Balloon Box Zombie

Balloon Box Zombie is a zombie in Plants vs. Zombies: The Wacky House. He is the first new zombie encountered in The Happiest City. Balloon Box Zombie starts off on the ninth tile of the lawn, immobile. Its balloons will begin to inflate, and after four seconds they will all be full. Then, it will begin to move across the lawn, floating above your defenses. After moving across two tiles, one of the Balloon Box Zombie's balloons will deflate, and the zombie will fall to the ground. Upon impact, it will release two Cockroach Zombies. They can spawn on the same lane as Balloon Box Zombies or in its neighboring lanes. It will then repeat its ability, using its remaining balloons to float. While floating, Balloon Box Zombie cannot be targeted by low-shooters, such as .
In The Happiest City, Balloon Box zombie will stop in its track on slide entrances for four seconds, before tumbling down the slide. 
Balloon Box Zombie is a regular inside of its box. It has four balloons on each of the corners of the top of the box. 
== Almanac entry ==
== Overview ==
Balloon Box Zombie absorbs 800 in total, with its box absorbing 600 and the zombie absorbing 200. Its box degrades at 20, 200, and 400 damage, before being destroyed at 600 damage. The zombie loses its arm at 100 damage, and it dies at 200 damage.
Balloon Box Zombies spawn Cockroach Zombies, which absorb 200 damage. They will lose their head at 100 damage, and then they will die at 200 damage.
== Encounters ==
The Happiest City: Levels P9-2, P9-3, P9-6, P9-8, P9-9, P9-10
== Strategies == 
Balloon Box Zombies pose a threat of swarming your lawn with Cockroach Zombies, as well as being able to move at a somewhat fast pace. Consider bringing Frozen Leaf plants and other stalling plants to slow down the Balloon Box Zombie. Consider bringing crowd controlling plants to deal with Cockroach Zombies, like or Retro Reed. s may also help to control spawned Cockroach Zombies.
Balloon Box Zombies are aided by the Slides in The Happiest City. They will not only be propelled a tile forward, but they will also release Cockroach Zombies while tumbling down the slide in addition to spawning Cockroach Zombies when landing, effectively spawning four Cockroach Zombies at once. Additionally, since The Happiest City is in the nighttime, the player will more likely than not use the in their defense. However, these plants will not be able to damage Balloon Box Zombies when in the air, so be cautious of this. 
The and have the capability to completely ignore Balloon Box Zombie's box, damaging the zombie directly. Using these plants is highly effective as they can wipe out the zombie in a timely manner. In The Happiest City, Gloom-shrooms in particular can be placed underneath Slides to deal damage to Balloon Box Zombies as they idle in the slide entrance. In addition to dealing damage to the zombie directly, the Gloom-shroom will be protected by being underneath the Slide. 
 can pop Balloon Box Zombie's balloons, making it unable to move. In this state, it essentially becomes a low-health obstacle, since it is unable to attack in any form. Note that Balloon Box Zombie will release Cockroach Zombies if its balloons are popped while it is in the air.
== Gallery ==
File:Balloon Box Zombie.png|HD Balloon Box Zombie
== Trivia ==
*Balloon Box Zombie is currently the only zombie in the game to spawn a zombie from a different world than the world it is native to.
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