Fisherman Zombie
“ | ” | |
—Travel Log "Defeat Fisherman Zombies!" quest description |
- Not to be confused with the Fisherman Zombie in Plants vs. Zombies: Endless Edition.
Fisherman Zombie is the 12th zombie encountered in Big Wave Beach in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He pulls the nearest plant to the right one tile at a time (unless there is a surfboard, then he will pull it across the surfboard) until it reaches the Fisherman Zombie itself, after which he will throw his catch from the lawn, destroying it.
He cannot hook plants considered "low to the ground," such as the Iceberg Lettuce, except for Lily Pad on the water, but they may still be pulled forward from behind via another hooked plant.
Description
The Fisherman Zombie wears a light green bucket hat that is decorated with fishing bait. The bait on it features a white and red-colored egg, a blue and red-colored egg, and a red-colored fish on it. He wears a light red collared aloha shirt with aquamarine colored flowers as designs on it.
Plus, he also wears a green-colored fishing vest buttoned up with a pocket on his lower left and right respectively. The Fisherman Zombie also sports in a black colored lifebuoy with white linings, allowing him to hold his position on the ocean for fishing. His fishing rod is colored orange.
Almanac entry
Fisherman Zombie
|
|||||
| |||||
Overview
Fisherman Zombie absorbs 1000 damage and degrades at 500 damage when he loses his left arm, just like the other zombies when they reach half health.
Encounters
Big Wave Beach: Days 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Tiki Torch-er, and Piñata Party
Strategies
Even though the Fisherman Zombie cannot eat your brains by himself, his special ability can easily allow other zombies, who are capable of eating your brains, through your lawn. Because he does not move and stays at the back column of the lawn, he is often safe from close-range plants like Snapdragon, Chomper, and Bonk Choy, while long-range plants will have trouble killing him before he can drag down multiple plants and ensure that zombies like Surfer Zombies and Deep Sea Gargantuars absorb all of the plants' projectiles.
Aside from instant-kill plants like Cherry Bomb and Tangle Kelp, the Magnifying Grass can kill him the quickest with two shots at 100 sun. Banana Launcher, Laser Bean, Strawburst and Missile Toe are good choices, especially when given Plant Food, as they can send an attack at any tile on the board, bypassing all other zombies.
Planting a column of Banana Launchers, Strawbursts, or Missile Toes in the back-most columns, then a row of defensive plants ahead of the row to be pulled forward by the Fisherman is a very effective strategy. That way, if octopi are on top of your defensive plants, you can bombard them with those attacks. Slowing plants like Winter Melon may also help against these zombies.
The Infi-nut's Plant Food shield is immensely effective as it will block hooks from all lanes. The hooks don't inflict damage to the shield, so this can be used to stall them until the next wave comes.
Like the Octo Zombie, the Fisherman Zombie will always target the front-most plant first, so the player can plant literal "bait" to distract him by using sacrificial plants such as Puff-shrooms or extra Sunflowers and Sun-shrooms, forcing the Fisherman Zombie to waste time hooking them instead. Be careful as the Fisherman Zombie will ignore some types of plants even if they are in the front, such as Potato Mines, and Iceberg Lettuce.
Instant use plants like Blover are also useful to prevent them from hooking plants. Simply put one in the same row as soon as the Fisherman Zombie tries to hook other plants. He will hook the instant use plant and provide it as a one time shield. You could also leave a A.K.E.E., Electric Peashooter, or Laser Bean in the back so they can target all zombies in their lane. A Spring Bean in the tile in front of the zombie, due to the fact that it will be at the floor and can't be hooked. Rotobagas, Ghost Peppers, and Caulipowers are also good distractions since they won't sink without Lily Pads due to them having the ability to fly over water.
Note: Coconut Cannon and Citron are useless against this zombie as they require a clear path to destroy him. Besides, they have a very slow recharge which is their main weakness as Fisherman Zombie acts quite fast. However, feeding Plant Food for them will be helpful to take out the Fisherman Zombie (be aware that in Citron's case, as its light-blue plasma ball may not hurt the Fisherman if there is a Deep Sea Gargantuar in front of it). Electric Blueberry is also a bad choice as they tend to get distracted by other zombies while the Fisherman Zombie can easily drag them around due to its slow recharge.
Big Wave Beach - Day 30
Fisherman Zombie is at his deadliest in this level. When he pulls an endangered Guacodile, the plant will rush away, causing you to lose the level. Using Infi-nut's force field can neutralize his hooks, while Primal Wall-nut can also help with its fast recharge. Be sure to back the hard shell plants up with some area-of-effect plants like Laser Bean or Fume-shroom or instant kills like Primal Potato Mine(Only can be planted in areas with no water) to prevent hordes of zombies from destroying your defenses.
Tiki Torch-er
Fisherman Zombie is one of the hardest zombies to tackle in this Endless Zone. That is due to the fact that he does not move and can instantly kill your plants by dragging them into the ocean. His position makes it hard for close-range plants (Bonk Choy, Chomper, Snapdragon) to attack him without being attacked themselves, while simultaneously protecting him from long-range plants by letting him hide behind faster and stronger zombies (Surfer Zombie, Octo Zombie, Deep Sea Gargantuar).
A combination of Banana Launchers, strong offensive plants (Melon-pult, Winter Melon, Bowling Bulb), and Infi-nut's Plant Food is recommended to stop Fishermen Zombies from dragging plants. Keep a Cherry Bomb, Jalapeno, Squash, Ghost Pepper, Tangle Kelp, or Imitater version ready in case the zombies do break through the Infi-nut's shield.
Chinese version (China only)
Radish is not immune to his hook, so avoid using him against this zombie.
Balance changes
Update 5.8.1
- ▲ Health increased from 1000 health to 1250 health
Update 6.0.1
- ▼ Health decreased from 1250 health to 1000 health
Update 10.7.1
- ▲ Lily Pads on water can be pulled
- ▼ Plants with the Lily Pad can be pulled together
Related achievement
Gallery
Plants vs. Zombies 2
Almanac entry part 1
Fisherman Zombie pulling a Twin Sunflower
Spring Bean cannot be pulled if it is about to bounce a zombie
Fisherman Zombie pulling Sun-shroom over a lava pool
Poisoned Fisherman Zombie
Various examples of underground plants being moved onto a Lily Pad by Fisherman Zombies. Normally they cannot be planted there.
Hypnotized Fisherman Zombie. This can happen in Penny's Pursuit with the Hypnotize Zombies perk.
Chinese version (China only)
In other languages
Please note that only official translations are used.
Language | Name | Description |
---|---|---|
English | Fisherman Zombie | |
Simplified Chinese | 渔夫僵尸 | From yúfū and jiāngshī |
French | Zombie pêcheur | |
German | Fischer-Zombie | |
Italian | Zombi pescatore | |
Brazilian Portuguese | Zumbi Pescador | |
Spanish | Zombi pescador |
Trivia
- He is the third zombie added to stay at the back of the screen without moving and provide support for the invasion. The first being Imp Cannon, the second being Zombie King, and the last being Carnie Cannon.
- This is the only zombie in the specific world that doesn't wear an open shirt, excluding Dr. Zomboss.
- Fisherman Zombie and Zombie King do not have their speed listed in the Almanac.
- His rubber ring is similar to Pea-nut's costume.
- He sometimes raises his thumb when he dies. This is a reference to ending of the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day, where the T-800 raises his thumb before he finally sunk into the molten steel he had himself lowered into.
- When his head falls off, the same sound effect plays as when the Zombie King dies, since they both have the similar dying animations.
- If he's killed by an explosive plant such as Cherry Bomb, he will die regularly instead of burning into ashes.
- Like Prospector Zombie, Zombie King, and any zombie facing backwards via pterodactyl, he dies instantly if he is the only zombie left on the lawn due to the inability to eat the player's brains.
- If his lane has only one plant, when he tries to pull that plant, digging that plant will make his fishing rod move further and suddenly back to his position.
- He will pull plants past surfboards if they are a tile behind one.
- The plant will hop 2 tiles over, past the tile the surfboard is on.
- He can pull Ghost Peppers if the plant behind the Ghost Pepper is being pulled to the furthest right tile.
- Fisherman Zombie, Gargantuar Prime, Surfer Zombie, Mecha-Football Zombie, Imp Porter, Troglobite, Arcade Zombie, and Hair Metal Gargantuar are the only zombies that can kill Ghost Pepper.
- There can only be one Fisherman Zombie per lane. This trait is shared with Zombie King.
- If the player plants on the tile where this zombie will appear, they will be tossed off the lawn. This does not apply to instant-use plants, Ghost Pepper, and Guacodile.
- If the plant is somehow invincible, such as a boosted plant via Plant Food, when this zombie spawns on the plant's tile, the game will crash.
- Fisherman Zombie is invulnerable for a short period of time after entering the lawn. This trait is shared with Zombie King.
- If he failed to hook plants, his fishing rod suddenly came back but after the 3.1 update, if failing, the Fisherman Zombie will drag his rod instead.
- In his Almanac entry in the Chinese version, the Fisherman Zombie is on land as opposed to water.
- This trait also share with the Zombot Sharktronic Sub.
- In the 3.5.1 update, when the Fisherman Zombie pulled a plant to the water, the plant would go flying off stage. In addition, Fisherman Zombie could push and pull offstage Rotobagas. It was fixed in the 3.6.1 update.
- If a Fisherman Zombie tries to hook a plant and there is a lava puddle in between, the plant will jump over and be hooked to the next tile. This is similar to the case with surfboard and octopus.
- The only time his legs are seen is on the banner for Big Wave Beach part 2.
- In the Chinese version, the Fisherman Zombie used to lack eye pupils. However, this was fixed.
- The Fisherman Zombie is one of the few zombies that aren't present in Modern Day.
- Not counting holiday zombies, he, Zombot Multi-stage Masher and Zombot Sharktronic Sub, are the only zombies that haven't appeared in Arena. This is because he can only appear if water is present.
- Strangely, the only hypnotized zombie that Fisherman Zombie kills (and also instantly-kills) is Surfer Zombie (but only when he is still holding his surfboard).
- He ignores any other hypnotized zombies (or Surfer Zombies without surfboards) when they face him.
See also
V · E | Zombies (Tower defense) | L · G |
---|
Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ancient Egypt | Mummy Zombie · Conehead Mummy · Buckethead Mummy · Flag Mummy Zombie · Ra Zombie · Camel Zombies · Explorer Zombie · Tomb Raiser Zombie · Pharaoh Zombie · Mummified Gargantuar · Zombot Sphinx-inator · Imp Mummy | ||||||||||||||||||
Pirate Seas | Pirate Zombie · Conehead Pirate · Buckethead Pirate · Flag Pirate Zombie · Swashbuckler Zombie · Seagull Zombie · Barrel Roller Zombie · Imp Pirate Zombie · Imp Cannon · Pirate Captain Zombie · Zombie Parrot · Gargantuar Pirate · Zombot Plank Walker | ||||||||||||||||||
Wild West | Cowboy Zombie · Conehead Cowboy · Buckethead Cowboy · Flag Cowboy Zombie · Prospector Zombie · Pianist Zombie · Poncho Zombie · Chicken Wrangler Zombie · Zombie Chicken · Zombie Bull · Zombie Bull Rider · Wild West Gargantuar · Zombot War Wagon | ||||||||||||||||||
Kongfu World | Kongfu Zombie · Conehead Kongfu Zombie · Buckethead Kongfu Zombie · Hammer Zombie · Flag Kongfu Zombie · Torch Kongfu Zombie · Gong Zombie · Exploding Zombie · Qigong Zombie · Drinking Zombie · Conehead Monk Zombie · Buckethead Monk Zombie · Monk Zombie · Flag Monk Zombie · Drinking Monk Zombie · Swordsman Zombie · Imp Monk · Torch Monk Zombie · Nunchaku Zombie · Han Bronze · Knight Bronze · Qigong Bronze · Gunpowder Devil · Blade-Wielding Hero · Admiral Helmet Zombie · Admiral Helmet Monk Zombie · Rocket Imp | ||||||||||||||||||
Far Future | Future Zombie · Future Conehead Zombie · Future Buckethead Zombie · Future Flag Zombie · Jetpack Zombie · Disco Jetpack Zombie · Mecha-Football Zombie · Disco-tron 3000 · Robo-Cone Zombie · Shield Zombie · Bug Bot Imp · Gargantuar Prime · Zombot Tomorrow-tron | ||||||||||||||||||
Dark Ages | Peasant Zombie · Conehead Peasant · Buckethead Peasant · Peasant Flag Zombie · Knight Zombie · Jester Zombie · Dark Ages Gargantuar · Imp Monk Zombie · Wizard Zombie · Zombie King · Announcer Imp · Imp Dragon Zombie · Zombot Dark Dragon · Archmage Zombie · Cavalry Zombie · Bandit Zombie · Wolf Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||
Big Wave Beach | Pompadour Zombie · Pompadour Conehead · Pompadour Buckethead · Beach Flag Zombie · Bikini Zombie · Bikini Conehead · Bikini Buckethead · Snorkel Zombie · Surfer Zombie · Fisherman Zombie · Octo Zombie · Shell Zombie · Imp Mermaid Zombie · Deep Sea Gargantuar · Zombot Sharktronic Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
Frostbite Caves | Cave Zombie · Cave Conehead Zombie · Cave Buckethead Zombie · Blockhead Zombie · Cave Flag Zombie · Hunter Zombie · Yeti Imp · Dodo Rider Zombie · Troglobite · Weasel Hoarder · Ice Weasel · Sloth Gargantuar · Zombot Tuskmaster 10,000 BC · Walrus Zombie · Ski Zombie · Chief Ice Wind Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||
Sky City | Pilot Zombie · Conehead Pilot Zombie · Buckethead Pilot Zombie · Flag Pilot Zombie · Flying Imp Zombie · Zombie Fighter · Double-Cabin Aircraft Zombie · Lightning Gun Zombie · Arbiter-X · Missile Zombie · Transport Boat · Flying Gargantuar · Zombot Vulture Fighter | ||||||||||||||||||
Lost City | Adventurer Zombie · Conehead Adventurer Zombie · Buckethead Adventurer Zombie · Flag Adventurer Zombie · Lost Pilot Zombie · Excavator Zombie · Parasol Zombie · Lost City Imp Zombie · Bug Zombie · Porter Gargantuar · Imp Porter · Relic Hunter Zombie · Turquoise Skull Zombie · Zombot Aerostatic Gondola · Lost Doctor Zombie · Lost Guide Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||
Neon Mixtape Tour | Neon Zombie · Neon Conehead · Neon Buckethead · Impunk · Punk Zombie · MC Zom-B · Breakdancer Zombie · Glitter Zombie · Boombox Zombie · Arcade Zombie · Bass Zombie · Hair Metal Gargantuar · Neon Flag Zombie · 8-Bit Zombie · Zombot Multi-stage Masher | ||||||||||||||||||
Jurassic Marsh | Jurassic Zombie · Jurassic Conehead · Jurassic Buckethead · Jurassic Fossilhead · Jurassic Flag Zombie · Jurassic Imp · Jurassic Gargantuar · Jurassic Bully · Egg Pusher Imp · Egg Stealer Imp · Eggshell Imp · Zombot Dinotronic Mechasaur | ||||||||||||||||||
Modern Day | Basic Zombie · Conehead Zombie · Buckethead Zombie · Flag Zombie · Gargantuar · Imp · Balloon Zombie · All-Star Zombie · Super-Fan Imp · Newspaper Zombie · Sunday Edition Zombie · Digger Zombie · Riot Police Zombie · Solar Car Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||
Steam Age | Labor Zombie · Conehead Labor Zombie · Buckethead Labor Zombie · Flag Labor Zombie · Coal Miner Zombie · Gentleman Zombie · Furnace Zombie · Industrial Imp Zombie · Foreman Gargantuar · Steam Zombot | ||||||||||||||||||
Renaissance Age | Sculptor Imp Zombie · Aristocrat Gargantuar · Aristocrat Zombie · Conehead Aristocrat Zombie · Buckethead Aristocrat Zombie · Flag Aristocrat Zombie · Perfume Zombie · Ballerina Zombie · Glider Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||
Heian Age | Shogun Gargantuar · Samurai Zombie · Conehead Samurai Zombie · Buckethead Samurai Zombie · Flag Samurai Zombie · Firework Zombie · Ninjimp · Onmyoji Zombie · Sushi Chef Zombie · Mino Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||
Secret Realms |
| ||||||||||||||||||
Penny's Pursuit |
| ||||||||||||||||||
Memory Lane |
| ||||||||||||||||||
Ztalemate Escape | Elite Wizard Zombie · Elite Zombie King · Elite Mirror Queen Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||
Others | Dr. Zomboss · Lion Dancer Zombie · God of Wealth · Zombie Commander · Ingot Thief Zombie · Vase Gargantuar · Imp Pear Imp |
Plants vs. Zombies Online | |
---|---|
Player's House | Basic Zombie · Conehead Zombie · Buckethead Zombie · Flag Zombie |
Ancient Egypt | Mummy Zombie · Conehead Mummy · Buckethead Mummy · Flag Mummy Zombie · Ra Zombie · Explorer Zombie · Tomb Raiser Zombie · Pharaoh Zombie · Desert Death Zombie · Sphinx |
Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum |
Sergeant Zombie · Bowl Sergeant · Iron Helmet Sergeant · Token Sergeant Zombie · Cavalry Zombie · Archer Zombie · Shield Guardian Zombie · Cart Hawker · Zombie Piggy · Drunk Zombie · Emperor Qin Shi Huang |
Pirate Seas | Pirate Zombie · Conehead Pirate · Buckethead Pirate · Flag Pirate Zombie · Swashbuckler Zombie · Pirate Captain Zombie · Zombie Parrot · Imp Pirate Zombie · Gargantuar Pirate · Pistol Zombie · Torch Juggler Zombie · Peddler Zombie · Zombot Plank Walker |
Far Future | Future Zombie · Future Conehead Zombie · Future Buckethead Zombie · Future Flag Zombie · Jetpack Zombie · Shield Zombie · Bug Bot Imp · Robo-Cone Zombie · Disco-tron 3000 · Disco Jetpack Zombie · Mecha-Football Zombie · Gargantuar Prime · Zombot Tomorrow-tron · Astro-Goop Zombie · Mechanical Wolf Zombie · Harvester Zombie |
East Sea Dragon Palace | Underwater Soldier Zombie · Shrimp Soldier Zombie · Shell Soldier Zombie · Seahorse Zombie · Jellyfish Zombie · Clamshell God Zombie |
Event exclusive | Zombot Sphinx-inator · Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Zombot · Rabbit Zombie · Money Bag Zombie |
Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Story | Dr. Zomboss · Tugboat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Neighborville | Browncoat Zombie · Conehead Zombie · Buckethead Zombie · Flag Zombie · Imp · Screen Door Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lost Keys Lake | Ducky Tube Zombie · Landscaper Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mt. Quesogrande | Rock-N-Rollin' Imp · Bowling Zombie · Gargantuar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Begonia Boulevard | Swinging Zombie · Stealth Imp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-2021 |
|
- Zombies
- Plants vs. Zombies 2
- Plants vs. Zombies 2 zombies
- Zombies with "Dense" toughness
- Big Wave Beach
- Big Wave Beach encountered zombies
- Zombies that do not target the house
- Non-eating zombies
- Aquatic zombies
- Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)
- Big Wave Beach (Chinese version)
- Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) zombies
- Big Wave Beach (Chinese version) encountered zombies
- Landscaper zombies
- Instant-kill zombies
- Ranged Zombies