Buckethead Zombie (PvZ2)

*For other uses, see Buckethead Zombie (disambiguation).*

## *Plants vs. Zombies 2*

His bucket hat makes him extremely resistant to damage.

There was a time when Buckethead Zombie was hailed as a zombie genius for his innovative bucket-on-head strategy. It's been a few years, though, and zombies wonder if he's got any surprises left. His secret? He doesn't.

## Buckethead Mummy

His sandy bucket greatly protects him from damage.

###  First seen

Ancient Egypt - Day 1

Buckethead Mummy Zombie graduated Magna Zom Louder from Zombie Academy where he learned to utilize his diaphragm during groaning lessons.

## Buckethead Pirate

His sturdy wooden bucket provides excellent protection from damage.

###  First seen

Pirate Seas - Day 4

Buckethead Pirate Zombie is looking for his bucket. Have you seen it? It's where? Up where? Speak up, he can't hear you.

## Buckethead Cowboy

His chili pot hat makes him greatly resistant to damage.

###  First seen

Wild West - Day 2

A five-time winner of the temporal chili cook-off. Those Egyptian zombies don't know their chili, but Cowboys love their beans. The more you eat, the more you brains.

## Future Buckethead Zombie

His techno-bucket greatly increases his protection from damage.

###  First seen

Far Future - Day 1

Other zombies call him old-fashioned for being nostalgic for the year 2008. It was a simpler time when brains were brains, zombies were zombies, and those punk plants kept to themselves.

## Buckethead Peasant

His forged bucket provides great protection from damage.

###  First seen

Dark Ages - Night 1

None of the other zombies seem to understand just how versatile Buckethead Peasant's choice of headwear is. Sure, his bucket makes for a great battle helmet. But just last night, he cooked a truly divine brain stew in it. And next time you see his band, check out what he's using for a kick drum.

## Pompadour Buckethead

His scallop shelled bucket gives him great resistance to damage.

###  First seen

Big Wave Beach - Day 1

Pompadour Buckethead tried to learn to play the ukelele. He figured it would be easier to learn than the guitar on account of how small it is. But his stiff fingers ... they just weren't made for it. Now he just bangs on his bucket. And he's not half-bad either.

## Bikini Buckethead

Her scallop shelled bucket provides great protection from damage.

###  First seen

Big Wave Beach - Day 2

Bikini Buckethead had big ambitions. She wanted to do more than lurch around on a beach all day. Her life's dream: to perform internationally with a synchronized swimming team. Sadly, the nose plug was her undoing. If she only had a nose ...

## Cave Buckethead Zombie

His stone "bucket" hat provides great protection from damage.

###  First seen

Frostbite Caves - Day 1

Cave Buckethead Zombie likes rocks. He likes rocks A LOT. He strapped a rock to his head and called it a bucket. None of the other Cave Zombies know a "bucket" is, but they like his style.

## Buckethead Adventurer Zombie

His rugged bucket provides considerable protection from damage.

###  First seen

Lost City - Day 1

Buckethead Adventurer's greatest discovery was that one morning, without warning or reason, there was a bucket on his head.

## Neon Buckethead

Buckets absorb damage because that's just what they do.

###  First seen

Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 1

Neon Buckethead Zombie had to go all the way to the dump to find a headband he really liked.

## Jurassic Buckethead

Crude drawings of buckets provide as much protection as the real thing.

###  First seen

Jurassic Marsh - Day 1

The real question, the burning mystery, is: where did he find blue fur for his outfit?

## Roman Buckethead

* PvZ2
* PvZ2C

###  First seen

Penny's Pursuit - Rome Invades! - Level 1

They had buckets just like this back in Ancient Rome. Believe it.

## ZCorp Buckethead

An environmentally friendly recycle bin protects the employee's noggin from damage.

###  First seen

Penny's Pursuit - ZCorp Incorporated, Inc. - Level 1

ZCorp fully complies with all local, state and federal waste disposal ordinances.

## ZCorp Contractor Buckethead

Recycle bins make excellent and environmentally friendly headgear.

###  First seen

Penny's Pursuit - ZCorp Incorporated, Inc. - Level 1

ZCorp encourages its contractors to come up with out-of-the-box solutions for keeping their heads safe.

## Buckethead Kongfu Zombie

His iron teapot bucket provides great protection from damage.

###  First seen

Kongfu World - Day 5

Don't get me wrong, the original purpose of simply performing his acrobatic overhead teapot.

## Buckethead Monk Zombie

###  First seen

Kongfu World - Day 12

In addition to zombie's martial arts, he is also responsible for the work of the temple boil.

## Buckethead Pilot Zombie

His bucket-shaped hat provides great protection from damage.

###  First seen

Sky City - Day 1

Did you hear that? Updraft impinging bucket makes a thud sound. Yes, that's the zombie's favorite music, it always brings fun to boring lives of zombies. That's why Buckethead Pilots are the most zombies in hot pursuits.

## Buckethead Labor Zombie

His forged iron bucket protects him from harm.

###  First seen

Steam Ages - Day 1

Buckethead Labor Zombie was rewarded with a salary increase a few days ago. He was very happy, so he asked the forger to forge a labeled iron bucket helmet for him. This iron bucket not only resisted a lot of damage for him, but also highlighted his identity!

## Buckethead Aristocrat Zombie

His iron bucket provides good protection and is a symbol of aristocracy.

###  First seen

Renaissance Age - Day 2

The bucket is a luxury item among the Aristocrat Zombies, one has to spend 200 brains just to buy one.

## Buckethead Mummy

His sandy bucket greatly protects him from damage.

###  First seen

Ancient Egypt - Level 1-1

Buckethead Mummy Zombie graduated Magna Zom Louder from Zombie Academy where he learned to utilize his diaphragm during groaning lessons.

## Buckethead Pirate

His sturdy wooden bucket provides excellent protection from damage.

###  First seen

Pirate Seas - Level 1-3

Buckethead Pirate Zombie is looking for his bucket. Have you seen it? It's where? Up where? Speak up, he can't hear you.

## Shell Soldier Zombie

Has his head wearing a shell, which provides high defense, great at absorbing damage.

###  First seen

East Sea Dragon Palace - Level 1-1

**Buckethead Zombies** and their world-themed variants are Basic Zombies with buckets on their heads, increasing their toughness. The bucket does not weaken the plants' effects though. One of their weaknesses is the Magnet-shroom, as it removes the buckets, rendering these zombies as tough as normal zombies.

## Overview

Normal Buckethead Zombies first appear in Player's House - Day 5. They can then be seen in Modern Day, Piñata Party, and Vasebreaker. However, it has some variants in different areas: **Buckethead Mummy** in Ancient Egypt, **Buckethead Pirate** in Pirate Seas, **Buckethead Cowboy** in Wild West, **Future Buckethead Zombie** in Far Future, **Buckethead Peasant** in Dark Ages, **Pompadour Buckethead** and **Bikini Buckethead** in Big Wave Beach, **Cave Buckethead Zombie** in Frostbite Caves, **Buckethead Adventurer Zombie** in Lost City, **Neon Buckethead** in Neon Mixtape Tour, **Jurassic Buckethead** in Jurassic Marsh, **Buckethead Kongfu Zombie** and **Buckethead Monk Zombie** in Kongfu World, **Buckethead Pilot Zombie** in Sky City, **Buckethead Labor Zombie** in Steam Ages and **Buckethead Aristocrat Zombie** in Renaissance Age. Its health and speed are the same as in *Plants vs. Zombies*.

The Buckethead Zombie absorbs 1300 damage per shot, and his appearance changes upon absorbing 350, 700, 1100 (when the bucket is destroyed), and 1200 (When his arm falls off) before dying at 1300 DPS.

## Almanac entry

### *Plants vs. Zombies 2*

* Modern
* Mummy
* Pirate
* Cowboy
* Future
* Peasant
* Pompadour
* Bikini
* Cave
* Adventurer
* Neon
* Jurassic
* Roman
* New Hire
* Contractor

**Buckethead Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

His bucket hat makes him extremely resistant to damage.

There was a time when Buckethead Zombie was hailed as a zombie genius for his innovative bucket-on-head strategy. It's been a few years, though, and zombies wonder if he's got any surprises left. His secret? He doesn't.

**Buckethead Mummy**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

His sandy bucket greatly protects him from damage.

Buckethead Mummy Zombie graduated Magna Zom Louder from Zombie Academy where he learned to utilize his diaphragm during groaning lessons.

**Buckethead Pirate**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

His sturdy wooden bucket provides excellent protection from damage.

Buckethead Pirate Zombie is looking for his bucket. Have you seen it? It's where? Up where? Speak up, he can't hear you.

**Buckethead Cowboy**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

His chili pot hat makes him greatly resistant to damage.

A five-time winner of the temporal chili cook-off. Those Egyptian zombies don't know their chili, but Cowboys love their beans. The more you eat, the more you brains.

**Future Buckethead Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

His techno-bucket greatly increases his protection from damage.

Other zombies call him old-fashioned for being nostalgic for the year 2008. It was a simpler time when brains were brains, zombies were zombies, and those punk plants kept to themselves.

**Buckethead Peasant**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

His forged bucket provides great protection from damage.

None of the other zombies seem to understand just how versatile Buckethead Peasant's choice of headwear is. Sure, his bucket makes for a great battle helmet. But just last night, he cooked a truly divine stew in it. And next time you see his band, check out what he's using for a kick drum.

**Pompadour Buckethead**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

His scallop shelled bucket gives him great resistance to damage.

Pompadour Buckethead tried to learn to play the ukelele. He figured it would be easier to learn than the guitar on account of how small it is. But his stiff fingers ... they just weren't made for it. Now he just bangs on his bucket. And he's not half-bad either.

**Bikini Buckethead**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

Her scallop shelled bucket provides great protection from damage.

Bikini Buckethead had big ambitions. She wanted to do more than lurch around on a beach all day. Her life's dream: to perform internationally with a synchronized swimming team. Sadly, the nose plug was her undoing. If she only had a nose ...

**Cave Buckethead Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

His stone "bucket" hat provides great protection from damage.

Cave Buckethead Zombie likes rocks. He likes rocks A LOT. He strapped a rock to his head and called it a bucket. None of the other Cave Zombies know a "bucket" is, but they like his style.

**Buckethead Adventurer Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

His rugged bucket provides considerable protection from damage.

Buckethead Adventurer's greatest discovery was that one morning, without warning or reason, there was a bucket on his head.

**Neon Buckethead**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

Buckets absorb damage because that's just what they do.

Neon Buckethead Zombie had to go all the way to the dump to find a headband he really liked.

**Jurassic Buckethead**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

Crude drawings of buckets provide as much protection as the real thing.

The real question, the burning mystery, is: where did he find blue fur for his outfit?

**Roman Buckethead**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

A fancy bucket with a flair distinguishes this zombie.

They had buckets just like this back in Ancient Rome. Believe it.

**ZCorp Buckethead**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

An environmentally friendly recycle bin protects the employee's noggin from damage.

ZCorp fully complies with all local, state and federal waste disposal ordinances.

**ZCorp Contractor Buckethead**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Basic

Recycle bins make excellent and environmentally friendly headgear.

ZCorp encourages its contractors to come up with out-of-the-box solutions for keeping their heads safe.

### *Plants vs. Zombies 2* (Chinese version) (China only)

* Kongfu
* Monk
* Pilot
* Labor
* Aristocrat

Do not get me wrong, the original purpose of simply performing his acrobatic overhead teapot.
**In Chinese:**
他的铁茶壶头盔能极大程度地承受伤害 。

In addition to this zombie martial arts, he is also responsible for the work of the temple boil.
**In Chinese:**
他头上的铁茶壶能让他极大地承受伤害。

Did you hear that? Updraft impinging bucket makes a thud sound. Yes, that's the zombie's favorite music, it always brings fun to boring lives of zombies. That's why Buckethead Pilots are the most zombies in hot pursuits.
**In Chinese:**
头顶的桶状零件为他是供了超强的防护能力。

Buckethead Labor Zombie was rewarded with a salary increase a few days ago. He was very happy, so he asked the forger to forge a labeled iron bucket helmet for him. This iron bucket not only resisted a lot of damage for him, but also highlighted his identity!
**In Chinese:**
这个锻造的铁桶很好保护他不受伤害

The bucket is a luxury item among the Aristocrat Zombies, one has to spend 200 brains just to buy one.
**In Chinese:**
﻿这个铁桶帽子能提供很好的保护，还是贵族阶级的象征。

## Encounters

* Player's House: Day 5, To the Left, Boss Vase, Vasebreaker Endless, Piñata Party and "Rescue the Gold Bloom" Epic Quest - Step 4
* Ancient Egypt: Days 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 35, Pyramid of Doom, Freeze 'Em, Block and Spike, and Piñata Party
* Pirate Seas: Days 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, Dead Man's Booty, Spring Rollers, and Piñata Party
* Wild West: Days 2, 4, 8, 12, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 35, Big Bad Butte, Chicken Skewers, The Mine Cart, and Piñata Party
* Far Future: Terror from Tomorrow, all levels except Days 23, 30 and 33, and Piñata Party
* Dark Ages: Arthur's Challenge, Piñata Party, Arena , all levels except Nights 1 and 9 (pre 2.7.1 update) and "Rescue the Gold Bloom" Epic Quest - Step 5
* Big Wave Beach:
	+ Pompadour Buckethead: Tiki Torch-er, Piñata Party, and all levels except Day 21
	+ Bikini Buckethead: Tiki Torch-er, Piñata Party, and all levels except Days 1 and 21
* Frostbite Caves: Icebound Battleground, Piñata Party, all levels except Day 30 and "Rescue the Gold Bloom" Epic Quest - Step 3
* Lost City: Temple of Bloom, Piñata Party, Arena, and all levels
* Neon Mixtape Tour: Greatest Hits, Piñata Party, all levels and "Rescue the Gold Bloom" Epic Quest - Step 2
* Jurassic Marsh: La Brainsa Tarpits, Piñata Party, and all levels expect Day 14
* Modern Day: Highway to the Danger Room, Piñata Party, levels 1-31, 35, 36, 39-42, 44, and "Rescue the Gold Bloom" Epic Quest - Step 1

## Strategies

The Buckethead Zombie has the same behavior as it does in the prequel. Like its prequel counterpart, Potato Mines, Chompers, Squashes, and other instant-use plants can instantly kill these types, even in world variations.

Magnet-shrooms are a great way of dealing Buckethead Zombies when there are too many in groups. Use Plant Food on it to remove almost every bucket and fling all the buckets to deal greater units of damage to tombstones and zombies. Be careful though, as these zombies can be spawned during surprise attacks (such as Necromancy, Low Tide, Sandstorm, etc.).

Magnifying Grasses can also be useful against Buckethead Zombies, but not when there are lots in groups. To avoid wasting tons of sun, use Plant Food on a Magnet-shroom to remove all the buckets.

Tangle Kelp in Big Wave Beach can instantly drown a Buckethead Zombie like in the prequel. Be sure to put it close to the Buckethead Zombie so the Tangle Kelp will kill it instantly. Banana Launchers can also deal heavy damage to Buckethead Zombies, so that splash damage in one lane can kill almost every Buckethead Zombie quicker when they overlap.

Shadow-shrooms are extremely useful on this zombie as it ignores armor. One powered by a Moonflower will quickly kill a group of clumped up zombies including the Buckethead. Other alternatives are Chili Bean, Grimrose, and Hypno-shroom, as they can also ignore armor. Sun Bean fed with Plant Food will not only kill the zombie instantly, but will also reward the player with a decent amount of sun.

## Trivia

* The regular Buckethead Zombie says in the present Almanac entry that he was "hailed as a zombie genius for his innovative bucket-on-head strategy," but the Buckethead Zombie variants from the past have buckets on their heads too.
* The "clang" sound is lighter than in the first game, almost inaudible at times.
* Prior to the 2.5.1 update, the Almanac entry of the Buckethead Peasant had a bone sticking out his arm.
	+ This also currently happens to Buckethead Adventurer Zombie.
	+ He also has a different standing animation (similar to a Pirate Zombie) and has shoulder armor like a regular knight, unlike in an actual game.
* In the Chinese version, a level 3 Buckethead Zombie has 3900 damage per shot which make his health even higher than a regular Gargantuar. It takes 3 level 1 instant kill plants to kill him.
	+ However, a level 1 Jalapeno, as well as a level 1 Cherry Bomb, can instantly burn him.
* Magnet-shroom can still steal the buckets of Buckethead Mummy, Buckethead Pirate, Cave Buckethead, and Jurassic Buckethead Zombie even though they are not made of metal, but instead, are made of wood or rock.
	+ Those buckets also make the "clang" sound despite not being made of metal.
	+ However, in the case of Buckethead Pirate, his bucket does have metal rings around it, which could explain why Magnet-Shroom can steal it.
	+ In the case of Cave Buckethead, his stone bucket has metal ores visibly stuck on it, which could also explain why Magnet-shroom can steal it.
* Neon Buckethead is called "Neon Buckethead Zombie" in his Almanac entry.
	+ He is also the only Buckethead variant with a blue paint splotch instead of a red one.
* Peasant Buckethead has a brown stain and Neon Buckethead has a blue stain instead of red.
* There is a bug where Buckethead Zombie can get hit off screen and lose its arm from Lava Guava. This also applies to Conehead Zombie.
* Jurassic Buckethead is currently the only Jurassic Marsh zombie that has both other world variants and no change in statistics.
* There is a crude drawing of a bucket on Jurassic Buckethead's bucket, similar to that of Primal Wall-nut's Plant Food armor.
* Future Buckethead's Almanac entry says that plants kept to themselves in 2008, which was a year before the first game.
	+ However, Imitater's Almanac entry says that there was a war between plants and zombies in 1976.
* Cave Buckethead, Jurassic Buckethead Zombie and Jurassic Rockpuncher use rocks. These facts are a reference to the Paleolithic Era, in which humans use rocks and stones during dry and cold seasons before civilizations are made.

## See also

* Bucket
* Magnet-shroom (PvZ2)