All-Star Zombie

The All-Star Zombie is always the first one on the field, and the last to leave. He uses suppression fire to hold the plants at bay, and his Tackle Dummies are the best offensive linemen around.

Primary Weapon: Football Cannon

Each individual shot by any member of the All-Star Class may seem weak, but there’s no other Class in the game that can sustain as high a rate of fire for as along as the All-Stars are capable of. Plants caught out in the open will almost assuredly be mowed down in seconds if they don’t find cover. Deployable defenses, such as Cactus Wall-nuts and Potted Plants, will practically melt before your mighty weapon. Unfortunately, firing All-Stars’ weapons will cause them to move even slower than they already do, which can be trouble if you’re outside of cover and have earned the attention of the plants.

The interesting thing about the All-Star and its Variants is that they do not have an ammo count to worry about. Instead, they must worry about overheating their weapons. Hold down the trigger for too long, and you’ll overheat the weapon, and must wait for it to cool down before you can shoot again.

Special Abilities

Imp Punt

When in doubt, punt an exploding Imp. What’s the worst that could happen?

The Imp Punt gives the slow-moving All-Star the ability to punt a powerful explosive over any cover a plant could be hiding behind, destroy the Wall-nuts deployed by Cactus, or quickly destroy any Plant Minions summoned in the Gardens and Graveyards game mode.

Sprint Tackle

With an amazing burst of speed, the All-Star Zombie can charge his opponents, causing heavy damage and sending them flying.

The Sprint Tackle sends your All-Star flying forward at high speed, which can vanquish weak plants in a single blow, and send survivors to the ground, momentarily stunned by the impact. Save this for emergencies or for when you know you’re going to hit a plant. It can be useful as a last-ditch effort to evade a burrowed Chomper.

Dummy Shield

Some people read stories to their tackle dummies, others even date them. The All-Star uses them to shield himself from attacks.

The Dummy Shield is good for when an All-Star engages the enemy, but has no cover readily available. A Dummy Shield can absorb a fair amount of punishment, you can set two down initially. More Dummy Shields can be set down after you wait through the ability cooldown. You can combine the Dummy Shield with the Foot Soldier’s Zombie Stink Cloud to further confound the plants.

Variants

Cricket Star

Although he’ll claim otherwise, the Cricket Star doesn’t actually know how to play cricket.

Primary Weapon: Flaming Cricket Blaster

The Cricket Star’s primary weapon deals fire-based damage to plants, adding more damage over time to the already impressive rate of fire that the Flaming Cricket Blaster possesses. However, it does overheat fairly quickly, so you’ll have to use short, controlled bursts.

Goalie Star

The Goalie Star always gives his team a chance to win. Even off the ice, he tends to stand in front of fast-moving projectiles.

Primary Weapon: Ice Puck Cannon

The polar opposite to the Cricket Star, the Goalie Star’s weapon inflicts ice damage on plants, and can freeze them in place. An excellent Class at halting Peashooters that are sprinting every which way.

Baseball Star

The Baseball Star was a few vanquishes shy of making the ZLB Hall of Fame, but was kicked out of the league for eating the brainz ball.

Primary Weapon: Baseball Cannon

The Baseball Star’s weapon could be considered a faster-firing, more accurate version of the All-Star’s weapon. Any plants caught standing still in the open will be hit dozens of times before they can even react, making the Baseball Star a sort of rapid-fire sniper.

Hockey Star

The Hockey Star has led the ZHL in penalties for the past three seasons. You can find him in the penalty box, even between games.

Primary Weapon: Stinky Glove Launcher

The Hockey Star’s Stinky Glove Launcher isn’t as useful as the ability to freeze the enemy in place as the Goalie Star, it still maintains an impressive rate of fire that can bring down any plant foolish enough to be caught out in the open.

Rugby Star

The Rugby Star dreams of being permanently stuck in a scrum. It’s the closest thing he’s found to the smell of brainz.

Primary Weapon: Rapid Fire Rugby Launcher

What the Rugby Star lacks in accuracy found in other All-Star Variants, it more than makes up for it with its brutally powerful primary weapon. Direct hits are devastating, but it’s possible to take down whole groups of plants by taking advantage of the splash damage caused by each exploding rugby ball. No All-Star is better in a scrum than the Rugby Star!

All-Star Hats

All-Star Facial Hair

All-Star Accessories

All-Star Gestures

All-Star Weapon Skins