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Didja know Rustbolt dug up his armor from a junkyard? Still, he's one tough tin can. He'll try to sap your Plants' Strength so you can't defeat his super-strong Zombies!
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โ€”Crazy Dave

Rustbolt is a zombie hero in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and the leader of the PvZH Brainy IconBrainy and PvZH Hearty IconHearty classes. His signature superpower is Shrink Ray, which gives a plant -3StrengthPvZH and draws a card.

Like Super Brainz, he is the hero version of Zombie.

Origins[]

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A rusty socket.

His name is a combination of "rust," a possible reference to his armor coming from a junkyard, and "bolt," referring to his appearance and many of his animations. It may also be based on the region of the United States, "Rust Belt."

His helmet bears a slight resemblance to Marvel's Magneto. His armor may be a reference to the Marvel Comics superhero, Iron Man, who is also known for his reliance on his powered armor.

His description references the phrase, "A few screws loose," which is used to describe someone or something that is crazy or weird, as well as the fact they do appear in some of his animations.

The name of his super-rare strategy deck, "Hail to the King," shares the same name with a song & an album by the heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold.

The name of his strategy deck, "Pharaoh's Curse," references the curse of the pharaohs.

Statistics[]

Hero description[]

He enjoys keeping his bolts tight and his screws loose.

Strategies[]

PvZHeroes.com strategy[]

"This metal menace is the master of defensive Tricks. His Armored Zombies are very tough to take downโ€ฆespecially when he uses special abilities to weaken the Plants!"

With[]

Rustbolt's Brainy and Hearty classes provide comprehensive destruction mechanics, suitable for hard removal of just about every plant, being Rolling Stone, Weed Spray, and Celestial Custodian for any plant with 2StrengthPvZH or less, Rocket Science for 4StrengthPvZH or more, and Knockout for 3StrengthPvZH (or less, but Rolling Stone is still better for plants with 2StrengthPvZH or less). Or, he can lower plants' strength with Shrink Ray or Landscaper will make that plant vulnerable to some of the aforementioned cards, as well as do less damage. Rustbolt can also let zombies do bonus attacks with Lurch for Lunch or Gadget Scientist and surprise plant heroes by tactical use of Teleport.

Rustbolt also has access to the most sports zombies out of any zombie hero, with not only the initial Hearty sports zombies, but also Pool Shark, Drum Major, Mountain Climber, and Brain Vendor, allowing him to use a sports deck with great effects for otherwise weak zombies. Speaking of Brain Vendor, Rustbolt can get a brain profit by playing them while Flag Zombie is on the field.

He also has plenty of zombies that can boost other zombies' stats, such as Team Mascot, Primeval Yeti, and Coffee Zombie. These boosts can make Rustbolt's zombies almost invincible with boosted health, strength, and the PvZH Frenzy IconFrenzy trait.

As Rustbolt has access to both cost-reducing cards such as Flag Zombie and ramping cards such as Brain Vendor, he is able to easily play his expensive cards like Zombie King, Intergalactic Warlord, or especially Bad Moon Rising much earlier than usual, making them harder for his opponent to deal with. Some Rustbolt-exclusive combos include Zombie King + Transformation Station, allowing Rustbolt to get an 8-cost zombie as early as turn 5 via Knight of the Living Dead and Flag Zombie + Medulla Nebula and/or Brain Vendor, allowing him to have a ton of brains to use easily.

Rustbolt's only drawback is his lack of Amphibious zombies, as his classes feature neither, making the aquatic lane near-untouchable. However, Rustbolt does have many moving and stat-decreasing cards up his sleeve, which can help him deal with Amphibious threats, not to mention his signature superpower, Shrink Ray, as well as any other hard removal cards he owns. He can also Conjure Amphibious zombies via the use of cards like Triplication, but this is luck-based.

Against[]

Rustbolt has cheap health-boosting options for his zombies. Try to destroy them before Rustbolt can use health-boosting tricks. If it was already used, use cards that ignore health such as Squash and Lawnmower or reset them by bouncing with cards such as Spring Bean and Jumping Bean. Flag Zombie will enable more dangerous zombies like Gargantuars to be played earlier when used with Brain Vendor or Gargologist. Therefore, removing Flag Zombie and similar zombies is a must. You would also want to get rid of any Medulla Nebula environments as he can ramp his brains up within a few turns.

Playing powerful plants on the aquatic lane is also a good way as Rustbolt will be forced to spend some brains on removing those plants rather than focusing on boosting his zombies due to his weakness in the aquatic lane. However, try to avoid just using brute force against his zombies as he will use health-boosting tricks and bonus attacks to keep them alive for much longer.

Strategy decks[]

Main article: Community-built decks/Rustbolt
link=Rustbolt 100px Good Sport

PvZH Brainy Icon PvZH Hearty Icon
Put the Sports fiends into play with this Strategy Deck that freatures All-Star Zombie, Defensive End, and Sumo Wrestler. Give these athletes the support they need with Zombie Coach and Team Mascot.
Arm WrestlerH x4 Escape through TimeH x1 Pool SharkH x2 Sumo WrestlerH x4 Brain VendorH x4
Cosmic Sports StarH x4 Medulla NebulaH x2 Rocket ScienceH x1 Team MascotH x4 Weed SprayH x1
Mountain ClimberH x1 Zombie CoachH x3 All-Star ZombieH x2 Intergalactic WarlordH x3 Defensive EndH x3
Rodeo GargantuarH x1


link=Rustbolt 100px Hail to the King

PvZH Brainy Icon PvZH Hearty Icon
Turn 2 Flag Zombie plus Turn 3 Brain Vendor equals incredible synergy! This combo gets you a 5-cost Zombie like Shieldrusher Viking on turn 3! Get Zombie King out there early too and turn weaker Zombies into a powerful force.
Interdimensional ZombieH x4 Planetary GladiatorH x2 Escape through TimeH x1 Flag ZombieH x2 Lurch for LunchH x1
Teleportation ZombieH x3 Transformation StationH x4 Brain VendorH x4 Medulla NebulaH x2 Regifting ZombieH x1
Weed SprayH x1 Wormhole GatekeeperH x4 Zombie KingH x4 All-Star ZombieH x1 Intergalactic WarlordH x2
Shieldcrusher VikingH x1 Zombot Battlecruiser 5000H x3


link=Rustbolt 100px Pharaoh's Curse

PvZH Brainy Icon PvZH Hearty Icon
This is the ultimate late-game control deck! Get control early with Beam Me Up, Landscaper, and Weed Spray. Draw extra cards to pull ahead. Shut the door on Plants with tons of Undying Pharaohs to stay alive. Cheap Tricksters seal the deal.
Black HoleH x1 Interdimensional ZombieH x4 Rolling StoneH x2 TeleportH x4 Beam Me UpH x4
Cryo-BrainH x2 Escape through TimeH x1 Fun-Dead RaiserH x2 KnockoutH x2 LandscaperH x4
Rocket ScienceH x2 Weed SprayH x2 Mad ChemistH x1 TriplicationH x1 Shieldcrusher VikingH x1
Undying PharaohH x3 TricksterH x4


link=Rustbolt 100px Applied Science

PvZH Brainy Icon PvZH Hearty Icon
Has Science gone too far? Placing Genetic Experiment next to an Interdimensional Zombie is a public health hazard... for Plants! Be prepared for a huge blowout when you surprise your opponent with a Zombot Battlecruiser 5000!
Genetic ExperimentH x4 Interdimensional ZombieH x4 Cosmic ScientistH x3 Teleportation ZombieH x3 Transformation StationH x3
Zombot Drone EngineerH x4 ElectricianH x3 MoonwalkerH x2 Rocket ScienceH x2 Weed SprayH x2
Gadget ScientistH x4 Intergalactic WarlordH x2 Zombot Battlecruiser 5000H x4


link=Rustbolt 100px Combo Stomper

PvZH Brainy Icon PvZH Hearty Icon
Use Zombology Teacher to make your cheap Tricks free and draw tons of cards. All those cards help Stompadon and Going Viral make your army truly enormous!
Healthy TreatH x1 Leprechaun ImpH x4 Paparazzi ZombieH x1 Rolling StoneH x3 TeleportH x4
Zombology TeacherH x4 Cryo-BrainH x4 Escape through TimeH x1 Fun-Dead RaiserH x4 Going ViralH x2
Kite FlyerH x2 KnockoutH x2 StompadonH x4 Thinking CapH x2 TricksterH x4


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In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Rustbolt
China Simplified Chinese ้”ˆ้“ไพ 
Taiwan Traditional Chinese ้ฝ้ตๆฎญๅฑ
France French Rouillator
Germany German Rostbolzen
Italy Italian Ruggibullone
Japan Japanese ใƒฉใ‚นใƒˆใƒœใƒซใƒˆ
South Korea Korean ๋Ÿฌ์ŠคํŠธ๋ณผํŠธ
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Ferrujรฃo
Russia Russian ะ ะถะฐะฒั‹ะน ั€ะฐะทั€ัะด
Spain Spanish Tornillo Oxidado


Trivia[]

  • According to in-game text, he got his armor from a junkyard, as in his intro comic, he was chased by plants (2 Peashooters, a Carrotillery, and a Cabage-Pult) to the junkyard until a vending machine nearby was struck by the hero laser, which in turn morphed with him.
  • He poses in the way similar to an Octo Zombie, a Troglobite, an Arcade Zombie, a Jurassic Bully, and a Jurassic Rockpuncher in Plants vs. Zombies 2, despite not having a body structure or build related to any of the five.
  • Randomly during his idle animation, a spatula appears from his right arm. When this happens, he will look at the spatula, and then his faceplate will open. He notices this, looks at the player, and then closes his helmet and retracts the spatula.
    • Prior to the Galactic Gardens update, a toaster appeared from his left arm, although it did not do anything but produce some bubbles. However, he would use the toaster as part of his super-block animation. The toaster was replaced by a bubble blower after the Galactic Gardens update. Rustbolt using the toaster to shield himself may be a subtle reference to "Protect me, cone!," a meme with roots in the popular comedy webseries Red vs. Blue, where Dexter Grif (the quotee) and Rustbolt are prominent characters of their respective teams in orange armor, using particular inanimate objects in an attempt to protect themselves. Coincidentally, Rustbolt is also associated with cones, as seen by his PvZH Hearty IconHearty class (whose icon is a roadcone) and his access to Conehead.
  • He has the same battle theme as Professor Brainstorm and Z-Mech.
    • Coincidentally, they are all technology-related heroes that lack Amphibious zombies in their classes, and their signature superpowers are all in the science tribe.
    • Out of the three, Rustbolt is the only one that doesn't lead the PvZH Crazy IconCrazy class.
  • Impfinity, The Smash, Rustbolt and Electric Boogaloo are the only ones that can be chosen as starter heroes.
    • Rustbolt is offered as the third alongside The Smash only if Electric Boogaloo is chosen as the second.
  • Currently, Rustbolt has access to the highest number of tricks in the game, at 23 cards.
  • He also has access to the highest number of sport cards.
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