Spotlight Technician Zombie

The other page for the SYNERGY AND STRATEGY DUO CONTEST 2024! is DolphiGaming's Disco Ball Bearer Zombie.Spotlight Technician Zombie is a Zombie introduced in the 11.6.2 update of Plants vs. Zombies 2 as part of the "All Eyes on the Disco" Arena Season.
Every 6 to 12 seconds, Spotlight Technician Zombie shines his spotlight onto a random zombie, albeit prioritising Disco Ball Zombies, in order to give them protection in the spotlight. While the spotlight is locked onto a zombie, Spotlight Technician Zombie and the zombie currently being targeted are both temporarily invincible for the duration of the spotlight with the spotlight lasting 7 seconds. If the spotlight targets a Disco Ball Zombie, the ball starts rotating in a clockwise direction and shines Spotlight Technician Zombie's spotlight onto all the passing zombies that the light shines on giving them a second or two of invincibility.
==Origins==
Spotlight Technician Zombie is based off of the profession of being a spotlight technician or followspot operator. A spotlight technician is a professional responsible for operating a spotlight during live performances, events, or productions. The spotlight is a powerful, focused light that highlights specific actors, performers, or areas on stage. The technician's role is crucial in ensuring that the spotlight accurately follows the designated subject, enhancing the visual impact of the performance.
The role of a spotlight technician originated with advancements in stage lighting. Initially, stages were lit with natural light, candles, or gas lamps, offering limited control. The introduction of limelight in the early 19th century, a bright, focused light created by heating lime, allowed for the first spotlights, which could highlight specific performers or scenes. This development enhanced theatrical storytelling by drawing attention to key areas on stage. With the invention of electric lighting in the late 19th century, the spotlight required for a more knowledgeable person to be using it, leading to the specialized role of the spotlight technician.
Spotlight Technician Zombie's ability to provide himself with immunity while targeting another zombie with the spotlight might be because of the fact that not many people think of the backstage crew during a performance which allows for Spotlight Technician Zombie to go unnoticed.
File:Baf989a6-2943-40a3-971e-a1bb7fb1dda8.webp|An ai generated image of what a Spotlight Technician could look like.
File:Limelight diagram.svg.png|An image of a limelight.
==About==
Spotlight Technician Zombie shines his spotlight onto a zombie every 6 to 12 seconds with himself prioritising shining the light onto any Disco Ball Zombies on the lawn. The spotlight would last 7 seconds and provide both Spotlight Technician Zombie and the targeted zombie with temporally invincibility.
If the spotlight targets a Disco Ball Zombie, the ball starts rotating in a clockwise direction and shines Spotlight Technician Zombie's spotlight onto all the passing zombies that the light shines on giving them a second or two of invincibility. 
==Almanac entry==
==Overview==
Spotlight Technician Zombie absorbs 500 damage and has a walking speed of 0.13 tiles per second.
==Encounters==
=== Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time ===
Spotlight Technician Zombie can be found in the "All Eyes on the Disco" Arena Season. Spotlight Technician Zombie can also be found in Piñata Parties.
==Strategies==
Spotlight Technician Zombie is a difficult zombie to deal with due to his invincibility ability. If you wish to quickly remove the threat of Spotlight Technician Zombie, the player should use instant plants before he starts his ability such as Cherry Bomb or Jalapeno. The player can also use plants that stall such as Iceberg Lettuce or Stunion in order to allow for other damaging plants to try defeat Spotlight Technician Zombie.
Stoplight Technician Zombie's spotlight provides temporary immunity to the targeted zombie which can cause that zombie to act as a sort of shield protecting all the zombies behind itself. To prevent a lane getting completely flooded with zombies, plants like Garlic or Sweet Potato can be used to try divert zombies into other lanes preventing a hoard of zombies clogging behind the invincible one. If that isn't possible, defensive plants such as Tall-nut or Pumpkin can be used to stall until the immunity disappears. Unlike Glitter Zombie, Spotlight Technician Zombie doesn't crush plants beneath himself so Spikeweed and Spikerock are viable plants if the player is trying to kill zombies behind the targeted zombie.
Spotlight Technician Zombie's synergy with Disco Ball Zombie can cause a huge issue to the player as it causes the disco ball to start shining the light in a clockwise motion, temporarily providing zombies that the light passes over to have short lived immunity. Disco Ball Zombie has an above-average health anyway so plants like Squash or Potato Mine can prevent Spotlight Technician Zombie from targeting him. Another issue caused by the synergy is the possible knock-on effect that could happen if the light from one Disco Ball Zombie ends up on a disco ball from a different Disco Ball Zombie. This would cause multiple rotating lights to provide temporary immunity which could cause carnage. Since Spotlight Technician Zombie is the source of the light, he should be killed first to cut off the supply of the flashing lights.
Another method of preventing the stoplight from targeting a zombie is to always keep Spotlight Technician Zombie eating, high health plants should be used in order to keep him eating however Wall-nut First Aid can be used to alleviate the issue.
Spotlight Technician Zombie is not linked to any jam meaning that he can spawn regardless of what jam is currently playing which causes the player to be aware of his presence while choosing plants. He still does benefit from the speed boost provided by the punk and heavy metal Jams. Strangely, Spotlight Technician Zombie is not affected by the speed debuff that affects most other zombies which slightly helps when dealing with Spotlight Technician Zombie during the pop Jam.
Overall, Spotlight Technician Zombie can be a nuisance to deal with the player's best way of dealing with him being just to quickly kill him when he spawns or at least stall him for as long as possible to prevent his stoplight ability from activating
==Gallery==
A collection of images that include Spotlight Technician Zombie can be seen below.
File:Spotlight Technician Zombie large lawn.png|A HD image of Spotlight Technician Zombie on the lawn.
File:Image 2024-09-03 124812984.png|A HD image of Spotlight Technician Zombie on the Neon Mixtape Tour lawn.
File:Spotlight Technician Zombie small lawn.png|An image of Spotlight Technician Zombie on the lawn.
File:Image 2024-09-03 124826996.png|An image of Spotlight Technician Zombie on the Neon Mixtape Tour lawn.
File:Spotlight Technician Zombie almanac.png|An image of Spotlight Technician Zombie in the Suburban Almanac.
File:Spotlight Technician Zombie.png|A HD blank image of Spotlight Technician Zombie.
==Trivia==
*This was an entry for the SYNERGY AND STRATEGY DUO CONTEST 2024!
*This page was made by ShogunyanMasterOFish with the pages counterpart being made by DolphiGaming
*This was originally going to have it's own Jam but that was decided on being "pretty wishful"
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