Torchlight Zombie is a zombie encountered in the extension levels of Ancient Egypt in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He is an upgraded version of Explorer Zombie. Compared to Explorer Zombie, Torchlight Zombie move towards plants at a faster speed. He also has higher health than Explorer Zombie.
Appearance[]
Torchlight Zombie's design is similar to the Explorer Zombie. However, he carries a larger torch, as well as his shirt and hat are on fire.
Almanac entry[]
Torchlight Zombie
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Torchlight Zombie |
Carries a torch that instantly destroys plants and scorches the earth. Torchlight Zombie has no fear of the dark. That's not because he's always got a torch, however, but rather because as a zombie he has no capacity for fear in the first place. |
Overwiew[]
Torchlight Zombie absorbs 650 damage. His appearance changes upon absorbing 325 damage, when he loses his arm, before dying after absorbing 650 damage. He deals 150 damage per second.
Encounters[]
Ancient Egypt: Days 30, 32, 33 and 35
Modern Day: Day 40
Arena: Power Lilyโs Garden Party Tournament
Strategies[]
The Torchlight Zombie burns plants just like an Explorer Zombie, but he is much faster and tougher than his basic counterpart, making him even more dangerous to your defenses. The best way to handle him is to use any plant with a freeze or chill effect, such as Winter Melon or Iceberg Lettuce. Cold Snapdragon is also fantastic against them due to their ability to extinguish their torches, as well as being very cheap and easy to repeatedly plant. Against groups of them, use Plant Food on an Iceberg Lettuce to extinguish all of their torches. In a worst case scenario, you can use Power Snow as a last resort. When you have extinguished the torch, Stallia and Primal Peashooter are an effective combo, as they can slow him down and knock him back at the same time. If Winter Melon and Pea Pod are at max level, you can use them together and the Torchlight Zombies will be outmatched easily. Hurrikale is also powerful against it due to its chill effect nullifying an entire lane, leaving a potential group of these zombies helpless.
Though not as powerful as the chilling or freezing plants, Sap-fling helps with speed and control, allowing you to handle them more easily. However, it is still important to keep in mind that Sap-fling deals no damage, so you will need an offensive plant to actually kill him.
Just like the Explorer Zombie, the Torchlight Zombie cannot burn the Plant Food shields of Moonflower and Infi-nut, so they can be used to stall those zombies fairly effectively.
Other strategies that work against Explorer Zombies can also work against Torchlight Zombies. You can use underground plants like Spikeweed, Spikerock, Celery Stalker, and Cactus, as they cannot be burned while underground. Note, however, that they do not attack fast enough to land multiple hits on Torchlight Zombie, so they may not be the most ideal plants. Ghost Pepper can't be burned and can get multiple hits in on the zombie, therefore is a viable option against it.
Note: Chard Guards, Chompers, Parsnips, and Guacodiles are useless, as Torchlight Zombie will destroy them before they even have the chance to attack. However, if you plant Guacodile directly on his tile, the Guacodile's rush attack will trigger instantly, damaging the Torchlight Zombie.
Modern Day - Day 40[]
Torchlight Zombies with Excavator Zombies are a very dangerous combo as they both move very fast. While Excavator Zombie's shovel will absorb most of the plant's projectiles and protect other zombies, Torchlight Zombies can instantly destroy many plants, especially when plants are thrown three tiles back by an Excavator Zombie. Infi-nut's Plant Food is the best solution, as the Force Field must be eaten, and can't be burned or shoveled. Torchlight Zombie, Newspaper Zombie, and Mummified Gargantuars are also a very deadly combo. To prevent them from incinerating your defenses, it is recommended that the player brings ice plants. Newspaper Zombie is most vulnerable to Poison Effects so use the Goo Peashooter or Shadow-shroom to take it out, then take out the others.
Gallery[]
In other languages[]
Please note that only official translations are used.
Language | Name | Description |
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Torchlight Zombie | ||
Zombie torche | ||
Fackelschein-Zombie | ||
Zombi fiaccolata | ||
Zumbi Tocheiro | ||
Zombi antorcha |
Trivia[]
- Like other veteran zombies, he does not appear in Pyramid of Doom.
- He and Explorer Zombie are the only entirely paradoxical zombies in Plants vs. Zombies 2 because they appear in Ancient Egypt, more than 2000 years before the first explorers appeared.
- Despite not appearing there, the two zombies mentioned above look like they are from Lost City, especially due to their appearance in terms of clothing.
- Also, both him and his predecessor are the only Ancient Egypt zombies who are not mummified (i.e. wrapped in bandages).
- Although his Almanac entry states that he "scorches the earth," he cannot actually scorch tiles like Jurassic Rockpuncher.
- Neither can he burn Spikeweeds and Spikerocks.
- He, Cart-Head Zombie, and Rodeo Legend Zombie are the only veteran zombies to appear in 2 worlds, excluding Piรฑata Party, Penny's Pursuit, Epic Quests, and Arena.
See also[]
V ยท E | Zombies (Tower defense) | L ยท G |
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Plants vs. Zombies: Great Wall Edition | |
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Day | Commoner Zombie ยท Flagger Zombie ยท Bamboo Baskethead Zombie ยท Pole Zombie ยท Beggar Zombie |
Night | Peach Zombie ยท Door Zombie ยท Marshal Zombie ยท Taoist Leader Zombie ยท Kid Taoist Monk Zombie |
Pool | Goose Tube Zombie ยท Snorkel Zombie ยท Oil Truck Zombie ยท Oil Truck Zombie Team ยท Carp Rider Zombie |
Fog | Firecracker Zombie ยท Kongming Lantern Zombie ยท Tudigong Zombie ยท Pogo Zombie ยท Zombie Yeti |
Roof | Flower Thief Zombie ยท Ladder Zombie ยท Catapult Zombie ยท Gargantuar ยท Imp |
ZomBotany | Peashooter Zombie ยท Wall-nut Zombie ยท Gatling Pea Zombie ยท Tall-nut Zombie ยท Squash Zombie ยท Jalapeno Zombie |
Great Wall (Bosses) | Spider Devil Zombie ยท Skeleton Demon Zombie ยท Red Boy Imp ยท Yellow Brows Gargantuar |
Survival-exclusive | Talisman Zombie ยท Encourager Gargantuar ยท Assassin Zombie ยท Wraith Zombie ยท Emperor Zombot |
Plants vs. Zombies: Social Edition | |
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Normal | Zombie ยท Flag Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Pole Vaulting Zombie ยท Newspaper Zombie ยท Buckethead Zombie ยท Mustache Zombie ยท Screen Door Zombie ยท Football Zombie ยท Ducky Tube Zombie ยท Snorkel Zombie ยท Dolphin Rider Zombie ยท Giga-Football Zombie ยท Jack-in-the-Box Zombie ยท Gargantuar ยท Talisman Zombie ยท Giga-gargantuar ยท Balloon Zombie ยท Imp |
Others | Rabbit Imp |
Plants vs. Zombies Adventures | |
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Normal | Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Barrel Zombie ยท Buckethead Zombie ยท DJ Zom-B ยท Rocket Zombie ยท Conga Leader ยท Conga Dancer ยท Football Zombie ยท Ice Block Zombie ยท Imposter Zombie ยท Imp ยท Mall Cop Zombie ยท Weightlifter Zombie ยท Gas Can Zombie ยท Gargantuar Zombie |
Others | Coach Zombie |
Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Ancient Egypt | Mummy Zombie ยท Conehead Mummy ยท Buckethead Mummy ยท Flag Mummy Zombie ยท Ra Zombie ยท Camel Zombies ยท Explorer Zombie ยท Tomb Raiser Zombie ยท Pharaoh Zombie ยท Mummified Gargantuar ยท Zombot Sphinx-inator ยท Imp Mummy | ||||||||||||||||||
Pirate Seas | Pirate Zombie ยท Conehead Pirate ยท Buckethead Pirate ยท Flag Pirate Zombie ยท Swashbuckler Zombie ยท Seagull Zombie ยท Barrel Roller Zombie ยท Imp Pirate Zombie ยท Imp Cannon ยท Pirate Captain Zombie ยท Zombie Parrot ยท Gargantuar Pirate ยท Zombot Plank Walker | ||||||||||||||||||
Wild West | Cowboy Zombie ยท Conehead Cowboy ยท Buckethead Cowboy ยท Flag Cowboy Zombie ยท Prospector Zombie ยท Pianist Zombie ยท Poncho Zombie ยท Chicken Wrangler Zombie ยท Zombie Chicken ยท Zombie Bull ยท Zombie Bull Rider ยท Wild West Gargantuar ยท Zombot War Wagon | ||||||||||||||||||
Kongfu World | Kongfu Zombie ยท Conehead Kongfu Zombie ยท Buckethead Kongfu Zombie ยท Hammer Zombie ยท Flag Kongfu Zombie ยท Torch Kongfu Zombie ยท Gong Zombie ยท Exploding Zombie ยท Qigong Zombie ยท Drinking Zombie ยท Conehead Monk Zombie ยท Buckethead Monk Zombie ยท Monk Zombie ยท Flag Monk Zombie ยท Drinking Monk Zombie ยท Swordsman Zombie ยท Imp Monk ยท Torch Monk Zombie ยท Nunchaku Zombie ยท Han Bronze ยท Knight Bronze ยท Qigong Bronze ยท Gunpowder Devil ยท Blade-Wielding Hero ยท Admiral Helmet Zombie ยท Admiral Helmet Monk Zombie ยท Rocket Imp | ||||||||||||||||||
Far Future | Future Zombie ยท Future Conehead Zombie ยท Future Buckethead Zombie ยท Future Flag Zombie ยท Jetpack Zombie ยท Disco Jetpack Zombie ยท Mecha-Football Zombie ยท Disco-tron 3000 ยท Robo-Cone Zombie ยท Shield Zombie ยท Bug Bot Imp ยท Gargantuar Prime ยท Zombot Tomorrow-tron | ||||||||||||||||||
Dark Ages | Peasant Zombie ยท Conehead Peasant ยท Buckethead Peasant ยท Peasant Flag Zombie ยท Knight Zombie ยท Jester Zombie ยท Dark Ages Gargantuar ยท Imp Monk Zombie ยท Wizard Zombie ยท Zombie King ยท Announcer Imp ยท Imp Dragon Zombie ยท Zombot Dark Dragon ยท Archmage Zombie ยท Cavalry Zombie ยท Bandit Zombie ยท Wolf Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||
Big Wave Beach | Pompadour Zombie ยท Pompadour Conehead ยท Pompadour Buckethead ยท Beach Flag Zombie ยท Bikini Zombie ยท Bikini Conehead ยท Bikini Buckethead ยท Snorkel Zombie ยท Surfer Zombie ยท Fisherman Zombie ยท Octo Zombie ยท Shell Zombie ยท Imp Mermaid Zombie ยท Deep Sea Gargantuar ยท Zombot Sharktronic Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
Frostbite Caves | Cave Zombie ยท Cave Conehead Zombie ยท Cave Buckethead Zombie ยท Blockhead Zombie ยท Cave Flag Zombie ยท Hunter Zombie ยท Yeti Imp ยท Dodo Rider Zombie ยท Troglobite ยท Weasel Hoarder ยท Ice Weasel ยท Sloth Gargantuar ยท Zombot Tuskmaster 10,000 BC ยท Walrus Zombie ยท Ski Zombie ยท Chief Ice Wind Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||
Sky City | Pilot Zombie ยท Conehead Pilot Zombie ยท Buckethead Pilot Zombie ยท Flag Pilot Zombie ยท Flying Imp Zombie ยท Zombie Fighter ยท Double-Cabin Aircraft Zombie ยท Lightning Gun Zombie ยท Arbiter-X ยท Missile Zombie ยท Transport Boat ยท Flying Gargantuar ยท Zombot Vulture Fighter | ||||||||||||||||||
Lost City | Adventurer Zombie ยท Conehead Adventurer Zombie ยท Buckethead Adventurer Zombie ยท Flag Adventurer Zombie ยท Lost Pilot Zombie ยท Excavator Zombie ยท Parasol Zombie ยท Lost City Imp Zombie ยท Bug Zombie ยท Porter Gargantuar ยท Imp Porter ยท Relic Hunter Zombie ยท Turquoise Skull Zombie ยท Zombot Aerostatic Gondola ยท Lost Doctor Zombie ยท Lost Guide Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||
Neon Mixtape Tour | Neon Zombie ยท Neon Conehead ยท Neon Buckethead ยท Impunk ยท Punk Zombie ยท MC Zom-B ยท Breakdancer Zombie ยท Glitter Zombie ยท Boombox Zombie ยท Arcade Zombie ยท Bass Zombie ยท Hair Metal Gargantuar ยท Neon Flag Zombie ยท 8-Bit Zombie ยท Zombot Multi-stage Masher | ||||||||||||||||||
Jurassic Marsh | Jurassic Zombie ยท Jurassic Conehead ยท Jurassic Buckethead ยท Jurassic Fossilhead ยท Jurassic Flag Zombie ยท Jurassic Imp ยท Jurassic Gargantuar ยท Jurassic Bully ยท Egg Pusher Imp ยท Egg Stealer Imp ยท Eggshell Imp ยท Zombot Dinotronic Mechasaur | ||||||||||||||||||
Modern Day | Basic Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Buckethead Zombie ยท Flag Zombie ยท Gargantuar ยท Imp ยท Balloon Zombie ยท All-Star Zombie ยท Super-Fan Imp ยท Newspaper Zombie ยท Sunday Edition Zombie ยท Digger Zombie ยท Riot Police Zombie ยท Solar Car Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||
Steam Age | Labor Zombie ยท Conehead Labor Zombie ยท Buckethead Labor Zombie ยท Flag Labor Zombie ยท Coal Miner Zombie ยท Gentleman Zombie ยท Furnace Zombie ยท Industrial Imp Zombie ยท Foreman Gargantuar ยท Steam Zombot | ||||||||||||||||||
Renaissance Age | Sculptor Imp Zombie ยท Aristocrat Gargantuar ยท Aristocrat Zombie ยท Conehead Aristocrat Zombie ยท Buckethead Aristocrat Zombie ยท Flag Aristocrat Zombie ยท Perfume Zombie ยท Ballerina Zombie ยท Glider Zombie ยท Zombot Troupe Manipulator | ||||||||||||||||||
Heian Age | Shogun Gargantuar ยท Samurai Zombie ยท Conehead Samurai Zombie ยท Buckethead Samurai Zombie ยท Flag Samurai Zombie ยท Firework Zombie ยท Ninjimp ยท Onmyoji Zombie ยท Sushi Chef Zombie ยท Mino Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||
Secret Realms |
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Penny's Pursuit |
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Memory Lane |
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Others | Dr. Zomboss ยท Lion Dancer Zombie ยท God of Wealth ยท Zombie Commander ยท Ingot Thief Zombie ยท Vase Gargantuar ยท Imp Pear Imp |
Plants vs. Zombies Online | |
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Player's House | Basic Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Buckethead Zombie ยท Flag Zombie |
Ancient Egypt | Mummy Zombie ยท Conehead Mummy ยท Buckethead Mummy ยท Flag Mummy Zombie ยท Ra Zombie ยท Explorer Zombie ยท Tomb Raiser Zombie ยท Pharaoh Zombie ยท Desert Death Zombie ยท Sphinx |
Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum |
Sergeant Zombie ยท Bowl Sergeant ยท Iron Helmet Sergeant ยท Token Sergeant Zombie ยท Cavalry Zombie ยท Archer Zombie ยท Shield Guardian Zombie ยท Cart Hawker ยท Zombie Piggy ยท Drunk Zombie ยท Emperor Qin Shi Huang |
Pirate Seas | Pirate Zombie ยท Conehead Pirate ยท Buckethead Pirate ยท Flag Pirate Zombie ยท Swashbuckler Zombie ยท Pirate Captain Zombie ยท Zombie Parrot ยท Imp Pirate Zombie ยท Gargantuar Pirate ยท Pistol Zombie ยท Torch Juggler Zombie ยท Peddler Zombie ยท Zombot Plank Walker |
Far Future | Future Zombie ยท Future Conehead Zombie ยท Future Buckethead Zombie ยท Future Flag Zombie ยท Jetpack Zombie ยท Shield Zombie ยท Bug Bot Imp ยท Robo-Cone Zombie ยท Disco-tron 3000 ยท Disco Jetpack Zombie ยท Mecha-Football Zombie ยท Gargantuar Prime ยท Zombot Tomorrow-tron ยท Astro-Goop Zombie ยท Mechanical Wolf Zombie ยท Harvester Zombie |
East Sea Dragon Palace | Underwater Soldier Zombie ยท Shrimp Soldier Zombie ยท Shell Soldier Zombie ยท Seahorse Zombie ยท Jellyfish Zombie ยท Clamshell God Zombie |
Event exclusive | Zombot Sphinx-inator ยท Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Zombot ยท Rabbit Zombie ยท Money Bag Zombie |
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Dave's House | Browncoat Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Buckethead Zombie ยท Flag Zombie ยท Imp ยท Gargantuar ยท Bowling Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campground | Ducky Tube Zombie ยท Pigeon Feeder ยท Disco Zombie ยท Landscaper ยท Screen Door Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Begonia Boulevard | Stealth Imp ยท Rock-N-Rollin' Imp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-2021 |
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