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For the card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes of a similar name and appearance, see Mad Chemist.

Chemist is a Rare variant of the Scientist in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Super Rare in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. He is a wildly exaggerated variant of the Scientist's power at close quarters combat. The Chemist's weapon of choice has a much further deviation width but only deals damage for 7m. Dealing a great deal of damage that can easily take out enemies since no character deals better damage at close range like the Chemist other than the Scientist, Marine Biologist, Physicist and Zoologist, which are also Scientist variants.

Descriptions[]

Stickerbook description[]

The Chemist Zombie spends his time taste-testing unstable chemical concoctions. Despite his appearance, he insists he's no worse for wear.

In-game description[]

The Chemist's Beaker Blaster is extremely effective at close range!

AI health[]

  • Easy: 60
  • Normal: 80
  • Hard: 100
  • CRAAAAZY: 120

Primary weapon[]

The Chemical Beaker Blaster (called Beaker Blaster in Garden Warfare 2) is the primary weapon of the Chemist. The facts below apply to a fully upgraded weapon.

  • The Chemist's weapon will not deal any damage past 7m, making mid-range and long-ranged combat very clearly impossible.
  • The close range damage per hit base and critical damage is 40 (Garden Warfare), 35 (Garden Warfare 2).
  • The max DPS is 66.67 (Garden Warfare), 63.33 (Garden Warfare 2).
  • The spread splash damage from the weapon deals 40 damage (Garden Warfare), 35 damage (Garden Warfare 2).
  • The ammo in a clip is 8 (6 in Garden Warfare 2).
  • The reload time is 2.25s (Garden Warfare), 2s (Garden Warfare 2).
  • The weapon is a semi-spread weapon.

Abilities[]

Left abilities
Sticky Explody BallGW1
Sticky Explody Ball
Sticky Explody Ball is an explosive ball which explodes when an enemy plant is in a meter radius. It deals 50 damage.
Mega Heal BombGW1
Mega Heal Bomb
An alternate ability of Sticky Explody Ball, Mega Heal Bomb is a huge ball like the Sticky Explody Ball with a bigger radius. Heals all zombies in its radius by 50 health.
Sticky Cheetah BallGW1
Sticky Cheetah Ball
An alternate ability of Sticky Explody Ball, Sticky Cheetah Ball is orange in color with black spots, deals 75 damage.
Center abilities
WarpGW1
Warp
With Warp, the player teleports a few meters forward in a straight line. The player deviates upward to go upstairs, small fences, etc.
Energy WarpGW1
Energy Warp
An alternate ability of Warp, Energy Warp allows the Scientist to transform into pure energy (he is invincible in this state). The Scientist is able to travel freely but cannot jump or attack. It also gains a small speed boost.
Cheesy WarpGW1
Cheesy Warp
An alternate ability of Warp, Cheesy Warp has the same use as Warp but deals 30 damage to all plants after reaching its destination.
Right abilities
Zombie Heal StationGW1
Zombie Heal Station
The Zombie Heal Station heals all zombies within its radius.
Armored Heal StationGW1
Armored Heal Station
An alternate ability of Zombie Heal Station, Armored Heal Station heals at a slower rate than the Zombie Health Station, and self-destructs the same time as the Zombie Heal Station. Its incredible size allows players to jump on it to get to most buildings.
Cheetah Heal StationGW1
Cheetah Heal Station
An alternate ability of Zombie Heal Station, Cheetah Heal Station heals at a faster rate, but also self-destructs faster.

Left abilities
Heal Beam of ScienceGW2
Heal Beam of Science
The Heal Beam of Science is the Scientist's first activatable ability. Similar to Heal Beam, it will heal any zombie targeted by it, healing faster the closer the Scientist is to the healed target.
Zombie Heal StationGW2
Zombie Heal Station
The Zombie Heal Station heals all zombies within its radius.
Armored Heal StationGW2
Armored Heal Station
An alternate ability of Zombie Heal Station, Armored Heal Station heals at a slower rate than the Zombie Health Station, and self-destructs the same time as the Zombie Heal Station. Its incredible size allows players to jump on it to get to most buildings.
Armored Bling StationGW2
Armored Bling Station
The Armored Bling Station is a reskin of the Armored Heal Station and therefore has no difference other than appearance.
Center abilities
WarpGW2
Warp
With Warp, the player teleports a few meters forward in a straight line. The player deviates upward to go upstairs, small fences, etc.
Energy WarpGW2
Energy Warp
An alternate ability of Warp, Energy Warp allows the Scientist to transform into pure energy (he is invincible in this state). The Scientist is able to travel freely but cannot jump or attack. It also gains a small speed boost.
Right abilities
Sticky Explody BallGW2
Sticky Explody Ball
Sticky Explody Ball is an explosive ball which explodes when an enemy plant is in a meter radius. It deals 50 damage.
Mega Heal BombGW2
Mega Heal Bomb
An alternate ability of Sticky Explody Ball, Mega Heal Bomb is a huge ball like the Sticky Explody Ball with a bigger radius. Heals all zombies in its radius by 50 health.

Weapon upgrades[]

ChemistUpgrade

Description about the Chemist's weapon upgrades

Experimental Reload Kabob[]

The experimental reload kabob enhances reload speed.

Unobtanium Compression[]

Unobtanium is compressed allowing for higher ammo capacity.

Enhanced Unobtanium Spray[]

Chemically formulated to vanquish Plants faster, the Unobtanium Spray boosts damage output.

Unlocking (Garden Warfare only)[]

The Chemist is unlocked by reaching Level 10 with the Scientist. Each level starting with 5, excluding 6, will reward you with a single character piece until all pieces are unlocked at Level 10. If you did not reach level 10 in Garden Warfare but play Garden Warfare 2, you will be able to collect the missing stickers to unlock this variant.

Strategies[]

The Chemist's objective is to take out clustered groups of plants, as his weapon deals massive damage up close to an area of plants. However, like the Zoologist, his weapon has an extremely short range and only damages plants at close range, so close-range combat must be done (unless you throw Sticky Explody Balls at the plants).

With[]

Compared to the Marine Biologist, the Chemist does less damage to a target and has a slower fire rate in exchange for area of effect, making the Chemist more versatile in certain situations, such as getting into gardens in Gardens & Graveyards. Taking on singular targets is still a good option, as 35 damage from close range is still a good number to take out all but the bulkiest plants. If singular targeting is your style, the Marine Biologist is a better choice. If group damage is more important to you than singular targeting, the Chemist is the best option.

Against[]

Vanquish him at anywhere beyond 12m. Although he is harmless at long ranges, if you are alone or close enough, the Chemist will momentarily chase after you at medium range and vanquish you in seconds. He can also Warp towards you, which can cost you if you are playing as a Cactus. If you are a Cactus, find a group of plants or deploy Tallnut Battlements and Potato Mines if he attempts to get close to you. The Chomper's Burrow is effective against the Chemist, but be careful as he may Warp away, use Energy Warp (which makes him invincible), or jump onto an elevated surface, waiting to vanquish you when you come out of the ground. To ensure he doesn't Warp away or shoot at you, Goop him and then vanquish him with the Burrow. He is also the slowest killing Scientist, so out damaging him as Corns, Peashooters, Citrons or most Chompers will be a piece of cake.

Balancing changes[]

Trouble in Zombopolis: Part One DLC[]

  • Damage was reduced from 40 to 36.

Trouble in Zombopolis: Part Two DLC[]

  • Rate of fire was reduced from 100 to 95.
  • Damage was slightly reduced from 36 to 35.

Related achievements[]

Stuck on You PSN
Stuck on You
As a Scientist, Vanquish 10 Players with the Sticky Explody Ball
Hunting Season PSN
Hunting Season
Vanquish 100 Soldiers, 100 Scientists, 100 Engineers and 100 All Stars

Gallery[]

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare[]

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2[]

Others[]

In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Chemist
Taiwan Traditional Chinese 化學專家
France French Chimiste
Germany German Chemiker
Italy Italian Chimico
Japan Japanese Dr.ケミスト
Poland Polish Chemik
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Químico
Spain Spanish Químico


Trivia[]

  • He is currently the only playable character that does not actually increase his weapon's damage when obtaining the damage increase upgrade.
    • This is not true in Garden Warfare 2.
  • His upgrades include a chemical element called "unobtanium." It is misspelled; the correct spelling is unobtainium, and is a fictional term used to describe an extremely rare element.
  • He received a nerf in the Tactical Taco Party DLC, in which PopCap decreased his clip size from 10 to 6 (12 to 8 with the upgrade). His range was also decreased a tiny but lethal bit.
  • His primary weapon is similar to the Stubby Shotgun from the Grand Theft Auto series which also can do high damage at point-blank range.
  • In the Zomboss Down DLC trailer, a vanquished Chemist with the Thick Glasses and an unknown beard customizations is seen laying down on the ground. This is a reference to Walter White's death scene from the final episode of Breaking Bad, which aired 7 months prior due to the customizations and variant choices reminiscing to the said character.
  • He, Mechanic, and Super Commando are the only returning characters whom have a name change to their primary weapon in Garden Warfare 2.
  • He underwent several design changes in Garden Warfare 2:
    • The rim of his safety goggles is now black instead of white.
    • His safety goggles are also no longer cracked, albeit he still wears them upside down.
    • His weapon's beakers appear to have a cone-shaped barrel on each.
    • His pants, shoe, and backpack straps appear to have a slightly brighter brown color.
  • His pants' damage model is similar to the Camo Ranger.
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