Crazy ZEITGEIST

[THE ZEITGEIST], known commonly throughout the main series as [THE ZEITGEIST], is the deuteragonist in the Plants vs. Zombies series. In Plants vs. Zombies, during Adventure Mode, [THE ZEITGEIST] serves as a sort of narrator, introducing the player to certain levels and explaining some of the mini-games and bonus levels. He is later abducted by a Bungee Zombie on level 5-10 right before he can tell the player Dr. Zomboss' weakness. He also has a shop called [THE ZEITGEIST]'s Twiddydinkies that he runs from the back of his car, once the player finds his car keys (after Level 3-4). He sells several plant upgrades, extra defenses, and Zen Garden items. He is rarely seen without a pot on his head. Although his narration is shown on the screen, he speaks only in weird grumbles and gibberish. Despite his eccentric behavior, he has repeatedly proven himself to be a highly competent inventor and engineer.

When replaying Adventure Mode, [THE ZEITGEIST] will randomly pick three of the player's plants for each level which cannot be switched out, but quitting and reloading the game makes him choose three different ones. From the player, [THE ZEITGEIST] will buy a taco that is found only on Level 4-4 of the first play-through of Adventure Mode for $1000 (a diamond). He will also reward the player with two Marigolds of random colors when the Zen Garden is unlocked, as well as five bags of fertilizer. Marigolds cost $2500 at [THE ZEITGEIST]'s Twiddydinkies and a five-pack of fertilizer is only $750.