Jetpack Zombie

* Future
* Birthday
* Heroes

*Boosts to float over all but the tallest plant barriers.*

The Jetpack Zombie was an early adopter during the brain acquisition tech explosion of 2113. Little did he know he would be stuck with version 1.1 of the simple jetpack.

**Jetpack Zombie** is the third special zombie encountered in Far Future in *Alternate UniverZ*. Not only can he fly past all plants except for tall barriers such as Tall-nut, but he can also float over most projectiles and ignore lawnmowers. He is vulnerable to Blover and Hurrikale, as he will be blown away from the lawn instantly.

## Gifted Jetpack Zombie

*Quickly flies and boosts over your plants.*

## Almanac statistics

### Weakness

 (blocks him)
 (also blocks him with Plant Food)
  (blows him to oblivion)

## In-game statistics

### First seen

BB-I

This zombie was so excited to try out the 1.5 version of a simple jetpack he got for his birthday that he didn't even bother to unwrap it fully. But hey, don't fix what isn't broken.

**Gifted Jetpack Zombie** is the first special zombie encountered in Birthday Bashers in *Alternate UniverZ*. He can boost over all plants swiftly except for tall barriers such as Tall-nut and Infi-nut's force field, though he will not float over projectiles or ignore lawnmowers. He is vulnerable to Blover and Hurrikale, as he will be blown away from the lawn instantly.

## Wannabe Rustbolt

*Boosts over plants with a jetpack, comes in with multiple types of armor as well.*

## Almanac statistics

### Weakness

 (blocks him)
 (also blocks him with Plant Food)
  (blows him to oblivion)

## In-game statistics

### First seen

HS-II

If there's one thing that Dr. Zomboss taught his hordes well, it's the dangers of tetanus. This zombie may be Rustbolt's biggest fan but he'd much prefer being able to eat brains than having an authentic metallic suit.

**Wannabe Rustbolt** is the second special zombie encountered in Heroic Showdown in *Alternate UniverZ*. He can boost over all plants except for tall barriers such as Tall-nut and Infi-nut's force field, though he will not float over projectiles or ignore lawnmowers. Furthermore, he also comes with multiple armored variants as well. He is vulnerable to Blover and Hurrikale, as he will be blown away from the lawn instantly.

## Almanac entry

* Future
* Birthday
* Heroes

**Jetpack Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Solid

SPEED: Speedy

Boosts to float over all but the tallest plant barriers.

Health: 260
Speed: 1.62
Special Ability: flies over most plants and projectiles
Weakness: Tall blocking plants, lobbers and melee plants

The Jetpack Zombie was an early adopter during the brain acquisition tech explosion of 2113. Little did he know he would be stuck with version 1.1 of the simple jetpack.

**Gifted Jetpack Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Solid

SPEED: Speedy

Quickly flies and boosts over your plants.

Health: 260
Speed: 1.89
Special Ability: flies over most plants

This zombie was so excited to try out the 1.5 version of a simple jetpack he got for his birthday that he didn't even bother to unwrap it fully. But hey, don't fix what isn't broken.

**Wannabe Rustbolt**

TOUGHNESS: Solid

SPEED: Speedy

Boosts over plants with a jetpack, comes in with multiple types of armor as well.

Health: 320
Speed: 1.62
Special Ability: flies over most plants

If there's one thing that Dr. Zomboss taught his hordes well, it's the dangers of tetanus. This zombie may be Rustbolt's biggest fan but he'd much prefer being able to eat brains than having an authentic metallic suit.

## Overview

Jetpack Zombie and Gifted Jetpack Zombie absorb a total of 260 damage. They lose their left arm at 130 damage, before dying. Meanwhile, Wannabe Rustbolt absorbs a total of 320 damage, losing his left arm at 160 damage, before dying. Furthermore, Conehead Wannabe Rustbolt's cone absorbs a total of 370 damage, with its appearance changing upon an absorption of 130, 260 and 370 damage, Buckethead Wannabe Rustbolt's bucket absorbs a total of 1100 damage, with its appearance changing upon an absorption of 350, 700 and 1100 damage, and Brickhead Wannabe Rustbolt's bricks absorb a total of 2200 damage, with their appearance changing upon an absorption of 733, 1467 and 2200 damage.

## Encounters

### Jetpack Zombie

* Player's House: Piñata Party

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

* Hearts of Flesh: HOF-I

* Lawn of Doom: LOD-VII

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

* The Breakroom: TB-II and TB-IV

* Plant Showcase: Power Trip and Mad Taunt

* Timeless Avenue: Roguelike Hunt, Shields Up! and Cycles

* Invaded Levels: Invaded FFX-III

* When Worlds Flourish: 15

* Endless Zones: Terror from Tomorrow

* Veteran Quests: Defuse Chaos and Action-Reaction

### Gifted Jetpack Zombie

* Player's House: Piñata Party

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

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

* Timeless Avenue: Birthday Blowup

* When Worlds Flourish: 6 and 15

* Endless Zones: Celebratory Carousel Crash

### Wannabe Rustbolt

* Player's House: Piñata Party

* Heroic Showdown: HS-II, HS-III, HS-IV, HS-V, HS-VIII, HS-IX and HS-X

* When Worlds Flourish: 15

* Endless Zones: Celebratory Carousel Crash

## Strategies

Because he ignores most projectiles, it is best to not use those plants against him, and use lobbed-shot plants like Cabbage-pult or melee plants like Bonk Choy to make the most of it. If you need to put him in place, it is advised to use Tall-nut since only those actually make him stop and eat. Laser Bean can also hit him despite his straight-shooting laser, as well as Magnifying Grass despite her straight-shooting beam.

A quick and easy way to defeat this zombie is to simply use Blover. However, due to its hefty price and long recharge, it's best that you use other long-term plants to defeat him. Insta-kill plants also work, but note that he flies over lawnmowers and will not activate them, and simply pass by them and eat your brains.

## Trivia

* Jetpack Zombie's almanac entry change is a reference to the fact that the Far Future update was in the version 1.1 of *Alternate UniverZ*.
	+ Meanwhile, Gifted Jetpack Zombie's almanac entry is a reference to the fact that the Birthday Bashers update was in the version 1.5 of *Alternate UniverZ*.