Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Character Classes

October 21, 2019 at 2:39am
By Jason Stettner

In this latest entry within the Garden Warfare series, the classes have been expanded for both factions that are present. There are ten Plant options and ten Zombie options to play as when in the game.

These all present a balance to the opposing team, and offer various elements of play. There are many choices to try out, and it’s great to test them all to find what’s comfortable for you. You can find the listing for both of the faction options below.

The Plant Classes
Peashooter
-Peashooters are highly versatile plant combatants. They provide plenty of explosive damage and are effective against smaller targets.

Chili Bean Bomb | Pea Gatling | Pea Suped

Chomper
-Close range attacker that can snare and slow opponents and can Burrow underground to instantly vanquish opponents. Don’t let them see you coming.

Spikeweed | Burrow | Grody Goop

Kernel Corn
-Great attacker who is dangerous at all distances. Highly lethal with Shuck Shot, or can reveal enemy positions with Butter Beacon.

Butter Beacon | Husk Hop | Shuck Shot

Night Cap
-Excels at stealth and mobility. Use Shadow Sneak to get in and out of combat, or setup a knockout blow with Fung Fu.

Casting Shadows | Fung Fu | Shadow Sneak

Snapdragon
-All about controlling space and doing lots of damage up close. Blazing trail is great at splitting a battle field or holding a chokepoint.

Swoop Slam | Blue Blazes | Blazing Trail

Cactus
-Long range specialists. Use Petal Propeller to get to high ground or take to the air with your flying garlic to attack from above.

Potato Mine | Garlic Drone | Petal Propeller

Citron
-Citrons are the mobile team defender. The peel shield provides cover for allies. Best to hold strategic locations or help the team break through tough chokepoints.

E.M.Peach | Spin Dash | Navel Laser

Acorn
-Acorns work best when they attack in groups. Transform into Oak, and load up with Acorn passengers who’ll get increased firepower and survivability.

Sap Trap | Invoke Oak | Acorn Dash

Sunflower
-Sunflowers are the plant healers. They revive fallen allies quickly and keep everyone in the fight while providing support fire from a safe distance.

Sunny Side Up | Sunbeam | Heal Beam

Rose
-Roses support the plants with boosts to speed and damage. Their Goatify spell is great at making enemies scatter.

Jinx | Arcane Enigma | Goatify


The Zombie Classes
Foot Soldier
-Foot soldiers are highly versatile attackers. They can hit targets at far ranges, provide cover and eliminate the largest foes with their ZPG.

Super Stink Bomb | Rocket Jump | ZPG

Imp
-Imps are close ranger attackers that can be hard to hit and excel in chaos. When riding a Z-Mech, they gain more explosive weapons and better ways to deal damage.

Gravity Grenade | Robo Call | Impkata

Super Brainz
-Super Brainz are close-range brawlers. They close gaps by either leaping in or pushing forward with their Alpha Better Shield.

Turbo Twister | Hyper Jump Thump | Super Ultra Thump

80’s Action Hero
-80’s Action Heroes are all about explosions. Explosions from afar, from above, from behind cover, and even where they were standing.

Dynamite Dodge | Rocket Ride | Can’t-Miss-ile

Electric Slide
-Electric Slides are good at making enemies scatter. Their arcing electricity, Funky Bouncer and Disco Tornado are great at pushing enemies around.

Funky Bouncer | Outta Fight! |Disco Tornado

Captain Deadbeard
-Captain Deadbeards are long-range specialists. Use abilities to get to high ground or take to the air with your Parrot Drone to attack from above.

Barrel Blast | Parrot Pal | Anchor’s Away

All-Star
-All-Stars are the zombie team defender. They can provide Dummy Shields for safe firing, or suppressing fire to keep enemies at bay.

Imp Punt | Sprint Tackle | Dummy Shield

Space Cadet
-Space Cadets are great at teaming up. Up to four can create a Space Station armed with lasers, shields and rockets.

Gravity Smash | Station Inflation | Big Bang Beam

Scientist
-Scientists are the mobile zombie healers. The healing hose is a great at keeping groups of zombies at full health..

Sticky Healy Thingy | Warp | Healing Hose

Engineer
-Engineers build stuff that provides speed boosts and increased firepower to support the team.

Bullhorn Swarm | Heavy Helper | Double Time

That should cover everything, you can read our review of this particular title below or check out the general hub for additional coverage of everything within this Popcap and by extension EA franchise.

Read our Review of the Game
View our Plants vs Zombies Hub