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Zombie (Plants vs. Zombies)

Also called: Browncoat Zombie, Basic Zombie
GamesUndeadShambles2000 to 2009

The basic enemy of PopCap's 2009 tower defence game Plants vs. Zombies. It shuffles down its lane in a brown coat and red tie toward the player's house and is stopped by whatever has been planted in its way. Designer George Fan first planned aliens and switched to zombies after drawing what he called the perfect zombie.1234

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
Shuffles slowly along its lane; it needs about four steps to cross one lawn square.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • any attacking plant
  • Potato Mine
  • lawn mower at the end of the lane

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

Also known as the Browncoat Zombie and wears a red tie1234

2

The most common zombie and usually the first one a player meets1234

3

The game's almanac simply says it loves brains1234

4

Conehead and Buckethead Zombies turn into this zombie when their hats break1234

5

Creator George Fan switched the enemies from aliens to zombies after drawing what he called the perfect zombie1234

Could you outrun it?

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

Zombie (Plants vs. Zombies) 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. Zombie (PvZ) - Plants vs. Zombies Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Plants vs. Zombies (video game) - Wikipedia
  3. Plants vs. Zombies - Wikipedia
  4. Plants vs. Zombies game review - Common Sense Media

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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