Squash Zombie

Squash Zombie
This zombie will squash the first plant it meets.
Almanac statistics
Speed	Fast
Special	Smashes the first plant he meets
In-game statistics
Damage	200
Sun cost	50
Special	Moves fast; normal in Nintendo DS version Squashes the first plant it meets
Seen	ZomBotany 2

For other uses, see Squash (disambiguation).

Squash Zombie is one of the four ZomBotany zombies exclusively found in the mini-game ZomBotany 2, being the zombie-equivalent of Squash. It acts like a Zombie, but it moves at about the same speed of a Ladder Zombie (with his ladder). If it gets within one square of a plant (forward or backwards), the Squash on its head will jump off and destroy that plant in a similar fashion to Gargantuar, while defeating itself as well. Sometimes, its head will jump off as the zombie itself gets killed by plants, which makes the Squash head seemingly disappear. It does not have a Suburban Almanac entry, like all other ZomBotany zombies.

In Plants vs. Zombies: Endless Edition, Squash Zombie appeared in War of the Spider Woman 1-1 and 1-2 (formerly level 6-1 and 6-2).

Overview

Squash Zombie absorbs 200 damage, and its appearance changes upon absorbing 100 damage before dying at 200 damage. It kills itself as it squashes one of the player's plants dealing 8000 damage instead of 1800 damage.

Strategies

This zombie's primary intention is to destroy a plant. Of course, it cannot be distracted by a Garlic so replace it right away. Since it doesn't appear in numbers it's not too hard to deal with it. Do not use Spikeweeds, Spikerocks, or defensive plants because while it doesn't crush them, it runs too fast for them to be effective. Use a Puff-shroom to waste its attack if it appears in an empty lane. Alternatively, Hypnotized Zombies can bait its attack without taking any damage.

Gallery

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  HD Squash Zombie

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  HD Ducky Tube Squash Zombie

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  Squash Zombie in the Nintendo DS version

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  A Squash Zombie about to kill a Garlic

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  A burnt Squash Zombie

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  A Squash Zombie that has lost its arm

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  A burnt Squash Zombie with a burnt Wall-nut Zombie

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  The Squash Zombie head bug. Note the top looking blurry.

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  Squash Zombie in the seed selection

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  Unused Ducky Tube Squash Zombie. In Zombotany 2 he will not appear in the water.

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  Working Squash Zombie in the pool (after some changes with cheat engine)

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  How Squash Zombie would work if he was swimming in the pool

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  Ducky Tube Squash Zombie normally appears in Plants vs. Zombies: Endless Edition on the seed choosing menu.

Trivia

• When the player plants a plant on the square where it is, its head will jump, but will not squash the plant.
• It cannot attack Spikeweeds or Spikerocks unless it is inside a Pumpkin, in which case the head will hit the Pumpkin and the flattened version of the plant in question, but it will not be destroyed and the destroyed Pumpkin appears in the place, which leads to the plant inside it getting destroyed.
• It is the only ZomBotany zombie that moves faster than the other ZomBotany zombies.
  • In the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSiWare versions of Plants vs. Zombies, it has the speed of a regular zombie, therefore making it easier to kill, although its walking animation is faster than a normal zombie's.
• Like Gargantuar, Catapult Zombie, Dr. Zomboss, Zomboni and Giga-gargantuar it cannot be hypnotized, as it does not eat.
  • If confronted by a hypnotized zombie, the Squash Zombie will attack and do nothing.
• It is the only ZomBotany zombie that does not have a ducky tube version. Therefore, it will not enter the water.
  • However, in Plants vs. Zombies: Journey to the West (and likewise, Plants vs. Zombies: Great Wall Edition), it has a ducky tube version, which still does not actually appear in the pool.
• Squash cannot completely kill a Tall-nut Zombie, but a Squash Zombie will always kill a Tall-nut completely. This is because Squash actually does a set amount of damage to zombies, whereas Squash Zombies only needs to hit a plant to kill it.
• It is one of the four zombies that can be killed without being damaged by a plant, the others being Jalapeno Zombie, Jack-in-the-Box Zombie, and Exploding Zombie.
• If the player destroys it with an explosive when its head jumps off, its head will disappear, and the black shade of a headless zombie will appear, just like when an explosive hits a body of a defeated zombie.
• A Squash can attack a Squash Zombie before it gets squashed. Either way, they will both be defeated. While this is usually not good matchup, it should be considered if there are other threats in the way.
• Due to a glitch, the texture of his head is sometimes blurred.
• Hacking a Ducky Tube Squash Zombie in the pool or a Lily Pad/Cattail out of water are only ways to see the crushed sprites of these plants.

See also

• Squash
• ZomBotany zombies

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