Paraglider Zombie

Paraglider Zombie is the fifth new zombie encountered in Magma Marshlands in Plants vs. Zombies: Lost World, first appearing on Level 10A. Paraglider Zombies fly across the lawn multiple times and perform multiple actions while doing so. He has a few stages to represent his abilities (between the stages, there is a 5-second ‘cooldown’):
*Stage 1 – When first appearing, he will fly in from the left and exit to the right side of the screen without moving anything (this alerts the player of his presence). Paraglider Zombie flies in a non-horizontal motion.
*Stage 2 – Paraglider Zombie will then fly from right to left (in the same manner), but at the same time, move a random zombie (not in the 1st to 4th columns) to a different lane, and as well as moving it two tiles forward (if there are no eligible zombies, nothing is moved). Vehicles and Gargantuars will not be picked up, as they are too heavy.
*Stage 3 – He will fly from left to right and abduct a random plant (excluding ground plants), carrying it away from the lawn (if there are no plants to abduct, Paraglider Zombie will carry on doing nothing).
*Stage 4 – He will fly from right to left, carrying a rock with him then dropping it onto a random tile (crushing any plants that may be on that tile). This rock works similarly to the rocks in Rock Beach, and requires the use of Moss-quito to be able to use the tile.
*Stage 5 – He will fly from left to right, and drop a bulls-eye target onto a random spot (similar to Bungee Zombie’s target from the first game), where a Hang Glider Zombie will then (3 seconds after the target is dropped) crash land onto the tile where the target is.
*Stage 6 – Paraglider Zombie will fly in from the right, but will then crash land onto a random position on the lawn (between the 5th and 7th columns), leaving his paraglider behind. The paraglider will handicap up to 3 plants (the paraglider covers three tiles on the same row), and will block straight-shot projectiles, taking up to 200DPS. This paraglider mechanic is similar to Hang Glider Zombie’s hang glider.
One Paraglider Zombie will only appear at the lawn at a time. Paraglider Zombie can be blown away and defeated either by Blovers or Fanillas, but the Blover must be planted only when he is visible, and Fanilla can only blow Paraglider Zombie away if the zombie is in their range (if Paraglider Zombie is holding a zombie at this time, that zombie will be blown away with Paraglider Zombie as well). Paraglider Zombie can also be hit midair by any projectile (including straight-shots), so you can defeat Paraglider Zombie during Stage 1-5, where, after defeat, his body will fly away with the paraglider (if he is holding a plant or zombie at the time, he will automatically drop it).
==Almanac entry==
Paraglider Zombie
Toughness: Protected
Speed: Flighty
Glides across the lawn multiple times, performing multiple actions before crash landing.
Special: Leaves paraglider behind to block incoming projectiles and sometimes handicap up to 3 plants.
Paraglider Zombie was proficient in all kinds of air sports. Once, he taught his friend Hang Glider Zombie to hang glide, but yet, after so many lessons, Hang Glider Zombie just couldn’t learn to hang glide right. Maybe it was because of that look on his face, Hang Glider Zombie did seem pretty confused whenever Paraglider Zombie was trying to explain stuff to him. Paraglider Zombie wasn’t sure. In the end, all he just told him was to “Hang on tight!”
==Encounters==
Magma Marshlands: Levels 10A, 11A, 13A, 14A, 15A, 18A, 20A, 2B, 3C, 4C, 1D, 3E and 5E.
Blizzard Peaks: Levels 13A, 24A and 5E.
The Sanctuary: Levels 5A, 3B, 2D, 28A, 7B, 11C, 6E and X.
==Strategies==
Paraglider Zombie is an annoying zombie overall, being able to perform 4 different actions which can affect your defences before crash landing, which can endanger the lane he lands on. It is advised you take him out as fast as you can, especially before he crash lands, or even before he commences Stage 2 if you’re able to stop him quick. Stage 2 and 4 are inevitable if you don’t defeat Paraglider Zombie quick enough, and you won’t be able to do anything about it. Because Paraglider Zombie drops a rock at Stage 3, you can choose whether you would want to bring Moss-quito in, although, it’s not recommended, as it is only one rock that he drops, and Moss-quito would be best utilized when there are many rocks (although, if you feel like even one rock can be quite a hindrance, you may do so as you wish). Stage 5 involves Paraglider Zombie summoning in a Hang Glider Zombie, so you’ll need to be prepared to deal with him. To see how to deal with Hang Glider Zombie, click here. The most plausible option to deal with Paraglider Zombie, however, would be to use either Blover or Fanilla, as they can instantly kill Paraglider Zombie without effort, but, however, if you’re using Blover, try to time planting Blover right, as Paraglider Zombie moves across the screen quick, and if he flies off the screen before you plant Blover, Blover will have no effect. Pine Drone is also another plant that can help to counter Paraglider Zombie by utilising his sniping ability. But, however, you’ll need to have at least one Pine Drone in every lane in sniping mode in order to guarantee Paraglider Zombie’s grounding, because Paraglider Zombie does not travel in a horizontal motion, it would be hard to anticipate which lane Paraglider Zombie will enter when he flies in to perform another one of his actions. Because Pine Drones can only snipe zombies that approach their own lane, you will have to plant one in each lane for good measure. If, however, you choose to not use Blover’s, Fanilla’s or Pine Drone’s seed packet in the level, it will be especially difficult to defeat Paraglider Zombie without instant-kills before he crash lands, as his motion is not completely horizontal, and will fly over to a different lane quickly. You may even have to resort to using Plant Food in situations like these. If you decide to try facing Paraglider Zombie as he crash lands, then be prepared to compensate for the handicapped defences, and defeat the zombie and his paraglider as fast as possible.
==Gallery==
Paraglider Zombie (without paraglider).png|Paraglider Zombie (HD)
PZ 1st degrade.png|1st degrade
PZ 2nd degrade.png|2nd degrade
With paraglider (midair) (PZ).png|Paraglider Zombie midair
Moving a zombie (PZ).png|Moving a Zombie (Stage 2)
Abducting a Peashooter (PZ).png|Abducting a Peashooter (Stage 3)
About to drop a rock (PZ).png|About to drop a rock (Stage 4)
About to drop a target (PZ).png|About to drop a target to summon Hang Glider Zombie (Stage 5)
3 handicapped plants (PZ).png|The paraglider handicapping 3 plants
PZ Idling.gif|Idling
==Trivia==
*His helmet has the word 'X-treme' misspelt.
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