Zombies (Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia)

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Zombies are reanimated, mindless, decaying corpses with a hunger for human brains. They are the main antagonists of Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia, as the objective of the game is to prevent them from eating the player's brains. Zombies, like their defensive counterparts the plants, are varied in strength as well as speed, and command unique aspects which must be countered appropriately.

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Zombie	Survival Guide Description	First appears in (September version)	First appears in (April version)	First appears in (January version)	First appears in (August version)
Neighborville
Basic Zombie	Want brainz, takes brainz, has brainz. Basic!	Level 01, Backyard	Level 1	Dave's House, Level 1	Dave's House, Level 1
Flag Zombie	Speeds up all zombies on their lane. Inspirational!	Level 01, Backyard	Level 1	Dave's House, Level 1	Dave's House, Level 1
Conehead	Wears a traffic cone on their head as armor. Resourceful!	Level 06, Backyard	Level 7	Campground, Level 7	Dave's House, Level 3
Buckethead	Wears a bucket on their head as heavy armor. Trend-Bucking!	Level 21, Backyard	Level 21	Dave's House, Level 16	Dave's House, Level 4
Imp	Fast and weak. Always up to something. Fun-sized!	Level 14, Backyard	Level 15	Campground, Level 27	TBA
Screen Door Zombie	Attack from above, behind, or below. Breaking that shield is not easy, but it can be done. SNAP!				Dave's House, Level 5
Lost Keys Lake
Hiker Basic Zombie	These zombies are a minor threat, but they just keep coming. Persistent!				Campground, Level 6
Hiker Conehead	The cone makes these zombies tougher. Brains Under Construction. Caution!				Campground, Level 6
Hiker Buckethead	The bucket makes these zombies tougher. Fashionable!				Campground, Level 6
Ducky Tube Zombie	Their tube help these zombies move quicker in water, but they're slower on dry land. Splash!	Level 29, Camp	Level 29	Campground, Level 103	TBA
Ducky Tube Conehead	The cone makes these zombies tougher. Their tube help these zombies move quicker in water, but they're slower on dry land. Splash!	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Ducky Tube Buckethead	The bucket makes these zombies tougher. Their tube help these zombies move quicker in water, but they're slower on dry land. Splash!	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Pigeon Feeder	Throws crumbs that summon flocks of Zombie Pigeons. Carbohydrated!			Campground, Level 41	TBA
Zombie Pigeon	Flies while moving, but lands to attack plants. Pigeonholed!			Campground, Level 41	TBA
Disco Zombie	Spawns formations of Backup Dancers. Trendy!			Campground, Level 253	TBA
Backup Dancer	Spawned by Disco Zombie. His deep-V disco blouse doesn't give much protection. Funky!			Campground, Level 253	TBA
Landscaper Zombie	Destroys the first plant he reaches with his weed-wacker before it breaks.			Campground, Level 393	TBA
Mt. Quesogrande
Rock'n'Rollin' Imp	Don't let these zombies get on a roll downhill, because they'll get much quicker if they do. Wheeee!	Level 48, Volcano	Level 43	Begonia Boulevard, Level 197	TBA
Bowling Zombie	Those bowling balls can really hurt, so protect your plants with a Wall-Nut or Umbrella Leaf. Gutter ball!		Level 46	Dave's House, Level 73	TBA
Gargantuar	So big. So dense. Does huge damage with pole. At half health, throws an Imp down his lane. Ginormous!	Level 50, Volcano	Level 25	Campground, Level 86	TBA
Begonia Boulevard
Swinging Zombie	Zombies swinging your way? Umbrella Leaf can help with that. BOING!			Begonia Boulevard, Level 122	TBA
Swinging Conehead	Zombies swinging your way? Umbrella Leaf can help with that. BOING!			Begonia Boulevard, Level 123	TBA
Swinging Buckethead	Zombies swinging your way? Umbrella Leaf can help with that. BOING!			TBA	TBA
Stealth Imp	Reveal these sneaky zombies with plants like Wall-nut and Bonk Choy. Use Plantern for best results. Sneaky!			Begonia Boulevard, Level 312	Dave's House, Level 10

Other zombies

Zombie	Information	Appearance
Imposter	TBA	Imposter's Back Alley Bundle

Devour Tower zombies

Zombie	Description	Type	Threats	First appears on
Your House
Browncoat Zombie	Want brainz, takes brainz, has brainz. Basic!			Floor 1
Imp	Fast and weak. Always up to something. Fun-sized!		Fast	Floor 1
Conehead	Wears a traffic cone on their head as armor. Resourceful!		Armored	Floor 2
Flag Zombie	Speeds up all zombies on their lane. Inspirational!		Support	Floor 2
Buckethead	Wears a bucket on their head as heavy armor. Trend-Bucking!		Armored	Floor 7
Gargantuar	So big. So dense. Does huge damage with pole. At half health, throws an Imp down his lane. Ginormous!		Brute, Crushing, Imp Thrower, Minesweeper	Floor 15
Late Boomer	Shows up if other zombies remain on your lawn for too long and brings the fireworks! BOOM!
Dr. Zomboss	He's baa-aack. Dr. Edgar G. Zomboss has more brains than any other zombie, but he still wants more! Yours, if he's being precise. And Dr. Zomboss is always very, very precise.		Dr. Zomboss	Floor 10
Taco Park
Power Walker	Walks quite fast, and presumably with power. Toned!		Fast	Floor 2
Balloon Zombie	When his balloon is destroyed, he stops flying and acts like a normal zombie. Popping!		Flying	Floor 3
Pigeon Feeder	Throws crumbs that summon flocks of Zombie Pigeons. Carbohydrated!		Spawner, Swarmer	Floor 3
Zombie Pigeon	Flies while moving, but lands to attack plants. Pigeonholed!		Flying, Tiny	Summoned by Pigeon Feeder
Dog Walker	His dog attacks in his lane and adjacent lanes. Mangy!		Minesweeper	Floor 4
Green Screens Theater
Donut Roller	Pushes a giant donut, blocking plant attacks. Half-baked!		Shielded	Floor 5
Actor Zombie	When defeated, he does a Shakespearean death monologue for 10 seconds. Histrionic!		Obstacle Spawner	Floor 5
Hot Dog Imp	Fast and weak. Hides in hot dog suit for unknown purposes. Just the wurst!		Fast, Lane Changer	Floor 6
Cell Phone Zombie	When her cell phone breaks, she becomes enraged and speeds up. Screen timed!		Armored, Enraged	Floor 7
Dave's Workshop
Taco Imp	Hides in a Taco, avoiding shots until she attacks. Defeat her to earn that Taco for your plants! Spicy!		Sneaky, Fast	Floor 8
Plunger Zombie	Fires toilet plungers that pull plants towards her. Unclogging!		Ranged, Landscaper	Floor 8
Miner Threat	Digs underground getting behind your plants, then attacks them from behind. Subterranean!		Armored, Backbiter	Floor 9
Rocket Scientist	Rockets to the back column, then attacks your plants from behind. Meteoric!		Backbiter, Fast	Floor 9
Jubilee Nightclub
Disco Zombie	Spawns formations of Backup Dancers. Trendy!		Shielded, Spawner	Floor 11
Backup Dancer	Spawned by Disco Zombie. His deep-V disco blouse doesn't give much protection. Funky!			Floor 11
Fog Machine Zombie	Spews Fog in adjacent tiles, giving Stealth to zombies there. Pea-Soupy!		Obstacle Spawner, Sneaky	Floor 12
MC Zom-B	Wears 6 hats that must be knocked off. Excess damage done to a hat is not applied to the next one. Also swings his microphone around, damaging all nearby plants. Ceremonial!		Layered, Area Effect	Floor 12
Sunnyfield Farm
Pitchfork Zombie	Tosses plants over her shoulder for her friends to eat. Pastoral!		Fast, Landscaper, Minesweeper	Floor 14
Chicken Wrangler	At half health, releases a swarm of Zombie Chickens. Chicken-Plucking!		Swarmer	Floor 14
Zombie Chicken	Vulnerable but very fast. Clucky!		Fast, Tiny	Summoned by Chicken Wrangler
Outhouse Zombie	When the outhouse armor is destroyed, unleashes a stink wave down her lane, stunning all plants it hits. Pungent!		Armored, Slow, Enraged, Stun	Floor 15
Silicorn Lab
Jetpack Zombie	Flies straight for your house, ignoring all of your plants. Propulsive!		Flying, Fast	Floor 17
Impfinity Clone	This clone of a famous zombie here clones itself whenever it survives damage. Duplicative!		Fast, Swarmer	Floor 17
Zombot Drone	Flies over shots, then stops to attack your plants from the air. Remote-controlled!		Flying, Lane Changer	Floor 18
Zombot Drone Engineer	Spawns flying Zombot Drones. Deterministic!		Armored, Spawner	Floor 18
Shallot Graveyard
Skeleton Zombie	When destroyed, it collapses into a pile of bones, soon rising as a Skeleton Zombie. Ossified!		Obstacle Spawner	Floor 20
Coffin Zombie	Wears a coffin as sturdy, full-body armor. Morbid!		Armored, Slow	Floor 20
Gravedigger	Raises Gravestones then summons zombies from them! Necromantic!		Obstacle Spawner, Slow	Floor 21
Funeral Crashers	This may look like a Coffin Zombie, but this creaky casket actually contains a gang of imps in disguise! Disrespectful!		Armored, Spawner, Slow	Floor 21
BBQ Beach
Shark Zombie	Shows just a shark fin. Can't be hit by most plants until it attacks. Cartilaginous!		Digger	Floor 23
Sunbather Zombie	Every few seconds, steals one sun from you. She gives the sun back when her sun screen is destroyed. Well-tanned!		Armored, Ranged	Floor 23
Flamingo Rider	This robotic flamingo runs quickly on the ground, then launches to fly when it reaches a plant. Decorative!		Armored, Flying, Fast	Floor 24
Sharktronic Sand Sub	Can't be hit by most plants until it attacks. Pretends to be a Shark Costume Zombie until revealed. Suspenseful!		Armored, Brute, Digger	Floor 24
Mulchburger Fast Food
Hot Dog Vendor	Throws Hot Dog Imps from his cart. His cart explodes into more Hot Dog Imps when destroyed. Cholester-awful!		Shielded, Spawner, Swarmer	Floor 26
Ketchup Carrier	Blorps ketchup at plants, stunning them. Flavorful!		Ranged, Stun, Slow	Floor 26
Pizza Guy	Throws pizzas at plants, trapping them in cheese and sauce. Destroy the pizza blob to free the plant! He'll throw fewer pizzas if the boxes are destroyed, but excess damage to a pizza box is not applied to the next one. Cheesy!		Layered, Obstacle Spawner, Ranged, Stun	Floor 27
King of the Grill	Spatulas plants back over his shoulder. Spatulas Imps forward down his lane. Flipping-out!		Brute, Bouncer, Imp Thrower, Landscaper	Floor 28
Savings & Lawn Bank
Firewall Zombie	Codes a Firewall, blocking plant attacks. 01011001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01100001 01110010 01100101 00100000 01101100 01101111 01110110 01100101 01100100!		Shielded, Obstacle Spawner	Floor 30
Robber Imp	Stuffs a plant in a sack then slinks away. Releases the plant when defeated. Larcenous!		Sneaky, Thief	Floor 30
Crossing Guard	Throws road cones onto Browncoat Zombies' heads, giving them armor. Vested with authority!		Armored, Support	Floor 31
Jackhammer Zombie	Rides a jackhammer that jumps over the first plant it reaches. Bouncy!		Armored, Fast, Crushing	Floor 32

Brainiacs and their minions

Brainiacs only appear in their respective Showdown, while their minions and mega-minions can appear on any level.

Zombie	Description	Type	Threats	First appears on
Rainbow Glitz
Rainbow Glitz	This undead queen of pop choreographs a full spectrum of melodic menace! Her songs will be stuck on your head, but your brains won't be!		Brainiac	Rainbow Glitz's World Tour, Clash 1
Pop Star Zombie	Blasts star projectiles in 5 directions around her. Famous!		Ranged	Rainbow Glitz's World Tour, Clash 1
Mega-Pop Star	This pop princess makes sure all eyes are on her! She'll unleash an explosion of 12 stars when she spins around!		Mega-Minion, Ranged	Rainbow Glitz's World Tour, Clash 1
Glitter Zombie	Zombies behind her in her lane are protected by rainbows and can't be damaged. Colorful!		Support	Rainbow Glitz's World Tour, Clash 1
Mega-Glitter Zombie	What's better than a double rainbow? A triple rainbow! This monstrous muse shields zombies in three lanes!		Mega-Minion, Support	Rainbow Glitz's World Tour, Clash 1
Keytar Zombie	Makes all zombies on the board move to adjacent lanes. Virtuosic!		Support, Lane Changer	Rainbow Glitz's World Tour, Clash 3
Mega-Keytar Zombie	This mountain of a musician isn't playing backup any more! They'll boost the speed of all zombies on your lawn!		Mega-Minion, Support, Lane Changer	Rainbow Glitz's World Tour, Clash 3
Rainbow Bass Imp	Strums out groovy bass riffs damaging all surrounding plants. Fishy!		Fast, Area Effect	Rainbow Glitz's World Tour, Clash 5
Mega-Rainbow Bass	You've got the catch of the day with this lunker. Their sonic bass blasts stun plants as well as damaging them!		Mega-Minion, Fast, Area Effect	Rainbow Glitz's World Tour, Clash 5
Spotlight Zombie	Stays in place, summoning Pop Star Zombies to random tiles. Illuminating!		Spawner, Slow	Rainbow Glitz's World Tour, Clash 7
Immorticia
Immorticia	This wicked witch has Zom-Bats in her belfry! Mastering a mass of monsters while wielding weird wizardry, she's as beastly as she is brainy!		Brainiac	Immorticia's Invasion, Clash 1
Zom-Blob	When defeated, splits into two smaller Zom-Blots in adjacent lanes. Glutinous!		Swarmer	Immorticia's Invasion, Clash 1
Mega-Blob	When defeated, this immense blobular mass splits into two smaller blobs, which split into four, then eight!		Mega-Minion, Swarmer	Immorticia's Invasion, Clash 1
Zom-Blot	When defeated, splits into two tiny Zom-Boogers in adjacent lanes. Gluey!		Swarmer	Immorticia's Invasion, Clash 1
Zom-Booger	All Zom-Blobs eventually end up as a swarm of these grabby globs. Gooey!			Summoned by Zom-Blot
Bride of Frankentuar	Fires chain lightning at nearby plants. Matrimonial!		Fast, Chain Shot	Immorticia's Invasion, Clash 1
Mega-Bride of Frankentuar	This brobdingnagian bride is a shock to your front lines, firing lightning at nearby plants!		Mega-Minion, Fast, Chain Shot	Immorticia's Invasion, Clash 1
Ghost Zombie	When defeated, his ghost form flies forward for revenge. Spectral!		Flying	Immorticia's Invasion, Clash 3
Mega-Ghost Zombie	This massive pile of laundry spawns multiple flying, ghostly zombies when defeated.		Mega-Minion, Flying, Swarmer	Immorticia's Invasion, Clash 3
Batty Vimpire	Spawns a cloud of Zom-Bats when defeated. Chiropteran!		Flying, Swarmer	Immorticia's Invasion, Clash 5
Mega-Batty Vimpire	Zom-Bats follow this winged whopper everywhere! Even once she's defeated, she'll spawn 12 more!		Mega-Minion, Flying, Swarmer, Spawner	Immorticia's Invasion, Clash 5
File:Zom-Bats PvZ3 protrait.png Zom-Bats	N/A		N/A	Summoned by Batty Vimpire
Werewolf Zombie	Transforms into a powerful Wolf Form and back. Lupine!		Brute, Enraged	Immorticia's Invasion, Clash 7
Ballpark Frank
Ballpark Frank	The ultimate sports fan, Ballpark Frank's number two goal is goals. His number one goal is your brains.		Brainiac	Ballpark Frank's Blitz, Clash 1
Goalie Zombie	Catches your plants' projectiles and throws them back, while diving between lanes. Clutch!		Deflection, Lane Changer	Ballpark Frank's Blitz, Clash 1
Mega-Goalie	If you have a big goal in life, you'll need a big goalie. She's completely immune to damage while diving!		Mega-Minion, Deflection, Lane Changer	Ballpark Frank's Blitz, Clash 1
Superfan Imp	Explodes when it reaches a plant, doing heavy damage. Dedicated!		Fast, Crushing	Ballpark Frank's Blitz, Clash 1
Super-Duper-Fan Imp	This guy is literally Ballpark Frank's biggest fan! He can explode multiple times when he reaches your plants!		Mega-Minion, Crushing	Ballpark Frank's Blitz, Clash 1
Basketball Zombie	When she reaches half health, throws an Imp down her lane, then speeds up. Dunktacular!		Enrage, Imp Thrower	Ballpark Frank's Blitz, Clash 3
Mega-Basketball Zombie	This prodigious point guard can dunk without jumping! At half-health, she'll throw a three-pointer with three Imps!		Mega-Minion, Enrage, Imp Thrower	Ballpark Frank's Blitz, Clash 3
Slugger Zombie	Stays in place, hitting baseball gloves at random plants in this lane. Semi-professional!		Armored, Ranged, Slow	Ballpark Frank's Blitz, Clash 5
Mega-Slugger	This super-sized sultan of swat is battling cleanup on your lawn! He hits gloves at three of your plants at once!		Mega-Minion, Armored, Ranged, Slow	Ballpark Frank's Blitz, Clash 5
All-Star Zombie	Tackles the first plant he reaches, doing heavy damage. Kicks Imps forward. Touchdowning!		Armored, Fast, Crushing	Ballpark Frank's Blitz, Clash 7

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