Engineer (Plants vs. Zombies)

"Equipped with the latest Zomboss do-it-yourself gear, the Engineer is ready and able to master the art of building stuff - what it does after he builds it is lost on him."

- Engineer's stickerbook description.

The Engineer is one of the supporting antagonists of the Plants vs. Zombies franchise. He is an undead engineer who takes parts in fighting plants.

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare series
The Engineer appeared in the Garden Warfare series as a playable character on the Zombies' side. His primary weapon is Concrete Launcher.

In Garden Warfare 2, there are two variants of him:
 * Barth: A zombie who challenged the players to beat his high score in shooting target gnomes in the sewer. Even if the players beat his highs core or not, before he could tell them where is Dr. Zomboss's lab, he got blown up by a Potato Mine.
 * Gene Error: Another zombie who was first appeared in No Boloey, No Problem!, where he attempted to ask the players for testing his teleporter, only to be failed instead and let them use a cannon to get to the Plants' base. He also returned in Zomboss Needs You! to recruit the zombies and test his new teleporter, which later being exploded instead.

In Battle for Neighborville, he is a playable character of Support class.

Plants vs. Zombies Heroes
The Engineer returned in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes as four separate zombie cards:
 * Zombot Drone Engineer: A Mustache Science Zombie card of Brainy class. The card costs 2, and its rarity is Premium - Uncommon. Zombot Drone Engineer's traits are Gravestone (he hides in a gravestone until it's time for tricks), and his strengths and healths are 1/4. When either he or another science zombie deals damages, that zombie's strength gets increased by 1. His description is "He's not entirely sure how to fly this thing.".
 * Electrician: Another Mustache Science Zombie card of Brainy class. The card costs 3, and its rarity is Premium - Super Rare. Like the Zombot Drone Engineer, Electrician's trait is Gravestone (he hides in a gravestone until it's time for tricks), but unlike him, his strengths and healths are both 2. When revealed from the gravestone, either he or another zombie does a bonus attack. His description is "He charges for the full hour.".
 * Bungee Plumber: A Professional Mustache trick card of Crazy Class. The card costs 1, and its rarity is Basic - Common. When played, the Plumber drops down and deal with 2 damages to a plant or the Plant Hero. He likes plumbing and adventure sports, and he dislikes belts.
 * Landscaper: A Professional Mustache Zombie card of Heart Class. The card costs 3, and its rarity is Premium - Super Rare. Like the Electrician, Landscaper's trait is Gravestone (he hides in a gravestone until it's time for tricks), and both of his strengths and healths are 2. When revealed from the gravestone, he reduces a plant's strengths and healths by 2. His description is "If barren rock and wilted Plants are what you want, he's the landscaper for the job.".

Variants

 * Welder
 * Painter
 * Mechanic
 * Electrician
 * Plumber
 * Landscaper
 * Sanitation Expert
 * Roadie Z
 * AC Perry

Powers and Abilities

 * Gunsmanship: Engineer can use his Concrete Launcher very well.
 * Sonic Grenade: He can throw a grenade that stuns all plants in a small radius and forces all burrowed Chompers out of the ground.
 * Proximity Sonic Mine: A landmine that can stun all plants five seconds when they are close to it, and like its predecessor, it forces all burrowed Chompers out of the ground.
 * Big Bolt Blaster: He can rapidly fire multiple bolts from this kind of weapon.
 * Bedazzled Bolt Blaster: It is a reskinned version of the Big Bolt Blaster.
 * Jackhammer: A jackhammer that allows Engineers to travel faster.
 * Turbo Jackhammer: An upgraded version of the jackhammer, it can travel faster but last in a shorter amount of time.

Zombot Drone


The Zombot Drone is one of the abilities for the Engineer. It is a drone that flies and attacks plants with the Zombot Laser.

A variant of it is the Rocket Drone, a drone with higher health. It can drop a cone that deals 25 damages in a targeted radius.

Powers and Abilities

 * Flight: The Drone can fly at different heights.
 * Cone Strike: It can drop explosive cones that deal with damages to plants in a targeted radius.

Plants vs. Zombies comix
Engineer appeared in the Garden Warfare comics as one of the supporting antagonists who take parts in fighting plants.

Trivia

 * The engineer has a visible butt crack in the back. However, this has been censored in Battle for Neighborville.
 * The only variants who do not have it are Welder and Landscaper.
 * In the comic, he is always referred to as Gene Error by Dr. Zomboss, which means his real name could be Gene, although it has yet to be confirmed.