| “ | The Scientist's technical wizardry allows him to warp in close to his enemies, where he can cause the most damage. He can also drop a Zombie Healing Station for himself and his teammates. | „ |
| ~ Scientist's stickerbook description. |
The Scientist is one of the supporting antagonists of the Plants vs. Zombies franchise. He is an undead scientist who takes parts of fighting plants.
History
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare series
The Scientist made his first appearance in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare as one of the playable characters on the Zombies' side. His primary weapon is the Goo Blaster.
In Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2, there are two Top Zombie variants of him:
- Dr. Patient: A Top Zombie who quested the players to find Dr. Zomboss's secret lab entrance.
- Dr. Fizzician: A Top Zombie who quested the players to hunt down Royal Hypno Flower and to become the Top Zombie.
- Dr. Daul Fin: A zombie who helps the players to cure Ol'Deadbeard's pet shark Snaggles.
In Battle for Neighborville, he is a playable character of the Support class.
Plants vs. Zombies Heroes
The Scientist returned in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes as two separate cards:
- Gadget Scientist: A Science Zombie of Brainy class. The card costs 5, and its rarity is Premium - Rare. His strengths and healths are 2/3. When played, each Science Zombies do a bonus attack. His description is "Wishes the Mad Chemist would stop copying his hairstyle".
- Mad Chemist: Another Science Zombie of Brainy class. The card costs 4, and its rarity is Premium - Super Rare. His strengths and healths are 3/4, and his trait is Gravestone (he hides in a gravestone until its time for tricks). When the players play their first tricks each turn, he conjures another trick. His description is "He's not so much "mad" as he is "mildly annoyed"".
Variants
- Chemist
- Physicist
- Dr. Toxic
- Astronaut
- Marine Biologist
- Archaeologist
- Dr. Chester
- Paleontologist
- Zoologist
- Computer Scientist
Powers and abilities
- Gunsmanship: Scientist can use his Goo Blaster very well.
- Heal Beam of Science: Scientist can heal a targeted zombie after activating this ability.
- Warp: Scientist can teleport forward at a few meters in distance.
- Energy Warp: He can become invincible with this ability, however, he cannot jump or attack in this state.
- Cheesy Warp: It is similar to the warp but can deal 30 damages to plants after he reaches his destination.
Healing station
- Zombie Heal Station: A healing station that can heal zombies around it and can deal damages to plants after self-destruct.
- Armored Heal Station: A station that is slower than its predecessor, but has higher health than it.
- Cheetah Heal Station: A Chester version of the Heal Station, it can heal zombies at a faster rate but self-destruct faster.
- Armored Bling Station: It is similar to the Armored Heal Station but bling-colored.
Sticky ball
- Sticky Explody Ball: A ball that explodes and deals damages to plants within its radius.
- Mega Heal Bomb: A ball that heal zombies within a large radius.
- Sticky Cheetah Ball: A ball that deals more damages than the Sticky Explody Ball.
Others
- Sticky Healy Thingy: He throws a delayed explosive that sticks and heal zombies in an area.
- Healing Hose: A healing spray that heals nearby zombies.
Other appearances
Plants vs. Zombies comics
The Scientist appeared in the Garden Warfare comics as one of the zombies who takes parts in fighting plants.
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Scientist appeared as a plush toy in the Crew Quarters of the Tempest.
Gallery
Scientist with the rest of the zombies.
Trivia
- It was revealed that Scientist's gadgets were created by himself. This could mean that he has some sort of intelligence, despite being a zombie.
