Balloon Zombie (pvzc)

Balloon Zombie is a flying zombie in Plants vs. Zombies: Collide that floats above the lawn and avoids all straight shooting projectiles using a red balloon with an angry face drawn onto it and tied around his waste. The balloon acts as armour that can only be hit by cacti and lobbed projectiles and can fly over most plants and projectiles until the balloon is popped. He can be blown away by Blover or killed by explosive plants (excluding Potato Mine
== Origins ==
Balloon Zombie is based on the zombie of the same name and appearance in Plants vs. Zombies and Plants vs. Zombies 2. 
He is different to how he is in PvZ1 as he can be hit by lobbed projectiles and blocked by Tall-Nut. He is also different to how he is in PvZ2, as he cannot be hit by straight-shooting projectiles.
== Overview ==
Balloon Zombie cannot be attacked by ordinary plants. He can only be hurt by lobbed projectiles and flying projectiles from Garlic Drone or Rotobagga. He cannot be hurt by ground plants like Potato Mine, Squash, Croccoli or Spikeweed. He can be blocked by Tall-Nut, Garlic Drone and Rotobagga. His balloon can be popped by Cactus if she is unlocked. When the balloon he pops, he falls to the ground and walks like a normal zombie. He walks faster than the original game.
Balloon Zombie absorbs 800 damage at level 0 and level 1. His appearance changes at 300 dps when his balloon is popped, before dying at 800.
== Almanac Entry ==
Toughness: Protected
Brain Cost: 150
Speed: Basic
Recharge Time: Slow
Balloon Zombie flies over plants and avoids straight-shooting projectiles.
Element: Air
Pop Smart Ability: Floats to another lane
Balloon Zombie discovered how to achieve flight and discovered the way if air through ballooons. But what he didn’t discover is how to get down.
Level I: Gets a jet and speeds up
Level II: Gains a second balloon
Level III: Balloons get cones
== Encounters ==
Suburbia: Day 9, Day 11, Day 12, Night 5
== Upgrades ==
=== Pop Smart Ability ===
Balloon Zombie’s balloon(s) inflate, floating him to another tile on the lawn (except if a Tall-Nut or flying plant is in the way, in that case, he will ricochet off of it to another tile)
=== Elemental Upgrade ===
Level	
1 	Balloon Zombie changes appearance, getting a jet and his flight speed increases by 50%
2 	Balloon Zombie changes appearance once more, getting a blue balloon that doubles his balloon’s health and keeps him in the air longer (if his balloon is already destroyed, he just gets a new balloon instead)
3 	Balloon Zombie’s balloon(s) and his head get’s cones, increasing the health of each balloon plus the zombie by 100 hp.
== Strategies ==
=== Adventure Mode ===
Balloon Zombie can only be attacked from lobbed shots and flying plants. Here are all the plants he is vulnerable to:
* Any explosive that isn’t Potato Mine
* Cabbage pult (lobbed)
* Blastberry (lobbed)
* Durian Pult (lobbed)
* Smoosh Shroom (lobbed)
* Kernel Pult (lobbed)
* Pepper-Pult (lobbed)
* Blover (blows Balloon Zombie away)
* Garlic Drone (hits zombies and can be eaten by Balloon Zombie)
* Pumpkin-Pult (lobbed)
* Tall-Nut (blocks Balloon Zombie)
* Melon-Pult (lobbed)
* Rotobagga (flying)
* Caramel-Corn (lobbed)
* Cactus (can pop balloon)
* Winter-Melon (lobbed)
=== iZombie/Tower Defence ===
Avoid any lanes with cactus or Tall-Nut. If there is, make sure to use any zombies to remove any plants that Balloon Zombie may be vulnerable too (see list above). Use Balloon Zombies when the strength of straight firing plants is too overpowering. 
== Gallery ==
File:Balloon-Zombie-(pvzc).jpeg|Balloon Zombie on the lawn
File:Balloon-Zombie-HD.png|Balloon Zombie HD
File:Balloon-Zombie-Packet.png|Balloon Zombie packet
File:Balloon-Zombie-Packet-(mobile).png|Balloon Zombie packet (mobile)
File:Balloon-Zombie-level-1.png|Balloon Zombie level 1
File:Balloon-Zombie-level-2.png|Balloon Zombie level 2
File:Balloon-Zombie-level-3.png|Balloon Zombie level 3
File:Balloon-Zombie-No-Balloon.png|Balloon Zombie with his balloon popped
File:Balloon-Zombie-1st-degrade.png|1st degrade
File:Balloon-Zombie-Dead.png|Defeated
Category:Zombies
Category:Plants vs. Zombies: Collide