Hammer Zombie

Hammer Zombie (锤子僵尸; pinyin: chuízi jiāngshī) is a zombie in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time. It has the same speed as a Prospector Zombie and it spins relentlessly in order to deflect peas and boomerangs. After spinning for some time, it becomes vulnerable to anything. A Kung-Fu Zombie who manages to touch a weapon stand that contains a hammer in it will transform into this zombie.

Almanac Entry
TOUGHNESS:  Protected

SPEED:  Stiff

Hammer Zombie unleashes whirlwind that can bounce straight projectiles.

Hammer Zombie is known as "ZomWhirlwind." He is famous because he can quickly spin his hammer without feeling dizzy.

Overview
The Hammer Zombie absorbs 22 normal damage shots and does not degrade.

Strategies
Once this zombie has set foot on your lawn or whenever a Kung-Fu Zombie manages to transform into this zombie, you should get ready, for it will block a wildfire of straight projectiles that will bounce back to your plants immediately. Use an Iceberg Lettuce to temporarily immobilize the zombie, but be quick or it will spin aggressively to nullify all the straight projectiles shot at it. Potato Mines will also work. Spikeweeds and Spikerocks also work too.

You could also use other explosive plants. Melon-pults on the other hand can shorten its stay on the lawn so long, as there are no other zombies to interfere with it.

Trivia

 * Lobbed-shots are not redirected. Instead, they nullify the damage.
 * The Hammer Zombie, the Nunchaku Zombie, and the Jester Zombie are the only zombies which can redirect attacks back at the plants.
 * If the player kills the Hammer Zombie while it is spinning, its head will fall off, but it continues spinning with its head on (with another head on the ground) for a while.
 * Strangely, the Hammer Zombie could have used its hammer to smash plants but choses to eat them instead.
 * The deflected projectiles are weaker.
 * This and the Dark Ages Gargantuar are the only zombies using hammers as their weapons.
 * Its spinning attack resembles an attack used by Amy Rose in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
 * The Jester Zombie can deflect unlimited projectiles while this zombie can deflect only limited projectiles.
 * When it is finished deflecting projectiles, it will stop for a while to catch breath.