Umbrella Zombie (ThatToasterGuy)

The Umbrella Zombie is the third new zombie encountered in Victorian London. The Umbrella Zombie holds a Victorian umbrella above his head that protects himself and zombies underneath from projectiles. The umbrella will block all splash damage from lobbed projectiles when it gets hits.

Suburban Almanac Entry
Umbrella Zombie packed his umbrella for a rainy day. Blocking projectiles is just a bonus.

Strategies
Umbrella Zombie is the counter zombie to the Potato Sprout. Not only will it block its poison effect, but it will also block potatoes hitting the exhaust pipes of the Steamroller. Due to the slow fire rate of the Potato Sprout and its relatively weak damage, it will have difficulty destroying the zombie's umbrella. The recommended strategy to deal with Umbrella Zombies is to use strong straight-firing plants and/or Fog-shrooms. This is similar to the strategy for taking out the Zombie Marksman.

Also like the Zombie Marksman, the Umbrella Zombie's umbrella can be stolen with the Magnet-shroom.

As the umbrella blocks splash damage from catapult plants, this severely impedes the use of catapult plants for high-level defences.