Balloon Zombie (Timeless)

The Balloon Zombie is an ennemy from both the Present and Modern Day. He will fly over the terrain with his balloon and attack everything below him with his claw-like fingernails, but will have to walk like normally once his balloon is popped

Appearance and origins
He is based on the eponymous zombie from Plants vs Zombies 1. He has a similar balloon, but is now way more skinny, looking like some kind of skeleton with a bit of skin. He still has the same clothes, minus the propeller cap

Strategies
Because he is very weak, he usually won't be much of a problem, being some random flying target and nothing more ; you will usually not need to pop his balloon, and a well placed headshot can take care of him nicely, making them able to hurt you only if you don't look up enough. It starts getting more complicated when they are in large groups, because they will often clog the sky. Worst of all, their flying bodies can block the shots, allowing others to get closer and potentially to attack you. You can avoid their attacks simply by ducking under their claws, but this won't be very useful when there is a regular horde chasing you. An efficient tactic against groups is simply to use a quick long-range weapon to pop one by one their balloons, or even a piercing weapon to put down multiple Balloon Zombies at the same time. You will still have to deal with them, but they will usually get mowed down like the rest of the zombies.

Trivia

 * He is the first flying zombie of the game that the player will encounter