MC Zom-B (Plants vs. Zombies 2)

For the similarly named zombie in Plants vs. Zombies Adventures, see DJ Zom-B.

For the version in Plants vs. Zombies 3, see MC Zom-B (PvZ3).

MC Zom-B
Spins microphone to damage nearby plants when he's dropping his sick, sick rhymes.
Almanac statistics
Toughness	Solid
Speed	Hungry
In-game statistics
Health	250
Damage	2001
Preferred jam	Rap
Special	Instantly kills plants in an area of 3x3
Weakness	(stunning effect) (ground) (when hiding) (microphone attack gets reduced to a 1x1 area when shrunken) (takes 3 spins to fully destroy it) (triggers explosion, killing him instantly) (triggers rush, dealing enough damage to kill him) (can knock him back, disabling his attack)
First seen	Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 10
Code name	eighties_mc
MC Zom-B doesn't want you to know it, but his fancy bling is really just gold-plated zinc he got from his grandma.

MC Zom-B is the seventh zombie encountered in Neon Mixtape Tour in Plants vs. Zombies 2. When the rap jam plays, he will start rapping, and if he encounters a plant within a 3x3 range, he spins his microphone to kill all non-defensive plants in the 3x3 area around him. Each spin deals a total of 2000 damage to plants that don't instantly die to it every 2 seconds.

Origins

MC Zom-B's name is an abbreviated form of Master of Ceremonies, a person who hosts an event or performance. In the late 1970s, the term MC or M.C. became an alternative title for rappers, referencing their dedication to hip-hop music and culture.

Zom-B is a pun to the word "zombie."

Audio

Sound	Description
	After spinning his microphone.
	Spinning his microphone.
	Grunts/Moans

Description

MC Zom-B wears a blue and white cap placed sideways on his head. He wears a pair of large shades that are crooked with the right part bent slightly upwards. The zombie has a shaved brown beard and short brown hair. In his mouth, a microphone is being clenched by his teeth as the cord hangs down. He wears a blue jogger outfit with the top quarter white and white lines from the outside of each leg up to the waist. He is wearing a pair of white sneakers with a red stripe alongside. His left shoe is torn at the front, revealing his toes.

His gold chain necklace hangs around his collar down to his stomach with a large circular ring with a giant "Z" serving as the medallion. This bling is also just a smaller version of Wild West Gargantuars brand. He wears a thick gold ring on his left hand and a golden rectangle knuckleduster on his right hand.

When he is reacting to the rap jam, after spinning his microphone he will appear to have his microphone further lodged in his mouth. He will also look like he is sucking the object briefly.

Almanac entry

MC Zom-B
	TOUGHNESS Solid SPEED Hungry Spins microphone to damage nearby plants when he's dropping his sick, sick rhymes. Damage: destroys plants in a 3x3 area MC Zom-B doesn't want you to know it, but his fancy bling is really just gold-plated zinc he got from his grandma.

Overview

MC Zom-B absorbs 250 damage. His appearance changes upon absorbing 125 damage, when he loses his arm, before dying after absorbing 250 damage.

Encounters

• Neon Mixtape Tour: Days 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, and Greatest Hits
• Modern Day: Days 21, 29, and 34

Strategies

Despite being weak in terms of health, his ability to instantly kill non-defensive plants during the rap jam makes this zombie become very problematic. Since he reacts instantly when a plant approaches or is planted in his damage area, the player must kill him as fast as they can. Furthermore, he can be assisted in getting further into your defenses by Breakdancer Zombie, whose ability to kick zombies forward also activates during the rap jam.

In Modern Day, MC Zom-B can cause problems in the player's defense, as portals will allow for him to close the distance between himself and the plants to allow for a quick and devastating attack. What's even worse is that Breakdancer Zombies also spawn with MC Zom-B allowing the latter to get even further towards defenses.

• Straight-shooting and lobber plants have a long-range, which makes MC Zom-B easier to defeat.
• Stunion, Stallia, and Iceberg Lettuce are effective in combating this zombie, as they can also prevent him from moving or can slow him down. However, if the player plants them far away from the zombie, the plants can be killed.
• Spore-shrooms and Witch Hazels are also effective as the newly created Spore-shrooms or Puff-Shrooms will serve as an obstacle and cause MC Zom-B to pause and prioritize those created plants, making him easier to defeat.
• Area Effect plants like Laser Bean are useful for killing MC Zom-B when tougher zombies are in front of him. (Shielding).
• MC Zom-B will not attack ground plants such as Spikeweed, Spikerock, Potato Mine, etc. Because of this, these plants are a viable way to defeat this zombie. Planting one row of Spikerocks or two rows of Spikeweeds will defeat all MC Zom-B Zombies, provided they have not been sped up by jams. However, Celery Stalker should not be used, since MC Zom-B will kill it before the Celery Stalker has a chance to attack, unless MC Zom-B is slowed with a freeze attack or Stallia, or stunned with Stunion, Chili Bean's gas, or Iceberg Lettuce.
• Guacodile is also very useful against this zombie. Not only will it attack MC Zom-B with its avocado seeds but also after being hit with the microphone, it will perform its rush attack and kill the zombie instantly.
• Shrinking Violet is an effective counter to MC Zom-B because if MC Zom-B is shrunken, his microphone attack radius is decreased to 1x1, making him less of a threat, not to mention the fact that he starts taking double damage.
• Primal Peashooters are very useful against MC Zom-B as their knockback can easily disable his ability, causing him to miss his attack or destroy plants that are not as useful. Using Plant Food on them will ensure that multiple MC Zom-Bs cannot get close to your plants.
• Primal Wall-nuts can stall this zombie as it takes 3 swings to fully get rid of the plant.
• Area-damage plants are very effective for MC Zom-B when there are zombies close to him. Based on this information, Winter Melon and Melon-pult are strong against this zombie. However, both plants have high costs, so other strategies above are recommended.

Balance changes

Update 6.3.1

• ▼ Health decreased from 350 DPS to 250 DPS

Gallery

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	MC Zom-B
Simplified Chinese	说唱僵尸	Lit. "Rap Zombie" or "Rapping Zombie"
French	MC Zom-Bee
German	MC Zom-B
Italian	Zom-B MC
Brazilian Portuguese	MC Zum-B
Spanish	MC Zom-B

Trivia

• His name is based similarly to DJ Zom-Bs from Plants vs. Zombies Adventures. Both of them also wear golden bling, although DJ Zom-B's bling provides him with protection while MC's does not.
• He can destroy Infi-nuts force field and a Wall-nut in just two swings of his microphone.
  • The reason why he can destroy the shield easily is that it deals 40 bites of damage over three lanes (two if in the top or bottom lanes) doing a total of 120 bites worth of damage (80 in the top or bottom lanes).
• He is also able to kill a Chard Guard before being hurled back.
• His medal has the letter "Z" on it, which could be referring to the word "zombie", or less possibly, the word "zinc", due to his Almanac entry.
• Before the 4.1 update, when Sap-fling or Lava Guava is used in an MC Zom-B's attack area while the rap jam plays, he will react to the puddle he is standing on as if there is a plant nearby and continuously spin his microphone, not walking any further, thus not moving as long as the effect occurs.
• He, along with Punk Zombie, are the only zombies that have two attacks, other than the Zombots and the Gargantuars.
• If one looks closely, there is a bite mark on his hat.
• When he is rapping during the rap jam, he periodically makes a noise that sounds like a record needle scratch.
• He shares the rap jam with the Breakdancer Zombie.
  • He and the Breakdancer Zombie are the only zombies that share a jam.
• Once he starts spinning his microphone, he will not stop even if the rap jam stops playing.
  • This can be seen clearly by freezing or stunning him when he begins his spinning animation. When he thaws, even if the rap jam is not playing, he will continue to spin his microphone.
  • This is also true if the player uses a Thyme Warp while in the middle of his spinning animation.
• He is one of the few zombies who can kill plants in other lanes, with the others being Jack-in-the-Box Zombie and Gargantuar Prime.
• The Travel Log quest for defeating him erroneously says "Defeat MC Zomb B Zombies!".
• If he appears outside of the Neon Mixtape Tour world, either in Modern Day, Pinata Party or Arena, he will continue to use his ability despite his jam not playing.
  • This trait is shared with all special Neon Mixtape Tour Zombies except Arcade Zombie.
• He is voiced by Nick Interlandi according to the credits.
• This and Glitter Zombie are the only Neon Mixtape Tour zombies that returned in Plants vs. Zombies 3.
  • Coincidentally, both first appear in Part 1 segment of Neon Mixtape Tour.
• Sometimes, he is called "McZom-B".

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