Template:Plantpic Zombot Sphinx-inator is the boss of Ancient Egypt in Plants vs. Zombies 2 controlled by Dr. Zomboss, and is battled in Ancient Egypt - Day 25, Day 35 and possibly Modern Day - Day 32. It can send out any zombie from Ancient Egypt, excluding the Flag Mummy Zombie, Ra Zombie, and Camel Zombies. It takes up a two-by-two area at the right side of the lawn, jumping to different rows occasionally. It can send out zombies in two rows at a time, and it can only be attacked in the two rows it occupies at any one time. Unlike the original Zombot, the Sphinx-inator can be attacked at any time, provided there are plants in the same row he moves to.
In Arena, defeating the Sphinx-inator will award 10000 points, increasing by 10000 points each time the Sphinx-inator is defeated. Higher leagues will increase a multiplier for points scored, with a maximum of 5x in Jade league.
Almanac entry
International version
Zombot Sphinx-inator
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Zombot Sphinx-inator |
The destroyer of plants from the ancient sands. Special: missile attack can create tombstones |
Chinese version (China only)
Dr. Zomboss, driving a high-tech car specially built for the desert, will use a variety of attacks. Everyone says that cars take after their owners, this phrase also applies to him. In Chinese: 驾驶沙漠专用高科技座驾的僵尸博士 , 会使用多种攻击方式 。 都说车如其人 , 这句话对僵尸博士也一样适用 。 |
Overview
The Zombot Sphinx-inator approximately absorbs 18500 damage per shot. Its appearance changes upon absorbing 4000 and 12000 damage per shot before dying at 18500 damage per shot.
Phases
The Zombot Sphinx-inator randomly performs one of the following actions:
- Warps in zombies.
- A target will appear on a random space and the Sphinx-inator will shoot a missile at that space, destroying any plant on it unless that plant is using Plant Food, attempting to create two tombstones in an adjacent tile. On Day 35, the missiles will create four tombstones instead of two. If the player quickly selects a plant and plant on the tile the bone's about to land, the tombstone will not be created and the plant will remain.
- The Sphinx-inator will tap its front two legs on the ground, immediately squashing any plants in the two tiles in front of it. It then steps back and charges forwards, destroying all plants and zombies in two rows. It will then stop short of the lawn mowers, and jump back to the rightmost column.
- The attack will be cancelled if a plant fed with Plant Food attacks it.
- A Wall-nut boosted with Plant Food will also have its armor stop the attack at the cost of destroying the armor, but the Zombot Sphinx-inator will not take any direct damage.
- The Sphinx-inator will change position. Sometimes, it will do this by leaping into the air and landing at its new position. However, if it moves by only 1 column or 1 row (and not both), then it may simply step over to its new position. It will squash any plants and zombies it steps into or lands on.
- Upon reaching 0 health, Sphinx-inator will move to the second row from the bottom and fourth column from the right.
Ancient Egypt - Day 25
Phase | Health | Summoned zombies | Attacks |
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1 | 4000 damage | Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Fires missiles that can summon tombstones | |
2 | 8000 damage | (summons ) | Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Fires missiles that can summon tombstones |
3 | 6500 damage | Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Fires missiles that can summon tombstones |
Ancient Egypt - Ultimate Challenge (China only)
Phase | Health | Summoned zombies | Attacks |
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1 | 4000 damage | Fires missiles that can summon tombstones | |
2 | 8000 damage | Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the rows Fires missiles that can summon tombstones | |
3 | 6500 damage | Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Fires missiles that can summon tombstones |
Ancient Egypt - Day 35
Phase | Health | Summoned zombies | Attacks |
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1 | 8000 damage | Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Fires missiles that can summon tombstones | |
2 | 16000 damage | Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Fires missiles that can summon tombstones | |
3 | 15000 damage | (summons ) | Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Fires missiles that can summon tombstones |
Modern Day - Day 32
Phase | Health | Summoned zombies | Attacks |
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1 | 5000 damage | Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Fires missiles that can summon tombstones | |
2 | 9000 damage | (summons ) | Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Fires missiles that can summon tombstones |
3 | 8500 damage | Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Fires missiles that can summon tombstones |
Arena and Penny's Pursuit
Phase | Health | Summoned zombies (Depends on damage) | Attacks |
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Depends on damage | Infinite damage | (summons ) | Charges into a row, destroying all plants and zombies in the row Fires missiles that can summon tombstones |
Strategies
- See Ancient Egypt - Day 25, Ancient Egypt - Day 35, Modern Day - Day 32, and Ancient Egypt - Ultimate Challenge.
Gallery
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Videos
Trivia
- Its Almanac entry says the only thing green about Dr. Zomboss is his tongue, which is incorrect because his body is green, and if one looks closely, his tongue is in a normal pinkish hue.
- When the Zombot Sphinx-inator is frozen and about to shoot a missile, it will be blue, but when it comes back from the top, it is no longer frozen.
- Before the 2.3 update, if an Iceberg Lettuce was hit with a missile, the Iceberg Lettuce would somehow freeze the Zombot Sphinx-inator.
- The missiles launch Tomb Raiser Zombie's bones on tiles surrounding where it hit on tiles.
- In the Chinese version, its Almanac icon looks different as it shows the Zombot's full body.
- In the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2 before the 1.8.0 version, battling this Zombot can have the following:
- A conveyor-belt manner which is the typical type (Level 1);
- A Last Stand without the aid of sun-producing plants (Level 2);
- And lastly, a Last Stand manner with the aid of sun-producing plants but the Zombot Sphinx-inator will have four phases of health. (Level 3)
- In the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2, previously, there was the boss music in the battle. But then, the boss music has been replaced by the Player's House music.
- In the Chinese version, when it summons zombies, its mouth looks different from the International version. This is shared with the Zombot Plank Walker, the Zombot War Wagon and the Zombot Tomorrow-tron.
- In the Chinese version before the 1.8.0 version, the Zombot Sphinx-inator will automatically disappear instead of teleporting after the player gets the prize.
- In the Chinese version before the 1.9.0 version, it was one of the only Zombots which only took up 1 row, the others being the Zombot Dark Dragon, the Zombot Sharktronic Sub, and the Zombot Vulture Fighter.
- There is a glitch where after the Zombot is defeated and when the player plants the Iceberg Lettuce on it and after the money bag is collected, it would slow the Zombot down when Dr. Zomboss is about to teleport away.
- Also, in Modern Day - Day 32, there is another glitch where after the Zombot is defeated and when the player plants the Spikeweed underneath, it will still attack the Zombot.
- Additionally, when the player plants a Spring Bean underneath a Zombot, it will look like it is ready to bounce, but it does not bounce the Zombot back.
- The "-inator" in the title may be a reference to Phineas and Ferb, as Heinz Doofenshmirtz builds machines that always have the suffix of "inator."
- Additionally, he can spawn Ra Zombies and Camel Zombies in Arena, which are not appeared in normal fights.
- When Dr. Zomboss spawns Camel Zombies, only one will spawn from it and the rest of them will just appear.
See also
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Ancient Egypt | Mummy Zombie · Conehead Mummy · Buckethead Mummy · Flag Mummy Zombie · Ra Zombie · Camel Zombies · Explorer Zombie · Tomb Raiser Zombie · Pharaoh Zombie · Mummified Gargantuar · Zombot Sphinx-inator · Imp Mummy | ||||||||||
Pirate Seas | Pirate Zombie · Conehead Pirate · Buckethead Pirate · Flag Pirate Zombie · Swashbuckler Zombie · Seagull Zombie · Barrel Roller Zombie · Imp Pirate Zombie · Imp Cannon · Pirate Captain Zombie · Zombie Parrot · Gargantuar Pirate · Zombot Plank Walker | ||||||||||
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Far Future | Future Zombie · Future Conehead Zombie · Future Buckethead Zombie · Future Flag Zombie · Jetpack Zombie · Disco Jetpack Zombie · Mecha-Football Zombie · Disco-tron 3000 · Robo-Cone Zombie · Shield Zombie · Bug Bot Imp · Gargantuar Prime · Zombot Tomorrow-tron | ||||||||||
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Big Wave Beach | Pompadour Zombie · Pompadour Conehead · Pompadour Buckethead · Beach Flag Zombie · Bikini Zombie · Bikini Conehead · Bikini Buckethead · Snorkel Zombie · Surfer Zombie · Fisherman Zombie · Octo Zombie · Shell Zombie · Imp Mermaid Zombie · Deep Sea Gargantuar · Zombot Sharktronic Sub | ||||||||||
Frostbite Caves | Cave Zombie · Cave Conehead Zombie · Cave Buckethead Zombie · Blockhead Zombie · Cave Flag Zombie · Hunter Zombie · Yeti Imp · Dodo Rider Zombie · Troglobite · Weasel Hoarder · Ice Weasel · Sloth Gargantuar · Zombot Tuskmaster 10,000 BC · Walrus Zombie · Ski Zombie · Chief Ice Wind Zombie | ||||||||||
Sky City | Pilot Zombie · Conehead Pilot Zombie · Buckethead Pilot Zombie · Flag Pilot Zombie · Flying Imp Zombie · Zombie Fighter · Double-Cabin Aircraft Zombie · Lightning Gun Zombie · Missile Zombie · Transport Boat · Arbiter-X · Flying Gargantuar · Zombot Vulture Fighter | ||||||||||
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Jurassic Marsh | Jurassic Zombie · Jurassic Conehead · Jurassic Buckethead · Jurassic Fossilhead · Jurassic Flag Zombie · Jurassic Imp · Jurassic Gargantuar · Jurassic Bully · Egg Pusher Imp · Egg Stealer Imp · Eggshell Imp · Zombot Dinotronic Mechasaur | ||||||||||
Modern Day | Basic Zombie · Conehead Zombie · Buckethead Zombie · Flag Zombie · Gargantuar · Imp · Balloon Zombie · All-Star Zombie · Super-Fan Imp · Newspaper Zombie · Sunday Edition Zombie · Digger Zombie · Riot Police Zombie · Solar Car Zombie | ||||||||||
Steam Age | Labor Zombie · Conehead Labor Zombie · Buckethead Labor Zombie · Flag Labor Zombie · Coal Miner Zombie · Gentleman Zombie · Furnace Zombie · Industrial Imp Zombie · Foreman Gargantuar · Steam Zombot | ||||||||||
Renaissance Age | Sculptor Imp Zombie · Aristocrat Gargantuar · Aristocrat Zombie · Conehead Aristocrat Zombie · Buckethead Aristocrat Zombie · Flag Aristocrat Zombie · Perfume Zombie · Ballerina Zombie · Glider Zombie | ||||||||||
Heian Age | Shogun Gargantuar · Samurai Zombie · Conehead Samurai Zombie · Buckethead Samurai Zombie · Flag Samurai Zombie · Firework Zombie · Ninjimp · Sushi Chef Zombie · Mino Zombie · Onmyoji Zombie | ||||||||||
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Others | Dr. Zomboss · Lion Dancer Zombie · God of Wealth · Zombie Commander · Ingot Thief Zombie · Vase Gargantuar · Imp Pear Imp |
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Player's House | Basic Zombie · Conehead Zombie · Buckethead Zombie · Flag Zombie |
Ancient Egypt | Mummy Zombie · Conehead Mummy · Buckethead Mummy · Flag Mummy Zombie · Ra Zombie · Explorer Zombie · Tomb Raiser Zombie · Pharaoh Zombie · Desert Death Zombie · Sphinx |
Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum |
Sergeant Zombie · Bowl Sergeant · Iron Helmet Sergeant · Token Sergeant Zombie · Cavalry Zombie · Archer Zombie · Shield Guardian Zombie · Hawker Cart · Zombie Piggy · Drunk Zombie · Emperor Qin Shi Huang |
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Far Future | Future Zombie · Future Conehead Zombie · Future Buckethead Zombie · Future Flag Zombie · Jetpack Zombie · Shield Zombie · Bug Bot Imp · Robo-Cone Zombie · Disco-tron 3000 · Disco Jetpack Zombie · Mecha-Football Zombie · Gargantuar Prime · Zombot Tomorrow-tron · Astro-Goop Zombie · Mechanical Wolf Zombie · Harvester Zombie |
East Sea Dragon Palace | Underwater Soldier Zombie · Shrimp Soldier Zombie · Shell Soldier Zombie · Seahorse Zombie · Jellyfish Zombie · Clamshell God Zombie |
Event exclusive | Zombot Sphinx-inator · Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Zombot · Rabbit Zombie · Money Bag Zombie |
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