Imp



Imp is a small zombie thrown from the back of the Gargantuar.

Overview
It is very fast, but the weakest zombie too, the normal variety taking exactly 3 normal damage hits* to kill, but those thrown from Gargantuars taking 6 hits* instead. However, if it is thrown deep into your defenses, it will most likely cause quite a lot of damage if your defenses are not internally strong enough. Imps are small enough to chew on a plant with a Spikeweed or Spikerock in front of it without being damaged. In I, Zombie, regular Zombies will eventually be replaced with Imps, so it may become necessary to use stronger zombies instead.

Giga-Imp
Giga-Imps are Imps launched from Giga-Gargantuars. Like the Gigas compared to normal Gargantuars, Giga-Imps have 50% more health (9 hits*) than those thrown by Gargantuars.

Strategy
When a regular Gargantuar is hit by an instant kill (but it does not kill him), he will lob his Imp approximately 6 squares forward. Covering the back three rows on land with Pumpkins is a good idea to protect against Imps, the fourth row might need a Pumpkin as well if an instant kill is launched when the Gargantuar just walked into the map. In Survival:Endless, Gloom-shrooms with a laddered Pumpkin is often used as the Imp climbs over the ladder without hurting the Pumpkin and will be killed by the Gloom-shroom.

Trivia

 * In I, Zombie the Imp can survive a lane defended just by a spikeweed.

Annotaions

 * * (Invulnerability of taking 3, 6 or 9 shots of 0.05-4 Damage Shots)