Zombot Drone

Zombot Drone is the first robot encountered in Plants vs. Zombies: Lost World, which is first encountered in Rock Beach, Level 7A. It is piloted by Zombot Drone Engineer, and, when spawned, it is given one of the following functions (the chance of having that function is also shown): The Drone will automatically be defeated if the respective Zombot Drone Engineer has been defeated. The Drone will also remain stationary if there are no plants in its lane to interact with (unless its function is to act like a normal zombie, in which it would proceed to the player’s tent).
 * It self-destructs upon reaching a plant, dealing 4000 DPS to that plant (20% chance)
 * It will carry away the first plant it encounters (similar to Zombie Parrot in Plants vs. Zombies 2), and return from the right end of the same lane (40% chance)
 * It will act as a regular zombie, eating plants and progressing towards the player’s tent (with this function the Drone can proceed to eat the player’s brains) (40% chance)

Almanac entry
Zombot Drone

Toughness: Average

Speed: Flighty

Piloted by Zombot Drone Engineer to breach your defences.

Special: Has a random function.

Special: Ignores ground plants.

Zombot Drone Engineer just recently implemented some basic A.I. into his Zombot Drones. Finally, he managed to get this thing to learn to say just one word: “Brains”. Zombot Drone Engineer has never been more proud of his creation.

Encounters
Rock Beach: Levels 7A, 9A, 12A, 15A, 2B, 4B, 1C, 3C, 1D, 5D

Strategies
Note: This strategy focuses on dealing with the Zombot Drone itself. To see how to deal with the Zombot Drone Engineer instead, click here.

Due to the uncertainty of the function of the Zombot Drone when spawning, the Drone can become very unpredictable. The best way to face this drone, no matter its function, is to have a strong offense so that the Drone can be taken out as quickly as possible, even though the drone has the same health as a Basic Zombie. Another recommendation is to try and stall the Drone before it can reach your defenses, for example, use Snow Peas to slow it down. However, keep in mind that the Drone still has a chance to have a self-destruct or plant-stealing function, so try to also have a strong defense, and be able to compensate for any damage done by the Drone by planting replacement plants as quickly as possible (especially Wall-nuts). During emergency situations, one may need to resort to instant-kill plants (e.g. Cherry Bomb) to rid of the Drone.

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