Disco Ball Bearer Zombie

Disco Ball Bearer Zombie is a zombie added in the 11.6.2 update of Plants vs. Zombies 2 alongside Spotlight Technician Zombie as part of the All Eyes on the Disco Arena Season.
Disco Ball Bearer Zombie holds a disco ball, which acts as a shield similar to zombies like Screen Door Zombie or Trash Can Zombie from Plants vs. Zombies. Their primary ability, however, happens when a Spotlight Technician Zombie puts the spotlight on them, causing their disco ball to start spinning clockwise, reflecting the spotlight onto other zombies and giving them 1-2 seconds of invincibility. Spotlight Technician Zombies will only target Disco Ball Bearer Zombies during the pop jam.
==Origins==
Disco Ball Bearer Zombie is based on a disco ball, a decoration covered in small mirrors that reflect light everywhere. This light is usually provided by a spotlight, hence why them and Spotlight Technician Zombie are a pair.
Disco Ball Bearer Zombie's name is based on the fact that they bear a disco ball, also sounding similar to the word ball bearing.
==Appearance==
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==Almanac Entry==
==Overview==
Disco Ball Bearer Zombie absorbs 1300 damage per shot, and its appearance changes upon absorbing 300, 700, 1000 (when the disco ball is destroyed), and 1150 (where its arm falls off) before dying at 1300 damage per shot.
==Encounters==
*Player's House: Piñata Party
*Arena (certain tournaments)
==Strategies==
When Disco Ball Bearer Zombie is not the center of attention, it functions as little more than a slightly fast zombie with a tough shield... but that's all it is. A shield. While strong plants may be able to brute force through it, like they would with a zombie like Buckethead Zombie who has comparable health, a much better strategy to dealing with Disco Ball Bearer Zombie is using plants that can circumvent its disco ball in some way. Plants with lobbed shots are one way to achieve this, especially stronger lobbers such as Melon-pult or Blooming Heart. Piercing or Area Effect plants such as Bloomerang, Cactus, Snapdragon, or Fume-shroom can also aid in taking down Disco Ball Bearer Zombies, even with other zombies in the way. Spikeweed, Spikerock, and other similar plants, including hiding Cacti, can attack the Disco Ball Bearer directly, and plants like Rotobaga, Split Pea, and Starfruit can hit the Disco Ball Bearer since they don't shoot straight forward.
One notable part of Disco Ball Bearer Zombie is that its main ability requires Spotlight Technician Zombie to function. This means that taking out Spotlight Technician Zombie first may be advantageous in some situations. Though, this can be easier said than done, as Spotlight Technician is significantly slower. Additionally, Spotlight Technician Zombie's health, which cannot be partially bypassed like with Disco Ball Bearer Zombie, makes it a bit more difficult to take it out, especially since piercers or splash plants usually have lower damage. Manual plants such as Banana Launcher and Missile Toe can defeat the Spotlight Technician manually. You can also stun the Spotlight Technician with plants like Iceberg Lettuce or Stunion to stop him from using his ability, but keep in mind this will not work if the Spotlight Technician is currently invincible.
There's not much you can do if Disco Ball Bearer's ability is activated. Being invincible is, well, being invincible. You can't defeat a zombie who can't take damage. The best you can do is hold zombies back by using defensive plants such as Wall-nut or Tall-nut. You can also knock invincible zombies back by using Spring Bean. Thyme Warp also works for stalling invincible zombies. Plants like Kernel-pult and Hurrikale, however, cannot stall invincible zombies, like with the invincible zombies protected by Glitter Zombie. This also means the zombies cannot be affected by Chard Guard... even though they can be knocked back by Spring Bean. I have no explanation for that.
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*Disco Ball Bearer Zombie is nonbinary.
**Nonbinary people existed in the 1980s. Why wouldn't they?
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