Banana Split (Gone Rogue)

Banana Split is a shooting plant introduced in Plants vs. Zombies: Gone Rogue. She fires a banana every ~1.5 seconds, dealing 20 damage per shot. On impact with a zombie, the banana splits into two projectiles that move vertically until they hit another zombie. These smaller projectiles deal 15 damage.
She is unlocked upon starting a new save file, but must be obtained in a playthrough via a seed selection after completing a level. She is rarity level 1, and as such will appear commonly.
==Origins==
Banana Split is based on the banana, an edible fruit (botanically a berry) produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa, specifically one that has been peeled and sliced in half longitudinally. The name and projectiles are based on the dessert of the same name, in which a banana is sliced in half. Her Plant Food upgrade references how ice cream is a part of the dish.
==Plant Food upgrade==
Banana Split's Plant Food upgrade is Iced Cream. When fed Plant Food, her projectiles gain the ability to chill and slow down zombies. It should be noted however, that the slowing effect is weaker than the effect from plants that naturally have it, such as Snow Pea or Winter Melon, slowing zombies by 30% instead of 50%
Like most plants in Gone Rogue, her appearance changes, too, in which her leaves turn bluish-green and she gets a scoop of ice cream on her head.
==Strategies==
Banana Split's splitting projectiles are best applied to zombies right above and below the target zombie. This effect won't be as useful against a faster zombie, since there likely won't be any adjacent zombies. They work especially well against Popstar Zombies, as their wall of Obsessive Fans can be cleared out easily with just two Banana Splits in a lane. If you can take advantage of zombies like these, than Banana Split will have more firepower than Peashooter while only costing 1 more sun.
Using Plant Food on Banana Split is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to get an attacking plant that slows down zombies, along with Cabbage-Pult's upgrade. However, players should avoid using fire plants when using it, as they can negate the chilling effect.
=== Notable synergies ===
* Wall-Nut: Multiple Wall-Nuts can hold zombies in place so that Banana Split can attack multiple targets regardless of any speed difference. Tall-Nut, Endurian, and others also work.
* Torchwood: Bananas that pass through Torchwood will have their damage increased from 20 to 40. The smaller bananas will deal 30 damage. However, the frozen bananas from a Plant Food-powered Banana Split will turn into regular bananas upon passing through Torchwood.
*Lemon-Aid: Increases attack speed so that Banana Split fires every ~1.125 seconds.
==Gallery==
File:BananaSplit Roguelike.png|Banana Split key art
File:BananaSplitPF_Roguelike.png|Iced Cream key art
File:BananaSplit Roguelike Seed.png|Banana Split's seed packet
File:BananaSplitPF_Roguelike_Tile.png|Banana Split upgraded with Plant Food
==Trivia==
* Banana Split's almanac entry implies that she is the token "new plant" in Gone Rogue, much like Bloomerang in Plants vs. Zombies 2.
*In version 1.0.0, Banana Split's appearance did not change upon upgrading with Plant Food. This was fixed in version 1.0.1 shortly after Gone Rogue released.
==Related achievements==
Category:Gone Rogue
Category:Straight-shooting plants
Category:Bananas
Category:Female plants
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