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Dolphin Rider Zombie

GamesUndeadRuns2000 to 2009

The pool-level counterpart of the Pole Vaulting Zombie in Plants vs. Zombies. It rides a dolphin at speed through the water lanes, jumps the first plant it meets and then swims on slowly.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
Runs
Speeds through the pool on a dolphin, then swims slowly after its jump.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • Tall-nut
  • Tangle Kelp

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

Rides a dolphin through the swimming-pool lanes12

2

Leaps over the first plant it meets and loses the dolphin12

3

A dolphin squeak announces its arrival12

4

A Tall-nut blocks the jump, just like with the Pole Vaulting Zombie12

Could you outrun it?

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

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

Sources

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

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