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Dancing Zombie

Also called: Disco Zombie
GamesUndeadShambles2000 to 2009

A Plants vs. Zombies zombie that moonwalks onto the lawn and summons four Backup Dancers around itself. The first version was modelled on Michael Jackson in the Thriller video; PopCap replaced it with a disco dancer after the singer's estate objected.12

⚔️ Battle it
First appeared
2009
Plants vs. Zombies (2009)
Source work
Plants vs. Zombies (2009)
PopCap Games
Age rating
ESRB E10+
Made in
USA
What causes it
Never explained
The game does not explain where the zombies come from; Dr. Zomboss is described as the scientist who animates them.
How it moves
Shambles
Moonwalks onto the lawn backwards, then walks forward with its dancers in formation.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • Squash, Cherry Bomb or Doom-shroom on the leader
  • Fume-shroom
  • Hypno-shroom

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2009

Plants vs. Zombies (2009)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Summons four Backup Dancers around itself and replaces them if they are beaten12

2

Arrives with its own spotlight and music12

3

The first version looked like Michael Jackson in the Thriller video12

4

PopCap swapped it for a 1970s disco dancer after the singer's estate objected12

5

If one dancer is slowed, the whole group slows down12

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (shambles), not a measurement.

Dancing Zombie about 3 km/h
You, walking about 5 km/h
You, jogging about 10 km/h
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Dancing Zombie - Plants vs. Zombies Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Plants vs. Zombies (video game) - Wikipedia

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