Encased Invader Zombie

Encased Invader Zombie is a zombie encountered in Far Future, first appearing in Terror from Tomorrow. He has a shield which gives him an immunity to non-physical attacks, such as fire, fumes, and explosions, as well weakening piercing attacks by 50%. When his shield is broken, his immunity switches to an immunity to physical attacks, such as peas, punches, and spikes.
==Origins==
Encased Invader Zombie is based on a supervillain, an evil-doer with superpowers, in this case, a protective bubble shield.
His immunity to physical attacks without his shield may be the result of a form of invulnerability, which is another superpower.
His clothes appear to be skin-tight, a common feature among superheroes and supervillains alike. He also wears a mask, again a common feature of supervillains used to conceal their identities. Additionally, he also appears to wear a fedora, which, while not the most evil of accessories in and of itself, fedoras being associated with gangsters has given it a negative reputation. 
==Almanac Entry==
==Overview==
Encased Invader Zombie absorbs 750 damage per shot, while his shield absorbs 750 damage. The shield's appearance changes upon absorbing 250 and 500 damage before being destroyed at 750 damage. The zombie's appearance changes upon absorbing 375 damage, when he loses his arm, before dying after absorbing 750 damage.
==Encounters==
*Player's House: Piñata Party
*Far Future: Terror from Tomorrow (randomly after Level 40)
==Strategies==
Encased Invader Zombie requires special attention, as he can be immune to practically anything depending on whether or not he has his shield up. Bringing at least two attackers, one that uses a non-physical attack and another that uses a physical attack is heavily recommended for dealing with him.
Plant choice is critical, as while a plant like Citron may be able to take him out in one shot when he doesn't have his shield, while his shield is up, Citron will be completely useless against him and any zombies behind him, even when fed Plant Food, as the plasma ball produced from his Plant Food effect will stop when it hits him similar to how it would with a machine. The potential for Encased Invader Zombie to tank hits for powerful plants may make manual plants helpful against him, not only because some, like Banana Launcher, can be aimed to hit other zombies instead, but because their attacks can be completely held off while Encased Invader Zombie would be immune to them. Magnifying Grass and Banana Launcher can be a great combo for this reason, as Magnifying Grass is considered non-physical, while Banana Launcher is considered physical, allowing a simple hit to the shield from Banana Launcher followed up by two taps of a Magnifying Grass to take an Encased Invader Zombie out.
While Blover and E.M.Peach are both great plants in Far Future, neither directly aid in defeating Encased Invader Zombie, though bringing them can still be helpful for clearing away Jetpack Zombies or stalling machines which may protect him, especially Shield Zombie.
Unlike a majority of zombies, where insta-kills can be useful to quickly take them out if necessary, Encased Invader Zombie's immunities can make instas useless against him if not used at the right time. Some plants, such as Chili Bean and Hypno-shroom circumvent his immunities since they are directly eaten, making them the best choice to take out Encased Invader in a pinch.
Piercing plants may be significantly less useful because of his shields' ability to weaken them. Non-physical piercers like Laser Bean not only deal no damage to his shield, but will also deal less damage to zombies behind him. Even physical piercers, such as Cactus, deal a reduced amount of damage to the shield. A few specific plants, such as Melon-pult, Winter Melon, and Pepper-pult, all of which deal splash, are not affected by the piercing debuff, making them helpful crowd control plants when Encased Invader Zombie is around.
==Gallery==
File:EncasedInvaderZombieHD.png|HD Encased Invader Zombie
File:ShieldedEncasedInvaderZombieHD.png|HD Encased Invader Zombie with his shield
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