Hawkthorn

Hawkthorn is a limited edition seed packet Premium plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2, unlocked by collecting 200 of its seed packets. Its seed packets are more likely to drop from Piñatas during the Springening event.
When planted, Hawkthorn will wait inside its nest. In order for it to attack, the player must tap on it, then aim at any tile on the lawn. Hawkthorn will take flight, knocking back zombies that are one tile in front of its nest, then swoop down the lane the chosen tile is in, piercing through all zombies. With this attack, it deals 600 damage to the first zombie it encounters, then 300 to others in the lane. After attacking, Hawkthorn will return to its nest to rest for 10 seconds before it can attack again. If Hawkthorn's nest is destroyed while it is flying, it will finish its attack, but it will not return.
== Origins==
Hawkthorn is based on the fruit of trees and shrubs in the genus Crataegus, commonly known as hawthorns. Its appearance and ability also resemble those of hawks, predatory birds in the family Accipitridae which swoop down on their prey to capture it. 
Its name is a portmanteau of "hawk" and "hawthorn", the two things it is based on. The "thorn" part may also be a reference to its piercing ability. 
==Almanac Entry==
== Upgrades==
===Plant Food effect===
When given Plant Food, Hawkthorn will grow larger wings, knock back all zombies in a 3x3 area around its nest when taking flight, then swoop down, dealing 1200 damage to all zombies in its lane, as well as in the lanes above and below. Hawkthorn will then have to recharge.
===Spear-mint effect===
When boosted by Spear-mint, Hawkthorn will do an additional 600 dps with its attack (or an additional 1200 to the first target hit), an additional 1200 dps with his Plant Food effect, its knockback will be increased to 2.5 tiles regardless of level and its firing rate will be reduced to 2 seconds.
===Level Upgrades===
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Level Upgrades	Level Upgrades	Level Upgrades	Level Upgrades 	Level Upgrades 	Level Upgrades	Level Upgrades	Level Upgrades
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Sun Cost 	Recharge 	Toughness 	Damage (first impact)	Damage (after impact)	Knockback* 	Firing rate 	Plant Food Damage
1 	0 	0 	275 	15 seconds 	300 dps 	600 dps 	300 dps 	1 tile 	10 seconds 	1200 dps
2 	50 	0 	275 	14 seconds 	350 dps 	650 dps 	325 dps 	1 tile 	10 seconds 	1250 dps
3 	100 	0 	250 	13 seconds 	400 dps 	700 dps 	350 dps 	1.5 tiles 	9 seconds 	1300 dps
4 	200 	0 	250 	12 seconds 	450 dps 	750 dps 	375 dps 	1.5 tiles 	9 seconds 	1400 dps
5 	300 	0 	250 	11 seconds 	550dps 	800 dps 	400 dps 	1.5 tiles 	8 seconds 	1500 dps
6 	400 	0 	225 	10 seconds 	600 dps 	850 dps 	425 dps 	2 tiles 	8 seconds 	1600 dps
7 	500 	0 	225 	9 seconds 	650 dps 	900 dps 	450 dps 	2 tiles 	7 seconds 	1700 dps
8 	600 	0 	225 	8 seconds 	700 dps 	1000 dps 	500 dps 	2 tiles 	7 seconds 	1800 dps
9 	800 	0 	200 	7 seconds 	800 dps 	1100 dps 	550 dps 	2.5 tiles 	6 seconds 	1900 dps
10 	1,000 	0 	200 	5 seconds 	900 dps 	1200 dps 	600 dps 	2.5 tiles 	6 seconds 	2000 dps
*applies to both normal and Plant Food states
==Strategies ==
Hawkthorn can be used in many levels because of its versatility. Although it does not deal as much damage as other tap-to-fire plants, it costs less sun and has a shorter attack cooldown than most. This, paired with its ability to pierce through all zombies in a lane makes Hawkthorn a good pick in levels with large groups of low toughness zombies where most heavy attackers would struggle. Hawkthorn also deals double damage to the first zombie hit with each attack, which is useful for countering tougher zombies that are left in front of the crowd. However, Hawkthorn alone cannot efficiently deal with extremely tough zombies in multiple lanes, requiring additional fire from heavy attackers or instant-kill plants.
Even though Hawkthorn can knock back nearby zombies, it shouldn't be planted near the zombies as it could end up getting eaten when resting, resulting in a waste of sun. Instead, this ability should be used against zombies which are launched right into the player's defenses, such as Imps or Prospector Zombies. 
==Trivia==
*At some point, it was going to be called Hawkberry.
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