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Backup Dancer

GamesUndeadShambles2000 to 2009

One of the four dancers raised out of the ground by the Dancing Zombie in Plants vs. Zombies. Each is about as weak as a basic zombie, but they screen their leader and are replaced when destroyed.12

Battle it
First appeared
2009
Plants vs. Zombies (2009)
Source work
Plants vs. Zombies (2009)
PopCap Games
Age rating
ESRB E10+
Made in
USA
What causes it
Never explained
The game does not explain where the zombies come from; Dr. Zomboss is described as the scientist who animates them.
How it moves
Shambles
Moves at the same pace as the Dancing Zombie and keeps formation around it.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • splash and area attacks

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2009

Plants vs. Zombies (2009)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Pops out of the ground when the Dancing Zombie calls12

2

Four of them form a plus shape around the leader12

3

About as tough as a basic zombie12

4

The almanac jokes that it studied at 'Chewliard', a pun on a famous performing arts school12

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (shambles), not a measurement.

Backup Dancer about 3 km/h (1.9 mph)
You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Backup Dancer - Plants vs. Zombies Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Dancing Zombie - Plants vs. Zombies Wiki (Fandom)

Every fact on this page comes from these sources, written in our own words. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [email protected].

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