Bug Zombie

* Lost
* Summer
* Reflourished

*Bug carries zombie over ground defenses and lifts him over barriers.*

Bug Zombie and Bug make a great team. Partly because Bug gives Bug Zombie great mobility, but mostly because they share an intense disinterest in horses.

**Bug Zombie** is the first special zombie encountered in Lost City in *Alternate UniverZ*. It flies over plants and when the bug is defeated, an Adventurer Zombie is deployed without any status effects applied to it.

Bug Zombie comes in Basic, Conehead and Buckethead variants, with the bug dropping the corresponding variant.

## Firefly Zombie

*Fireflies are fragile, but they transport zombies much faster than bugs.*

## Almanac statistics

### Weakness

  (kills Firefly immediately)
  (kills both Firefly and carried zombie)
 (blocks it)
 (also blocks it with Plant Food)
  (blows them to oblivion)

## In-game statistics

### First seen

SS-I

Just like Bug and Bug Zombie, Firefly and Firefly Zombie make for great teammates and friends. They know each other since kindergarten. They studied together, partied together, they even ran a hot dog stand for 2 months earlier this year. Then the weather went downhill. There went their only idea for earning money, but they won't forget the experience.

**Firefly Zombie** is the first special zombie encountered in Summer Splashdown in *Alternate UniverZ*. It flies over plants and when the firefly is defeated, a Sparkling Zombie is deployed without any status effects applied to it.

Firefly Zombie comes in Basic, Conehead, and Buckethead variants, with the firefly dropping the corresponding variant.

> *For the original version from Plants vs. Zombies 2: Reflourished, see Children Balloon.*
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## In-game statistics

### Health

350 damage

**Children Balloon** is a zombie from *Plants vs. Zombies 2: Reflourished*, that appears in *Alternate UniverZ* during the When Worlds Flourish event. It floats over plants, and when the balloons are destroyed, an Imp Child is deployed without any status effects applied to it.

## Almanac entry

* Lost
* Summer

**Bug Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Solid

SPEED: Speedy

Bug carries zombie over ground defenses and lifts him over barriers.

Health: 250
Zombie Health: varied
Speed: 1.89
Special Ability: bug drops a zombie after death
Weakness: Tall-nut blocks bug

 Bug Zombie and Bug make a great team. Partly because Bug gives Bug Zombie great mobility, but mostly because they share an intense disinterest in horses.

**Firefly Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Fragile

SPEED: Flighty

Dragonflies are fragile, but they transport zombies much faster than bugs.

Health: 110
Zombie Health: varied
Speed: 2.76
Special Ability: Firefly drops a zombie after death
Weakness: Tall-nut blocks Firefly

 Just like Bug and Bug Zombie, Firefly and Firefly Zombie make for great teammates and friends. They know each other since kindergarten. They studied together, partied together, they even ran a hot dog stand for 2 months earlier this year. Then the weather went downhill. There went their only idea for earning money, but they won't forget the experience.

## Overview

The Bug Zombie absorbs 250 damage and degrades upon absorbing 125 damage, before dying. Meanwhile, the Firefly Zombie absorbs 110 damage and degrades upon absorbing 55 damage, before dying, and the Children Balloon absorbs 350 damage and degrades upon absorbing 175 damage, before being destroyed. After their defeat, they drop the zombie that they were carrying unless the plant that defeated them also prevents them from dropping the zombie.

## Encounters

### Bug Zombie

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* Lost City: LC-I, LC-II, LC-IV, LC-VI, LC-VIII, LC-X, LCX-II, LCX-IV, LCX-VIII and LCX-X

* Volcanic Lost City: VLC-I, VLC-II, VLC-IV, VLC-VII and VLC-VIII

* Big Wave Beach: BWBX-VII

* The Breakroom: TB-VI

* Cheerful Return: HC-VII

* Heroic Showdown: HS-VIII, HS-IX and HS-X

* Timeless Avenue: Incendiary Program, Flame Temple and Solaire of the Stones

* Invaded Levels: Invaded LCX-VIII

* When Worlds Flourish: 5

* Endless Zones: Temple of Bloom

### Firefly Zombie

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* Summer Splashdown: SS-I, SS-II, SS-IV, SS-VI, SS-VIII

* Green Gold Rush: GGR-IX

* Birthday Bashers: BB-I, BB-II, BB-V, BB-VII and BB-VIII

* Heroic Showdown: HS-III, HS-VIII, HS-IX and HS-X

* Seasonal Firebreaker: FB-II and FB-III

* Timeless Avenue: Sun Stun, Barrel Bonanza and Solstitial Egghunt

* When Worlds Flourish: 13 and 14

* Endless Zones: Celebratory Carousel Crash

### Children Balloon

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* When Worlds Flourish: 15

## Strategies

Bug Zombies are dangerous zombies due to their speed and the amount of damage they absorb, especially because they sometimes carry a Buckethead Adventurer Zombie. Because of this potential health boost, it is a bigger threat than the Seagull Zombie and Jetpack Zombie. Like the aforementioned zombies, Blover or Hurrikale will blow them off the screen, killing them instantly, and making usage of the two plants an easy way to get rid of Bug Zombies. Kernel-pult is also a choice to consider, but it relies solely on butter and it kills only the bug, leaving the zombie behind. Using this plant is not recommended if Parasol Zombies are also present, as they can deflect its kernels and butter. Bonk Choy is a good choice against Bug Zombies as long as it lands the last hit on the Bug, as their bugged uppercut will cause the carried zombie to die instantly alongside the bug. Plants such as Cherry Bomb, Jalapeño, Squash, Spore-shroom and Toadstool can instantly kill both the bug and the zombie it carries. Tall-nuts and Infi-nut's force field will also stop this zombie. Since Bug Zombies usually come in hordes at later levels of Lost City and at Temple of Bloom levels, the only reasonable solution is a Blover since Hurrikale only covers a single lane.