Flag Zombie

The Flag Zombie is the second zombie encountered in the game and is holding a red flag with a depiction of a brain on it. It announces the start of a huge wave of zombies, showed on the bottom right bar as a red flag. It is no different from a normal Zombie, although it moves slightly faster. It also has the same number of hits as the regular zombie. It is sometimes referred to a leader of the huge waves.

Overview
Absorbs 10 normal damage shots. Appearance changes upon absorption of 5 normal damage shots.

Strategy
Just like regular Zombies, Flag Zombies can be easily killed by Peashooters and other offensive plants. They are only holding the flags, so there is no effect on its health. Flag Zombies do move faster than ordinary Zombies, so they may be able to get farther, so two or three Peashooters work better than one. In Versus Mode, Flag Zombies cost 300 Brains, but when placed, the message "A Huge Wave of Zombies is Approaching!" will appear, meaning, full scale attack on the enemy, but smaller than the adventure mode wave. This can be very strategic at the beginning of a match by quickly collecting 300 Brains and rushing it against your enemy, it could also help to support your forces with additional zombies if your rival already has strong defences, this will put a lot of pressure on them too.

Trivia

 * In the Game of the Year version, customized zombies can be downloaded to the game and will appear as Flag Zombies.
 * The Flag Zombie, the Zombie Yeti and the Zombie Bobsled Team are the only Zombies that can appear in a level without being shown in the seed selection. (Not counting the zombies dropped by Dr. Zomboss's robot and the ones from Invisighoul).
 * In Game of the Year Edition, when you kill a Zombatar Flag Zombie, all accesorries will come off, for example: a beard.