But in case you don't want to run an expensive plant, a plant like Dazey Chain works just fine.
As mentioned before, his speed buff can be disabled using the freeze, stun, and butter effects, so Buttercup is a good wall plant to have against a horde of boosted zombies, as she can defend against their attacks and disable their speed boost. Cheap instant-use plants like Iceberg Lettuce and Stunion who can also disable boosted zombies are extremely helpful against them.
This zombie is deadly in conjunction with his fellow Big Wave Beach zombies. He can speed up Surfer Zombie to let them reach your defenses faster and make Octo Zombie even more annoying than he already is. Oh, and don't get me started with the synergy he has with Gargantuars.
Outside of his homeworld, he has some pretty deadly combinations. He can work with Torchlight Zombie to quickly shred through your plants, Chicken Wrangler Zombie and Weasel Hoarder to send a swarm of little minions belting towards your defense at Mach 5, and high-health zombies only held back by speed like Pharaoh Zombie. The deadliest combo he has is with Jurassic Rockpuncher, as he will destroy all your defenses and render their tiles unplantable for a good amount of time way faster.
While his speed boost doesn't stack with other Beach Concert Zombies, he is still able to be boosted by them. Speaking of stacking boosts, it CAN stack with other zombies and environment modifiers that provide a speed boost like potions and T-Rexes.
Thyme Warp is a good counter to this zombie, as he can send all zombies on the lawn back and reset their speed. Use this interval to repair your defenses as much as possible, you're going to need it.
Don't worry about having to deal with this guy on Zomboss fights. Zomboss is unable to spawn him, and he can only appear by walking into the lawn (Which he'll probably drop dead before he can activate his ability).
==Gallery==
Beach Concert Zombie2.png|HD Beach Concert Zombie
BeachConcert Almanac Icon.png|Almanac Icon
BeachConcert Near Octo.png|Beach Concert Zombie in-game next to an Octo Zombie
Fired BC.png|Beach Concert Zombie about to get hit by a fire pea
Bcthing.png|Beach Concert Zombie in Modern Day
==Trivia==
===In-Universe Game Trivia===
* He's the only veteran zombie to not be an upgraded version of an already existing zombie.
* If you look closely, he actually has a guitar pick in his left hand. A is used to strum guitars and/or sound individual chords.
* He shares assets with several zombies.
** His attire is the same as Beach Flag Zombie
** His hat is a recolored version of Fisherman Zombie's hat.
** His glasses are the same as Mc Zom-B's glasses.
** His guitar is a recolored version of Bass Zombie's guitar and his strumming animation also comes from him.
===PvZCC Trivia===
* This is Darten's first Photopea creation. (Thanks for the tutorial, Hans!)
* This is Darten's first Tower Defense Zombie.
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