Piano Zombie (Timeless)

The Piano Zombie is an enemy from Timeless who is found in the Wild West, and later on during levels of Modern Day. He has a huge piano that greatly slows him down but serves as very good protection and is used continuously by the pianist; the music boosts the speed of nearby zombies by 15% and generates Western Dancers from time to time
==Appearance and origins==
He is a bit stronger than a normal zombie and wears a bowler hat, the remnant of a mustache, classy shoes, black pants, a white shirt, and suspenders; strapped to him by several ropes and rolling on the floor via two small wheels is a large straight wooden piano, which is slightly weathered and has traces of gunshots. A few keys are missing and the whole set is compacted and weathered, but most of them work perfectly
==Strategies==
This zombie is very slow, but is a large threat in levels with swarms of small zombies, which will quickly be boosted and start running around even faster. The heavy piano that serves as protection is almost impenetrable, so even if you manage to locate him, you will have a hard time breaking it down to directly attack the zombie. Thankfully, you have multiple choices to bypass the heavy protection, such as using throwables or lobbed shots to directly hit him, having a player distract him or simply setting on fire the piano, which will consume both the instrument and the zombie playing it. What makes him harder to deal with is that other zombies around it will be boosted and much more dangerous, so dealing with the buffed hordes while simultaneously killing the pianist is quite difficult in most cases, and the newly spawned Western Dancers add a supplementary challenge.
To avoid having too much trouble, it is a good idea to actively search for him whenever you hear the tell-tale piano music. To defeat him the easiest, it is a good idea to send one or two people out to fight the horde, while others try and defeat the Pianist. If possible, it is useful to have a fast character sneak up behind him and vanquish him or use a sniper on the rooftops to shoot him down, stopping the speed boost and making the situation more manageable. The same strategy can be used if there are multiple Piano Zombies, although it may be less efficient since you need to take all of them down to stop the boosts
==Trivia==
*He was originally supposed to have a piano and a seat with wheels to move, as well as a tendency to hide instead of attacking but this was changed mid-development
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