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Copter Commando is a colossal uncommon zombie card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, and a member of the
Brainy class. It can also be made by Hail-a-Copter. It costs 5
to play, and has 6
/5
. It does not have any traits or abilities. Its closest plant counterpart is Smashing Pumpkin.
Origins
Its description makes a reference to how Copter Commando does not have the Amphibious trait despite being a helicopter that can fly over water, as aquaphobia is a type of phobia that involves persistent and abnormal fear of water.
Statistics
- Class: Brainy
- Tribes: Science Imp Zombie
- Traits: None
- Abilities: None
- Set - Rarity: Colossal - Uncommon
Card description
Refuses to fly over water due to a severe case of aquaphobia.
Update history
Update 1.2.11
- ▼ Health change: 6
→ 5![HeartPvZH.png](/images/thumb/2/2c/HeartPvZH.png/20px-HeartPvZH.png)
Update 1.10.14
Update 1.22.12
- Set - Rarity change: Token → Colossal - Uncommon
- ▲ Brain cost change: 6
→ 5![BrainPvZH.png](/images/thumb/4/44/BrainPvZH.png/20px-BrainPvZH.png)
Strategies
With
Copter Commando is an average zombie with 6
/5
, so there's not much purpose in playing it alone when the Brainy class simply has better options, as it loses the element of surprise granted by Hail-A-Copter.
Being in the science tribe, Copter Commando can also benefit from Zombot Drone Engineer and Gadget Scientist, as well as activate Interdimensional Zombie's ability, making it even more effective, although it's simply too expensive for Interdimensional Zombie to matter at this point. As Super Brainz/Huge-Gigantacus, Copter Commando can also take advantage of Imp synergy with Toxic Waste Imp and Imp Commander as it is also a part of the Imp tribe, but its high cost again makes it a subpar option, especially since both of these heroes have better cards to work with.
Against
This zombie is really powerful due to being normally played in the Zombie Tricks phase, and you have to be careful when your opponent saves more than 6
in the Zombies Play phase. Cards like Squash and Sizzle can destroy it easily. You can also Bounce this zombie, so whenever your opponent wants to play this card again, they will be forced to play it in the Zombies Play phase, where it is more susceptible. If you can predict Hail-a-Copter being played, use Brainana, Dark Matter Dragonfruit, or even Forget-Me-Nuts to prevent it from being played. You can also use Shamrocket to destroy this zombie instantly. If you choose to use damaging plants alone, destroy any Toxic Waste Imps before you try.
Gallery
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In other languages
Please note that only official translations are used.
Language |
Name |
Description
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English
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Copter Commando
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Simplified Chinese
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直升机敢死队
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Traditional Chinese
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直升機突擊隊
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French
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Commando héliporté
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German
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Heli-Kommando
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Italian
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Commando elicottero
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Japanese
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コプターコマンドー
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English name transliterated into Japanese
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Korean
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헬리콥터 특공대
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Brazilian Portuguese
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Comandocóptero
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Russian
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Беспилотник
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"Pilotless drone"
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Spanish
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Comando de helicópteros
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Trivia
- Hail-a-Copter shares the same card description.
- When it is hurt or destroyed, the word "Achtung" is shown on the windscreen, which means "Danger" in German. This appears regardless of the language the player is playing this game as.
- Ironically, this is facing the player, so this would be hard for the Imp to read, though it could be used to warn others near the vicinity of the helicopter.
- Also, when it is destroyed, the Imp says "Uh oh" before the helicopter explodes.
- When it does an
Overshoot attack, it will play its "When hurt" animation.
See also