Ladder Zombie



The Ladder Zombie is a ladder-wielding, and a highly annoying zombie. It uses a ladder to get over the first defensive plant (Wall-nut, Tall-nut, or Pumpkin) it encounters and leaves it there so other zombies can use it. The Ladder Zombie can eat other plants, even if it encounters them before placing the ladder. For example, if you have a Sunflower in front of a Tall-nut (which would be a bad idea), it would eat the Sunflower, place the ladder on top of the Tall-nut, climb over the Tall-nut, and keep going. It is similar to a Pole Vaulting Zombie, but only uses the ladder on defensive plants and can go over Tall-nuts.

Overview
Absorbs 42 normal damage shots. Appearance changes upon absorption of 9, 17, 25, and 34 normal damage shots.

Suburban Almanac Entry
 Ladder Zombie 

Ladder Zombie climbs over obstacles.

Toughness: medium.

Ladder Toughness: medium.

Speed: fast, then slow (after placing ladder).

Weakness: fume-shroom and magnet-shroom He picked the ladder up for $8.99.

Strategy
The ladder can be taken away by a Magnet-shroom, even if the ladder was already placed. Explosives (Cherry Bombs, Jalapenos, Doom-shrooms, and Cob Cannon cobs) will also destroy the ladders after they are placed. These zombies are also weak to Fume-shrooms, Gloom-shrooms, Spikeweed/Spikerock, and lobbed-shot plants as they do direct damage and do not have to destroy the ladder first. The ladder can also prove to be a weakness to the Ladder Zombie, as Split Peas, Starfruits, and Gloom-shrooms can shoot backwards to damage it directly, making it a good idea to plant them in Pumpkins. This would effectively make the plant invulnerable until an explosive plant or Magnet-shroom is utilized; so do not use both of these techniques at once (or near each other). Of course, this would not be helpful against Gargantuars or Zombonis. Ladders are best for Chomper inside a Pumpkin, since the Chomper will be left uneaten by Zombies, while they still can eat the Zombies (not including the one planted furthest to the left). Especially if the Chomper is planted on the right of the lawn.

Trivia

 * There is a pencil stuck through the side of the Ladder Zombie's head.
 * As with the Newspaper Zombie and the Screen Door Zombie, the ladder doesn't protect hypnotized Ladder Zombies.
 * Both the Newspaper Zombie and the Ladder Zombie eat without using their hands.
 * The Ladder Zombie is is the only shield zombie that has a shield used for more than protection.
 * The Ladder Zombie is the fastest land Zombie ever, if not counting the Imp from I, Zombie levels.
 * There is a small graphical glitch with left (from zombie's point of view) sleeve in Ladder Zombie's shirt.