(sick tune plays)
Plants VS Zombies has its fair share of enemies that are so annoyingly tough you may feel
like they’ve eaten your ACTUAL brains out trying to kill them. Even with the power-ups
– what do you mean you can’t Power Toss a Gargantuar? Anyway, the zombies were fairly
tame before Big Wave Beach came out, and although some subsequent worlds such as Frostbite
Caves were toned down, they still have one or two difficult zombies. The rules for
this list are that no Zombosses are allowed, only one Gargantuar is allowed on of course
and if there’s a harder version of a zombie, only that will be on, i.e. if the Pelican
Zombie is on, the Seagull Zombie is disqualified but spoiler: neither will be on. So let’s get going.
Starting off the list is the Ice Weasel. While Weasels are slightly slower than chickens,
they take two hit points rather than a quarter of one, making them tough to the point the
Lightning Reed strategy you probably use on Chickens is basically pointless until you get to a certain high level. Other strategies
such as Snapdragon walls can be used, but that doesn’t mean the weasel colonies are
easy to tackle, especially when Hoarders come early in Icebound Battleground. The fact one
on its own is easy to tackle ranks it at solely #10 but that doesn’t deny the fact that
the majority of losses in Frostbite Caves probably come from these guys.
Number 9 is the Pharaoh Zombie. This one is slightly controversial because it is very
low-key today compared to many other zombies. But back in the game’s Dark Ages (not that
one), these guys were TOUGH nuts to crack. Before they patched it, its whole shtick was
that an instant kill would NOT kill it, it would only destroy its sarcophagus so next
thing you know you’ve got a crowned nutter on speed charging right at your brains.
Other plants such as Chili Beans are completely ineffective against them, so the best option
would be to bonk behind the nut and use backup ranged plants. Of course,
when they’re in groups… Well, come up with something in the heat of the moment. Or Plant-Food a Snapdragon.
In eighth place is the MC Zom-B. Although not the healthiest of horrible house hellhounds,
their spin attack has a 3x3 range - the same as the Che-Che-Che-Cherry Bomb
yes that's an Imagine Dragins reference, shut up.
in case you want a reference and can knock even the toughest plants down in no time, making
short work of virtually every plant in Neon Mixtape Tour. While most of the NMT zombies
are somewhat hard, this one pips them all due to its pure firepower. Well, all but one…
Number 7 is the Mecha-Football Zombie. Although many of the enemies in Far Future are very
similar to each other, mostly by being bulky, healthy robots, this one pushes plants back
rather than eating them. What’s wrong with pushing plants back, you ask? I will tell
you – shut up; not only does it mess up your formations but any plants at the back
get knocked out of the lawn so if you’re using Citrons, watch out. Close ranged plants
The weapon of choice is surely the E.M.Peach. Those 10
seconds could be crucial. But the fight is still difficult considering that they can
destroy an Infi-Nut force field instantly; to date, they are the ONLY zombie that can
do this, well, Pianist and Barrel Roller Zombies can crush it but there’s a slight delay
so I’m NOT counting it! And speaking of variants of the classic Football Zombie…
The All-Star Zombie.
🎵Somebody once told me the Bulb will roll the zombie🎵
🎵He's not the sharpest fool on the field🎵
🎵Well the plants start coming and they don't stop coming🎵
🎵Fed to the food and the zombies hit the ground running🎵
🎵Hey now, you're an All-Star, get your game on, go play🎵
🎵No you’re, not a rock star, you will see him later. 🎵
He runs and charges at your plants, so unless you can kill him instantly, you’ll need
to use a certain plant as bait. After charging, he’s basically just a Buckethead, but if
there’s any Super-Fan Imps, well, that’s problematic for the plants at the back.
I know it's been glitched now so they rarely destroy plants, but you know...
In general cases... pfft.
To up the ante even more, you can’t use a Magnet-Shroom to remove his helmet unlike in the first game
so there’s no cheap victory.
5 is the Fisherman Zombie. The best thing about this zombie is that it cannot appear
outside of Big Wave Beach. And that’s just about it. The ability to hook a plant and
drown it in the water makes the zombie incredibly important to defeat early, and it stays at
the back of the lawn so is hard to reach and essentially covered by other zombies, and
let’s not forget this is BIG WAVE BEACH, 100% the hardest world in the game. Even straight-shooters
aren’t too effective because he will reel them in bit-by-bit. You could plant disposable
plants as bait, and use a Banana Launcher on them, but even then it’s difficult to get
a Banana Launcher in.
Number 4 – The Jurassic Rockpuncher. The good news is – you only get this in [Arena]
and the expansion levels for Jurassic Marsh. The bad news? It takes the only fairly-hard
Jurassic Bully and then gives it rocks to punch plants with, killing them instantly
AND leaving a burning patch that you can’t plant on for some time. No quick Cherry Bomb
solutions here then. Also to add to the difficulty even more he gets a MAJOR health boost. An
easy way to tackle them, however is to use a Squash that has been upgraded to the point
it smashes more than once. That is assuming there’s no zombies behind the Squash, of course...
3 – the Octo-Zombie. Remember how the Wizard Zombie was super problematic because it turned
plants into sheep? At least they turn back when you defeat the Zombie because that DOESN’T
happen with this guy! He uses his speed – his disadvantage to his advantage to hide behind
many zombies and throws octopi at plants in its lane and LORD it’s difficult to destroy
the octopi if they land on a plant at the back. Some decent strategies are to use Starfruit
because of their multi-directional attacks, and to use Hot Potato when it’s levelled
up to at least 5 (which takes ages) because it can melt the octopi but if you don’t select your army carefully
to cater to this zombie then you’re in a world of trouble. Also, to rub salt into the
wound even more, they’ve got more health than the Wizards. Tough stuff.
Number 2 – the Sunday Edition Zombie. Yet another Expansion Pack zombie – but let’s
ignore that for a moment and talk about just the Newspaper Zombie on its own. Kind of like
a Pharaoh Zombie on steroids on its return from the original game, where it was simply
a low-armoured zombie that speeds up slightly when you destroy the paper. Now its newspaper
is bucket-levels of tough (for some reason, being a NEWSPAPER) and the zombie runs as fast as a CHICKEN after
losing it. Also he eats SUPER fast, so defensive plants won’t do a hell of a lot. Of course,
you can use instant kills, but that’s when we get to the Sunday Edition Zombie.
Plants that ignore armour such as Chili Bean, Grimrose
and Shadow-Shroom can neutralise it well, but if you think the Newspaper Zombie couldn’t
be any harder, you’re WRONG.
And the hardest zombie in the game...
is the Hair Metal Gargantuar.
Out of ALL of them, THIS makes the Giga-Gargantuar look like a Ra Zombie. Sure, the Prime can fire lasers,
the Sloth can throw three Imps and the Jurassic has a bugger ton of health, but those don’t
hold a candle to being able to crush the plant you’re on AND send a shockwave to take out
any ranged plant. Sure, this only happens during the metal jam because apparently metal
is superior to any other genre of music but even on its own if the rap jam is playing
(the worst one), a Breakdancer Zombie can kick it forward. Also, he sometimes hits the
ground even if there’s no plant there just to send a shockwave. His health is similar
to a normal Gargantuar so a double instant kill could still be the solution but with
his ranged attack the Imp is also a problem. Furthermore – while I rarely take Endless
Zones into account on these vids, it’s not unusual for a HMG to be the FIRST zombie,
so you need to speedily build a defence, leaving you in even more of a rush than Geddy Lee
in a traffic jam. Yeah, this is an appropriate time for music puns, right?
Those are the 10 hardest zombies in the game. No need for outroduction (it’s a phrase now)
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