Electric Boogaloo

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Not to be confused with the Plants vs. Zombies 2 Epic Quest, Electrical Boogaloo.
Electric Boogaloo has the beat...and he'll use it to deliver a beat-down. Watch out when he puts a troop of Dancing Zombies on the battlefield. They'll try to tap dance on your grave!

Crazy Dave

Electric Boogaloo is a zombie hero in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and the leader of the PvZH Beastly Icon.pngBeastly and PvZH Crazy Icon.pngCrazy classes. His signature superpower is Stayin' Alive, which does 3 damage to a selected plant and heals the zombie hero for up to 3HeartPvZH.png. He is also one of the three selectebale Zombie Heroes for free.

He is the hero version of Disco Zombie.

Origins

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His appearance is based on the redesigned version of the Dancing Zombie from the original Plants vs. Zombies. His name is based on the electric boogaloo, a funk-style of hip hop dance. The first part of the name also applies here because Electric Boogaloo uses electric powers and dances. His name is also derived from the movie Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.

His name is similar to the Epic Quest from Plants vs. Zombies 2 called Electrical Boogaloo.

His description refers to the phrase, "Disco is dead." It might also be a reference to the achievement in PVZ relevant to the Dancing Zombie, Disco is Undead, as Electric Boogaloo is one of these zombies.

Statistics

Hero description

They say that disco is dead, but he's down with the dead.

Audio

Sound Description
Electric Boogaloo's Super Block
Electric Boogaloo Music

Strategies

PvZHeroes.com strategy

"This maniac on the dance floor brings a huge horde of Dancing Zombies that Strengthen each other. Direct damage helps him punch through crucial lanes for the win."

With

The main strategy with Electric Boogaloo is swarming the field with boosted zombies, notably consisting of those in the pet or dancing tribe. He can use certain zombies such as Zookeeper and Aerobics Instructor to boost zombies' strength. He can also use Cat Lady or Flamenco Zombie to deal enormous damage to the plant hero. However, these zombies tend to have low health, especially if not boosted, which means that skilled opponents can take advantage of this to ruin his strategy. Fortunately, he has access to Valkyrie to compensate for such losses and cards that make multiple fighters to boot.

Electric Boogaloo does shine in using tricks, with access to a variety of them. He can use both instant-kill tricks like Locust Swarm and direct damage tricks such as Cakesplosion to remove big threats. Smaller threats on the field can also be easily removed with cards such as Bungee Plumber and Nibble. Stat-boosting cards from the Beastly class, such as Vitamin Z and Maniacal Laugh, can be played on Crazy zombies, such as Newspaper Zombie or Valkyrie, making them even more potent threats. Healing options are also plentiful for Electric Boogaloo, though not quite on par with Rustbolt or The Smash. Electric Boogaloo's superpowers are great as well, especially his signature superpower, Stayin' Alive, as it's both a damaging and healing trick.

Some zombies' abilities activate upon receiving damage, and Electric Boogaloo has the most zombies with “When hurt” abilities. While they range from cheap-but-weak to strong-but-costly, the player has the capacity to manipulate the situation to their advantage. One example is to use Biodome Botanist to put a weak plant in the way of these zombies or a zombie that does damage to both plants and zombies simultaneously. That being said, it is also recommended to make sure that said zombies are boosted enough to take enough hits and any overly powerful plants are disposed of beforehand.

Starting the game with Electric Boogaloo, however, can be difficult, as his starting zombie cards do not fare well against most opponents. In addition, he has absolutely no way of drawing more cards aside from Evaporate and Interstellar Bounty Hunter. So opponents can easily drain his cards out and win from there. To accommodate for this, Electric Boogaloo can opt to use a control deck with Gargantuar zombies like Smashing Gargantuar and Gargantuar-Throwing Gargantuar for late-game dominance. With proper use of tricks, he can effectively stall the game or at least take as little damage as possible before he can put Gargantuars into play.

Overall, Electric Boogaloo has his ups and downs with proper strategy, but he can mostly swarm the field with dangerous zombies in quick succession. Just be careful to not waste all of your cards at once, so as to keep up with the battle.

Against

As mentioned above, Electric Boogaloo's biggest flaw is his inability to draw cards. Try to bait him into using all of his cards against you. From there, you can take care of his zombies easily. When against Electric Boogaloo with a dancing deck, it is recommended to destroy his dancing zombies before he plays a Flamenco Zombie to potentially end the game in his favor. In the case of Electric Boogaloo using a pet deck, always watch out for Cat Lady, as he will try to spam pet zombies to boost her strength.

You also need to be careful of his tricks, as he has access to cards that can destroy your plants easily, and Nibble and Stayin' Alive to heal himself, not to mention all of the stat-boosting cards he can use. Therefore, the most optimal way is to play a rush game against him to make sure his tricks do not decimate you. Brainana and Dark Matter Dragonfruit work well to hinder or shut down his tricks, and you can also use Black-Eyed Pea or Sportacus to penalize him for playing them.

You can also drive him into the long game. This does, however, carry some risk, as Electric Boogaloo has access to Gargantuars' Feast and Zombot 1000, which could turn the tide of the battle and may cause a bad end for you.

Strategy decks

Main article: Community-built decks/Electric Boogaloo
link=Electric Boogaloo 100px Dance Dance Zombolution

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Unlife of the Party, Aerobics Instructor, and Flamenco Zombie reward you for playing lots of Dancing Zombies quickly. Disco-Nauts give Bullseye to your troupe, making their attacks nigh unblockable!
Bungee PlumberH.png x2 Disco-NautH.png x4 Unlife of the PartyH.png x4 Aerobics InstructorH.png x4 Conga ZombieH.png x4
Final MissionH.png x1 Quasar WizardH.png x1 Disco ZombieH.png x1 JesterH.png x2 LoudmouthH.png x4
Moon Base ZH.png x2 Cosmic DancerH.png x4 Binary StarsH.png x2 Flamenco ZombieH.png x4 Disco-Tron 3000H.png x1


link=Electric Boogaloo 100px Raining Cats and Dogs

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It's raining cats, dogs... and chickens! Cat Lady and Zookeeper give massive bonuses for playing a swarm of Pet cards - even Pet Tricks like Locust Swarm. Electric Boogaloo's twist: Including powerful Pets of the Crazy Class, like Abracadaver and The Chickening!
Bungee PlumberH.png x2 Cat LadyH.png x4 Dog WalkerH.png x4 Killer WhaleH.png x2 Zombie's Best FriendH.png x4
ZookeeperH.png x4 AbracadaverH.png x2 Area 22H.png x2 Gizzard LizardH.png x2 Zombie YetiH.png x1
Cosmic YetiH.png x2 The ChickeningH.png x2 Hippity Hop GargantuarH.png x2 Locust SwarmH.png x1 Mondo BrontoH.png x4
Octo ZombieH.png x2


link=Electric Boogaloo 100px No Escape

PvZH Beastly Icon.png PvZH Crazy Icon.png
If you instantly destroy every Plant you ever see, what's left? A losing opponent. This deck destroys little Plants, big Plants, and everything in between. Fireworks Zombie opens your Barrel of Deadbeards. Nurse Gargantuar sweeps up the ashes.
NibbleH.png x2 Trapper TerritoryH.png x2 Barrel of DeadbeardsH.png x4 Cyborg ZombieH.png x4 Total EclipseH.png x3
Fireworks ZombieH.png x4 Zombot's WrathH.png x2 B-flatH.png x1 Interstellar Bounty HunterH.png x4 The ChickeningH.png x3
Foot Soldier ZombieH.png x1 Locust SwarmH.png x3 Supernova GargantuarH.png x2 Nurse GargantuarH.png x2 Zombot 1000H.png x2
Gargantuars' FeastH.png x1


link=Electric Boogaloo 100px Astromancy 101

PvZH Beastly Icon.png PvZH Crazy Icon.png
The Powerful Quasar Wizard conjures you random Superpowers... even ones you can't normally play! Use Secret Agents to play them again and again, then turn on the pain with Binary Stars.
Bungee PlumberH.png x4 Cheese CutterH.png x4 Disco-NautH.png x4 Secret AgentH.png x2 Quasar WizardH.png x4
Space NinjaH.png x4 Area 22H.png x3 Moon Base ZH.png x3 Surfer ZombieH.png x3 Binary StarsH.png x4
Supernova GargantuarH.png x2 Gas GiantH.png x3


link=Electric Boogaloo 100px Raid & Upgrade

PvZH Beastly Icon.png PvZH Crazy Icon.png
Tennis Champ and Quasar Wizard make special effects when played. Once the effects are done, it's the perfect time to upgrade them into Evolution Zombies!
Mystery EggH.png x2 Quickdraw Con ManH.png x2 Tennis ChampH.png x4 Disco Dance FloorH.png x4 Extinction EventH.png x4
Killer WhaleH.png x4 Quasar WizardH.png x2 Zombie's Best FriendH.png x2 Area 22H.png x2 Gizzard LizardH.png x4
Hover-Goat 3000H.png x1 Primordial Cheese ShoverH.png x4 TankylosaurusH.png x4 Zombot 1000H.png x1


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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Electric Boogaloo
China Simplified Chinese 霹雳舞王
Traditional Chinese 霹靂舞
France French Boogaloo Électrique
Germany German Electric Boogaloo
Italy Italian Boogaloo Elettrico
Japan Japanese エレクトリックブーガルー
South Korea Korean 일렉트릭 부갈로
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Dança Imortal
Russia Russian Заразительная сальса
Spain Spanish Bugalú Eléctrico

Trivia

  • His signature superpower, Stayin' Alive, is a reference to the song Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees.
  • He has the most different hero theme out of any hero in the game. Using lots of instruments unlike most other themes which use only a few.
  • He is referred to as just "Boogaloo" in the Plants vs. Zombies Heroes Animated Trailer.
    • According to the trailer, he uses his original Disco Zombie appearance as his secret identity as he is seen switching from it to his hero form.
  • He has access to the least number of cards of any zombie hero.
  • The name of Electric Boogaloo's Rare Strategy Deck is a reference to the popular dancing game Dance Dance Revolution.
  • The name of Electric Boogaloo's Legendary Strategy Deck is a reference to the movie No Escape.
  • Impfinity, The Smash, Rustbolt and Electric Boogaloo are the only ones that can be chosen as starter heroes.
    • He is offered as the second alongside The Smash. If not chosen, he will return with Impfinity as the third potential choice.
  • He has the most dancing cards, Gargantuar cards, and non-superpower environment cards out of all zombie heroes. He also has the second most pet zombies in the game (with Brain Freeze having the most.)
  • He is the only hero to have music that doesn’t change based on how much health you have compared to the opposing hero.
  • He and Immorticia are tied for having the most Event cards, both having 14.
V · E Zombies in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes
PvZH Beastly Icon.png Beastly
Heroes Brain Freeze · Electric Boogaloo · The Smash · Immorticia
Common Skunk Punk · Pied Piper · Zookeeper · Dolphin Rider · Locust Swarm
Uncommon
Premium Dog Walker · Nibble · Snorkel Zombie · Yeti Lunchbox · Haunting Zombie · Loudmouth · B-flat
Galactic Total Eclipse · Alien Ooze · Surfer Zombie
Colossal Haunting Ghost
Triassic Goat · Vengeful Cyborg
Rare
Premium Squirrel Herder · Vimpire · Vitamin Z · Kangaroo Rider · Smashing Gargantuar
Galactic Biodome Botanist · Cosmic Yeti
Colossal Primordial Cheese Shover
Triassic Killer Whale
Super-Rare
Premium Cat Lady · Zombie Yeti · Deep Sea Gargantuar · Maniacal Laugh
Galactic Cheese Cutter · Cyborg Zombie · Area 22
Colossal Extinction Event · Ancient Vimpire
Triassic Hunting Grounds
Legendary
Premium Nurse Gargantuar · Octo Zombie · Zombot 1000
Galactic Interstellar Bounty Hunter · Supernova Gargantuar
Colossal Mondo Bronto
Triassic Gargantuar-Throwing Gargantuar
Event Cards Fraidy Cat · Secret Agent · Energy Drink Zombie · Synchronized Swimmer · Hover-Goat 3000 · Overstuffed Zombie · Sneezing Zombie · King of the Grill
Token Cards Zom-Bats
Superpowers Frozen Tundra · Slammin' Smackdown · Stayin' Alive · Witch's Familiar · Acid Rain · Evaporate · Galvanize
PvZH Brainy Icon.png Brainy
Heroes Super Brainz · Rustbolt · Professor Brainstorm · Immorticia · Huge-Gigantacus
Common Cardboard Robot Zombie · Paparazzi Zombie · Lurch for Lunch · Fun-Dead Raiser · Drum Major
Uncommon
Premium Chimney Sweep · Beam Me Up · Cell Phone Zombie · Pool Shark · Zombot Drone Engineer · Brain Vendor · Mountain Climber
Galactic Cryo-Brain · Medulla Nebula · Moonwalker
Colossal Copter Commando
Triassic Mustache Waxer · Pirate's Booty
Rare
Premium Gentleman Zombie · Kite Flyer · Gadget Scientist · Hail-a-Copter · Wizard Gargantuar
Galactic Cosmic Scientist · Triplication
Colossal Zom-Blob
Triassic Mustache Monument
Super-Rare
Premium Electrician · Rocket Science · Mad Chemist · Portal Technician
Galactic Neutron Imp · Transformation Station · Wormhole Gatekeeper
Colossal Evolutionary Leap · Parasol Zombie
Triassic Duckstache
Legendary
Premium Teleport · Shieldcrusher Viking · Trickster
Galactic Interdimensional Zombie · Teleportation Zombie
Colossal Gargantuar Mime
Triassic Zombot Dinotronic Mechasaur
Event Cards Leprechaun Imp · Regifting Zombie · Trick-or-Treater · Thinking Cap · Kitchen Sink Zombie · Bad Moon Rising
Token Cards Pot of Gold · Space Cadet · Zom-Bats
Superpowers Carried Away · Shrink Ray · Eureka · Witch's Familiar · Terror-Former 10,000 · Cut Down to Size · Summoning · Telepathy · Iron Boarder · Teleportation Station
PvZH Crazy Icon.png Crazy
Heroes Electric Boogaloo · Impfinity · Professor Brainstorm · Z-Mech
Basic Cards Backup Dancer · Bungee Plumber · Cuckoo Zombie · Disco Zombie · Flamenco Zombie
Uncommon
Premium Tennis Champ · Unlife of the Party · Conga Zombie · Newspaper Zombie · Cakesplosion · Orchestra Conductor · Foot Soldier Zombie
Galactic Loose Cannon · Meteor Z · Space Ninja
Colossal Mystery Egg · Sugary Treat
Triassic Trapper Territory
Rare
Premium Exploding Imp · Jester · Zombot's Wrath · The Chickening · Imp-Throwing Gargantuar
Galactic Final Mission · Cosmic Dancer
Colossal Gizzard Lizard
Triassic Disco Dance Floor
Super-Rare
Premium Aerobics Instructor · Abracadaver · Fireworks Zombie · Disco-Tron 3000
Galactic Disco-Naut · Moon Base Z · Gas Giant
Colossal Quickdraw Con Man
Triassic Grave Robber · Zombie's Best Friend
Legendary
Premium Barrel of Deadbeards · Valkyrie · Gargantuars' Feast
Galactic Quasar Wizard · Binary Stars
Colossal Tankylosaurus
Triassic Headhunter
Event Cards Exploding Fruitcake · Unexpected Gifts · Stupid Cupid · Frankentuar · Gargantuar-Throwing Imp · Hippity Hop Gargantuar
Token Cards Impfinity Clone · Captain Deadbeard
Superpowers Stayin' Alive · Triple Threat · Eureka · Missile Madness · Brute Strength · Dance Off · Electrobolt
PvZH Hearty Icon.png Hearty
Heroes Rustbolt · The Smash · Neptuna · Z-Mech
Common Baseball Zombie · Rolling Stone · Conehead · Team Mascot · Medic
Uncommon
Premium Arm Wrestler · Camel Crossing · Flag Zombie · Terrify · Trash Can Zombie · Buckethead · Ra Zombie
Galactic Cone Zone · Celestial Custodian · Screen Door Zombie
Colossal Healthy Treat · Zombie Middle Manager
Triassic Leftovers
Rare
Premium Sumo Wrestler · Zombie Coach · Monster Mash · Knight of the Living Dead · Rodeo Gargantuar
Galactic Escape through Time · Cosmic Sports Star
Colossal Primeval Yeti
Triassic Lost Colosseum
Super-Rare
Premium Landscaper · Weed Spray · All-Star Zombie · Coffee Zombie
Galactic Black Hole · Genetic Experiment · Planetary Gladiator
Colossal Jurassic Fossilhead
Triassic Knockout · Turquoise Skull Zombie
Legendary
Premium Zombie King · Undying Pharaoh · Wannabe Hero
Galactic Intergalactic Warlord · Zombot Battlecruiser 5000
Colossal Stompadon
Triassic Chum Champion
Event Cards Zombology Teacher · Gargologist · Turkey Rider · Going Viral · Bonus Track Buckethead · Defensive End
Token Cards Octo-Pet
Superpowers Shrink Ray · Slammin' Smackdown · Octo-Pult · Missile Madness · Heroic Health · Possessed · Rock Wall
PvZH Sneaky Icon.png Sneaky
Heroes Brain Freeze · Super Brainz · Impfinity · Neptuna · Huge-Gigantacus
Common Imp · Mini-Ninja · Smoke Bomb · Fishy Imp · Smelly Zombie
Uncommon
Premium Headstone Carver · Zombie Chicken · Hot Dog Imp · Swashbuckler Zombie · Backyard Bounce · Stealthy Imp · Firefighter
Galactic Graveyard · Ice Pirate · Frosty Mustache
Colossal Swabbie · Barrel of Barrels
Triassic Monkey Smuggler
Rare
Premium Imp Commander · Barrel Roller Zombie · Surprise Gargantuar · Walrus Rider · Zombot Stomp
Galactic Cosmic Imp · Space Pirate
Colossal Blowgun Imp
Triassic Buried Treasure
Super-Rare
Premium Toxic Waste Imp · Line Dancing Zombie · Pogo Bouncer · Tomb Raiser Zombie
Galactic Ducky Tube Zombie · Dr. Spacetime · Laser Base Alpha
Colossal Cursed Gargolith
Triassic Excavator Zombie · Unthawed Viking
Legendary
Premium Mixed-Up Gravedigger · Zombot Sharktronic Sub · Zombot Plank Walker
Galactic Space Cowboy · Cryo-Yeti
Colossal Zombot Aerostatic Gondola
Triassic Raiding Raptor
Event Cards Imposter · Fire Rooster · Imp-Throwing Imp · Captain Flameface · Zombie High Diver · Trapper Zombie
Token Cards Impfinity Clone · Octo-Pet
Superpowers Frozen Tundra · Carried Away · Triple Threat · Octo-Pult · Terror-Former 10,000 · In-Crypted · Super Stench · Dolphinado · Ice Moon
Unobtainable
Tokens Zombie · Returned Octo Zombie
Superpowers Flick-a-Plant · Get Well · Motivate