Jurassic Imp

For other uses, see Imp (disambiguation).

Jurassic Imp
A weaker, smaller, much more vicious version of the typical Jurassic zombie.
Almanac statistics
Toughness	Fragile
Speed	Speedy
In-game statistics
Health	95
Eat DPS	200
Special	Eats plants twice as fast
Weakness	(shrinks him to oblivion, killing him instantly) (can knock him off the lawn)
First seen	Jurassic Marsh - Day 5
Code name	dino_imp
This nasty little nipper can make a serious dent in your defenses if left to his own devious devices.

Jurassic Imp is an Imp variant appearing in Jurassic Marsh. He is twice as fast in terms of DPS and movement speed compared to most other Imps with half the health.

Almanac entry

Jurassic Imp
	TOUGHNESS Fragile SPEED Speedy A weaker, smaller, much more vicious version of the typical Jurassic zombie. This nasty little nipper can make a serious dent in your defenses if left to his own devious devices.

Overview

Jurassic Imp absorbs 95 damage before dying. Its appearance changes once at 47.5 damage.

Encounters

• Player's House: Piñata Party
• Lost City: "Aloe, Salut!" Epic Quest - Step 8 (portal only)
• Jurassic Marsh: Days 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, La Brainsa Tarpits, and Piñata Party
• Modern Day: Days 4, 5, 10, 14, 16, 20, 34, Highway to the Danger Room (portal only) and "Rescue the Gold Bloom" Epic Quest - Step 1

Strategies

Do not be fooled by its health. Due to his offensive stats, he should not be underestimated. He often appears very early into the game and is likely to cause a quick loss of a lawn mower or trampling the flowers and subsequent game over should it reach the left side of a screen without a mower or trample the flowers which can cause objective failure leading to the loss of a level. Along with other zombies, this zombie can be very difficult to deal with. Jurassic Imps are even more dangerous when they're boosted by the T. Rex as they will behave in a similar manner to Zombie Chicken and Ice Weasel which can be very troublesome, especially when he is eating one your plants. In Modern Day, this zombie appears in many levels, usually starting an early attack in the beginning of a level, especially in groups.

Cheap plants, area of effect plants, and stalling plants are recommended to combat this zombie early. Using Gold Bloom is an excellent choice as well, so the player can easily get defenses out faster. Try using slowing plants such as Cold Snapdragon or Winter Melon. Their slowing effects will not only damage the Jurassic Imp, but it will also slow his progress to your house and his eating speed. You can also use Hurrikales as they will push them back and slow them down. If slowing plants is not the preference the player wants to use, there is also Phat Beets, Fume-shrooms, or Snapdragons. These are great to use due to the Jurassic Imp's low health and the plants' area of attack. Nightshade is also a good option, as it can kill the imp with just one leaf. Using Shrinking Violet can also instantly eliminate a horde of Jurassic Imps (Enforce-Mint targets 10 random zombies, so he's unreliable). Lava Guava can also be a good choice if he is accompanied by zombies stronger than him such as most regular Jurassic Zombies.

Another strategy is to use Blover when the Gargantuar tosses it onto the lawn or having defensive plants in the third column and some offensive plants behind them.

Balance changes

Update 6.3.1

• ▼ Health decreased from 135 DPS to 95 DPS

Gallery

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  Almanac entry

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  Almanac icon

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  HD Jurassic Imp

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  Dead Jurassic Imp

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  Jurassic Imp ate the player's brains

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  Fainted Jurassic Imp

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  Jurassic Imp's sprites and assets

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  Hypnotized Jurassic Imp

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  Frozen Jurassic Imp

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  Boosted Jurassic Imp

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  Jurassic Imp in Frostbite Caves

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  Jurassic Imp walking (Animated)

Videos

• Plants vs. Zombies 2 Primal Wall-nut, Squash, plants Level Up - Jurassic Marsh Day 5 (Ep.297)

  By Alex5432000

In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Jurassic Imp
Simplified Chinese	侏罗纪小鬼僵尸	Lit. "Jurassic Imp Zombie"
French	Diablotin jurassique
German	Jurassischer Wicht
Italian	Zombolino giurassico
Brazilian Portuguese	Zumbinho Jurássico
Spanish	Zombidito jurásico

Trivia

• He has the same speed and nearly the same health as Zombie Piggy from Plants vs. Zombies Online.
• This can be compared to the Imp in I, Zombie, since in both situations, the zombie's speed is increased at the expense of lower health.
  • However, the Imp from I, Zombie eats at a normal pace, while Jurassic Imp eats faster.
• The Imp's body, while in Jurassic Gargantuar's log, has been extended. When he is on the lawn, he is at normal size.
• In the Travel Log, it is called "Jurassic Imp Zombie".
• The Dodo Rider Zombie has a closely resembling face to Jurassic Imp, suggesting a re-used texture.

Specific to the Chinese Version  (China only)

• There is a stronger version of him named Eggshell Imp that takes significantly more damage.

See also

• Imp
• Eggshell Imp
• Rocket Imp
• Zombie Piggy
• Jurassic Gargantuar

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