Disco-tron 3000

*Drops in disco zombies when dropping the beat.*

After some initial problems with the sideburn suspensive system, the Disco-tron 3000 went on to become the shufflin' dance-bot of doom it is today.

**Disco-tron 3000** is the fifth special zombie encountered in Far Future in *Alternate UniverZ*. It is a large machine that is operated by two Imps. It summons four Disco Jetpack Zombies around it every once in a while.

## Almanac entry

**Disco-tron 3000**

TOUGHNESS: Machined

SPEED: Stiff

Drops in disco zombies when dropping the beat.

Health: 2500
Speed: 0.76
Special Ability: summons 4 Disco Jetpack Zombies periodically, then grooves for 15 seconds

After some initial problems with the sideburn suspensive system, the Disco-tron 3000 went on to become the shufflin' dance-bot of doom it is today.

## Overview

Disco-tron 3000 absorbs 2500 damage, and its appearance changes upon an absorption of 400, 750, 1075, 1400, 1825, and 2175 damage before dying at 2500 damage. When it enters the lawn, it will have 6 seconds before it will start summoning Disco Jetpack Zombies.

## Encounters

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* Far Future: FF-VIII, FF-IX, FF-X, FFX-II, FFX-IV, FFX-V, FFX-VII and FFX-X

* Dark Ages: DAX-VI

* Frostbite Caves: FCX-V

* Big Wave Beach: BWBX-V

* Hearts of Flesh: HOF-IV

* The Springscapade: TS-VII

* Summer Splashdown: SS-V

* Cheerful Return: HC-X

* Birthday Bashers: BB-II

* Plant Showcase: Lightning Road, Power Trip, Patience is Power and Dynamite Man

* Timeless Avenue: Impact Zone and A Small Ray of Light

* Invaded Levels: Invaded PSX-II and Invaded WWX-IX

* Endless Zones: Terror from Tomorrow

* Veteran Quests: Defuse Chaos, Supply Drops and Action-Reaction

## Strategies

The Disco-tron 3000 will summon Disco Jetpack Zombies that will protect the zombie and fly over plants towards your house. Use an E.M.Peach or Iceberg Lettuce wisely against the Disco-tron 3000 because they are both one-time use plants. Without the Blover, when it sends many Disco Jetpack Zombies, you will need to manage a good defense. A Cherry Bomb or Grapeshot would be an ideal choice as they can destroy all the summoned Disco Jetpack Zombies and heavily damage Disco-tron 3000, reducing its health significantly. A Grapeshot can even kill the Disco-tron 3000 if its grapes bounce into the zombie, especially when planted right on the zombie.

Disco-tron 3000s are unable to summon Disco Jetpack Zombies while eating plants, so planting Wall-nut and similar plants right in front of them are effective for preventing it from summoning more, buying time to set up traps, such as Potato Mines.

Tall-nuts can block the Disco Jetpack Zombies' forward movement, giving plants like Snapdragon and Winter Melon time to destroy them. Snapdragons are especially effective and two columns of them can effectively keep the waves sent by the Disco-tron 3000 at bay with minimal damage to the Tall-nuts.

Also, you can try using the Laser Bean, Lightning Reed or Fume-shroom, as they can attack through the Disco Jetpack Zombies, damaging the Disco-tron 3000.

Citron is especially useful against Disco-tron 3000 with its Plant Food effect being able to destroy it immediately, as well as flinging away crowds of Disco Jetpack Zombies, though normally he may struggle against the crowds of them, so it is best to assist him with piercing plants.

Blovers are extremely useful for wiping out all of the onscreen Disco Jetpack Zombies. Hurrikale is also a good plant to bring, because if you put it in the lane Disco-tron 3000 is in, it will get rid of most of the Disco Jetpack Zombies, and send Disco-tron 3000 back and slow it down, giving your attacking plants a chance to defeat it. However, you must be wary of the other Disco Jetpack Zombies that are flying in an insufficiently defended lane.

A Hypno-shroom is another great idea. Not only does a very high density zombie fight on your side, it can also summon hypnotized Disco Jetpack Zombies.