Target Zombie

Target Zombies are new zombies that are in the Xbox Live Arcade and DS versions of the game. They apear only in the Versus Mode hidden slightly by the bushes, and are only there as an added visual effect to the target the plants must destroy. There is no Almanac Entry for them.

Target Zombies are technically shield zombies (since they hold up a target in front of them) but will die if their shield is destroyed. They are extremely easy to kill, and have no real defense by themselves, and must be protected by Zombie Gravestones and other zombies.

Overview
Absorbs 10 normal damage shots. Appearance changes upon absorption of 3, 5, and 8 normal damage shots.

Appearance
It wears a red and white cap, a red and black top, blue pants and black shoes. Aside from it's head and cap it looks like a Ladder Zombie. It holds a target shield.

Strategy
There really is no real strategy to these zombies. They don't move, and they have no defense to them other than their health. They are however, your main enemy in Versus Mode, as you must kill 3 of them to win.

To get to them though, you must break through any zombies your opponent raises, and any Zombie Gravestones he/she brings up. Try to have your plants focus strong attacks on one lane at a time, but keep the others well defended from zombie attacks. Once you break through and kill one Target Zombie, focus your attacks on another lane. As it dies, look closely that there it's wearing a red and black top and blue pants and a pair of black shoes.

Trivia

 * This is the only Zombie that is made purely for a visual effect.
 * This Zombie resembles a Smosh character, Benny-Jean.
 * The Target Zombie is one of six zombies that do not have a Suburban Almanac Entry, the other five being the Giga-Gargantuar, Giga Football Zombie, ZomBotany Zombies and the Trash Can Zombie.
 * This is the second zombie that was added in later games.
 * This zombie is not seen on PC and Mac.
 * The target is a bulls-eye target.
 * However they are nodding their heads in the game. This is the only zombie that nods his head.
 * This is the only zombie that doesn't move and attack.
 * When the third Target Zombie is killed, it may stumble back and forth before falling over.
 * It can be hacked to replace a screen door or other shield in the PC version.
 * Target Zombie and the Ladder Zombie have the same clothes on them.
 * In the PC Chinese 1.2.0.1073 version, in Program Files, inside "reanim" folder, there are a picture of Target Zombie seperately (from Hat, Head, Hand, Clothes, and Target Box).
 * It's shield seems to be a cardboard box.
 * The Lawn Mower cannot kill this Zombie.
 * The same thing happened to Graves (Versus Mode).
 * Though expensive, Melon-pults work extremely well on Target Zombies, requiring only three melons to be killed.
 * The Target Zombie holds a target, but nothing special happens when a projectile hits the target, like other Shield Zombies.
 * You cannot hypnotize a Target Zombie with a Hypno-shroom.
 * The target zombie is the zombie's equivalent to a weaker wall-nut.
 * It can't be killed by a Jalapeno so the flames will just go over it.
 * When Lobbed-shot Plants throw projectiles at a Target Zombie, the projectiles will fall right in front of the zombie, but still damaging it.