Zombot Plank Walker

For the version in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, see Zombot Plank Walker (PvZH).

Zombot Plank Walker is the boss of Pirate Seas in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It is the last zombie encountered in Pirate Seas. It is encountered in Pirate Seas - Day 25, Pirate Seas - Day 35, and possibly Modern Day - Day 32. It is controlled by Dr. Zomboss.

In Arena, defeating the Plank Walker will award 10000 points, increasing by 10000 points each time the Plank Walker is defeated. Higher leagues will increase a multiplier for points scored, with a maximum of 5x in Jade league.

Almanac entry

Zombot Plank Walker
	TOUGHNESS Undying SPEED Hungry The plant plundering privateer of the high seas. Special: cannon can rain down imps past your defenses "Hoist the mizzemast, batten down the hatches! 15 zombies on a dead man's boat, yo ho ho and a bucket of brains!" Dr. Zomboss had to admit he was really getting into this whole pirate thing. Though he never thought he'd be on a boat on a boat.

Overview

The Zombot Plank Walker approximately absorbs 26500 damage, and its appearance changes upon absorbing 5500 and 15500 damage, before being defeated at 26500 damage.

Phases

The Zombot Plank Walker randomly performs one of the following actions:

• It will summon zombies depending on phase.
• The "eye" will open and reveal a cannon. It will then fire six Imp Pirate Zombies into the third or fourth column resembling the Imp Cannon's explosion. Using Plant Food from any plant except for Kernel-pult, Chili Bean and Tall-nut can prevent it. Spikeweed's Plant Food effect can also stop it.
• It will tap the ground, step back, and charge, destroying any plants and zombies in two rows, stopping near the lawn mowers and jumping back. As with the Zombot Sphinx-inator's similar attack, using Plant Food can prevent it. It will also stop and be stunned if it collides with a Cherry Bomb.
  • Although most Plant Food effects will work, Spikeweed's isn't recommended. The period where it stuns the Zombot is much lower than other effects, though it can stun him outside of his charge attack, which may be of use.

Pirate Seas - Day 25

Phase	HP	Summoned zombies	Attacks
1	5500	(summons )	Pulls an Imp Cannon out to fire
2	10000	(summons } (summons )	Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row
3	11000	(summons ) (summons )	Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Pulls an Imp Cannon out to fire

Pirate Seas - Ultimate Challenge (China only)

TBA.

Pirate Seas - Day 35

Phase	HP	Summoned zombies	Attacks
1	1000	(summons ) (summons )	Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Pulls an Imp Cannon out to fire
2	5000	(summons ) (summons ) (summons )	Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Pulls an Imp Cannon out to fire
3	11000	(summons ) (summons ) (summons )	Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Pulls an Imp Cannon out to fire

Modern Day - Day 32

Phase	HP	Summoned zombies	Attacks
1	7500	(summons } (summons )	Pulls an Imp Cannon out to fire
2	10000	(summons ) (summons )	Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Pulls an Imp Cannon out to fire
3	14000	(summons } (summons )	Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Pulls an Imp Cannon out to fire

Arena

Phase	HP	Summoned zombies
Depends on damage	Infinite	(summons (summons ) (summons )	Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Pulls an Imp Cannon out to fire

Strategies

See Pirate Seas - Day 25, Pirate Seas - Day 35, and Modern Day - Day 32.

Balance changes

Update 9.4.1

• ▲ Zomboss now has self-defense measures that mirror damage to plant spawns (Zomboids, Turkeys, Tigers, etc)

Audio

Sound	Description
	Zombot Plank Walker Intro

Gallery

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Zombot Plank Walker
Simplified Chinese	海盗僵尸博士	Lit. "Pirate Dr. Zombie"
French	Bateau pirate zombot
German	Zombot-Plankenläufer
Italian	Galeone pirata Zombot
Brazilian Portuguese	Prancha da Perdição Zumbô
Spanish	Corsario Zombot

Trivia

• Dr. Zomboss has an eye-patch on his left eye just like a pirate. It is the same eye missing from his face for his hologram when the player defeats him.
• Zombot Plank Walker looks like a ship with cannons attached to it and anchors as its legs.
• Zombot Plant Walker has a single eye just like the Zombot Sphinx-inator, the Zombot War Wagon, and the Zombot Tomorrow-tron. These variations also resemble spider-like monsters.
• If the player uses Plant Food on a Spikeweed before it jumps, it will teleport to where it was jumping to.
• The in-game Zombot Plank Walker has the letter "Z" on its flag, while some pictures do not.
• It is the only Zombot that does not have two joysticks for Dr. Zomboss to control; instead, it has a steering wheel.
• Zombot Plank Walker and Zombot Dark Dragon are the only Zombots which can utilize Imp variants in their attacks.
• There is a glitch in its Almanac icon where part of it is "sliced."
• For some reason, when you stun the Zombot Plank Walker, the Imp Pirate Zombie on it along with the rope it's tied to disappear for a few seconds.
  • Also, if you look closely at the nails on the Zombot's legs while it's stunned, they became smaller for a bit.
• This is the only Zombot that does not summon Basic Zombies, while it does in Arena.
• If the Zombot is defeated then the player plants a Spikeweed underneath it, it will attack the Zombot.
  • This also happens to it with the Zombot Sphinx-inator, Citron with the Zombot War Wagon and Zombot Tomorrow-tron, Guacodile with the Zombot Dark Dragon, Stallia with Zombot Tuskmaster 10,000 BC, Endurian, Stallia and Phat Beet with Zombot Aerostatic Gondola and Primal Potato Mine, Nightshade, and Grimrose with Zombot Dinotronic Mechasaur.
  • In addition, if the player feeds a Spikeweed with Plant Food, the defeated Zombot will not get pulled to Spikeweed but still receive the damage.
• The almanac entry references the book "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson, specifically the part that says "15 zombies on a dead man's boat, yo ho ho and a bucket of brains." This references the commonly repeated line in the book "Fifteen men on a dead man's chest, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum."
  • Its name, Zombot Plank Walker, references to the pirate term, "Walk the plank."
• In the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2, it along with the Zombot War Wagon and the Zombot Tomorrow-tron were not added until the 1.8.0 update.
• When summoning an Imp Cannon in the Chinese version, the Cannon will immediately move back until it reaches the rightmost area of the lawn.
• In Arena, for some unknown reason, the Zombot can spawn the Tomb Raiser Zombie and Newspaper Zombie, despite the fact that they're from Ancient Egypt and Modern Day respectively.

See also

• Dr. Zomboss
• Pirate Seas - Day 25
• Pirate Seas - Day 35
• Modern Day - Day 32
• Imp
• Imp Cannon
• Zombots

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