Illusionist Zombie

Illusionist Zombie is a zombie in Plants vs. Zombies 2. Upon entering the lawn, Illusionist Zombies will walk like normal but once reaching the second column, he'll start casting spell and he'll turn himself invisible and summons three false duplicates around him (1 square above, 1 square below, and 1 either square above or below) that'll block projectiles. The real, invisible illusionist won't be targeted by plants, though still takes damage if hit. The false duplicates won't do anything other than walking along with the real illusionist and simply pass through plants without eating them and the duplicates will disappear when the real illusionist dies or hypnotized.
==Overview==
Illusionist Zombie absorbs 16 nds/320 dps and his appearance changes upon absorbing 8 nds/160 dps (his left arm falls).
==Encounters==
*Lawn of Doom Epic Quest: Step 2 and onwards
==Almanac Entry==
==Strategies==
With his ability to make him untargetable by plants and summoning false duplicates that'll block projectiles, this zombie is dangerous and shouldn't be underestimated. When dealing with this zombie, one should avoid using short-ranged plants, since they won't detect the invisible illusionist unless there are other zombies on the plants' range. One should also using multi-hit plants since in many cases, the false duplicates will block plant projectiles when many other dangerous zombies right behind the duplicates. Stalling or using instant-kills to him before he summons any duplicates also works. It's very NOT recommended to use lobbed-shot plants against him, since they'll never target the invisible illusionist but rather will target other zombies.
==Gallery==
IllusionistZombie.png|Without background
IllusionistTile.png|With Grass Background
IllusionistAbility.png|Example of using his ability. The real, invisible illusionist is at the middle.
==Trivia==
*This zombie was made for the Zombie Creation Contest
*The false duplicates' animations are shared with the real illusionist.
**For example, if the invisible illusionist is eating a plant, the duplicates will also show the eating plant animation.
*When invisible, plants will render him like an invisible Thief Zombie, except their projectiles could still hit him.
*Originally, plant projectiles will simply pass through the false duplicates, but this was changed to make him more dangerous.
*When hypnotized, Illusionist Zombie's duplicates will instantly vanish and the zombie will turn visible again, rendering him useless.
Category:2019 Zombie Contest
Category:Zombies
Category:Zombies with "Hungry" speed
Category:Zombies with "Solid" toughness
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