Zcorpion Zombie

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Zcorpion Zombie
Plants vs. Zombies 2
Zcorpion Zombie
Toughness	Machined
Speed	Basic
Health	2500
Code name	roman_ballista
Other code names	new_pvp_roman_ballista
Other weakness	(when hiding) (prioritizes zombie)
First seen	Penny's Pursuit - Plants vs. Romans - Level 2 Arena - Olive Pit's Tournament Epic Quests - Epic Quest: Murkadamia Nut! - Step 5
Surprise! That exploding vase has a zombie in it! Isn't that surprising?
Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)
精英罗马攻城车(translation: Elite Zcorpion Zombie)
Oh my, these explosive vases also have chickens instead of just zombies inside them! That's quite sad.
Toughness	Machined
Speed	Basic
Health	50000 20000 30000
In-game toughness	Undying
Code name	elite_roman_ballista
Other code names	elite_roman_ballista_pvz1_normal elite_roman_ballista_pvz1_normal
First seen	Memory Lane
The driver of this zcorpion often behaves quite differently even when he was small. He lacks understanding of humour and sarcasm, and prefers showing off his high IQ. Though the zcorpion he modified can launch multiple vases at once, not many zombies are willing to enter the vases due to how bad he is at getting along with others. Because of this, he could only stuff a lot chickens into the vases as replacement.

Zcorpion Zombie is a zombie that can appear in Epic Quests, Arena, and Penny's Pursuit in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It is a machine controlled by a Roman Imp, which is used to launch vases at defenses, which releases Roman Zombies, Roman Coneheads, Roman Bucketheads, Healer Zombies, and Roman Shield Zombie, similar to how Imp Porter uses a tent to release Adventurer Zombies and their variants. Any thrown vase can also instant-kill any non-defensive plant on impact.

After launching five vases, it will self-destruct.

In the Chinese version, it has an Elite variant that can occasionally launch 10 vases at once. Vases launched by it have a chance to release a Zombie Chicken.

Origins

Zcorpion Zombie is based on the scorpio, a type of Roman torsion siege engine and field artillery piece, with a "Z" in its name to reference it being a zombie.

Audio

Sound	Description
	Launching a vase.
	Cranking.
	Reloading a new vase.
	Destroyed.
	Vase breaking.

Almanac entry

Normal

Zcorpion Zombie
	TOUGHNESS Machined SPEED Basic A ballista from Ancient Rome, the Zcorpion Zombie launches an exploding vase at the nearest plant in its lane. Surprise! That exploding vase has a zombie in it! Isn't that surprising?

Elite (China only)

Elite Zcorpion Zombie TOUGHNESS: Machined SPEED: Basic

In English: The driver of this zcorpion often behaves quite differently even when he was small. He lacks understanding of humour and sarcasm, and prefers showing off his high IQ. Though the zcorpion he modified can launch multiple vases at once, not many zombies are willing to enter the vases due to how bad he is at getting along with others. Because of this, he could only stuff a lot chickens into the vases as replacement. Oh my, these explosive vases also have chickens instead of just zombies inside them! That's quite sad.

Overview

Zcorpion Zombie absorbs 2500 damage per shot and does not degrade. Vases shot by it deal 1750 damage to the plant they hit.

Zombie spawn chance

Zcorpion Zombie Zombie type Chance (%) Roman Zombie 30.53% Roman Conehead 22.9% Roman Buckethead 19.08% Centurion Zombie 3.82% Roman Shield Zombie 15.27% Healer Zombie 7.63% Gladiator Gargantuar 0.76%

Elite (China only) Zombie type Chance (%) Roman Zombie 29.41% Roman Conehead 22.09% Roman Buckethead 18.38% Centurion Zombie 3.68% Zombie Chicken 22.06% Healer Zombie 3.68% Gladiator Gargantuar 0.74%

Encounters

• Epic Quests
• Arena
• Penny's Pursuit

Strategies

Threepeaters combined with boosted Torchwoods along with Power Lilies and Tile Turnips should be powerful enough to neutralize the threat. If they appear in the Zomboss battles, make sure Zomboss' Zombot isn't blocking it or the vases will continue to launch at it. A max-level Bombard-mint will defeat the zombie easily, too, and a Laser Bean (with or without Plant Food) will go directly past the Zombot and kill the Zcorpion Zombie in the process. Lightning Reed and Bamboo Spartan are also very effective too. Try putting Spikerocks in front of Zcorpion Zombies since it will then continuously throw vases at the plant and it will not be damaged. This will make the zombie useless against destroying plants with it vases. Try planting vine plants to the closest plant that is near the zombie, when the vase is launched at the plant it will cause the vine to be destroyed instead of the plant. However, this strategy is not as effective in Spicy or Extra Hot levels, as the increases eating speed of the zombies will render this strategy largely ineffective.

If the player cannot handle the Zcorpion Zombie in Penny's Pursuit, simply use the Zom-B-Gone Perk to downgrade this zombie to an Imp Cannon that is much weaker and can be disposed of easily.

Gallery

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  HD Zcorpion Zombie

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  Zcorpion Zombies sprites and assests

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  Almanac entry

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  Almanac entry (10.5.2)

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  Almanac icon

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  Almanac image

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  In-game

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  Lauching a vase

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  Defeated Zcorpion Zombie

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  Buttered Zcorpion Zombie

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  Frozen Zcorpion Zombie

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  Zcorpion Zombie under Stallia's effect

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  Poisoned Zcorpion Zombie

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  Zcorpion Zombie ice block by Ice Bloom

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  Hypnotized Zcorpion Zombie (possible by using Hypnotize Zombies Perk)

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  Zcorpion Zombie launching a vase that has a Roman Shield Zombie and reloading (Animated)

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  Zcorpion Zombie in a Frozen block

Chinese version (China only)

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  Almanac icon

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  Two-Player Mode seed packet

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  Elite Zcorpion Zombie's almanac icon

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  Reveal image

Other

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  Zcorpion Zombie on the official Plants vs. Zombies Tmall store (Unsourced)

Beta animations

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  Arriving animation

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  Idle animation

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  Preparing to launch a vase

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  Launching a vase (note: the second launch is different from the first)

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  Reloading vase animation

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  Destruction animation

In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Zcorpion Zombie
Simplified Chinese	罗马攻城车 罗马攻城车僵尸	lit. "Roman Siege Vehicle" lit. "Roman Siege Vehicle Zombie"
French	Zombie Zcorpion
German	Zkorpion-Zombie
Italian	Zombi zcorpione
Brazilian Portuguese	Zumbi Zcorpião
Spanish	Zombi ezcorpión

Trivia

• Zcorpion Zombie can be tossed away by Citron's plant food despite its various attributes. This also applies with Imp Cannon, Zombie King, Fisherman Zombie, and the Carnie Cannon.
• It is similar to Catapult Zombie from the first game, Cardio Zombie, Z-Mech, Roman Caesar Zombie, and #caketank where it will crush any plant when approaching the lawn and before going into an idle animation. Much like them, the machine still has the ability to crush plants even when they are idle.
• Codes indicate there is a very small chance for it to spawn the Centurion Zombie or Gladiator Gargantuar.
• Elite Zcorpions does not have infinite ammo, as they will self destruct after firing 1000 vases.

See also

• Catapult Zombie
• Imp Porter
• Imp Cannon
• Carnie Cannon

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