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And by big I mean crawling with zombies.

Crazy Dave

Big Bad Butte is is the third Endless Zone in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It is Wild West's Endless Zone. Before 1.7 update, the level is unlocked after beating the Wild West - Day 10, while since 1.7, it is unlocked after beating the Wild West - Day 3. Big Bad Butte is composed of a set of very hard endless levels where as the player goes higher and higher, the levels get even tougher as the number of zombies and the number of minecarts will continuously increase. Sometimes a higher level may have less minecarts, meaning the player can have a wider variety of places to put their plants for defenses in exchange of giving them a larger set of tough zombies to fight. There are times that when the player starts to play, Chicken Wrangler Zombies, Zombie Bulls, Zombie Chickens, and Pianist Zombies will already appear at the first level.

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Big Bad Butte before the 1.7 update

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Big Bad Butte after 1.7 update

Dialogue[]

(Crazy Dave appears)
Crazy Dave: Hi neighbor! Welcome to the Big Bad Butte!
Crazy Dave: And by big I mean crawling with zombies...
(Crazy Dave leaves)

Strategies[]

It is strongly advised to take the Lightning Reed to deal with the Chicken Wrangler Zombies and their Zombie Chickens. Spikeweed and Spikerock serve as alternatives and are also useful for fighting Pianist Zombies. If you see the card that has a Tall-nut on it, pick it to deal with Zombie Bull Riders (Imps launched by Zombie Bulls and Wild West Gargantuars). However, for the Bull Riders thrown by the Gargantuars, it's also adviced to put Spikerocks or Spikeweeds in the third column. Split Peas can deal with the Prospector Zombies during early levels, although they cannot deal with all Prospector Zombies in higher levels. Homing Thistles can also do well on Prospector Zombies since they can deal moderate damage anywhere on the lawn. Winter Melons are good plants to use since they do heavy damage to groups of zombies and their freezing effect can prevent the dynamites of Prospector Zombies from exploding, also slowing down the Wild West Gargantuars in the process. You can delay a Gargantuar as well by planting a plant on a mine cart and scrolling it up and down quickly. Coconut Cannons are also useful here to deal with huge horde of zombies in partnership with Winter Melons and Pea Pods. Mine Carts can either serve as an advantage or disadvantage in this zone as they maximize the plants you could make use of, especially in higher levels. However, they could also take up space with many short and spread out minecarts. Chili Beans partnered with Potato Mines are also good as they help you from the first two or three zombies that might appear in the screen (unless one of the zombies is a Chicken Wrangler Zombie).

Fume-shrooms can also serve as an alternative for dealing with Chicken Wrangler Zombies and their Zombie Chickens but it's advised to establish them fast. On the other hand you should be careful not to hit them with Fume-shroom without preparing your defense or else you will lose the higher levels. A good start is planting your first Fume-shroom away from the vicinity of the first Chicken Wrangler Zombie. An Iceberg Lettuce may help you halt it from inducing Zombie Chickens, allowing you to kill it with ease. However, you should be ready for the next wave of zombies to appear when doing this.

If difficulties occur on higher levels, premium plants are at your disposal. Imitater with Twin Sunflower as its imitation is strongly recommended as it hastens the number of sun you can produce in a short matter of time. In this scenario, it is also advised to plant Lightning Reed and place it on a minecart in case a Chicken Wrangler Zombie appears early. Jalapeno and Power Lily are also important, because zombies are less likely to give Plant Food in the higher levels.

For the Last Resort scenarios, spend your money tossing numerous Gargantuars repeatedly as it delays their approach to your house, preventing them from eating your brains. Hurrikale can also work if you don't have enough coins for power-ups.

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In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Big Bad Butte
China Simplified Chinese 闹鬼岭
France French Colline terrible
Germany German Tafelberg des Bösen
Italy Italian Collina Malvagia
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Monte Malvadão
Spain Spanish Páramo del gran mal


Trivia[]

See Endless Zone for more trivia.
  • In the 2.2 update, the player will never get E.M.Peach here, although it can disable Zombie Bulls. It could only be obtained by accessing the Zen Garden. The bug was fixed in the 2.3 update.
  • Out of 12 zombies to deal with, Big Bad Butte will select zombies that ranges from 5 to 7.
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