Board Thread:Fun and games/@comment-5760976-20170423125404/@comment-28390451-20170427221459

'''MY THEORY ON WHY ZOMBIES ARE GOOD GUYS! WHILE THE PLANTS ARE BAD GUYS!': Crazy Dave'' obviously is an environmentally obsessed mad scientist who figured out a way to make sentient plants which he used to wipe out humans who he saw as a problem due to environmental pollution. Or possible greed as you describe. Dr. Zomboss was probably among the last of the Humans if not the last who figured out a way to resurrect humans or prolonging life through Zombification. He used it on himself while he was living which is why he has the features of a Zombie but not the reduced intelligence. Unlike the other zombie who were reanimated after spending time dead and therefore suffering brain damage due to oxygen starvation and other such things. Other zombies may have varying levels of intelligence depending on the length of time they were dead for. If we assume he created a zombie virus which greatly enhances the human capabilities of survival and promotes general cell reanimation including super enhancing organs such as the brain, we can assume that is how the zombies were able to show some sort of intelligence despite suffering vegetable causing brain injuries. If a healthy human were to use it, it would expand their brain far beyond the means of any normal brain since it is not a damaged brain. Which is why Dr. Zomboss is a super genius. The scientists were probably resurrected not long before dying.

The virus could also affect others in other ways. Such as causing a freak reaction in super brains. Further supporting it greatly enhances human abilities. Or being so powerful it can make even a goat super intelligent. Further supporting it enhances cognitive abilities.

In short Zombies are not a condition more so an individual enhanced beyond their current state of abilities. Being able to move around when dead is definitely an upgrade. Also this is why the goat ties in when its not typically a zombie in the traditional sense.

Part 2:

I stick with my Zomboss theory. The reason why the zombies are stupid is because they have been resurrected and as a result their brains have been damaged. Which does happen in real life. Starve the brain of oxygen long enough and you can become a vegetable. Still alive, but brain dead. My Theory is whatever zomboss is using enhances the brain beyond the state it currently is in. i.e. if it is healthy and good it is enhanced well beyond its current capabilities, much like zomboss. If you are brain dead it is still enhanced but not to what you were. Being able to move around, shoot aim, take orders, strategically think of things is still a long shot from being brain dead. In that time certain areas of their brain could have been damaged past the point of no return. eg the part that processes speech etc. Imagine an exponential rate of growth when enhancing the brain. The result is still less than what you were but more than what you would be.

Zombies are in two categories, the ones you summon and the playable ones. Where it does state somewhere in the game the playable ones eg Solider are the higher tier zombies. Most likely the smarter ones. Imagine plant life becomes sentient and very hostile, who dies first? The average person. The person in their houses with gardens where plant life spawns in very large numbers from. Who survives? the strong or those locked away somewhere. Looking into the zombie types:

Solider - Military based if a sudden attack were to happen the military would be able to fend for themselves a lot better than civilians.

Football Star - The stronger member of society who is an exceptional athlete.

Welder - Among heavy machinery which could be used to defend themselves. Also probably in an environment with more metal than earth. Meaning less ways for plants to surprise them.

Captain Deadbeard - On a boat.

Super Brainz - Probably an athlete who had a freak reaction to the enhancement.

I purposely left out the scientist but I'll get to him in a sec. Imagine the earth is immediately attacked wheres the best place to be? in a bunker. What do the zombies have in their base? An underground bunker with a subsequent reinforced door. My guess is Zomboss was already experimenting with a super human serum of some sort. When the plants invaded him and his companions fled underground. Preparing themselves with weapons suited for close quarters combat if the plants were able to break through their defenses. Since in a small space close quarter weapons would work best.

The scientist is clearly the smarter of the zombies and probably smarter than the average human. Despite their ability to speak being impaired. So based on my theory of exponential growth in relation to brain degradation consider this simple timeline.

Day 1 - Plants invade most of humanity if wiped out (summonable zombies)

Day 2 - The stronger surviving humans are wiped out (solider, athlete, welder, captain, super brains(athlete sub class))

Day 3 - Bunker is breached last remaning humans are wiped out zomboss retreats behinds the reinforced door while the others die (scientist)

<p style="margin-top:0.357143em;margin-bottom:0.357143em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.42857em;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;">Day 4 - Zomboss releases an air based substance reanimating humans the world over. Only experimental it has adverse effects and doesn't heal them completely. Super brainz is a special case experiencing abilities around which the substance was designed for but still not making use of them completely.

<p style="margin-top:0.357143em;margin-bottom:0.357143em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.42857em;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;">Day 5 - PvZ

<p style="margin-top:0.357143em;margin-bottom:0.357143em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.42857em;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;">The last surviving humans become the scientists due to them surviving that extra day and being able to achieve a higher rate of growth. The serum probably affects everyone differently which is why zomboss became super intelligent rather than gaining super strength.

<p style="margin-top:0.357143em;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.42857em;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;">But thats my theory and I doubt Popcap really took all of this into consideration but you never know. Oh also I left imp out since I can't explain him without him being a dead baby. Which is a dark place I doubt they'd go to. Vamine: Sorry for Long Theories... but still... Does this explain why The Plants are bad guys?