Air Gondola Zombie

bvcAir Gondola Zombie is a zombie encountered in Arena and Piñata Party in Plants vs. Zombies 2.

Air Gondola Zombie drops onto the lawn, killing Plants in a 2x1 area, then summons 4-6 Imps before moving to another lane. Ony 1 Air Gondola can be on the screen at any time, to prevent extremely dangerous spam situations. Defeating him will also give you 1000 points, no matter where he is on the lawn. Air Gondola Zombie is not able to land on the first three tiles of the lawn, so plant your expensive Plants there to stop them from being squished.

Origin:
Air Gondola Zombie is based on a hot air balloon, a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air. Its name references the basket suspended under the basket, also called a gondola.

Appearance:
Air Gondola Zombie's appearance is based on the Zombot Aerostatic Gondola, the boss of Lost City. Its sprite reuses sprites from the Zombot Aerostatic Gondola, and the insignia in front of the basket is repurposed from Wild West Gargantuar's cattle brand.

Overview
Air Gondola Zombie absorbs 3000 NDS, and does not change in appearance. After taking 3000 damage, the Gondola will explode, launching Imps all over the lawn, similar to Imp Cannon.

Strategy
Use Blover to stall the Gondola, and use strong attacking Plants to quickly bring it down. Squashes and Potato Mines can also be placed under a Gondola before it lands to do lots of damage because they will activate instead of dying. Try to destroy Gondolas as quickly as possible, to quickly ramp up your score.