Deep Ocean Zombie

Deep Ocean Zombie is a Zombie in Plants vs. Zombies 2, encountered in Big Wave Beach or levels with tide. He arrives on the lawn via a moped. Just kidding. He walks. When he runs into a Lily Pad, Tangle Kelp, or plant on a Lily Pad while in the water, he'll smash them like a Rockpuncher Zombie, destroying them instantly and leaving ripples in the water in a 3x1 area that can't be planted on. This is a very original idea, I promise. On land, he eats plants as normal, though in water he always uses his smash. 
He's also able to bypass walls or invincible plants that would normally stop other zombies, such as Infi-nut's wall or anybody using Plant Food that's in his way and can't be destroyed. To do this, he will go underwater at the tile before the thing he cannot simply destroy or walk through, walk very slowly underwater, then reappear in front of the wall. Afterwards, he continues on as normal, smashing plants or having a nice walk on the beach. If the plant he goes underwater to avoid is right next to the shore, he jumps out of the water onto land as soon as he reaches that tile. If the obstruction is next to lawn mowers, he triggers them as soon as he passes under it.
== Origins==
The Deep Ocean Zombie is based off Tangle Kelp, which drags a zombie underwater instantly, and the ocean, a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically. You know what both of these things are. I did not need to define them for you. I am pointless.
==Overview==
The Deep Ocean Zombie can absorb 1000 damage per shot. His appearance changes at 500 normal damage shots, where his arm falls off. At 1000 normal damage shots, his head comes off and he dies. 
==Almanac ==
==Strategies==
Deep Ocean Zombie's ability to kill both Lily Pads and plants on top of those Lily Pads can be a major threat to the player, as he can instantly destroy defensive plants such as Tall-nuts with his smash and kill Infi-nut while ignoring his shield. He can also just completely ignore Infi-nut's shield in general and just go straight for the rest of your defense, like a big cheater. Unfortunately, you can't just stall him with Lily Pads because he makes that tile and adjacent tiles unplantable after he smashes them. Similarly to the Jurassic Rockpuncher, he can be stalled with Chard Guards, who will fling him very far away and render him unable to smash anything due to his flimsy little melee-only attack and will be sad. Ghost Peppers work well too, as the Deep Ocean Zombie cannot see or drag her down. If she uses all her time available attacking him, she can probably kill him with her explosion.
When this zombie appears in a Low Tide ambush, deal with him as you will with a Buckethead Zombie. It is very, super, extremely important to kill this zombie during the period where that part of the lawn is dry land because when the water comes up to him his ability will become active again. It doesn't help that he has a great deal of health compared to other zombies. Thankfully, he can only attack with the standard bite when he is on land. Use this to your advantage.
To counter him going underwater, you can kill him while he's down there with a Tangle Kelp. While Tangle Kelp doesn't work while he's above water and can smash him, he's open and vulnerable while diving down below a plant and can be kelped.
==Trivia==
*Deep Ocean Zombie received a complete page makeover in 2022. This included new art, and refurbishing the page in general.
*His old appearance uses sprites from All-Star Zombie, Pompadour Zombie, Bikini Zombie, and Pirate Zombie. His new appearance uses the on-site template for strong zombies and sprites from Pompadour Zombie.
==Gallery==
===New===
DeepOceanHD.png|Deep Ocean Zombie in new and improved HD
DeepOceanTile.png|Deep Ocean Zombie as he appears in the lawn and almanac
=== Old ===
DeepOceanZombieHD.png|Deep Ocean Zombie HD back then. Notice how silly he looks
DeepOceanZombieBWB.png|Old Deep Ocean Zombie as he appears in the lawn and almanac
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