Trash Can Zombie

Trash Can Zombies are zombies new to the Xbox Live Arcade version of the game, and have also been spotted in the Nintendo DS trailer. They have only been seen in the Hard Survival levels, Survival: Endless, and as a selectable zombie in Versus Mode. They have no Almanac entry.

Trash Can Zombies are Zombies holding a trash can for use as armor, negating the freezing effects of any Snow Peas hitting it. This trash can is useless against Lobbed-shot plants, Spikeweed, and Spikerock as the lobbed objects go over it. Because of the weight of the trash can, these zombies move at about the speed of a Gargantuar, although even after the destruction or removal of the trash can it will retain its slow speed. These zombies are identical in all respects to and Screen Door Zombies, except for a difference in health, difference in shield damage absorbency, and speed.

Overview
Absorbs 50 normal damage shots. Appearance changes upon absorption of 14, 27, 40, and 45 normal damage shots. It will die at 50 normal damage shots.

Strategy
The Magnet-shroom can be used to take away the trash can, turning the Trash Can Zombie into a normal (but slow) zombie. The lobbed shot plants simply throw projectiles over the shield, damaging the zombie directly, making the shield useless. It is a good idea to use Cabbage-pults, Melon-pults, Fume Shrooms and Gloom Shrooms in hard levels to negate the trash can. Melon-pults are much more useful however, since the Trash Can Zombies appear a bit later in the rounds when there are large groups of zombies to begin with, and the chances of a Cabbage-pult actually killing one is slim. The trash can also negates the splash effect of flaming peas. Don't try to hypnotize it since the trash can doesn't protect it against other zombies, and will get them killed. Instant Kills work normally on the Trash Can Zombie. (cob cannons, squashes, cherry bombs, etc.)

Versus
Many people feel that Trash Can Zombies are worthless for this mode, but are actually very useful if used in combination with other zombies. Their high health and low cost make them good to spam to clear a row of plants. They also work well with Football Zombies. As the Football Zombie charges forward in the lane and eats the plants, it will protect the Trash Can Zombie long enough for it to move down the lane and finish off the last few plants.

Trivia

 * This is the first zombie that has been added in a later release of the game.
 * This isn't counting the Dancing Zombie which has been re-styled.
 * The trash can zombie is slow in versus mode but is normal speed in vs mode and survival pool

See Also:

 * Screen Door Zombie
 * Shield Zombies
 * Shields