Description
Dr. Zomboss
Franchise: Plants VS Zombies
In the original Plants vs. Zombies, as well as Plants vs. Zombies: Journey to the West, Dr. Zomboss is the final boss that player faces. Controlling his Zombot, the player faces him in level 5-10. Dr. Zomboss will create either a fireball or an ice ball to crush the plants. He can also crush an area of plants by throwing a van and remove the plants by summoning 3 Bungee Zombies. When defeated, his robot is destroyed and the player will have officially beaten Adventure Mode. In the Chinese spinoff game Plants vs. Zombies: Great Wall Edition, Dr. Zomboss is replaced with Emperor Zombot. However, despite the large visual differences along with the lack of a pilot, Emperor Zombot functions exactly like Dr. Zomboss himself, apart from the fact he can appear in the game's unique version of Survival: Endless. Dr. Zomboss makes a return in Plants vs. Zombies 2 and its Chinese version, continuing to obstruct the player, Crazy Dave, and Penny's adventure. Apart from the Chinese-exclusive Kongfu World, Dr. Zomboss appears as a boss in every world, in a unique Zombot themed around the corresponding world each time. Dr. Zomboss also appeared in Plants vs. Zombies Online, appearing in the game's Adventure Mode. At the start of the game, Dr. Zomboss appeared in a sudden attack used his Zombot Hero-Tron 5000 in an attempt to aid the Zombies by creating Zombie Heroes, successfully turning a normal zombie into Super Brainz. However, amidst the chaos, he unintentionally hits the self-destruct button. The hero laser zaps several plants, turning them into Plant Heroes. He and his Zombots appear as cameos in the game, and he can be seen when Zombot's Wrath is used. Dr. Zomboss is a Brainiac Zombie in Plants vs. Zombies 3. Dr. Zomboss will first appear on the 10th floor of the Devour Tower and will appear every 3 Floors after that.
Trivia
Dr. Zomboss is the only zombie that uses proper grammar.
Dr. Zomboss has a degree in thanatology; the study of death and the emotions surrounding it. This further shows his intelligence as opposed to other zombies.
In the comic Plants vs. Zombies: Bully For You, it is revealed that Dr. Zomboss has a pet goldfish bowl named "Ziggy". This is because that his pet goldfish kept running away so he now just has a pet goldfish bowl. According to him, it is simpler. It is also shown in this comic that the Anti-Bully Squad stripped him of his Doctorate in Thanatology. He is not shown to have ever gotten it back.
He is voiced by the controversial Russell Brand.
His dialogue in Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 32 is the reference to the song "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley. This song has become a meme known as rickrolling.
Before the final battle of the first game, Crazy Dave tells the Player that one of Dr. Zomboss's possible weakness is his pancreas. This is given a nod in Plants vs. Zombies: Timepocalypse, Patrice punches him in the stomach, causing him to fall and groan "Ooo... my pancreas".