Hovercraft Zombie

Hovercraft Zombie is the fourth new zombie encountered in Plunging Rapids in Plants vs. Zombies: Lost World, first appearing on Level 6A. The hovercraft, like most other vehicles, is able to instantly kill plants upon contact with any. If the hovercraft were to get destroyed on the water, a 1×3 oil spill is created on the water. This oil spill is affected by strong current, and will destroy any aquatic plants that have already been placed before the oil spill was created. The oil spill will render the tiles it covers unsuitable for planting, and will only disappear after 45 seconds has passed. If you are not able to destroy the hovercraft with a Spikeweed or Spikerock or through any other means on land, Coral can be used to pop the hovercraft on water without creating an oil spill.
== Almanac entry ==
Hovercraft Zombie
Toughness: Hardened
Speed: Hungry
Rides across land and water on a hovercraft. Creates an oil spill when destroyed on the water.
Damage: Can crush plants with hovercraft.
Special: Creates an oil spill when destroyed on the water.
Weakness: Popping the hovercraft with Coral does not cause an oil spill.
You may not see it, but the imp at the back is infuriated by the fact that he did not get his turn to drive the hovercraft for a couple of weeks.
== Encounters ==
Plunging Rapids: Levels 6A, 10A, 11A, 12A, 13A, 16A, 20A, 1B, 1C, 4C, 6C, 5D.
Lightning Ridge: Levels 4A, 10A, 16A, 4C, 6C, 2D, 4D, 5D and 6E.
The Sanctuary: Level 2A, 30A, 37A, 9C and X.
== Strategies ==
Like any other vehicle zombie, this zombie can easily overwhelm your defenses due to having a decent amount of health and speed, and the ability to instantly crush your plants. If not dealt with quickly, this zombie can easily take out a whole lane of plants. The better option to defeat Hovercraft Zombie is by using either Coral, Spikeweed or Spikerock against Buggy Zombie, as they all can instantly defeat him without any risk of creating oil spills. Attempting to destroy the hovercraft through some other means is not advised, unless your strategy has a way to counter or does not get significantly get affected by the oil spill that Hovercraft Zombie creates. If you want to try to defeat Hovercraft Zombie using brute force (a strong offense) without risking oil spills that may severely affect your defense, you will need a very strong offense to make sure Hovercraft Zombie gets defeated as quick as possible before he reaches your defenses. It would be good if you included plants like Snow Pea in your defense, forcing Hovercraft Zombie to take more time to reach your defenses and allowing your plants more time to defeat the hovercraft.
== Gallery ==
Hovercraft Zombie.png|Hovercraft Zombie (HD)
First degrade (Hovercraft Zombie).png|1st degrade
Second degrade (Hovercraft Zombie).png|2nd degrade
Third degrade (Hovercraft Zombie).png|3rd degrade
Hovercraft punctured by Coral (pt. 1).png|Hovercraft punctured by Coral (pt. 1)
Hovercraft punctured by Coral (pt. 2).png|Hovercraft punctured by Coral (pt. 2)
Oil spill from the rebuilt purple head.png|Oil spill created (shown on a single tile only). Notice how it is similar to Zombot River Hydra's oil spill.
Idling (Hovercraft Zombie).gif|Idling
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