Chomper (Plants vs. Zombies)

For other versions, see Chomper (disambiguation).

Chomper
Chompers can devour a zombie whole, but they are vulnerable while chewing.
Almanac statistics
Sun cost	150
Recharge	0.5/7.5
Damage	1800
Toughness	300
Range	2 tiles
Reload time	42 seconds
Special	Long delay between chomps
In-game statistics
Direct damage	40 damage every 1.5 seconds (against and )
Reload time	42 seconds
Other weakness	(steals him without triggering his attack) (can jump over him, rendering his bite useless)
Unlocked	After beating Level 1-7
Chomper almost got a gig doing stunts for The Little Shop of Horrors but it fell through when his agent demanded too much on the front end. Chomper's not resentful, though. He says it's just part of the business.

Chomper is a multi-use instant-kill plant appearing in Plants vs. Zombies. He can instantly devour smaller zombies but has a long chewing time.

About

For more information about this character, see Chomper.

Chomper is obtained by completing Level 1-7. Chomper can devour most types of zombies, instantly killing them in the process. However, after eating an enemy, Chomper will require 42 seconds before he can eat another, making him vulnerable, exposing itself to other zombies' attacks in the process

When faced with inedible targets such as a Gargantuar, its tougher variant, and Dr. Zomboss, Chomper will instead attempt to damage them with his bites, dealing 40 damage worth of damage for each bite.

Completing a level using only Sunflower, Wall-nut, and Chomper will prevent grant the player the Nom Nom Nom achievement. But if the player does not use wall-nut

Origins

Chomper is based on the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), with a design similar to Audrey II's from Little Shop of Horrors. His almanac entry even references this.

His name is related to the verb "chomp", meaning the act of chewing and munching something loudly or heavily.

Audio

Sound	Description
	Chomper devours a Zombie

Almanac entry

Chomper
Chompers can devour a zombie whole, but they are vulnerable while chewing. Damage: massive Range: very short Special: long delay between chomps Chomper almost got a gig doing stunts for The Little Shop of Horrors but it fell through when his agent demanded too much on the front end. Chomper's not resentful, though. He says it's just part of the business. Cost: 150 Recharge: fast

Strategies

Chomper's main value in the plant arsenal is his ability to instantly devour tougher zombies such as Buckethead Zombies, Zombonis, and Football Zombies that are simply too tough to kill. In the case of Chomper, he allows players to gain value, defeating them with less resources spent. However, this comes at a price, as Chomper takes a very long time to chew a zombie, during which he is inactive and vulnerable. Chomper always takes the same amount of time to chew, regardless of who the victim was - a basic Zombie and a Football Zombie will take the same amount of time to be digested. Chomper also has dismal performance against Gargantuars, due to his low range and bite damage. But....

Its Fast Recharge Made It Very Reliable.Also You Need A Lot Of Sun Producers To Make Chomper Good,Because Of Its Price.

As the Tree of Wisdom suggest, Wall-nut and other defensive/stalling plants can help Chomper by buying additional time for him to digest his victims. These include the following:

• Defensive plants: Wall-nut, Tall-nut and Pumpkin,
• Slowing and freezing plants: Snow Pea, Winter Melon, and Ice-shroom.

I, Zombie

It is suggested to use Digger Zombie to eat a Chomper from the back, as he cannot eat zombies behind him. If the Digger Zombie is not available or efficient, it is suggested to send a Pole Vaulting Zombie to jump over the Chomper, or to send the cheapest available zombie that can survive all the way till the Chomper devours him.

In ZomBoogie, Dancing Zombies are useful in countering Chomper, as they can summon Backup Dancers as sacrificial meat shields while advancing. Deploying a Dancing Zombie between two lanes guarded with Chomper should be able to clear up to three lanes with little trouble, and additional regular Zombies can also be placed to ensure that the Chompers are defeated.

In All your brainz r belong to us, there is usually only one lane with Chompers. Digger Zombie is advised for assaulting this particular lane, but the player should remember to check Magnet-shroom on adjacent lanes that can force Digger Zombie to surface.

Nom Nom Nom achievement

Icon for the Nom Nom Nom achievement

To get this achievement, complete the level using only Sunflower, Wall-nut, and Chomper. It is advised to obtain this achievement by playing a Day level after finishing the game due to the low amount of zombies present there. The Garden Rake and Lawn Mowers can also be helpful in giving the player more time to gather sun.

Plants Vs Zombies Web Edition

In This Plants Vs Zombies Game, Giga Football Zombies Are very hard To defeat. And It only took one bite from A Chomper To Instantly Kill The Zombie. As for Squash And Cherry Bomb,It Took Them Two Hits.

Related achievements

	Nom Nom Nom Stop the horde using only the Sunflower, Wallnut, and Chomper on any level.

	Morticulturalist Collect all 49 plants.

Gallery

Chomper has a gallery!

Visit this page to see it.

In other languages

• Chomper
• The Little Shop of Horrors

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Chomper
Simplified Chinese	大嘴花	lit. "Big Mouth Flower"
Traditional Chinese	大嘴花
Dutch	Happer
French	Mordeur
German	Schnapper	lit. "Snapper"
Italian	Venere masticazombi
Japanese	チャンパー
Brazilian Portuguese	Carnívora
Russian	Жевун
Spanish	Planta carnívora	A pun on "Planta Carroñera" (Carnivorous Plant) and "Carroñera" (Scavenger, an animal that feeds on dead animals).

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	The Little Shop of Horrors
Simplified Chinese	恐怖小店	lit. "Little Shop of Horrors"
Traditional Chinese	恐怖小店
Russian	Маленький магазин ужасов

Trivia

• If Chomper is crushed, his flattened sprite will always have no zombies or arms, and will have an open mouth regardless of whether he was chomping a zombie or not.
• If Chomper is planted directly in front of a bobsled and Chomper eats the bobsled before it breaks, he will instantly devour all four zombies in one gulp.
• According to the Plants vs. Zombies website, Chomper costs 175 sun, while in-game, he actually costs 150.
• Chomper's Almanac entry states that he was going to be a movie star, explicitly referencing the movie Little Shop of Horrors. This may be due to the fact that Chomper resembles Audrey II, the carnivorous monster plant from that movie.
  • On the Nintendo DS, iOS, and Android versions of Plants vs. Zombies, his Almanac entry says "Hollywood" instead of "The Little Shop of Horrors."
• Chomper, Sunflower, Peashooter, Repeater, Wall-nut, Tall-nut, and Cactus are the plants that appear on the start menu, but in this art, he has no spikes on his head.
• In the art cover of the Plants vs. Zombies Original Soundtrack, he is visible singing along with the Squash and Sun-shroom. This version has three spikes on his head, while the in-game Chomper has four.
• When a Pole Vaulting Zombie that has its pole runs into a Chomper that isn't chewing, he will attempt to chomp, but fail to catch the vaulting zombie. This is not the case if the Pole Vaulting Zombie is frozen or buttered.
• If player pauses the game and exits to the main menu while Chomper tries to devour a Gargantuar then loads the saved game, the Chomper will appear as if he is already "devouring" a zombie: this is most likely a programming glitch.
• In the PC demo version, when Chomper eats a zombie, the player will hear the noise when a zombie eats or crushes a plant alongside his normal biting sound.
• According to the Tree of Wisdom, Chomper and Wall-nut were roommates in college. This is an obvious reference to their efficient synergy.
• If an Imitater is transformed into a Chomper, the zombie arm in his mouth will appear monochrome as it's part of his sprite.
• The idea of Chomper was inspired by the movie Swiss Family Robinson, Plants vs. Zombies creator George Fan's favorite movie. The idea was from a tiger in a hole that would eat pirates.
• Chomper is nicknamed "大牙" (lit. "big tooth") in Plants vs. Zombies: Journey to the West.
• Chomper is the only instant kill that can't kill a Gargantuar in 2 hits, or a Giga-gargantuar in 4. This is likely both due to Gargantuars being too big for Chomper's bites to inflict significant damage, as well as for balancing reasons; if a Chomper could kill a Gargantuar in just 2 bites, it would make them too easy to deal with, even if he has to eat them.
  • The same also goes for Dr. Zomboss where he can simply bite his Zombot.

See also

• Nom Nom Nom
• Toadstool

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