Jurassic Imp


 * For other uses, see Imp (disambiguation).

Jurassic Imp is an Imp variant appearing in Jurassic Marsh. In exchange for his durability having his health halved, Jurassic Imp gains increased speed, as well as the ability to eat plants twice as fast as normal Imps.

Almanac entry
TOUGHNESS: Fragile

SPEED: Speedy

A weaker, smaller, much more vicious version of the typical Jurassic zombie.

This nasty little nipper can make a serious dent in your defenses if left to his own devious devices.

Overview
Jurassic Imp absorbs 4.5 normal damage shots before dying. His appearance changes once at 2.25 normal damage shots.

Encounters
Player's House: Piñata Party

Jurassic Marsh: Day 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, La Brainsa Tarpits, and Piñata Party

Modern Day: Day 4, 5, 10, 14, 16, 20, 34, Highway to the Danger Room (portal only) and "Rescue the Gold Bloom" Epic Quest - Step 1

Strategies
Even though this Imp is quite weak, he is also very fast and will take only three bites to fully eat a non-defensive plant. If he appears early, which he normally does in Jurassic Marsh, he can cause mayhem without a good defense. Along with other zombies, this zombie can be very difficult to deal with. In Modern Day, this zombie appears in many levels, usually starting an early attack in the beginning of a level.

Cheap plants and stalling plants are recommended to combat this zombie early. Using Gold Bloom is an excellent choice as well, so the player can easily get defenses out faster. Try using slowing plants such as Cold Snapdragon or Winter Melon. Their slowing effects will not only damage the Jurassic Imp, but it will also slow his progress to your house and his eating speed. If you do not want to use slowing plants, you can also use Phat Beets, Fume-shrooms, or Snapdragons due to the Jurassic Imp's low health and area of attack.

Another strategy is to use Blover when the Gargantuar tosses him into the lawn, or having defensive plants in the third column and some offensive plants behind them.

Trivia

 * He has the same speed and nearly the same health as Zombie Piggy from Plants vs. Zombies Online.
 * He may be compared to the Imp in I, Zombie, since in both situations, the zombie's speed is increased at the expense of lower health.
 * The Imp's body, while in the log, has been extended. When it is on the lawn, it is normal size.