Zombot Plank Walker 2.0

*The plant plundering privateer of the high seas, reemerged from the depths to terrorize once again!*

## Almanac statistics

### Special

Cannon can rain down imps past your defenses

## In-game statistics

### Other special

Calls for Swashbuckler Zombies that will swing into your defenses

### First seen

Pirate Seas - Day 35

Dr. Zomboss put on a black coat of paint to impose a menacing image: that this ship would be the nightmare of every cargo ship full of plants unfortunate enough to be sailing by. Although, this has more to do with the excessive amount of black paint he stored below the deck that he had no idea what to do with.

**Zombot Plank Walker 2.0** is the boss of the expansion levels of Pirate Seas, and the 2.0 version of the Zombot Plank Walker. It takes up a two-by-two area at the right side of the lawn, jumping to different rows occasionally. It can send out zombies in two rows at a time or across all rows, and it can only be attacked in the two rows it occupies at any one time. The Plank Walker 2.0 can also be attacked at any time, provided there are plants in the same row it moves to.

It is also capable of shooting out Imp Pirate Zombies onto your lawn through its extremely powerful cannon, as well as calling in Swashbuckler Zombies by tapping its front legs.

## Almanac entry

**Zombot Plank Walker 2.0**

TOUGHNESS: Undying

SPEED: Hungry

The plant plundering privateer of the high seas, reemerged from the depths to terrorize once again!

Special: cannon can rain down imps past your defenses

Dr. Zomboss put on a black coat of paint to impose a menacing image: that this ship would be the nightmare of every cargo ship full of plants unfortunate enough to be sailing by. Although, this has more to do with the excessive amount of black paint he stored below the deck that he had no idea what to do with.

## Stages

The Zombot Plank Walker 2.0 randomly performs one of the following actions:

* Warps in zombies through opening its mouth.
* Summons zombies across all lanes through tapping its front two legs on the ground, in a similar fashion to the preparation for the charging attack.
* The "eye" will open and reveal a cannon. It will then fire six Imp Pirate Zombies into the third or fourth column resembling the Imp Cannon's explosion. Using Plant Food from most plants can stop it.
* The Plank Walker 2.0 will tap its front two legs on the ground, immediately squashing any plants in the two tiles in front of it. It then steps back and charges forwards, destroying all plants and zombies in two rows. It will then stop short of the lawnmowers, and jump back to the rightmost column.
	+ The attack will be cancelled if a plant fed with Plant Food attacks it.
	+ A Wall-nut boosted with Plant Food will also have its armor stop the attack at the cost of destroying the armor, but the Zombot Plank Walker 2.0 will not take any direct damage.
* The Plank Walker 2.0 will tap its front two legs on the ground, similarly to the preparation for the charging attack, summoning a gang of Swashbuckler Zombies that swing down onto the lawn.
* Upon depleting all its health, the Plank Walker 2.0 will move to the second row from the bottom and fourth column from the right.

## Balance changes

### Version 1.0.1

* Phase 1:
	+ ▲ Animation Rate: 1.8 -> 1.6
	+ ▼ Idle Time: 1 -> 1.5
* Phase 2:
	+ ▼ Animation Rate: 2.3 -> 2.1
	+ ▼ Idle Time: 0.8 -> 1.2
* Phase 3:
	+ ▼ Animation Rate: 2.5 -> 2.2
	+ ▼ Idle Time: 0.7 -> 1.2
	+ ▼ Ground Spawn Weight: 1700-1900 -> 1500-1700

## Gallery

Almanac iconZombot Plank Walker 2.0 render