Nutcracker Zombie

Nutcracker Zombie is a zombie in first seen in 1-6 of . He has medium toughness and each of his bites take away 1/3 of a Plant's health (Rounded up). Similarly to Conehead and Buckethead Zombies, the nutcracker suit provides protection for the Zombie inside which acts like a normal Zombie once the suit is destroyed.
Nutcracker Zombie's suit has the same toughness of a and moves at the speed of a , becoming a basic once it is destroyed.
Because Nutcracker Zombie does 1/3rd of a Plant's max health in damage, it can destroy Plants in less then 3 bites if they have already been damaged for more then 1/3rd of its health.
== Origins: ==
Nutcracker Zombie, as the name implies, is based on a nutcracker, a decorative figurine that could have a nut inserted into its mouth and then compressed to crack the nut's shell. His ability is based off of this, crushing Plants very quickly with its powerful jaws.
== Overview: ==
Nutcracker Zombie's suit absorbs 600 damage per shot, with appearance changes after 200 and 400 damage, with the suit breaking after 600 damage. Every one of Nutcracker Zombie's bites deal a whopping 1/3rd of the Plant's max health, allowing him to chew through normal Plants twice as fast as a normal Zombie and destroy defensive Plants extremely quickly.
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== Strategies: ==
With high health and speed and a powerful Plant-killing bite, Nutcracker Zombie is definitely not to be trifled with. Dealing percentage damage to Plants lets him kill basic plants and defensive units incredibly quickly, while high health lets him get well into your defenses if you're unprepared. Because of his high health, Potato Mine and other instant-kills are recommended if your defenses aren't strong enough to deal with him, although be wary of his heightened speed when planting a Potato Mine. Because of his ability, defensive Plants should never be used to stall him; instead, use cheaper or faster-recharging Plants to keep him at bay if necessary. Puff-shroom is especially recommended here, as it's free and provides the same defense as any other high-health Plant. Although Garlic does redirect Nutcracker Zombie, it is not recommended as each redirect comes at the cost of a massive chunk of Garlic's health. 
Snow Pea and Winter Melon are highly recommended for dealing with Nutcracker Zombie, as their slowing helps massively with keeping him away from your Plants. Hypno-shroom is also extremely powerful against him, as he is not immune to hypnotization and his ability does affect Zombies he attacks, allowing him to quickly clear lanes if there aren't too many Zombies. Although rather expensive in day levels, it can be worth bringing a Hypno and a Coffee Bean purely to take advantage of this powerful combo, especially with slowing Plants to slow down Zombies attacking him.
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== Gallery: ==
Nutcracker Zombie Grass.png|Nutcracker Zombie on a Day lawn.
Nutcracker Zombie.png|Nutcracker Zombie on a blank background.
== Trivia: ==
*He is Bobert's first creation not made of 90% repurposed sprites.
**He only uses a Basic Zombie as a base and a mustache from Ladder Zombie.
*He is the fourth Zombie in Plants vs. Zombies to deal more then 1 damage per bite
**The others are Gargantuar, Zomboni, and the Zombot.
*Unlike normal Zombies, Nutcracker Zombie isn't slumped over.
*Is this the bite of 87'?
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