Vimpire (PvZ:LW)

Vimpire is the third new zombie encountered in Grove of Gloom in Plants vs. Zombies: Lost World, first appearing on Level 5A. Vimpires will initially progress across the lawn in their Zombat form and fly at a random angle upon spawning, flying over plants. Once they reach the 3rd or the 4th column, they transform back into Vimpires and progress normally like other zombies. Vimpires can only be spawned in through the following ways:
*When one of Mortician Zombie's coffins is broken, it has a chance to reveal a pair of Vimpires inside, which will transform into Zombats and fly across the lawn.
*Immorticia can magically spawn a group of Zombats.
*Two Vimpires can be revealed from White Sheet Zombie, transforming into Zombats upon revealing.
Vimpires have the ability to lifesteal from plants. Every bite it takes of a plant heals it by 15 DPS. Vimpires have a number of weaknesses:
*When a Vimpire bites a Garlic, the Vimpire will instantly die. In Zombat form, if the Zombat gets in a 3×3 area of a Garlic, the Zombat will be warded off and leave the lawn.
*When caught in Plantern's Plant Food effect (which involves shining brightly to blind zombies in a large area), Vimpire will be instantly defeated, no matter what form it is in.
*When making a jack-o'-lantern while the Vimpire is within the Plantern's light (a jack-o'-lantern is a combination of Plantern and Pumpkin that jumpscares zombies in Plantern's light when created), the Vimpire will be instantly defeated (due to the bright light that is initially emitted from the jack-o'-lantern's creation), no matter what form it is in.
== Almanac entry ==
Vimpire
Toughness: Average
Speed: Hungry
Transforms from Zombats to infiltrate your defenses. Can regain health by feeding on plants.
Special: Can regenerate health by feeding on plants.
Weakness: Feeding on a Garlic instantly kills it.
Weakness: Instantly perishes from Plantern's Plant Food effect.
Weakness: Instantly perishes when a jack-o'-lantern is made near it.
The last time he tried to convert an Imp into another Vimpire, he couldn't find the neck.
Zombat
Toughness: Average
Speed: Flighty
Spawned by coffins, Immorticia or White Sheet Zombie to fly deep into your defenses before transforming into Vimpires.
Special: Flies at an angle.
Weakness: Nearby Garlics ward it off.
Weakness: Instantly perishes from Plantern's Plant Food effect.
Weakness: Instantly perishes when a jack-o'-lantern is made near it.
You probably wouldn't bat an eye if a pun got snuck into this zombie's almanac entry, but it happened anyway.
== Encounters ==
Grove of Gloom: Levels 5A, 6A, 7A, 9A, 10A, 11A, 12A, 13A, 15A, 19A, 20A, 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 2C, 3C, 4C, 5C, 6C, 1D, 2D, 4D and 5D.
Lightning Ridge: Levels 8A and 3B.
The Sanctuary: Levels 14A, 15A, 4C, 1E, 3E, 34A, 36A, 40A, 7B, 6E and X.
== Strategies ==
Unlike regular Imps, Vimpires can be harder to deal with when they drop right into the middle of your defenses because of their ability to regenerate health by feeding on plants. Due to the flighty speed and angled path of Zombats, they're somewhat hard to take down before they manage to transform into Vimpires, especially when you usually have to deal with more than one, as they either spawn in pairs or a group. The best way to deal with them is to take advantage of their weaknesses, especially Garlic. Placing down at least two Garlics at the frontlines (both preferably on the same column, one on lane 2 and another on lane 4 to guarantee the prevention of Zombats passing in) is good enough to ensure that Vimpires don't get the chance to wreak havoc by warding them off while they are still in their Zombat form. If you don't prefer to use Garlic in your defense, then make sure your offense is strong enough to take out the Zombats before they're able to transform. Using plants like Starfruit can be useful due to their multi-directional range, allowing them to shoot at Zombats at any angle. Also, beware of the multiple ways Zombats can enter the lawn, because if you are not prepared, the Zombats can ambush you and leave a huge mark in your defenses before you can stop them. If you are in a tricky situation, Plantern's Plant Food effect can also be used to clear out multiple Vimpires and Zombats at once.
== Gallery ==
VimpireLW.png|Vimpire (HD)
File:Vimpire degrade.png|Vimpire's degrade
ZombatLW.png|Zombat (HD)
File:Vimpires revealed from coffin.png|Two vimpires being revealed from one of Mortician Zombie's coffins
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