Alpinist Zombie

Alpinist Zombie is the first zombie encountered in Carcass Caverns in ''Plants vs. Zombies 2. ''It is the basic variant of the world, and has a few differences from the other variants. It has an increased toughness of 5 normal damage shots, as do all the Alpinist variants, and is slightly faster as well. The main difference is that damage done by Laser Beans to these zombies are halved, due to their light-absorbing gemstones encrusted onto the lower half of their jaw.

Almanac Entry
TOUGHNESS: Solid

SPEED: Hungry

Regular gem-encrusted villager zombie.

His sweater may look like it is why he's tougher, but it's really all because of his chin. Seriously, look at the size of it! It isn't too hard to figure out why he doesn't shave now.

Overview
Alpinist Zombie absorbs 15 normal damage shots and his appearance changes upon absorbing 7.5 normal damage shots before dying at 15 normal damage shots.

Appearances
Carcass Caverns: Days 1-16 (Part 1)

Strategies
Alpinist Zombies should be treated like their similar variants, but with a small precaution, due to their increased speed and health. Laser Beans will not be as useful on these zombies as they would be against other variants as the damage is halved, essentially lowering their damage to 1 normal damage shot with each laser, already adding onto the slow fire rate. Plants with fast fire rates, such as Rotobaga, Fume-shroom, and Lightning Reed will still suffice just as they would normally in groups and be able to take out large groups of these zombies. However if they are extremely clumped, it is always advised to choose plants such as Phat Beet, Snapdragon, and Spikeweed to pick out weaker targets to thin out the horde. Coneheads are essentially buffed Alpinist Zombies, but the Alpinist Buckethead can luckily still have his bucket taken away by Magnet-shroom, so it can make him much easier to deal with.

Gallery
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Trivia

 * His placeholder is the Cave Zombie, due to the similar features of each.
 * Their world's zombies and lawns are also similar.