Balloon Zombie is a flying zombie in Plants vs. Zombies that floats gently above all of the player's plants with a red balloon with an angry face drawn on tied around its waist. The balloon acts as armor and the zombie himself can only be attacked after the balloon is popped by either a Cactus or Cattail and the zombie drops to the ground. He can also be blown away by a Blover or killed by explosive plants besides the Potato Mine while in the air instead.
Balloon Zombie floats above the fray, immune to most attacks.
Toughness: low Special: flying Weakness: cactus and blover
Balloon Zombie really lucked out. The balloon thing really works and none of the other zombies have picked up on it.
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孔明灯僵尸
孔明灯僵尸漂浮在空中，躲过大多数攻击。
强度： 低
特点： 飞行
弱点： 仙人掌和三叶草
孔明灯僵尸真幸运。孔明灯有很多功效，而其他的僵尸都不曾有机会捡到过。
In English: Kongming Lantern Zombie
Kongming Lantern Zombie floats above the fray, immune to most attacks.
Toughness: low
Special: flying
Weakness: cactus and blover
Kongming Lantern Zombie was really lucky. Kongming lantern has a lot of uses and none of the other zombies have ever got one.
Overview
Balloon Zombie's balloon can only be targeted by a Cactus or a Cattail. Their spikes will instantly pop the balloon and drop the zombie to the ground, where it will become vulnerable to all normal attacks. If they were floating above a pool lane, they will fall into the water and will instantly die. They can also be blown away by a Blover that instantly kills them.
Balloon Zombie absorbs 290 damage. His appearance changes upon absorbing 20 damage (when the balloon is popped and the zombie becomes vulnerable to ground based attacks) and 155 damage before dying at 290 damage. He dies after 20 damage over the pool.
A Balloon Zombie cannot be stopped by a Tall-nut. The player must use a Cattail or a Cactus to pop his balloon, reducing him to the state of a normal Zombie. If they are popped over a pool lane, they will die immediately, as they will drop into the water and disappear, since he is not equipped for aquatic travel. Alternatively, one could blow them away with a Blover. The player should wait as long as possible before planting a Blover in order to save sun by blowing away multiple instances of them. On pool and fog levels, use Cattails because they can pop balloons and damage zombies in any lane. Since Cattails cannot be used on levels without a pool, use Blovers to blow all Balloon Zombies at the same time and save space for other plants.
The Balloon Zombie is only available in the Dead Zeppelin level. The player should use them in rows without Cactus. The balloons will pop at the end of each row so that the Balloon Zombies can eat the brain, so sending them is not pointless. If the player really wants to send a Balloon Zombie in rows with Cactus, they can be removed by a Bungee Zombie. Note that Balloon Zombies will not eat Sunflowers that they fly over. It is better to send regular Zombies or Buckethead Zombies rather than the Balloon Zombies. Also, the player should gain a surplus of sun before he or she sends a Balloon Zombie, as they cost 150 sun, and one placed early on will bankrupt the player, making him or her lose Dead Zeppelin quickly.
Gallery
Plants vs. Zombies Wiki has a gallery for Balloon Zombie.
Balloon Zombie can be killed by explosives other than Potato Mine while in the air.
While scrolling up where all the zombie the player has killed in the iOS leaderboards section, a lone balloon (presumably Balloon Zombie's balloon) can be seen floating around the dead zombies.
Balloon Zombie and Bungee Zombie are the only zombies to appear both on land and in or above the pool.
Balloon Zombie and Flying Imp are the only zombies to appear on cracked lane in Outsmart the Fire Child
The propeller hat slightly falls off of the Balloon Zombie's head when he takes a step.
If a Balloon Zombie is hit by a Lawn Mower while still on his balloon, his balloon will pop and it will turn into smoke, just like a Gargantuar despite the Balloon Zombie being too high to be hit by the Lawn Mower.
Balloon Zombie cannot be frozen while still floating if an Ice-shroom is used, but will only be slowed down. This also happens with Pogo Zombies still on their pogo sticks.
The Suburban Almanac entry for the Balloon Zombie does not list the Cattail as one of its weaknesses, though the Cattail's Suburban Almanac entry does.
Balloon Zombie is one of nine Almanac zombies that is unavailable for Versus Mode, the others being Backup Dancer (as he comes with Dancing Zombie); Ducky Tube Zombie, Snorkel Zombie, and Dolphin Rider Zombie (because there is no water for them to go on); Zombie Bobsled Team (as they go with Zomboni); Zombie Yeti (as the player doesn't receive any money in this mode); Imp (as he goes with Gargantuar); and Dr. Zomboss (because that's just reenacting Level 5-10)
Besides Zomboss, Balloon Zombie is the only one made unavailable for balancing measures, as it can pass the player's plants without damage, and it only requires two to eat the brains (unless the Lawn Mower in that row has already been used, in which case it would only need one), and as this would make him a no-brainer pic for the zombie player, the Cactus would always have to be chosen.
This is why Blover is not allowed in that mode as he would have nothing to do, as well as why Cactus costs 100 sun there, as she is otherwise exactly the same as Peashooter.
Balloon Zombie is the only non-vaulting zombie that can pass almost every type of plant without trying to eat it.
Balloon Zombie and Digger Zombie are the only zombies that lack a shoe.
A rake cannot kill a Balloon Zombie while mid-air.
Umbrella Leaves cannot deflect Balloon Zombies when they drop directly at them.
Neither catapult plants nor the Squash can damage Balloon Zombies in the air, despite throwing their projectiles in the air and jumping higher than Balloon Zombie respectively.
Despite being in the air, he can still scare a Scaredy-shroom.
When he reaches the house, his balloon will pop automatically so he can eat the brain.
The balloon as depicted in the Nintendo DS version is very large in comparison to the zombie using it. In higher quality versions (PC, Xbox Live Arcade, iPad, etc.) the balloon is not much larger than the zombie's head, but in the Nintendo DS version, it is a little over twice the size of his head.
Ironically, a balloon that small can't really carry Balloon Zombie, though he still floats with it.
Despite the Cactus being one of Balloon Zombie's weaknesses, a Cactus planted on the slant of the roof cannot pop the balloon until the Balloon Zombie is right above it.
He is the only zombie who can be above the pool but not actually swim in it, as he will disappear if his balloon gets popped while over water because he is not meant to swim in it.
In the canceled mini-game High Gravity, the gravity will cause him to sink lower and lower, until he touches the ground and the balloon automatically pops.
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