Zombot Aerostatic Gondola

“	Do not think to usurp our discovery of the fabled Lost City! I and my zombies have already submitted our find to the Eminent Journal of the Missing of Mislaid! We will publish and you will PERISH!	”
—Dr. Zomboss

For the version in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, see Zombot Aerostatic Gondola (PvZH).

Zombot Aerostatic Gondola
The floating fortress from the skies above.
Almanac statistics
Toughness	Undying
Speed	Hungry
Special	Drops zombies and bags o' sand
Damage	26,000 23,000
Speed details	N/A
In-game statistics
In-game toughness	Undying 26,000 (Lost City - Day 32) 23,000 (Modern Day - Day 34)
In-game speed	Hungry
Absorbs	26,000 (Lost City - Day 32) 23,000 (Modern Day - Day 34) damage
Special	Calls airplanes that summons Lost Pilot Zombies
Seen	Lost City - Day 32 Modern Day - Day 34 Arena - Week 71 Penny's Pursuit - Here Come Some Roman Zombies, Later, Gladiator, Lost City of Doom, Stamen Alive, Spring Into Action, The Phat Beetles, Stem Sells, Soil and Water, and Roses are Rad
After repeated failures with variously robotic engines of destruction, Dr. Zomboss decided to go with a kinder, more eco-friendly lighter-than-air-option to sow disaster and discord.

Zombot Aerostatic Gondola is the boss of Lost City in Plants vs. Zombies 2 that appears on Lost City - Day 32 and possibly Modern Day - Day 34. Occasionally, it will drop sandbags on flame trap tiles to burn a lane specified to it. Occasionally, Lost Pilot Zombies will drop on the lawn and an airplane shadow can be seen passing the lawn, suggesting that it is the one delivering them.

In Arena, defeating the Aerostatic Gondola will award 10,000 points, increasing by 10,000 points each time the Aerostatic Gondola is defeated. Higher leagues will increase a multiplier for points scored, with a maximum of 5x in Jade league.

Origins

It is based on a gondola, a traditional Venetian flat-bottomed rowing boat. It appears to be steampunk inspired, keeping with the Victorian theme of this world.

Almanac entry

Zombot Aerostatic Gondola
	TOUGHNESS Undying SPEED Hungry The floating fortress from the skies above. Health: 26,000 (6,000/10,000/10,000) Special: summons zombies through dropping them down the zeppelin Special: calls an airplane which drops down Lost Pilot Zombies Special: drops bags o' sand on flame trap tile to burn all plants in 1 lane After repeated failures with variously robotic engines of destruction, Dr. Zomboss decided to go with a kinder, more eco-friendly lighter-than-air-option to sow disaster and discord.

Zombot Aerostatic Gondola

TOUGHNESS Undying SPEED Hungry The floating fortress from the skies above. Health: 26,000 (6,000/10,000/10,000) Special: summons zombies through dropping them down the zeppelin Special: calls an airplane which drops down Lost Pilot Zombies Special: drops bags o' sand on flame trap tile to burn all plants in 1 lane After repeated failures with variously robotic engines of destruction, Dr. Zomboss decided to go with a kinder, more eco-friendly lighter-than-air-option to sow disaster and discord.

Overview

Zombot Aerostatic Gondola has 26,000 health, and its appearance changes upon losing 3,000 > 6,000 > 11,000 > 16,000 and 21,000 health, before dying at losing 26,000 health.

Stages

The Zombot Aerostatic Gondola is armed with 3 special attacks:

• It will summon zombies through dropping them down from its zeppelin depending on the phase.
• Dr. Zomboss will drop a sandbag on a flame Trap tile to burn all plants and zombies in its lane, which replaces its charge attack.
• Zombot Aerostatic Gondola will call an airplane which drops down Lost Pilot Zombies.

Lost City - Day 32

Phase	Health	Summoned zombies	Attacks
1	6,000 HP		Drops sandbag on a random flame trap tile Calls airplane to drop
2	10,000 HP		Drops sandbag on a random flame trap tile Calls airplane to drop
3	10,000 HP		Drops sandbag on a random flame trap tile Calls airplane to drop

Modern Day - Day 34

Phase	Health	Summoned zombies	Attacks
1	6,000 HP		Drops sandbag on a random flame trap tile Calls airplane to drop
2	8,000 HP		Drops sandbag on a random flame trap tile Calls airplane to drop
3	9,000 HP		Drops sandbag on a random flame trap tile Calls airplane to drop

Lost City - Ultimate Challenge and Modern Day - Ultimate Challenge (China only)

Phase	Health	Summoned zombies	Attacks
1	40,000 HP		Drops sandbag on a random flame trap tile Calls airplane to drop
2	60,000 HP		Drops sandbag on a random flame trap tile Calls airplane to drop
3	100,000 HP		Drops sandbag on a random flame trap tile Calls airplane to drop

Arena and Penny's Pursuit

Phase	HP	Summoned zombies	Attack(s)
Depends on damage	Infinite HP	(Summons )	Drops sandbag on a random flame trap tile Calls airplane to drop

Time Travel Piñata Party (China only)

Phase	HP	Summoned zombies	Attack(s)
1	13,000 HP		Drops sandbag on a random flame trap tile Calls airplane to drop
2	19,000 HP		Drops sandbag on a random flame trap tile Calls airplane to drop
3	23,000 HP	:	Drops sandbag on a random flame trap tile Calls airplane to drop Summons Ancient Egypt portals

Strategies

See Lost City - Day 32 and Modern Day - Day 34.

Only use the boulder as your last resort option as it will take out the plants in the process. Remember that when Zombot Aerostatic Gondola summons the Lost Pilot Zombies, they have a chance of activating the boulder trap. It is especially useful against dense and difficult zombies like Excavator Zombie, Parasol Zombie, Lost Pilot Zombie, and Bug Zombie as their armor and speed make it tough to kill them.

In Arena, Zombot Aerostatic Gondola is deadlier due to the fact that its ability to activate fire traps and summoning zombie backups are more frequent. Use close combat plants such as Wasabi Whip or Bonk Choy near and underneath it by 3x3 squares. Utilize powerful explosives such as Grapeshot and Bombegranate underneath it once it wipes out your arsenal with the fire trap activated on any random lane.

Balance changes

Update 9.4.1

• ▲ Zomboss now has self-defense measures that mirror damage to plant spawns (Zomboids, Turkeys, Tigers, etc)

Audio

Sound	Description
	Zombot Aerostatic Gondola Intro
	Appear sound
	Zombot Aerostatic Gondola Phase 1 Battle
	Zombot defeat shock
	Defeated
	Warp away (Outro)

Gallery

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Zombot Aerostatic Gondola
Simplified Chinese	飞艇僵尸博士	Lit. "Airship Dr. Zombie"
French	Gondole aérostatique zombot
German	Zombot-Fluggondel
Italian	Gondola aerostatica Zombot
Brazilian Portuguese	Gôndola Aerostática Zumbô
Spanish	Zombot góndola aerostática

Trivia

• This is the only boss to have a unique theme. It is a remixed version of the first phase theme.
• It is the first Zombot that does not have robotic eyes.
• When Dr. Zomboss is defeated in the last phase, he is seen trying to get out due to the fact that it is covered by the Zombot's balloon.
• Its Almanac entry references previous Zomboss fights, which typically involved robots.
• Though it is still named as "Zombot," this invention seems to be an airship rather than a robot.
• When Dr. Zomboss calls for Lost Pilot Zombies dropping to the lawn, the shadow created by the plane above has a strong resemblance to the shadow created by Zomboss Dark Dragon's opening animation.
• It is very similar to the airship used in the film The Mummy Returns.
• Since the 3.9.1 update, when Dr. Zomboss calls the airplane, Lost Pilot Zombies appear after the airplane's shadow has been through the lawn. In addition, the sound when the plane enters on the lawn was removed. The sound effect was added back in the 5.3.1 update.
  • Also for some reason, it starts up with Zomboss already pulling the lever down.
• If the player has already battled this boss and closed the app and opened it again, the Zombot's data will not appear in the Almanac. It will only appear after defeating him again.
• There is a glitch involving the lane clear attack. Sometimes, the Zombot will drop a bag of sand to the left of the proper trap tile, causing nothing to happen. This is caused when an Imp Porter drops his pack within the bag-dropping range, when he is defeated fast enough (usually due to a Red Stinger's Plant Food effect).
  • This pack is often destroyed before Zomboss lands the bag of sand on it, but if it isn't, it will be destroyed by the bag.
  • This can also be triggered if an Excavator Zombie shovels a plant and throws it onto the eighth column.
  • Sometimes this glitch would always happen in the Chinese version.
• In Arena and Penny's Pursuit, zombies summoned by this Zombot can be blown away by Blover.
  • Due to this, Lost Pilot Zombies were summoned to neutralize the difficulty of the fights.

See also

• Dr. Zomboss
• Lost City - Day 32
• Modern Day - Day 34
• Lost Pilot Zombie
• Zombots

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