Jester Zombie

* Dark
* Feastivus
* Birthday

*Returns projectiles that are shot at him.*

Oh sure, everyone loves to laugh at Jester Zombie's clownish routines. But what no one knows is that he has a Master of Fine Arts from the Chewliard Performing Arts School. Heck, he's been on stage with some of the finest classical theatre companies this side of the lawn. But sometimes you just gotta go where the paycheck is.

**Jester Zombie** is the fourth special zombie encountered in Dark Ages in *Alternate UniverZ*. He has the ability to deflect physical projectiles from plants such as peas, plasma balls, bulbs and many others, which allows him to damage plants with them and cause a lot of trouble when not dealt with properly. In addition while deflecting, he moves at 1.1x of his normal speed and his contact damage will not trigger plants that have effects when eaten, such as Sun Bean.

## In-game statistics

### First seen

HC-VIII

When it comes to undercooked things, his favourite are porkchops, homemade pasta, and mod updates.

**Chefster Zombie** is the second special zombie encountered in Cheerful Return in *Alternate UniverZ*. He moves abnormally quick, and has the ability to deflect physical projectiles from plants one at a time, such as peas, plasma balls, bulbs and many others, which allows him to damage plants with them slowly and cause a lot of trouble when not dealt with properly. His contact damage while deflecting will also not trigger plants that have effects when eaten, such as Sun Bean. However, he moves at 0.3x of his normal speed while deflecting.

## Clown-ster Zombie

*Backward-spinning entertainment right on your front lawn.*

## Almanac statistics

### Special

Reflects plants' projectiles back at themSlightly walks backwards while juggling

## In-game statistics

### First seen

BB-VI

Come on, it's not hard to crack a smile. Your negative mood affects his negative juggling speed!

**Clown-ster Zombie** is the seventh special zombie encountered in Birthday Bashers in *Alternate UniverZ*. He has the ability to deflect physical projectiles from plants such as peas, plasma balls, bulbs and many others, which allows him to damage plants with them and cause a lot of trouble when not dealt with properly. However, while deflecting, he moves slightly backwards, though his contact damage will not trigger plants that have effects when eaten, such as Sun Bean.

## Almanac entry

* Dark
* Feastivus
* Birthday

**Jester Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Average

SPEED: Basic

Returns projectiles that are shot at him.

Health: 420
Speed: 1.08 (normally), 1.19 (while juggling)
Special Ability: reflects plants' projectiles back at them
Weakness: piercing projectiles don't get reflected, freezing prevents him from juggling

Oh sure, everyone loves to laugh at Jester Zombie's clownish routines. But what no one knows is that he has a Master of Fine Arts from the Chewliard Performing Arts School. Heck, he's been on stage with some of the finest classical theatre companies this side of the lawn. But sometimes you just gotta go where the paycheck is.

**Chefster Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Protected

SPEED: Speedy

Slows down when food comes in contact.

Health: 420
Speed: 2.43 (normal), 0.8 (while spinning)
Special Ability: piercing keeps him at top speeds
Weakness: projectiles slow him down significantly

When it comes to undercooked things, his favourite are porkchops, homemade pasta, and mod updates.

**Clown-ster Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Protected

SPEED: Speedy

Backward-spinning entertainment right on your front lawn.

Health: 710
Speed: 2.08 (normal), -0.83 (while spinning)
Special Ability: reflects plants' projectiles back at them
Extra Ability: slightly walks backwards while juggling
Weakness: piercing projectiles don't get reflected, freezing prevents him from juggling

Come on, it's not hard to crack a smile. Your negative mood affects his negative juggling speed!

## Overview

Jester Zombie and Chefster Zombie absorb a total of 420 damage and they lose their left arm at 210 damage before dying, while Clown-ster Zombie absorbs a total of 710 damage and he loses his left arm at 355 damage before dying.

## Encounters

### Jester Zombie

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* Dark Ages: DA-VI, DA-VII, DA-IX, DA-X, DAX-II, DAX-III, DAX-VIII and DAX-IX

* Lost City: LCX-VI

* The Springscapade: TS-II

* Green Gold Rush: GGR-IV

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

* The Breakroom: TB-III

* Fright Theater: FT-I

* Timeless Avenue: Roguelike Hunt

* Invaded Levels: Invaded FF-VII and Invaded DA-VII

* Endless Zones: Arthur's Challenge

* Veteran Quests: Action-Reaction

### Chefster Zombie

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* Cheerful Return: HC-VIII, HC-IX, HC-XII and HC-XIII

* Timeless Avenue: Gatekeeping

* Endless Zones: Celebratory Carousel Crash

### Clown-ster Zombie

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* Birthday Bashers: BB-VI, BB-VII and BB-VIII

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

* Seasonal Firebreaker: FB-II

* Endless Zones: Celebratory Carousel Crash

## Strategies

### General

Jester Zombie will not return any projectiles while stunned, such as by Iceberg Lettuce. He also cannot reflect backward ones, so using Split Pea and at the back is fine.

Against Jester Zombies, piercing plants such as Fume-shroom, Bonk Choy, or Laser Bean are recommended, as their ammo are not solid matter.

Jester Zombie can reflect projectiles that hit multiple zombies like those of Bloomerang and although Bloomerang are able to catch them back without consequences, the other plants aren't as lucky. Make sure to be careful using these types of plants against him.

Another effective strategy to use in level with Jester Zombies is to bring a manual board attacker like Holly Barrier or Boom Balloon Flower and any attacker of your choices. The manual board plants can be used to snipe Jester Zombies before they can reflect any projectiles, allowing you to freely use any attackers and not just limited to non-projecile plants.

### Chefster Zombie

Chefster Zombie, with his high speed, can be a big threat. However, when juggling, he can only reflect one projectile at a time, and his speed is significantly reduced during so. Therefore, the key to beating him is by using both piercing plants and plants with low damaging projectiles but quick firing speed, like Peashooters and Starfruits.

Since Bloomerang catches his projectiles, it makes him great against Chefster Zombies when planted in the very front, as no other plant will be hurt in the process.

Plants that trade slow firing speed for high damage like Citron or Coconut Cannon are discouraged against Chefster Zombies, as Chefster Zombie will be very likely to reflect these projectiles, and can easily overwhelm your defenses quickly.