The Pylon Mech's primary weapon is the Pylon Propeller. It has 16 ammo, and deals 20-25 impact damage depending on the range, with the splash dealing 10 damage.
The Pylon Mech deploys a small pylon-shaped mine, which will explode and deal 175 damage to a Plant that steps on it. The Pylon Mech can store up to four Pylon Mines at once.
The Pylon Mech propels itself forward, leaving behind a fiery trail. It knocks back any plant it runs into (similarly to the All-Star's Sprint Tackle), dealing 75 damage to them. Although it has a fire trail, the fire does not damage any plants and is just an effect.
Strategies
With
The Pylon Mech is more based on speed rather than dishing out damage directly. Use the speed options of this mech to dodge attacks and deliver brutal splash damage to groups of plants. The Pylon Mech can also drop Pylon Mines, which can kill most plants at once, which makes it useful for Team Vanquish or Gardens & Graveyards. Drag Race is the Pylon Mech's unique touch, as it can rush in a groups of enemies, or be used for a quick escape, due to the lower health of the mech. A good strategy with the Pylon Mech in Gardens & Graveyards is to get into the garden, drop some Pylon Mines, and use Drag Race to get out of there. Proceed to deal damage from afar and the mines should allow your teammates to ease through the garden.
Remember that the Pylon Mech has the lowest health out of all the Z-Mech variants (300 HP), making it easier for plants to kill you, especially groups of them. Always be prepared to evacuate in case too much damage is being dealt. Always be on the move with the mech to avoid as much damage as possible as well.
If you are more of a sneaky player, try and get as close to the targets/objectives as possible without being noticed. Make sure your Gravity Grenade is/will be ready, as you're going to need it later! Summon the Pylon Mech and rush into the objective using your Drag Race to catch the plants by surprise. When you begin fighting the target, prep the Explosive Escape ability in case you need to eject. Moving Unpredictably, drop pylon mines as you progress throughout battle, especially inside objectives.
Also remember that when your Pylon Mech runs out of fuel, your Explosive Escape will automatically activate. Try and use this to your advantage by using your drag race ability to charge into groups of plants before running out of fuel. Once you eject from the mech, throw your Gravity Grenade at the mech to trap any plants that are (unfortunately) near the mech, forcing them to take damage from the explosion.
Against
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Pylon Mech is basically a moving road cone with a rocket launcher, such it can deal splash damage. While its the fastest mech, its also has the least health of all the mechs. Citrons can use EMPeach to stun lock the mech and finish it off. Keep in mind that because due to lower health, the Imp will get the heck outta here the best he/she can.
Please note that only official translations are used.
Language
Name
Description
English
Pylon Mech
Traditional Chinese
塔架机甲
French
Mécanique du pylône
German
Pylon Mech
Italian
Pilone Meccanico
Polish
Mech Pylon
Brazilian Portuguese
Pilão Mecânico
Spanish
Z-Mech Cono
Trivia
The Pylon Mech could possibly be inspired by the Robo-Cone Zombie in Plants vs. Zombies 2. However, this cone is much faster and notably only has one wheel.
One major difference between the two is that the Robo-Cone Zombie has legs to walk with, while the Pylon mech has a single wheel to move around on. The Pylon Mech also has fingered hands, while the Robo-Cone Zombie has claws for it hands.
This may be a reference to real-world drag racers, due to its increased speed and the exhaust pipes that occasionally combust.
One of the Pylon Mech's abilities is also named Drag Race.
The Pylon Mech is the first Imp mech that doesn't have infinite ammo in his primary weapon. The second is the Scallywag Mech.
The Pylon Mech has the lowest health out of the Z-Mech variants, only having 300 health.
It is unknown why the Pylon Mech has less health than the other Mechs, as roadcones usually represent more health in the Plants vs. Zombies franchise. It can be assumed that this was because of its speed in contrast to other mechs, which are slower.
This Z-Mech is the only one that grabs the Imp and puts him in the cockpit manually. All other Z-Mechs simply fall onto their Imps.
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