Zomboni (pvzc)

Zomboni is a zombie (or a space ogre according to his almanac entry) in Plants vs. Zombies: Collide riding a zamboni, an ice resurfacing machine with a red Z and zombie bumper stickers that leaves an ice trail that cannot be planted on. He is the 7th zombie encountered in the game. 
In Tower Defence, when given a Pop Smart or upgraded to Level 2, a Zombie Bobsled Team will appear on the ice trail. The Ice Trail disappears after some time or when melted by Jalapeño or Snapdragon.
== Overview ==
Zomboni absorbs 1100 dps and it’s appearance changes in appearance upon 400 and 800 damage. Unlike other games he does not crush plants instantly anymore. Instead he repeatedly bumps into them dealing 100 dps per hit. This changes when upgraded to level 3 where he can instantly crush plants. 
Zomboni will be instantly destroyed if coming into content spikeweed, spikerock, level 3 cactus or croccoli. It is vulnerable to instants like armed Potato Mines, Explode-o-nut and Squash etc. It is invulnerable to chilling, freezing and butter effects. 
== Origins ==
Zomboni is based off of the zombie of the same name from the original Plants vs. Zombies and Plants vs. Zombies 2. However he is nerfed slightly to be more fairer in early game. No longer crushing plants and no longer summons Zombie Bobsled Teams in Adventure Mode. 
His appearance appears to be based off of his Plants vs. Zombies 2 design due to the stickers and the milkshake.
His name is a portmanteau of “Zombie” referring to the zombie and “Zamboni” a brand of ice resurfacing machine.
== Almanac ==
Toughness: Hardened
Brain Cost: 150
Speed: Slow
Recharge Time: Slow
Element: Water
Zomboni drives and leaves an ice trail. 
Pop Smart Ability: Summons a Bobsled Team
Zomboni is one of the luckiest space ogres for being hired by Dr. Zomboss to resurface his personal ice skating rink and after a series of harsh protests. He was finally accepted by zombies as their own. You’ve never seen a happier space ogre.
Level I: Drives faster
Level II: Trail lasts longer and summons zombies
Level III: Zomboni drives over plants
== Encounters ==
Suburbia: Day 8, Day 11, Day 12, Night 6
== Upgrades ==
=== Pop Smart Ability ===
Zomboni blows an air horn, summoning a Zombie Bobsled Team (a bobsled of 5 zombies) to go down the ice trail on the lane. 
=== Elemental Upgrades ===
Level	Description
1 	Zomboni gains an additional 50% speed
2 	The trail’s timer will restart and last for 1 minute rather than 30 seconds and will summon Zombie Bobsled Teams.
3 	Zomboni now destroys plants upon contact (excluding Spikerocks, instants and most plants with their plant food effect)
== Strategies ==
=== Adventure Mode ===
Before Zomboni enters the lawn, you will hear the sound of a car engine starting. This will alert you when he enters the lawn. Due to Zomboni dealing more damage, Wall-Nuts and Tall-Nuts are not as effective. Chilling plants like Cactus Water, Snow Pea and Winter Melon are useless. Butter plants like Kernel Pult, Buttercup and Popcorn. You can use Dragonfruit to circumvent this. If unlocked, use Spikeweed to puncture the tires. However keep in mind that it will destroy the spikeweed, so it is reccomended to use Spikerock when dealing with multiple Zombonis. Broccodile is a great alternative when Zomboni appears in water in Sunflower Shores. As it will also puncture the tires. Zomboni can be easily taken out with instant plants. Especially Jalapeño as it will instantly melt the ice trail too. Snapdragon is also a great plant as it will melt the ice trail it leaves behind. If Snapdragon is upgraded to level 3, it will set Zomboni alight, preventing it from creating more ice trail. 
=== Tower Defence ===
Zombonis are very useful in Tower Defence for multiple reasons. It is immune to being chilled, frozen or buttered. They have a high toughness and destroys plants quicker (instantly crushes them at level 3). If your opponent has heavy defence plants or a lot of ice plants and water element plants. These are a must-bring. Especially given they are a common zombie and one of the first zombies unlocked. Make sure to gather lots of water element upgrades to upgrade your Zombonis. They are extremely useful when destroying plants ar level 3 or summoning Zombie Bobsled Teams at level 3. Place these in front of the rest of your zombies to pave a trail for them and protect them.
== Related Achievements ==
== Gallery ==
File:Zomboni-(pvzc).jpg
File:Zomboni-HD.png|Zomboni HD
File:Zomboni-1st-degrade.png|Zomboni 1st degrade
File:Zomboni-2nd-degrade.png|Zomboni 2nd degrade
File:Zomboni-packet.png|Zomboni Packet
File:Zomboni-packet-elemental.png|Zomboni packet with element 
File:Zomboni-packet-(mobile).png|Zomboni packet (mobile)
File:Zomboni-packet-with-element-(mobile).png|Zomboni packet with element (mobile)
== Trivia ==
* His almanac entry references the fact he is a space ogre. Referencing his former almanac entry from pvz1.
* One of his bumper stickers is a yeti zombie despite Yeti Zombie not appearing in Plants vs. Zombies: Collide.
* Another one of his stickers also reads “brains or bust” referencing Zombie Bobsled Team.
* On Mount Brainer, his Ice Trail will stop after reaching the slanted portion but it will continue if he is upgraded to Level 2. 
* A glitch can happen if the player exits a level with Zomboni in it and then plays Big Trouble Little Zombie, Zomboni will attack plants half a tile away.
* In the demonstration at PvZ-con 2025. Zomboni still crushed plants instantly.
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