Seagull Zombie

* Pirate
* Valentines

*Crosses watery gaps without a plank and flies over low plants.*

Seagull Zombie has racked up the frequent flier miles and dreams of going to the top colleges in the world on a cerebral gastronomy vacation.

**Seagull Zombie** is the second special zombie encountered in Pirate Seas in *Alternate UniverZ*. He flies at a fast speed above low plants, such as Iceberg Lettuce, Spikeweed, Spikerock, and Potato Mine, and can fly above water. He will die instantly if hit by butter, making Kernel-pults a potentially useful way to deal with him. Because he is an airborne zombie, he can also be blown away by Blover and Hurrikale.

## Assault Dove Zombie

*Heavily weaponized dove, equipped with not just a zombie.*

## Almanac statistics

### Special

After 12 seconds (then every 18 seconds) throws a bomb that stuns plants in an area for 15 seconds

## In-game statistics

### Health

420 damage

Those bombs gave this little bird some weight. Thankfully, this is the one time where gaining weight helps - he no longer has to fear Blover. Now the birds are truly unstoppable.

**Assault Dove Zombie** is a zombie in *Alternate UniverZ*. He throws a bomb after 12 seconds across a few tiles, which stuns plants within its area of explosion upon hitting the ground. He repeats this process afterwards every 18 seconds. However, he is not considered an airborne zombie, so he cannot be blown away by Blover or Hurrikale, nor will he be instantly defeated by Kernel-pult's butter.

## Almanac entry

* Pirate
* Valentines

**Seagull Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Solid

SPEED: Speedy

Crosses watery gaps without a plank and flies over low plants.

Health: 270
Speed: 1.92
Special Ability: flies over low plants like Spikeweed and Iceberg Lettuce
Weakness: butter kills the zombie instantly

Seagull Zombie has racked up the frequent flier miles and dreams of going to the top colleges in the world on a cerebral gastronomy vacation.

**Assault Dove Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Protected

SPEED: Speedy

Heavily weaponized dove, equipped with not just a zombie.

Health: 420
Speed: 1.62
Special Ability: after 12 seconds (then every 18 seconds) throws a bomb that stuns plants in an area for 15 seconds

Those bombs gave this little bird some weight. Thankfully, this is the one time where gaining weight helps - he no longer has to fear Blover. Now the birds are truly unstoppable.

## Overview

Seagull Zombie absorbs a total of 270 damage and does not degrade. Meanwhile, Assault Dove Zombie absorbs a total of 420 damage. He loses his left arm at 210 damage, before dying.

## Encounters

### Seagull Zombie

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* Pirate Seas: PS-II, PS-IV, PS-V, PS-VI, PS-VIII, PS-IX, PSX-I, PSX-II, PSX-III, PSX-V, and PSX-VII

* Lost City: LCX-IV

* Hearts of Flesh: HOF-III

* Plant Showcase: Plant Showcase: Butter Building and Back on Track

* Invaded Levels: Invaded PS-VIII and Invaded PSX-II

* Endless Zones: Dead Man's Booty

* Veteran Quests: The Twisted Spell

### Assault Dove Zombie

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* When Worlds Flourish: 12 and 15

* Endless Zones: Celebratory Carousel Crash

## Strategies

### General

Although the Seagull Zombie isn't a particularly tough zombie, he can be quite the nuisance to deal with especially in the early game. Although plants such as Bonk Choy, Repeater, and Laser Bean can all deal with Seagull Zombies quite efficiently, especially early in the game, you may not be given enough time to sufficiently deal with them in some cases. Thus, stalling them with defensive plants such as Wall-nuts or Tall-nuts are ideal to help hold them off. It is worth noting that Kernel-pult's butter defeats Seagull Zombies in one hit, so it could be a viable choice, especially against single instances. Blover can destroy all Seagull Zombies on the lawn or in one lane respectively, making them great choices when dealing with Seagull Zombies as well.

It is worth noting that Seagull Zombies do not trigger Iceberg Lettuce or any other ground plants, since he simply flies over them. He is also not slowed by Sap-fling's sap tiles or damaged by Lava Guava's lava tiles, so using alternative plants such as Snow Pea and Ghost Pepper are ideal. However, the butter puddles Buttercup creates can instantly kill Seagull Zombies, although they are flying zombies and are not exposed to the buttered tile.