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Short-fused Prospector

*Launches over your defenses when his fuse burns down, and that happens real fast.*

## Almanac statistics

### Special

Appears on the left side of your lawn when his dynamite explodes

### Weakness

Eats plants half as fast    (extinguishes dynamite)
 (blows him away before landing)

## In-game statistics

### First seen

WW-VII

It’s time to introduce our new series of super short dynamite fuses! Side effects of using may include: nausea, intense vomiting, cases of diarrhea. Thankfully corpses aren’t affected.

**Short-fused Prospector** is the sixth special zombie encountered in Wild West in *Alternate UniverZ*. He is an ambush zombie that only spawns from the Short Fuse ambush, in which similarly to Prospector Zombie, his dynamite explodes to send him to the other side of the lawn and eat plants from behind, but it explodes almost immediately and his eating speed is halved.

## Almanac entry

**Short-fused Prospector**

TOUGHNESS: Average

SPEED: Stiff

Launches over your defenses when his fuse burns down, and that happens real fast.

Health: 190
Speed: 0.86
Special Ability: his dynamite explodes after 2.5 seconds, launching him to the leftmost column facing the opposite side, stunning him for 1.3 seconds
Weakness: cold attacks extinguish the dynamite, also eats half as fast

It’s time to introduce our new series of super short dynamite fuses! Side effects of using may include: nausea, intense vomiting, cases of diarrhea. Thankfully corpses aren’t affected.

## Overview

Short-fused Prospector absorbs 190 damage and degrades upon an absorption of 95 damage before dying.

## Encounters

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* Wild West: WW-VII, WW-VIII, WW-IX, WW-X, WWX-I, WWX-II, WWX-VI and WWX-X

* Holiday Cheer: HC-II

* Lawn of Doom: LOD-VI

* Cheerful Return: HC-XII

* The Breakroom: TB-III

* Plant Showcase: Patience is Power

* Timeless Avenue: Midnight Railway, Impact Zone and Roguelike Hunt

* Invaded Levels: Invaded AEX-IV, Invaded PS-VIII and Invaded WWX-VI

* Veteran Quests: Old Noon Flashback

## Strategies

Short-fused Prospector, similar to Prospector Zombie, can destroy your backmost defenses if you are not careful. However, chilling plants are a bit less useful against him as he can potentially blast himself to the left side of the lawn before being hit by chilling attacks, due to his dynamite activating way faster. Fortunately, he eats half as fast as them, making defensive plants like Wall-nut or Endurian in the back more useful against them. Obviously, Split Pea, Bonk Choy, Starfruit and Rotobaga also work well against him.

Stacked Short-fused Prospectors can be quite a hazard, negating their lower eating speed and being able to block more damage before being defeated. Try to avoid that from happening with plants like Iceberg Lettuce and Stunion. Note that Blover also blows away all Short-fused Prospectors in the air.
NMT-VIII

## **NMT-VIII: Get the Balance Right**

**NMT-VIII**, also known as **Get the Balance Right**, is the eighth level of Neon Mixtape Tour in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as an introduction to the Arcade Zombie. After completing this level, the player receives Phat Beet.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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Solaire of the Stones

> *"Spare or sacrifice? The question you can only answer by collecting sun in Solaire of the Stones by Blitztein to earn a handful of gauntlets."*
> ― Travel Log description
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## Level

### Objective 1

Sun Graves evolve over time, yielding bigger returns.

### Objective 3

Produce at least 5250 sun

**Solaire of the Stones** is one of the Second Creator Contest levels in Timeless Avenue made by Blitztein\_∆ in *Alternate UniverZ*. Miniture sun gravestones presented in this level will grow bigger over times and yield more sun upon destruction, combined with them are flame tiles which can spread fire through whole row. Both of them create a dialemma for the player, in which they will have to choose between sacrifiring a row plants to eliminate the zombies along with the graves or keep it as it is in order to keep the grave growing. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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NMT-IX

## **NMT-IX: Last Train to London**

**NMT-IX**, also known as **Last Train to London**, is the ninth and second to last main level of Neon Mixtape Tour in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives a Note.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Crazy Dave: Hey, looks like the concert's about to start!

Crazy Dave: And the zombies are trying to get into our lawn for some seats!

Crazy Dave: And I would've allowed them if they aren't still trying to get our brains!

Crazy Dave: So be careful, these zombies are gonna get'cha FASTER THAN EVER!

Penny: In this battle, once a zombie is damaged, the next wave of zombies will spawn right away.

Crazy Dave: That's what I said!

Penny: I feel like you didn't explain it clearly enough.

Penny: Anyways, I strongly suggest you to use close-ranged plants and keep them close to your lawn.

Penny: Otherwise you might have too many zombies to combat against.

(After the player picks up the note)

Crazy Dave: Hey, I remember this poster from when I was younger!

Penny: Hmm? Really?

Crazy Dave: What, what's wrong with that?

Penny: How could you remember it if the history was just altered?

Penny: How could it already affect your past?

Crazy Dave: Huh, I don't know then. But I vividly remember it!

Penny: Why do you vividly remember this?

Crazy Dave: Because it looks so cool and I didn't get the chance to see it!

Crazy Dave: I remember going there a couple days later and there was nothing left.

Crazy Dave: So this time, I'm gonna see this concert for sure!

Penny: Weren't you suspicious by the zombies on the poster?

Crazy Dave: I thought they were just costumes! I was young, alright?

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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Solstitial Egghunt

> *"Unstoppable force vs. wooden box. Win Solstitial Egghunt by Rugbilore to earn a handful of gauntlets!"*
> ― Travel Log description
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## Rewards

### Replaying

Same as before

**Solstitial Egghunt** is one of the Second Creator Contest levels in Timeless Avenue made by Rugbilore in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Strategies

* Egg-o-Matic 2K21s cannot push fireworks, or even damage them at all. Therefore, you can simply place the fireworks in front of them using the minecart to defeat them easily, saving a ton of hassle and avoiding yourself from making an uttermost fool out of yourself. However, you will need to protect your fireworks in order to keep them from dealing massive damage to your defenses.
* Be wary to play around the fireworks with other zombies as well. Namely, Chick Imps will land all over the lawn and try to sneak past your plants, so try and damage some of them with fireworks while defeating others with your plants before they get the chance. Besides, Firefly Zombies can charge through your defenses if dealt with inappropriately, thus prioritise the Firefly Zombies before other zombies, but don't forget to deal with the Easter Egg Camels. And the Springening Poncho Zombies can damage fireworks quickly from far away without getting hurt, so do not put the fireworks in front of them.
* Sweet Potato can be a great tool as she can attract multiple zombies together, negating damage dealt to the fireworks and increasing damage dealt to zombies. However, make sure to protect her as the zombies can destroy her quickly, and try to minimize the damage dealt to her from fireworks.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

 signify that the Camels carry 4 signs instead of 3

## Gallery

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Magic Balloon

*Balloon Magician's balloons which float over to plants and absorb damage until their burst.*

## In-game statistics

### First seen

BB-IV

Balloon Magician actually became famous from summoning pet monkeys from his hat, however to help kickstart his ol' pal Grinderhead Zombie's circus career, he sold the monkeys and switched to balloons. Ticket sales inflated beyond belief!

**Magic Balloon** is the sixth special zombie encountered in Birthday Bashers in *Alternate UniverZ*. When summoned by Balloon Magician Zombie, it will float over to a plant in a similar fashion to Zombie Parrot. However, it will not steal them and instead hover above, blocking damage for other zombies until they are defeated, or the plant is defeated, in which it will fly away.

## Almanac entry

**Magic Balloon**

TOUGHNESS: Hardened

SPEED: Flighty

Balloon Magician's balloons which float over to plants and absorb damage until their burst.

Health: 1000
Special Ability: hangs over a plant until destruction

Balloon Magician actually became famous from summoning pet monkeys from his hat, however to help kickstart his ol' pal Grinderhead Zombie's circus career, he sold the monkeys and switched to balloons. Ticket sales inflated beyond belief!

## Overview

Magic Balloon absorbs a total of 1000 damage and does not degrade.

## Encounters

Magic Balloon can be present in every level a Balloon Magician Zombie is, but if the player defeats all Balloon Magician Zombies before they can do anything, they will not spawn. The levels below (excluding Blue Bulb Balloon Bowl) follow that rule.

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* Birthday Bashers: BB-IV, BB-V, BB-VII and BB-VIII

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

* Timeless Avenue: Blue Bulb Balloon Bowl

* Endless Zones: Celebratory Carousel Crash
Magenta Skull Zombie

> *For the original version from Plants vs. Zombies 2: Reflourished, see Magenta Skull Zombie.*
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## Almanac statistics

### Special

Uses his skull to increase the speed of all zombies on the lawn

## In-game statistics

### Health

700 damage

**Magenta Skull Zombie** is a zombie from *Plants vs. Zombies 2: Reflourished*, that appears in *Alternate UniverZ* during the When Worlds Flourish event. Upon reaching the eighth column, he will raise his magenta skull, increasing the speed of all zombies currently on the lawn by 2x for a while. After this, he will proceed as normal. He also eats faster compared to other zombies.

## Overview

Magenta Skull Zombie absorbs a total of 700 damage. He loses his left arm at 350 damage, before dying.

## Encounters

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* When Worlds Flourish: 3 and 7
NMTX-III

## **NMTX-III: Top Charts Shifting**

**NMTX-III**, also known as **Top Charts Shifting**, is the third extra level of Neon Mixtape Tour in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as an introduction to the Crossover Hit ambush. After completing this level, the player receives Grapeshot.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Penny: Zomboss' teleportation ability is much greater now.

Penny: He could swap a zombie on the lawn with another zombie on standby.

Crazy Dave: So he could just swap all zombies with Gargantuars? Absurd!

Penny: That's not quite it, seems like there's a rule to it.

Penny: The "Crossover Hit" only occurs when the music is changing.

Penny: Then, zombies that used their abilities during the previous music,

Penny: will become zombies that can use abilities with the current music played.

Crazy Dave: So what you're saying is, if a jam jammed and a new jam started jamming,

Crazy Dave: zombies that jammed to the last jam will become zombies that jam to the current jam?

Penny: Yes.

Crazy Dave: So the jammers will keep on jamming? I like that!

Penny: User Dave, have you ever used a word so much, it doesn't sound like a word anymore?

Penny: I'm feeling that right now.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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Relic Peashooter

**Relic Peashooter** is a plant that is only encountered in LCX-IX. He is a powered and recolored version of Peashooter, dealing 12.5 times damage.

## Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Relic Peashooter becomes a fast-shooting Relic Gatling Pea, shooting 60 peas in two seconds and dealing insane damage.

## Strategies

Relic Peashooter is only usable in LCX-IX. He is far opposite from being cost-efficient with 12.5 times more damage but 25 times more costly than a Peashooter. In LCX-IX, even with a large amount of gold tiles he should only be placed on lanes 2 and 4, as the zombies hordes focus on those lanes later on. Torchwood works incredibly well with him and makes him unstoppable against even Gargantuars. However, Excavator Zombie can still be a threat so a heavy lobbed plant like A.K.E.E. should be used along with Relic Peashooter.
PS-VII

## **PS-VII: Rising Shipments**

**PS-VII**, also known as **Rising Shipments**, is the seventh level of Pirate Seas in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as an introduction to the Barrel Bane ambush. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Penny: Uh oh, Zomboss invented teleportation.

Crazy Dave: Before me?! How?!

Penny: But it doesn't seems to be perfect, yet.

Penny: He can only teleport barrels, and even that, it and its contents only have half the health.

Crazy Dave: I would never use that teleporter, especially on myself!

## Tips

* The Barrel Bane ambush summons barrels with half the health to the ones from Barrel Roller Zombies, and they release Barrel Bane Imps, which also have half the health compared to Imp Pirate Zombies, as well as eating half as fast. They test the durability of your defenses, so prepare for them and bring strong attacking plants, like the newly received Threepeater, and you should be fine against them.
* The level also sends a decent amount of varied threats like Buckethead Pirates, Swashbuckler Zombies, Pirate Captain Zombies and Barrel Roller Zombies. Be sure to use Spring Bean when things get tough.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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SS-V

> *"Parachute Rains will be dropping far into your lawn to, well, help you out? Your choice."*
> ― Travel Log description
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## Level

### Objective

Survive for 5.7 minutes!

**SS-V**, also known as **Sector Breakdown**, is the fifth level of the Summer Splashdown quest in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Tips

* Due to the placement of the firework box on the back, your early defenses will be awkwardly placed. However, throughout the level, Parachute Rain ambushes will drop Lost Pilot Zombies onto the leftmost firework boxes, damaging them throughout. If they successfully destroy them, you will gain more planting space but will be endangered by the continuously dropping Lost Pilot Zombies. As such, adjust your defenses as such to either defeat them quickly before they can damage them, or adapt quickly to create a defense against them immediately.
* As for the firework boxes in the front, it is recommended to keep them untouched as much as possible, as they can defeat Zombie Chickens released from Chicken Wrangler Zombies immediately, as well as causing Zombie Bulls to stop rushing, defeating Firefly Zombies almost instantly, and dealing considerable damage to King of the Grills. However, if they do become destroyed, try to hold them off long enough to complete the level with instant-use or stalling plants, such as Iceberg Lettuce, Stallia and Lava Guava.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

**Note:**       spawns randomly with 6 Plant Foods given throughout the level.

## Gallery

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Plant Showcase: Grinded by Gears

**Grinded by Gears** is the fourth level of the Plant Showcase quest in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as a demonstration for the Maypop Mechanic. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Science Dave: Hey, kid...

Science Dave: I might've gotten carried away back there.

Science Dave: Let's reel in with something simpler. Like Maypop Mechanic!

Science Dave: Penny claims this guy originates in an era full of smog and labor.

Science Dave: Personally? I call nonsense.

Science Dave: Anyways, tap on Maypop and then tap on another tile to launch a spinning gear.

Science Dave: Once it hits a target, it will start bouncing vertically until it breaks!

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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Plant Showcase: Mid-Lane Crisis

**Mid-Lane Crisis** is the fourteenth level of the Plant Showcase quest in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as a demonstration for the Cattail. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Evil Dave: I stand by my point! What you do is disgraceful!

Evil Dave: And NOW it's my turn. And a turn for Cattail.

Evil Dave: Cattail is not how you remember her.

Evil Dave: She can now be planted on BOTH water and land.

Evil Dave: She can also only attack in a limited area around her.

Science Dave: Oh well, kid. There goes your chance of playing with Scaredy-shroom.

Evil Dave: In WHAT WORLD would Scaredy-shroom help with ANYTHING here?!

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

**Note:**    are randomly replaced with   .

## Gallery

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Plant Showcase: Law of Attraction

**Law of Attraction** is the tenth level of the Plant Showcase quest in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as a demonstration for the Void Orchid. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Science Dave: Alright kid, get ready.

Science Dave: I can feel HIM. He's coming...

Evil Dave: Missed me, chump?

Science Dave: Oh brother. It's Evil Dave. Also known as my brother.

Science Dave: Yeeeeeah mind giving me a minute?

Evil Dave: What a loser. I'm no evil! He just never accepted me.

Evil Dave: He's not even a real scientist. He only reads the labels of these plant seeds!

Evil Dave: He wanted to give you "SeaFlora" next. Pff, that's something.

Evil Dave: I got something WAY better. Something capable of manipulating time and space!

Evil Dave: Say yolo to Void Orchid. She transforms zombies into gravity spheres!

Evil Dave: Yeah, I know my stuff. These spheres can attract zombies in a wide range to them.

Evil Dave: If you don't want zombies clumping on one specific lane, dig up and replant your Orchids.

Evil Dave: Some solid advice for this challenge I prepped for ya.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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Overstuffed Zombie

*Him and his armored pals are masters of plant eating.*

His cholesterol level is off the charts, and yet he seems to be in remarkably good health.

**Overstuffed Zombie** is the first special zombie encountered in Cheerful Return in *Alternate UniverZ*. He functions identically to Basic Zombie, even having armored variants, but also eats twice as fast as normal zombies.

## Almanac entry

**Overstuffed Zombie**

Him and his armored pals are masters of plant eating.

Health: 190
Speed: 1.0
Special Ability: eats plants twice as quickly

His cholesterol level is off the charts, and yet he seems to be in remarkably good health.

## Overview

Overstuffed Zombie absorbs a total of 190 damage. He loses his left arm at 95 damage, before dying. Meanwhile, Overstuffed Conehead Zombie's roadcone absorbs a total of 370 damage, with its appearance changing upon an absorption of 130, 260 and 370 damage, and Overstuffed Buckethead Zombie's bucket absorbs a total of 1100 damage, with its appearance upon an absorption of 350, 700 and 1100 damage.

## Encounters

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* Cheerful Return: HC-VI, HC-VII, HC-IX and HC-XII

* Green Gold Rush: GGR-X

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

* Vasebreaker: VB-III

* Seasonal Eggbreaker: EB-II

* Seasonal Firebreaker: FB-II

* Endless Zones: Celebratory Carousel Crash

## Strategies

You can choose to do what you normally do against these zombies, as apart from eating, they have no real difference to the Basic Zombie, Conehead Zombie and Buckethead Zombie. However, beware not to plant Potato Mine or Escape Root too near to them if you want to use them to defeat them, as they might not be able to arm themselves without these zombies eating them down. Plants that need to be eaten to be activated like Electrici-tea aren't too recommended when you're trying to take out another zombie instead, as they can chomp them down faster than your target. However, you can take advantage of their doubled eating speed using Hypno-shroom and quickly take out other zombies in the lane.
Plant Showcase: Lightning Road

**Lightning Road** is the first level of the Plant Showcase quest in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as a demonstration for the Electric Peashooter. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Science Dave: Heyo!

Science Dave: It's me, Science Dave!

Science Dave: Oh, you don't know me?

Science Dave: I'm Crazy Dave's beloved brother-in-law!

Science Dave: But you can call me Crazy Dave as well.

Science Dave: Listen up, I got something CRAAAAAZY prepared for ya!

Science Dave: Dave's time machine had done some research and found LOTS of new plants!

Science Dave: And a new plant is as good as my son's 7th grade soda volcano!

Science Dave: This one is the Electric Peashooter, a true piercing powerhouse!

(After the player picks up the money bag)

Science Dave: Hey, before you ask. Science Dave loves good time travel shenanighans.

Science Dave: In this quest you may come across many zombies you haven't encountered yet!

Science Dave: Feel free to come back later once you get the gist of the eras.

Science Dave: Or you can spend more time with me. Win-win situation.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

**Note:**    ''   spawn randomly.

## Gallery

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Plant Showcase: Spooky Loft

**Spooky Loft** is the twelfth level of the Plant Showcase quest in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as a demonstration for the Jack O' Lantern. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Evil Dave: See? That shmuck is still not back.

Evil Dave: You never mattered to him. He's just a complete coward.

Science Dave: Don't listen to him, kid! I know what's going on now!

Science Dave: These 2 recent plants are fine, but the rest he's about to show you is dangerous!

Evil Dave: Not trusting me, the usual.

Evil Dave: See what I mean? I was gonna give you this cool Pyre Vine...

Evil Dave: But I guess this Jack O' Lantern will have to do. Ugh.

Science Dave: Jack O' Lanterns spray zombies close to them with ghoulish fire!

Science Dave: Think of his fire like a battery. He can't spray forever.

Science Dave: The longer he attacks for, the longer he'll need to charge his battery to full.

Science Dave: Try to master him while I "consult" my brother.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

**Note:**         spawn randomly.

## Gallery

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NMT-IV

## **NMT-IV: Under Pressure**

**NMT-IV**, also known as **Under Pressure**, is the fourth level of Neon Mixtape Tour in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Crazy Dave: Hey, what's going on?

Penny: Someone's messing with the cassettes, I think. Now the music is changing all the time.

Crazy Dave: Well, that's mildly annoying.

Penny: Mildly?

Crazy Dave: What? It's just music changin- oh right the zombies.

Crazy Dave: Well neighbor, I hope you got your ears and your brain protected!

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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Plant Showcase: Ultimate Destruction

**Ultimate Destruction** is the sixteenth and final level of the Plant Showcase quest in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as a demonstration for the Ultomato. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Normal Dave: Are you two finally done with the weird plant stuff?

Evil Dave: Nuh-uh.

Science Dave: One more.

Normal Dave: Fine. Just letting you know that Dave's almost here.

Science Dave: Oh, we gotta hurry for the surprise!

Evil Dave: Then HURRY UP!

Science Dave: Fine, fine. Time for the ultimate plant, kid! The Ultomato!

Science Dave: No conveyor this time. The key to Ultomato expertise is sun.

Science Dave: Ultomato will be cheap at first but grow in cost with each planting.

Science Dave: This is your final test. Good luck!

Normal Dave: Finally.

(After the player picks up the money bag)

Science Dave: And we're done here! Good work, kid!

Evil Dave: A fine guy you are.

Normal Dave: Congrats, I guess.

Science Dave: I'll admit I wasn't the best tutor.

Science Dave: And I gotta admit - you've impressed me.

Science Dave: Dave's lucky to have a darn good friend like you!

Normal Dave: Speaking of...

Crazy Dave: WOAH, what's going on here?!

Science Dave: SURPRISE! Long time no see, pal!

Evil Dave: Hey, took you long enough.

Normal Dave: How have you been?

Evil Dave: Alright boys, our deed is done. Let's pack up.

Crazy Dave: What?

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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Peashooter

*Peashooters are your first line of defense. They shoot peas at attacking zombies.*

## Almanac statistics

### Weakness

 (can't be hit by peas)
 (deflects peas)
 (blocks incoming peas)

### Unlocked by beating

Starting the game

**"What is it like being famous?" asked the Peashooter while sipping his bottled water, "I can't talk right now, I'm finishing my merchandising deal. Hold my fir coat."**

**Peashooter** is one of your first plants in *Alternate UniverZ*. He is a peashooting plant that shoots one pea every 1.4 seconds, dealing 20 damage per shot.

Peashooter is once again one of the first plants available in the player's seed arsenal, obtained before starting the first level like the other three. He is the only regular offensive plant that is available until Cabbage-pult is unlocked after beating AE-I.

## Almanac entry

**Peashooter**

SUN COST: 100

RECHARGE: 7.5

TOUGHNESS: 300

DAMAGE: 20

SHOT COOLDOWN: 1.4

RANGE: Straight

Peashooters are your first line of defense. They shoot peas at attacking zombies.
"What is it like being famous?" asked the Peashooter while sipping his bottled water, "I can't talk right now, I'm finishing my merchandising deal. Hold my fir coat."

## Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Peashooter becomes a fast-shooting Gatling Pea, shooting 60 peas in two seconds.

## Costumes

* Current
* Skins
* Pre 1.5

## Strategies

Peashooter mostly functions in the same way, being a plant with not too many pros or cons. His moderately cheap price, decent damage and firerate makes him an efficient choice for the early game. However, he is overshadowed by other more useful early game plants, as even in Ancient Egypt, you can use Cabbage-pult over Peashooter as he can launch projectiles over tombstones and obstacles.

However, Peashooter's Plant Food effect allows him to dispatch even a Buckethead Zombie with little trouble. This can be useful early on, though there are better options.

Despite that, his true potential may be outclassed by many other plants that you obtain later on. Here are some examples:

* Snow Pea can chill zombies at the cost of 75 more sun.
* Repeater can shoot two peas and has a more effective Plant Food effect.
* Pea Pod can be stacked up to shoot up to five peas at the cost of 25 more sun.
* Fire Peashooter deals way more damage and shoots faster.

However, he is still one of the essential plants in the early game, other than Cabbage-pult.
Parrotrousle Parrot

*Quickly flies during Parrotrousle ambushes to carry away a plant.*

These parrots don't just come out of nowhere. Located right below your lawn is a top-secret V.I.P. Parrot lounge. It's that brass trapdoor, yeah, over there. And the password? Genetically modified parrot saliva.

**Parrotrousle Parrot** is the eighth special zombie encountered in Pirate Seas in *Alternate UniverZ*. It is an ambush zombie that only spawns from the Parrotrousle ambush, in which similarly to Zombie Parrot, it flies into the lawn and steal a plant. However, it steals plants twice as fast compared to Zombie Parrot. It also comes with other Parrotrousle Parrots from the bottom of the lawn, and is not accompanied by Pirate Captain Zombies.

## Update History

### Version 1.5

* Added into the game, replacing Zombie Parrots in the Parrotrousle ambush.

## Almanac entry

**Parrotrousle Parrot**

TOUGHNESS: Solid

SPEED: Flighty

Quickly flies during Parrotrousle ambushes to carry away a plant.

Health: 300
Speed: 8.1
Special Ability: hangs over a plant and steal them after 3 seconds, then flies away

 These parrots don't just come out of nowhere. Located right below your lawn is a top-secret V.I.P. Parrot lounge. It's that brass trapdoor, yeah, over there. And the password? Genetically modified parrot saliva.

## Overview

The Parrotrousle Parrot absorbs 300 damage and does not degrade.

## Encounters

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* Pirate Seas: PSX-VI, PSX-VIII, PSX-IX and PSX-X

* Green Gold Rush: GGR-VI

* Timeless Avenue: Roguelike Hunt

* Invaded Levels: Invaded AEX-VIII and Invaded PSX-VIII
NMTX-VIII

## **NMTX-VIII: Still Standing**

**NMTX-VIII**, also known as **Still Standing**, is the eighth extra level of Neon Mixtape Tour in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives the second Extra Seed Slot.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Crazy Dave: I saw the zombies practising their new sick dance move!

Crazy Dave: They hide in the ground, pop up from the ground, then stand still!

Crazy Dave: I'm calling it "Groundspawn"!

Penny: No need to name it. I don't think it will ever catch on.

Penny: Oh and, all the practising they've done made them quite stronger than usual.

Crazy Dave: Well, at least they got something from that!

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

**Note:** All ambush zombies are stationary.

## Update History

### Version 1.6.1

* This level and NMTX-IX swapped positions with each other.

## Gallery

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PSX-VIII

## **PSX-VIII: Spread Throughout**

**PSX-VIII**, also known as **Spread Throughout**, is the eighth extra level of Pirate Seas in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives the first Plant Food Boost.

## Tips

* With the odd layout of mold colonies, plant placement is the key to beat this level. Threepeater and Starfruit are better planted in the back of the lawn, while Snapdragon and Spring Bean are better planted in the front.
* As for the level itself, it sends Swashbuckler Zombies and Imp Cannons onto your backline plants, while sending Barrel Roller Zombies and Gargantuar Pirates at your frontline plants. Be sure to save some Cherry Bombs in case things get chaotic later on. Parrotrousle ambushes also occur, but with enough firepower, you should be able to take them out with no huge issues.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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Lucky Zcorpion Imp

*A fully weaponized Ballista with lots of vases and lots of zombies inside.*

### Special

Launches a vase every 10 seconds on columns 3-6Vases release Lucky Zombies, Gone-Green Flag Zombies, Leprechaun Imps or Irish Dance Freaks

## In-game statistics

### First seen

GGR-VIII

It's like a shocking and refreshing blast to the past - a blast straight onto your face! Possibly lethal.

**Lucky Zcorpion Imp** is the fourth special zombie encountered in Green Gold Rush in *Alternate UniverZ*. It is a machine controlled by a Leprechaun Imp, which is used to launch vases at defenses, which releases Lucky Zombies, Gone-Green Flag Zombies, Leprechaun Imps and rarely Irish Dance Freaks. Any thrown vase also deals damage on impact. After launching five vases, it will self-destruct.

## Almanac entry

**Lucky Zcorpion Imp**

A fully weaponized Ballista with lots of vases and lots of zombies inside.

Health: 1200
Special Ability: every 10 seconds launches a vase on columns 3-6 that does 500 damage
Extra Ability: the vase releases Lucky Zombies, Leprechaun Imps and Irish Dance Freaks
Weakness: self-destructs after launching 5 vases

It's like a shocking and refreshing blast to the past - a blast straight onto your face! Possibly lethal.

## Overview

Lucky Zcorpion Imp absorbs 1200 damage and does not degrade.

## Encounters

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* Green Gold Rush: GGR-VIII, GGR-IX and GGR-X

* Timeless Avenue: A Reflourished Crossover

* The Breakroom: TB-IX

* When Worlds Flourish: 15

* Endless Zones: Celebratory Carousel Crash

## Strategies

There are two ways to dealt with this heavy zombie: You either wait for it to self-destruct after throwing five vases, or destroy it before it does any damage to your defenses. The first way requires defensive plants such as Wall-nuts or Peanuts at the sixth column to tank out all the damage, since Lucky Zcorpion Imp prioritises the column furthest to the right first. The second way to deal with them is generally better, through the use of instant-kill plants like Cherry Bombs and Squashes. Lava Guava also works well with Lucky Zcorpion Imp too as they are immobile, making them take all the damage from the lava. However, this method can be troublesome if your instant-kill plants are on recharge as they will likely get some free shots because they stay in the back, shielded by other zombies combined with their large amounts of health.

Normal plants will be immediately crushed when planted under Lucky Zcorpion Imp, but instant-kill plants won't. And despite being abled to shoot Irish Dance Freaks through vases, the probability is very low so consider yourself lucky if you see them do it... or unlucky.
Robo-Cone Zombie

*The armor-plated cone offers phenomenal protection for its pilot.*

Zombie engineers considered the orange cone the height of zombie protective technology. It wasn't until they perfected the design for the Robo-Cone that someone remembered the bucket.

**Robo-Cone Zombie** is the first special zombie encountered in Far Future in *Alternate UniverZ*. He possesses elevated health, making him quite a tough zombie to deal with.

## Almanac entry

**Robo-Cone Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Great

SPEED: Stiff

The armor-plated cone offers phenomenal protection for its pilot.

Health: 3000
Speed: 0.81

Zombie engineers considered the orange cone the height of zombie protective technology. It wasn't until they perfected the design for the Robo-Cone that someone remembered the bucket.

## Overview

Robo-Cone Zombie absorbs a total of 3000 damage. His appearance changes upon absorbing 480, 900, 1680, 1120, 2190, and 2610 damage before dying.

## Encounters

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* Far Future: FF-I, FF-II, FF-V, FF-VI, FF-IX, FF-X, FFX-III, FFX-VI. FFX-VII, FFX-VIII, FFX-IX and FFX-X

* Dark Ages: DAX-I

* Lost City: LCX-III

* Neon Mixtape Tour: NMTX-VII

* Hearts of Flesh: HOF-II

* The Springscapade: TS-I

* Summer Splashdown: SS-VI

* Green Gold Rush: GGR-VII

* Fright Theater: FT-III

* Plant Showcase: Patience is Power, Mad Taunt, Spooky Loft and Gardened Guillotines

* Timeless Avenue: Impact Zone, Roguelike Hunt, Shields Up! and Patching Notes

* Invaded Levels: Invaded FFX-III and Invaded FFX-VI

* Endless Zones: Terror from Tomorrow

* Veteran Quests: Supply Drops

## Strategies

While he moves slowly, Robo-Cone Zombie has an incredibly high amount of health and is not to be ignored. A relieving fact is that he has no special ability that could jeopardize the player's defense further. An E.M.Peach will disable the Robo-Cone Zombie for a short while, and this effect can be put to greater use with slowing effects from ice plants. Spikeweed and Spikerock can be used to attack Robo-Cone Zombie in tandem with chilling plants, as his already slow speed will let them do plenty of damage. Spring Beans could also be used to bounce this zombie back onto the Spikeweeds/Spikerocks. Citron is presented as a counter for machined zombies like Robo-Cone Zombie, and it is certainly a powerful plant. One fed with Plant Food can eliminate any close threats in high-packed levels. Magnifying Grass should be used wisely as it demands a high amount of sun to be efficient even against a few Robo-Cone Zombies. If you're on a shortage of sun, Sun Beans can prove a good use, since it will also provide you with a mass amount of sun.

Electrici-tea can also greatly help the player by killing the zombie immediately for little sun.
SS-VIII

> *"The Ras had enough. They are pulling in all their forces. How is this happening? I got no idea."*
> ― Travel Log description
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## Level

### Objective

Survive with an extra batch of sun and all plants available

**SS-VIII**, also known as **Supreme's Ra-pture**, is the eighth and final level of the Summer Splashdown quest in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Crazy Dave: Is it just me or is that Ra zombie looking kinda...

Crazy Dave: Big?

Penny: Indeed.

Penny: This Ra zombie absorbed all the power of the sun, enhancing itself in the process.

Penny: Gaining new abilities, multiple attacks, and tons of health.

Penny: Fighting against it will not be easy.

Crazy Dave: To put it simply...

Crazy Dave: A boss fight?!

Penny: More like a miniboss, but yes.

Crazy Dave: That's so cool! Neighbor, you gotta win this!

Crazy Dave: GO FULL POWER AND BRING ME VICTORY!!!

(After the player picks up the money bag)

Crazy Dave: Good job neighbor, that was quite a fight!

Crazy Dave: And we get to try our new friend, Toadstool!

Crazy Dave: But it's all done, let's head back to the main timeline!

Penny: Interesting, you seem normal.

Crazy Dave: Eh, the party was over 4 days ago.

Penny: Oh, well, I'm not complaining.

Crazy Dave: I still want to try that toad though! I tried it once when I was a kid!

Crazy Dave: I don't remember much but it tasted funny!

Penny: That make sense...

## Tips

* Prepare yourself for a battle against the powerful Supreme Ra. He will appear on the second flag, so try and set up a durable defense with the extra batch of sun while handling the early zombies, with particularly the Firefly Zombies, Robo-Cone Zombies and Shield Zombies in mind. Do note that Parasol Zombie will counter your lobbed-shot plants, so it is best to avoid using them in your defenses. More sun will drop as well during the flag waves as well, so take advantage of that.
* The Supreme Ra has many abilities, including conjuring Ra Zombies, Turquoise Skull Zombies and Sunshine Charmers, calling in a plane that drops Lost Pilot Zombies, teleporting zombies forward and firing a flaming sun missile at plants in front of him. While these powers aren't extremely dangerous, they can prove to be quite a challenge to your defenses, especially when paired with the zombies later on and the multiple King of the Grills. Near the end, the Supreme Ra will retreat and come back as a normal Ra Zombie but way tougher. In this phase, he isn't as dangerous, as he can be simply defeated by a Electrici-tea or Hypno-shroom, or by your powerful defenses. Overall, remember to adapt to Supreme Ra's attacks and use your resources strategically, and you should come out on top.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

' is killable boss

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PSX-II

## **PSX-II: Power Area**

**PSX-II**, also known as **Power Area**, is the second extra level of Pirate Seas in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Penny: Today is a cloudy day.

Crazy Dave: It's time to bring our massive horde of plants!

Penny: The conveyor?

Crazy Dave: What? No! It's last stand time!

## Tips

* This Last Stand level gives you an interesting dynamic in terms of defense options. The newly obtained Snapdragon will be quite effective here, being able to clear crowds of weaker zombies in a medium area. However, simply using Snapdragon will not work as well as you'd think, considering that Buckethead Pirates can sustain this damage. Therefore, bringing more offensive plants to support Snapdragon, like Bloomerang, or backing him up with defensive plants like Wall-nut will be the way to go.
* Barrel Bane ambushes can be an issue here as destroying them are required to beat the level, which could be a problem for Snapdragon. Fortunately, simply planting them closer to the edge of your ship will solve this small obstacle.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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Upgrades

**Upgrades** are utilities that enhance the gameplay positively, such as having the ability to launch Lawn Mower or increasing the maximum Plant Food capacity. There are eleven Upgrades in Alternate Univerz, in which eight are **Bonuses** and three are **Power Ups**. Like plants, upgrades are usually found on World maps and are all free without needing to pay a single money.

## **Bonuses**

Unlocked by beatingAEX-VIII
Start with 25 extra sun in the bank!

Unlocked by beatingPSX-VIII
Hold onto one more Plant Food during a level!

Unlocked by beatingWWX-VIII
Lets you choose another plant type every level!

Unlocked by beatingFFX-VIII
Manually launch one mower by tapping and holding!

Unlocked by beatingDAX-VIII
Fully repair damaged defensive plants by planting on top of them.

Unlocked by beatingLCX-VIII
Start with another 25 extra sun in the bank!

Unlocked by beatingFCX-VIII
Hold onto one more Plant Food during a level!

Unlocked by beatingNMTX-VIII

## **Power Ups**

Unlocked by beating VB-I
Cost 200 Coins
Tap to reveal the contents of one selected vase!

Unlocked by beating VB-II
Cost 150 Coins
Tap to butter a single Zombie for 8 seconds!

Unlocked by beating VB-III
Cost 400 Coins
PH-I

## **PH-I: Back to the Basics**

**PH-I**, also known as **Back to the Basics**, is the first level of Player's House in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Crazy Dave: Hey there neighbor, long time no see!

Crazy Dave: A lot of things happened while you were gone!

Crazy Dave: First, I need you to take these four plants and defeat the zombies.

Crazy Dave: I hope you still remember how to use them!

(After the player picks up the money bag)

Crazy Dave: So, why did I make you use those four plants?

Crazy Dave: Well, Mr. Boss Guy stole all our plants again!

Crazy Dave: But this time I tried to get them back myself, but I could only find these four.

Crazy Dave: We need to sort this out as soon as possible, but I have something neat to tell you tomorrow!

## Tips

* This is a very simple level, obviously. It introduces you to all three kinds of Basic Zombies, but some columns of Peashooters should be enough to beat all of them.
* Use Potato Mines to kill tough Buckethead Zombies quickly, or use Wall-nuts to stall them.
* It should be noted that there is no shovel to use in this level.
* And remember to keep your defense ***symmetrical***. Very important, we know.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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## Trivia

* The level name is a reference to the popular Sci-fi/Comedy movie named Back to the Future

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Mystical Winds

> *"Discover magic zombie-affecting winds in Mystical Winds by MCtheZombie to earn a handful of gauntlets!"*
> ― Travel Log description
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## Level

### Objective

Survive whilst the wind give zombies different effects

**Mystical Winds** is one of the Second Creator Contest levels in Timeless Avenue made by MCtheZombie in *Alternate UniverZ*. As the player fend off the zombies, different gusts of wind will travel through the battlefield, making the battle for better or for worse. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

**Note:**  is immune to the wind effects.

## Gallery

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