Zombot Multi-stage Masher

Zombot Multi-stage Masher is the boss of Neon Mixtape Tour in Plants vs. Zombies 2 that appears on Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 32 and Modern Day - Day 34. Unlike other Zombots, it has five stages of health instead of three with each one representing a jam—punk, pop, rap, 8-bit, and metal, respectively.

Almanac entry
TOUGHNESS: Undying

SPEED: Hungry

An intimate evening with some of Dr. Zomboss' most recent and painful explorations.

Special: Speakers do passive damage (except to ground plants and Phat Beet) and send out shockwave attacks

In another world, in another time, Dr. Zomboss would receive the bounty of enthusiastic applause that is his due. Not here and now, though. Nope.

Abilities
Zombot Multi-stage Masher has a total of three special abilities:
 * Summons zombies each time Dr. Zomboss finishes his dancing move in respective phrases:


 * Smashes plants with the speakers randomly falling from above; these speakers do passive damage to any plant (except Phat Beets and ground plants) within two tiles in front of it.
 * Makes a rightmost speaker send out shockwaves to wipe all the plants and zombies in its lane. If there is not one in the lane, it will automatically spawn.

Strategies

 * See Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 32 and Modern Day - Day 34.

Trivia

 * Zombot Multi-stage Masher and Zombot Tuskmaster 10,000 BC are the only Zombots that remain stationary throughout the fight.
 * Unlike the Zombot Tuskmaster 10,000 BC, Zombot Multi-stage Masher can be hit by plants from all lanes.
 * Dr. Zomboss himself moves and jumps around though.
 * Unlike other Neon Zombies, if the player defeats the Zombot and Neon Zombies die (as seen playing the instruments), they will not disappear until the player gets the trophy or the money bag.
 * In addition, they do not get burned if the Zombot is defeated.
 * Garlic's Plant Food effects does not affect the Zombot.
 * In the Almanac, the picture and almanac stats shows only Dr. Zomboss instead of the Zombot itself. Only Punk form of Dr. Zomboss can be seen.
 * Dr. Zomboss' opening speech is a reference to Rick Astley's music video, "Never Gonna Give You Up," though the verses are paraphrased.
 * After being defeated, Dr. Zomboss will moonwalk to the right and escape.
 * The moonwalk was popularized by Michael Jackson (who obviously inspired the old Dancing Zombie's appearance and moving animation, which may have in turn inspired Dr. Zomboss's escaping animation) in the 1980s.
 * Before the 4.2.1 update in the Almanac, Dr. Zomboss made vocal noises and was the second zombie to have done that, the first being Zombie King.
 * Unlike other Zombots, the degrades change when half of the health is taken out.
 * If a lawn mower touches the Zombot, the lawn mower will explode in a puff of smoke.
 * Zombot Multi-stage Masher is immune from protection against threats offered by Glitter Zombie's rainbow trail.
 * Spore-shrooms work differently on this Zombot, as they shoot directly to Dr. Zomboss instead of shooting the spores in their lane.
 * There is a glitch that can be performed during the rap phase. When there is a Breakdancer Zombie on screen, use Power Toss against him but do not flick him off the lawn. Just flick once then wait about two seconds and flick him again, keep doing this until he is at the stage, then he will kick the stage forward.
 * If this happens, the Zombot will summon zombies closer; if close enough, to your lawn mowers or house. Also, whenever a speaker wave hits the stage due to this, it will send Dr. Zomboss flinging off the screen and toss the Zombot off the screen making the player instantly win the battle but the player is unable to collect the money bag and earn cash from unused lawn mowers. It can be seen here.
 * This may be because the level quits when the Zombot is off the lawn, which it is when it is flung off the screen, making the level finish almost instantly.
 * This can also happen with the Primal Peashooter in Modern Day - Day 34.
 * Strangely, even though speakers do not damage ground plants, speakers deals damage to unarmed Primal Potato Mines.
 * A part of Dr. Zomboss' dance during rap resembles the Gangnam Style move although Neon Mixtape Tour is set in the 80s, while the dance move is set in the modern times.
 * So far, this is the only Zombot to appear in Modern Day that never changes the cycle of which it spawns zombies, unlike how other Zombots changing their spawning cycle at least once. This is due to jams.