Knightshade

The Knightshade is a flower-based plant in Plants vs. Zombies: The Final Showdown that attacks nearby zombies with a sword, dealing 40 DPS per hit. It has the same range as a Bonk Choy (although it is unable to attack backwards), and has a low chance to stab zombies, inflicting 1800 DPS, or massive damage.
The chance of stabbing starts at 0%, and increases by 0.4% with each attack it performs, regardless of the targeted zombie, meaning that after 25 attacks it will reach a 10% chance. After stabbing, the chance will immediately reset to 0%, and then begin counting upwards again.
She is introduced after beating Day 10 of Rainy Forest.
She can also be upgraded to the Black Knightshade for a cost of 100 Sun.
Made by Milesprower2.
==Origin==
Its name is a portmanteau of "Knight" and "Nightshade". Its appearance is based on the nightshade flower and a medieval knight.
==Appearance==
A light pink flower wearing a suit of armour. It has some leaves sticking out of its stalk about halfway up, and holds its sword in one of those leaves.
==Almanac Entry==
Knightshade
Attacks zombies with its sword, and sometimes gets a critical hit, stabbing the enemy.
Damage: double (slash), massive (stab)
Range: very short
Attack speed: average
Stab chance: increases with each slash
Plant Food effect: throws swords at five spaces
Once upon a time she served King Alder, slaying the many zombies that threatened Carrotlot.
Cost: 200
Recharge: very fast
==Plant Food==
Rains swords down on five spaces, causing massive damage to zombies. Not exactly effective, as it's largely random, but the swords usually land on spaces occupied by zombies, provided there are enough onscreen.
==Strategies==
Knightshade can be considered somewhat of an upgrade to Bonk Choy. The chance for massive damage results in it being extremely effective against zombies with lots of health, such as Brickheads and potentially even Gargantuars, if you can stall them within its range for long enough. However, the basic DPS is slightly lower than a Bonk Choy, and it lacks the backwards attack capability, as well as costing twice as much.
Knightshades are overall a good supportive plant to put behind your defences or inside Pumpkins. Make sure to not rely entirely on Knightshades however, as they lack range and AoE, which coupled with their randomness, makes them unreliable alone.
==Trivia==
*This is my favourite plant out of all the plants I've created.
*The critical hit mechanic is loosely inspired by the prevalence of critical hits in the Fire Emblem series, which features many swordfighters and knights.
==Other==
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