Hunter Zombie

Zombie that can throw snow balls at range to cool down plants until they freeze into blocks.

## In-game statistics

### Special

Shoots three snowballs each time it uses its special

### Weakness

Thawing plants:
  (immune to being frozen)
     (can attack from behind and avoid his snowballs)
  (Plant Food can block snowballs)
    (cannot be hit by snowballs)

### First seen

Frostbite Caves - Day 4

Shhhhh ... Hunter Zombie didn't actually kill that sabertooth tiger. He found the skin at a thrift store. Also, he's a vegetarian. Tell no one.

**Hunter Zombie** is the fifth zombie encountered in Frostbite Caves in *Plants vs. Zombies 2*. He throws chilling snowballs at the player's plants, freezing them in frozen blocks after three hits, with the exception of most plant in the Winter-mint and Pepper-mint families. for an exact list, the Hunter zombie cannot freeze Pepper-pult, Fire Peashooter, Torchwood, Lava Guava, Jack O' Lantern, Wasabi Whip, Cold Snapdragon, Winter Melon and Missile Toe. After shooting, he will continue moving towards the player's house, and then repeat the process randomly again and again if there is any plant in front of him, as long as it is not a low plant like Spikeweed. Hunter Zombie cannot throw snowballs at plants behind a frozen plant, but he can throw snowballs if the plants are behind a frozen zombie, thus making him an environmental modifier.

Like all Frostbite Caves zombies, he can not be frozen. Attempting to do so will only chill him.

## Almanac entry

**Hunter Zombie**

TOUGHNESS: Dense

SPEED: Creeper

Zombie that can throw snow balls at range to cool down plants until they freeze into blocks.

Shhhhh ... Hunter Zombie didn't actually kill that sabertooth tiger. He found the skin at a thrift store. Also, he's a vegetarian. Tell no one.

## Overview

Hunter Zombie absorbs 700 damage per shot. His appearance changes upon absorbing 350 damage per shot before dying at 700 damage per shot.

## Encounters

### *Plants vs. Zombies 2*

Player's House: Piñata Party

Far Future: Piñata Party

Frostbite Caves: Days 4 to 8, 10 to 16, 19 to 24, and 27 to 30, Icebound Battleground, "Rescue the Gold Bloom" Epic Quest - Step 3, and Piñata Party

Modern Day: Days 9, 10, and 34

## Strategies

Hunter Zombies will be very dangerous without Lobbed-shot plants, thawing plants or plants that are immune to snowballs, especially since they come in groups in later levels (and in Icebound Battleground). He uses his disadvantage, which is his speed, as an advantage against your defenses. This allows him to "hide" behind other, stronger zombies, protecting him from damage while he freezes your plants. Therefore, thawing plants are vital to prevent these zombies from overrunning your defenses. Fire Peashooter can kill him easily. Kill him quickly, as he can freeze the frontmost plants. This could result in the plants being frozen and many other zombies passing through frozen plants causing either your brains to be eaten or you having to use countless coins to thaw plants. These zombies are especially deadly if the first plant in the Hunter Zombie's row is not protected by a Pepper-pult or is crucial to your setup (e.g. a Chard Guard planted to prevent zombies from using a slider). When combined with the freezing winds of the Frostbite Caves, this zombie can cause entire swaths of plants to be frozen and disabled.

You can use Guacodiles against this zombie. However, you need at least two Guacodiles to do this. It is crucial that you plant the Guacodiles close to a Hunter Zombie, as if you do not, the Hunter Zombie may freeze it.

Among the introduced plants in Frostbite Caves, use Pepper-pult or Fire Peashooter against this zombie, as they are immune to snowballs. You can also use Pepper-pult to deal splash damage against him. Placing the Pepper-pult at the front of your defenses is a smart idea, as it blocks everything behind it from being frozen by Hunter Zombies, this idea you can also apply it with Fire Peashooters. When in a pinch, use Plant Food on the Pepper-pult. Torchwoods and peashooting plants like the Repeater can do fast and high damage to this zombie. Lava Guavas are also effective against this zombie. Since Lava Guavas are immune to their snowballs and can cause much damage to the zombies that are behind the Hunter Zombie.

Cold Snapdragon and Missile Toe, despite not being thawing plants, are immune to the snowballs thrown by the zombie. Placing them in front will also render their snowballs useless and protect the plants behind.

If you are going to beat this zombie without his weaknesses, it is recommended to use Plant Food on an Infi-nut. Its barriers can block snowballs from hitting your plants, similar to how it can stop the Fisherman Zombies from pulling plants. If you are playing Icebound Battleground, try to have it boosted in the Zen Garden so that none of your plants will get frozen. Also, you can stall the zombie by placing a Wall-nut or Tall-nut in front of him.

## Gallery

Almanac entryHunter Zombie's Almanc Icon.pngAlmanac iconHunter Zombie with a transparent backgroundHunter Zombie throwing a snowballHunter Zombie's spritesHunter Zombie seen in the Frostbite Caves trailerTwo Hunter Zombies throwing snowballs at two plants, one of them already frozenHunter Zombies being attacked by Pepper-pult during his Plant Food effectA Hunter Zombie eating a Wall-NutA dead Hunter ZombieA fainted Hunter ZombieA Hunter Zombie ate the player's brainsHypnotized Hunter ZombieFrozen Hunter ZombieTwo Hunter Zombies (one glowing red near Player's House and one normal) in Vasebreaker (Piñata Party)Hunter Zombie in the trailerHunter throwing a snowball at a partially frozen RepeaterA headless Hunter ZombieHunter Zombie in a vaseHunter Zombie coming out of a portalA fainted Hunter Zombie at the moment he has just throw already.Chilled Hunter Zombie
## Videos

Plants vs. Zombies 2 New Hunter Zombie - Frostbite Caves Day 4 (Ep.165)By Alex5432000
## Trivia

* His snowballs actually have a range of a whole lane. This can be seen by quickly digging up a plant when he is attacking.
* Even if the plant in front of him is already frozen, he will continue to throw snowballs at the damaged frozen block.
* If one looks closely under his saber-tooth tiger skin, he has the same forehead that most of the Frostbite Caves zombies have.
* If Hunter Zombie is hypnotized by a Hypno-shroom, he will still throw his snowballs to the left, and will still hit plants. This trait is shared with the Peashooter Zombie and Gatling Pea Zombie.
* When throwing a snowball, his right arm gets separated from his body.
* He throws snowballs four squares away from the plant.
	+ It used to be three squares away.
* According to Hunter Zombie's Almanac entry, he is a vegetarian. However, the game screen still displays "The zombies ate your brains!" if it reaches the house.

## See also

* Wizard Zombie
* Archmage Zombie
* Octo Zombie
* Chief Ice Wind Zombie
* Frostbite Caves

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