Imp Cannon

Imp Cannon
Plants vs. Zombies 2
Shoots Pirate Imps past your defenses. Eventually it can explode and rain down imps.
Toughness	Dense
Speed	Basic
Special	Explodes into a shower of imps if not destroyed quickly
Damage	Fires imps to mid-lawn
In-game speed	Does not move
Health	600
Other weakness	(block launched Imps) (also block launched Imps with Plant Food) (prevents Imp Cannon from firing Imps) (can blow away Imps that are shot midair (prioritizes zombie)
First seen	Pirate Seas - Day 10
Code name	cannon
The Imps joined the Order of the Cannon Fraternity, Kappa Pea, and quickly rose through the ranks due to constant firing of their leadership.
Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)
TBA(translation: Imp Cannon)
Toughness	Protected
Speed	Basic
Troop Capacity	3
Training Cost	15
Training Time	5 minutes
Plague Pharmacy effect	Fires a lot of imps.
First seen	PvP Mode
Code name	pvp_cannon
In order to achieve improved flight distance and height, the Imps parodied the "Human Cannonball" - Now the Zombie Cannonball.

Imp Cannon is a cannon filled with Imp Pirate Zombies found in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It shoots Imp Pirate Zombies into the player's defenses every ten seconds. If it is not destroyed after a certain amount of time, it will explode and shoot numerous Imp Pirate Zombies onto random tiles on the lawn. It is the seventh enemy encountered in Pirate Seas.

Almanac entry

Normal Mode

Imp Cannon
	TOUGHNESS Dense Shoots Pirate Imps past your defenses. Eventually it can explode and rain down imps. Damage: fires imps to mid-lawn Special: explodes into a shower of imps if not destroyed quickly The Imps joined the Order of the Cannon Fraternity, Kappa Pea, and quickly rose through the ranks due to constant firing of their leadership.

PvP Mode (China only)

Imp Cannon TOUGHNESS: Protected SPEED: Basic

Troop Capacity: 3 Training Cost: 15 Training Time: 5 minutes 为了飞的更远更高，小鬼僵尸们玩起了人间大炮的改版--僵间大炮。 In English: In order to achieve improved flight distance and height, the Imps parodied the "Human Cannonball" - Now the Zombie Cannonball. Plague Pharmacy effect: Fires a lot of imps.

Overview

The Imp Cannon absorbs 600 damage and does not degrade.

Encounters

Plants vs. Zombies 2

Player's House: Piñata Party

Pirate Seas: Days 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, Dead Man's Booty and "Rescue the Gold Bloom" Epic Quest - Step 6

Wild West: Piñata Party

Modern Day: Days 15, 31 and 36

Arena: Gold Bloom's Garden Party Tournament

Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) (China only)

Player's House: Premium Plant Quest: Squash

Pirate Seas: Days 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 24, Ultimate Challenge, Daily Challenge, and Endless Challenge

Wild West: Premium Plant Quest: Squash

Strategies

The Imp Cannon is a particularly annoying zombie to face, especially in hordes. Laser Bean and Electric Peashooter are two of the best plants to use against it, as two of these plants in a given lane ensure that that lane is protected from Imp Cannons, and the Imps that can spawn from them, so long as there isn't a plant where the Imps are landing. Should those plants not be available however, then artillery plants such as Winter Melon, Coconut Cannon, or Banana Launcher are good choices as they all take down Imp Cannons rather easily, but the former two are prone to being blocked by Imps or other zombies, while Banana Launcher has a fairly long reload speed, making it not as reliable. Having a plant such as Spikerock or Endurian where the Imps land is a good idea to help support your other offensive plants so they have more opportunities to damage the Imp Cannon.

It is not recommended to use Guacodiles or close range plants such as Snapdragons or Phat Beets against Imps Cannons, as they are out-ranged by the Imp Cannon, meaning the Imp Cannon is free to continuously fire Imps and eventually explode, causing Imps to spawn all over the lawn. Because of this, it is imperative to take down Imp Cannons quickly. Instant use plants such as Cherry Bomb or Grapeshot are fantastic at dealing with Imp Cannons quickly. A Spikeweed or Spikerock can be planted underneath Imp Cannons in planked lanes without getting crushed, making them useful at softening up Imp Cannons. However, Barrel Roller zombies will easily destroy them anyway.

It should be noted that Shrinking Violet cannot shrink Imp Cannons, even if they're in her radius, so instant use plants are generally better at dealing with Imp Cannons.

Balance changes

Update 5.8.1

• ▲ Health increased from 600 DPS to 900 DPS

Update 6.0.1

• ▼ Health decreased from 900 DPS to 600 DPS

Related achievement

	Broadside Use a Coconut Cannon to defeat an Imp Cannon.

Gallery

Plants vs. Zombies 2

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  Almanac entry part 1

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  Almanac entry part 2

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  Almanac entry (10.5.2)

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  Almanac icon

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  HD Imp Cannon

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  Imp Cannon's textures

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  Imp Cannon in the old loading screen

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  An Imp in a cannon from the Pirate Seas trailer

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  A chilled Imp Cannon

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  Imp Cannons in Wild West (only in Piñata Party)

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  Imp Cannon shooting his last wave of Pirate Imps before being automatically destroyed

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  An Imp Cannon's explosion after being defeated (note that Stunion has been used and the explosion itself has been stunned)

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  A dead Imp Cannon

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  Battle against Imp Cannons

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  Imp Cannon toy

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  Imp Cannon among with other Pirate Seas zombies as toys

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  Buttered Imp Cannon

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  Two frozen Imp Cannons

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  An Imp Cannon stalled by Stallia

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  Frozen Imp Cannon by Ice Bloom

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  Imp Cannon arriving (Animated)

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  Imp Cannon in Far Future

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  Imp Cannon rising from the grave (Necromancy, only Arena)

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  Imp Cannon in Lost City

Chinese version (China only)

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  Almanac entry part 1

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  Almanac entry part 2

Video

• Plants vs. Zombies 2 New Zombie Imp Cannon Pirate Seas Day 10 (Ep.67)

  By Alex5432000

In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Imp Cannon
Simplified Chinese	小鬼僵尸炮	Lit. "Imp Zombie Cannon"
French	Canon démon
German	Wicht-Kanone
Italian	Sparazombolino
Brazilian Portuguese	Canhão de zumbinho
Spanish	Cañón zombidito

Trivia

Specific to Plants vs. Zombies 2

• The player will earn the achievement Broadside if they destroy this zombie with a Coconut Cannon.
• Although the Imp Cannon has wheels, a Spikeweed, Spikerock, or Cactus cannot destroy it instantly.
• When the Imp Cannon shoots an Imp Pirate Zombie, it will sometimes shoot one tile shorter than it normally does, sometimes causing the Imp to fall into the water in plankless lanes.
• Imp Cannon, Dr. Zomboss, and Gargantuar are the only zombies that can use other zombies as weapons.
• There is a glitch where when a Kernel-pult's butter is still in the air while an Imp Pirate Zombie is also in the air, the Imp Cannon gets hit by the butter but the Imp Pirate Zombie will get immobilized by the butter, resulting in the position of the Imp Pirate Zombie is as if it was landing but frozen without the butter. If the Imp Pirate Zombie is then killed in this state, it will land and walk shortly without its head.
• In older versions, Squash can't attack the Imp Cannon. This has been fixed.
• Butter will not stun an Imp Cannon unless there is an Imp Pirate Zombie sticking out.
• Infi-nut's force field can prevent Imps from landing further into the lawn. There is a slight bug with this, as most of the time the Imps will just bounce off the force field and into the water, but sometimes they get stuck in a headfirst angled flying position in the force field, unable to bite it but it can be still killed by other plants normally.
• Imp Cannon, Prospector Zombie, Zombie King, Fisherman Zombie and zombies carried to the left of the lawn by Pterodactyls are the only zombies in Plants vs. Zombies 2 that can self-destruct.
• Even though it hangs in the back, it still has a speed listed because of how it rolls to get there.
• Imp Cannon and Gargantuar Pirate's Almanac entries call the Imp Pirate Zombie Pirate Imp.
• There is a glitch regarding the Imp Cannon where if it is defeated after saving and exiting a level, the level will not be completed.
• It is one of the few zombies that doesn't have its own repeatable quest in the Travel Log.
• If an Imp Cannon is spawned via Necromancy in Dark Ages, the player loses immediately. (proof)
• Before the ??? update, it was possible for Thyme Warp to rewind Imp Cannons. If said cannons were above plankless lanes in Pirate Seas, they would have instantly been destroyed before the rest of the zombies reappeared.

Specific to Chinese version (China only)

• When the Imp Cannon is summoned by the Zombot Plank Walker despite that it already has a cannon for a weapon, the Imp Cannon moves all the way to the ninth column where it usually is.

See also

• Imp
• Broadside
• Carnie Cannon

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