Gray Goo Zombie

The gray goo zombie is a powerful zombie exclusive to the ApocalypZ Now thymed event, as well as the signature foe the player must face in all the levels in the event. It is able to cover tiles that it steps on with gray goo, preventing plants from being placed there. It also immedieately destroys any plant it touches. 
==Origins==
The gray goo nightmare/catastrophic scenario is the idea of nanomachines getting out of hand, consuming all biomatter in it's path until it conquers the whole ecosystem (also called ecophagy). This zombie, if not dealt with fast enough, consumes the whole lawn, similarly to Gray Goo. 
==Appearance==
The gray goo zombie is not a zombie, but rather a vaguely zombie-shaped mass of gray goo, wearing a brown jacket and a red tie. It also has eyes and hair, somehow.
==Almanac entry==
==Overview==
The gray goo zombies are relatively weak zombies in terms of stats, but get very dangerous when they spawn before you can get your defenses ready. Whenever they "step" on a tile, that is, touching it with their sticky goo, the grass gets covered in gray goo, preventing plants from living on it. The goo can only be removed with fire, explosions, lawn mowers and certain plants' plant food effects.
==Encounters==
Gray goo zombies are the main foes of the ApocalypZ Now thymed event, and are found in each of the levels there. They spawn in waves very quickly into the game, and need to be dealt with quickly.
==Strategies==
Gray goo zombies can be very difficult to deal with early on, and force you to get your defenses early. Aditionally, they are immune to most ways of stalling.
The best way to deal with them is snapdragon, as not only is it a relatively cheap plant, but it covers multiple lanes and it's flames can remove gray goo. Plant them in the last few rows and you will be able to deal with the hordes of zombies for the first few waves, allthough stronger zombies limit this strategy.
Jalapenos are by far the best way to counter their gray goo, and is useful against the large hordes that come with them. Jalapeno is a must-pick in all levels where you can use it, although many levels have limits on which plants you can use.
Gray goo zombies are very dangerous with brickhead zombies, which are also present in almost all levels of ApocalypZ Now. The two zombies syngerize very well, as brickheads make up for the low health that gray goo zombies have, making strategies like snapdragon spam or electric reed spam a lot less useful. Jalapeno is also very good against them, and primal peashooter can stall while staying in the back lanes, safe from gray goo zombies.
Snow pea is also a very good way to stall both zombies, if you have it. Aditionally, it's plant food effect is able to destroy gray goo. Winter melon cannot destroy gray goo, but it is also a very good way to stall zombies, and if you can place them fast enough, invalidate a lot of the difficulty in the levels. Gold bloom and winter melon make for a great synergy for doing so: without gold bloom it can be hard to get winter melons fast enough as you need to react to the gray goo zombies first.
== Trivia==
* This zombie is unable to be hypnotized by caulipower
*The "gray goo" is actually just mold painted gray, but don't tell Mr. Zomboss that, I'm trying to impress him...
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