Troglobite is a zombie encountered in the Frostbite Caves in Plants vs. Zombies 2. A Troglobite always appears pushing frozen blocks, each with a Yeti Imp inside, crushing any plants in his way.
Origins[]
His name is a portmanteau of the words "troglodyte," a cave dweller, and "bite," referring to how he can eat plants and the player's brains. He may also be based on a troglobite, a real-life animal species that lives entirely in the dark parts of a cave.
Almanac entry[]
Troglobite
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Troglobite |
Strong zombie that can push blocks of ice across the lawn. Damage: crushes plants with frozen blocks |
Audio[]
Grunting. Troglobite about to push an ice block. Troglobite pushed an ice block.
Overview[]
Troglobite absorbs 470 damage and degrades upon absorbing 235 damage before dying at 470 damage.
He cannot push his Ice Block when there is any of these following grid items in a tile after a Ice block:
- Tombstones
- Minecarts and rails
- Evil potions
- Surfboards
- Octopi
- Tents
- Backpacks
- Slider tiles
- Arcade machines
- Speakers
- Healer Zombie's caduceus
- Zombie Medusa's statue
- Roman Caesar Zombie's salad
- Boost Tiles
- Olive Pit's oil
- Buttercup's Plant Food butter tile
- Meteor Flower's molten pool
- Sundew Tangler's tentacle
- Cran Jelly's goo puddle
- Cavalry Zombie's Lance
- Sewers
- Wheelbarrows
- Floor-de-Lis
- Flying Machines
- Saisen Boxes
- Lollipops
Encounters[]
Plants vs. Zombies 2[]
- Player's House: Piñata Party
- Far Future: Piñata Party
- Frostbite Caves: Days 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, Icebound Battleground and Piñata Party
- Modern Day: Days 3, 10 and 31
- Arena: Fire Peashooter's Tournament
Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) (China only)[]
- Player's House: Premium Plant Quest: Parsnip
- Frostbite Caves: Days 7, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 and Endless Challenge
Strategies[]
Troglobites can be very dangerous, as they can quickly crush plants on the front columns, so when they stop to rest, it is recommended to use Hot Potato to melt the ice block closest to a plant. Lobber plants like Pepper-pult are recommended only if not teamed with Weasel Hoarder. It is also recommended to bring a plant-like Fume-shroom or Laser Bean, that can hit the ice blocks as well as the Troglobite himself.
Using powerful, high Dps plants with thawing abilities such as Fire Peashooter can quickly eliminate the frozen blocks, and when accompanied by other plants such as Cabbage-pult or Fume-shroom the blocks will not be a problem. Keep in mind, however, that the blocks, even if weak, will provide a moderate shield for zombies.
Moonflower and Infi-nut's force fields (when fed with Plant Food) blocks Troglobite from pushing frozen Yeti Imps over their barriers, making them useful plants to pick when facing against him. It is also useful to note that Troglobites cannot push frozen blocks over slider tiles, making them a way to block Troglobites. Do not forget that the Troglobite can also push any frozen plants that he encounters, making him even more dangerous to your defenses.
Bowling Bulbs are very effective against Troglobites as their bouncing shots can hit multiple ice blocks and quickly destroy them, making them also an effective counter for Icebound Battleground.
Banana Launcher may be useful to defeat Troglobite, since projectiles launched by Banana Launcher can destroy the row of ice blocks pushed by Troglobite. It is advisable to have between two to three Banana Launchers to destroy rows of frozen blocks at regular levels in Frostbite Caves.
Primal Potato Mine is very useful in dealing with the Troglobite's frozen blocks, since it can't be crushed. Because of that, you can plant it under the Troglobite's frozen blocks, and it will automatically explode, destroying both the frozen block and the Yeti Imp inside it. Because Primal Potato Mine blows up in a 3x3 area, while it explodes the frozen block, it can also destroy other zombies/obstacles near it.
Shrinking Violet can shrink the Troglobite, so the zombie cannot push the ice blocks itself. As Shrinking Violet shrinks zombies in a 3x3 area, it will also affect zombies around.
A single hypnotized Sloth Gargantuar can destroy the ice blocks, kill the Imps, as well as the Troglobite itself unless there are too many zombies. However, the player can use stronger plants or stunning plants to aid the Gargantuar.
Note: like all other Frostbite Cave zombies, avoid using Iceberg Lettuce or Ice Bloom since they cannot freeze him; instead, they only chill him.
Balance changes[]
Update 5.8.1[]
- ▲ Health increased from 670 to 900
Update 6.0.1[]
- ▼ Health decreased from 900 to 670
Update 6.3.1[]
- ▼ Health decreased from 670 to 470
Related achievement[]
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Iceblockade
On a level with Troglobites, don't let Troglobites push any ice blocks past the 6th column |
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Gallery[]
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Videos[]
In other languages[]
Please note that only official translations are used.
Language | Name | Description |
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Troglobite | ||
穴居僵尸 | From xué jū and jiāngshī, lit. "Cave Dwelling Zombie" | |
Troglobrute | "Troglo-Bully" | |
Troglobit | ||
Troglobile | ||
Troglozumbi | Literally "Troglozombie" | |
Troglobocado | Literal translation ("Troglodita" + "bocado") |
Trivia[]
- He is the second zombie in Plants vs. Zombies 2 to mention other areas in his Almanac entry, the first being Buckethead Cowboy.
- Big Wave Beach is mentioned in his Almanac entry.
- He shares the same body structure and animation of Octo Zombie, Arcade Zombie, Jurassic Bully, Jurassic Rockpuncher, Zombie Medusa, Sushi Chef Zombie and Raincoat Zombie.
- His name "Troglobite" is a play on the word "Troglodyte" which is in reference to those from the prehistoric age who lived within caves.
- Even if the player hypnotizes him with a Hypno-shroom, he still pushes ice blocks towards the player's house.
- He, Imp Porter, Zombie King, Arcade Zombie and Hair Metal Gargantuar's shockwave are the only zombies that can kill Spikerock instantly. In the first game, the Jack-in-the-Box Zombie can kill it as well.
- If more than one Troglobite spawn in the same lane at the same time, their ice blocks will simply form a line of them, which each Troglobite can push.
- The birthday gifts he pushes in his Birthdayz costume change appearances five times before revealing the Yeti Imps.
- He, Zombie King, Gargantuar Prime, Mecha-Football Zombie, Surfer Zombie, Fisherman Zombie, Imp Porter, Arcade Zombie, and Hair Metal Gargantuar are the only zombies that can damage Ghost Pepper.
- Very rarely, (common in the Endless Zone) a Troglobite Zombie can push ice blocks that are one space behind him (and ice blocks behind it) forwards. This is a glitch and is caused when too many Troglobites and their ice blocks are spawned in the same lane, then the ice blocks are stopped early by a slider (or the Plant Food effects of Moonflower or Infi-nut). The plants' total damage per second must be high in that lane as well so ice blocks are quickly destroyed or this glitch will not happen.
- The glitch can also take place if one melts the front ice block (closest to the house) with a Hot Potato, and the Troglobite passes the last ice block (closest to him, the one he pushes) due to him not pushing ice blocks being melted by Hot Potato either indirectly or directly, however, if this happens, the entire group of ice blocks is pushed (once the Hot Potato finishes), despite the Troglobite being in the middle of the ice blocks.
- Another glitch occurs when Troglobite reaches the player's house and not the Imps it carries. If it manages to do so, when the Game Over screen pops up, Troglobite will not appear, however. It will only show the text and the brain, but you can still hear Troglobite eating.
- With the 4.1.1 version, he (along with Octo Zombie and his other variants) now have a unique burned and zapped animation.
- However, this change doesn't apply in Chinese Version (except All-Star Zombie).
- He can only have one or two ice blocks in Modern Day and Piñata Party.
- In the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2, he does not make any sounds when pushing ice blocks.
- He is called "Troglobite Zombie" in the Travel Log quest.
- He is voiced by Chris Sampson according to the credits.
- Additionally, his voice is also used for the Arcade Zombie, Jurassic Bully and the Jurassic Rockpuncher.
See also[]
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