Coconut Shield

:Not to be confused with Coconut Sniper, a plant in Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars.
Coconut Shield is a gemium plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. Coconut Shield is a manual plant similar to Banana Launcher, with the player having full control of where he fires. However, unlike Banana Launcher, he instead fires coconut milk that can be aimed at fellow plants and protects them in a similar manner to Pumpkin. After firing, he needs to rest for 30 seconds before being able to fire more coconut milk.
==Origins==
Coconut Shield is based on the , the fruit of the Cocos nucifera that is characterized by its hard shell and juice, often called or coconut milk.
Coconut Shield's overall design is reminiscent of that of a coconut drink you're likely to see on a hot summer day at the beach. with the straw coming out of a hole in his head and all.
Coconut Shield's name is a portmanteau of "coconut", the plant he's based on, "coconut shell", and "shield", alluding to his ability to protect plants.
==Overview==
Coconut Shield, like your typical plant, absorbs 300 damage before biting the dust. His coconut milk, though, absorbs 2000 damage, degrading at 1000 damage. The milk he fires when fed Plant Food absorbs 3000 damage and even knocks the zombies back 1.5 tiles.
==Almanac Entry==
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food Effect===
When fed Plant Food, Coconut Shield blows into his straw, firing a stream of coconut milk into the air which then come back down as tough milk shields that land on 5 random plants on a lawn. As mentioned before, these milk shields absorb 3000 damage and will knock zombies back 1.5 tiles upon landing.
===Reinforce-mint Effect===
When boosted by Reinforce-mint, Coconut Shield takes 5 less seconds to rest and his coconut milk and tough milk shields absorb an additional 1000 damage. Like all other Reinforce-mint family plants, his Plant Food effect will also trigger.
===Level Upgrades===
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Sun Cost	Recharge 	Toughness 	Milk Durability	Milk Durability 	Rest Time
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Sun Cost	Recharge 	Toughness 	Coconut Milk 	Tough Milk Shield	Rest Time
1 	0 	0 	200 	20 seconds	300 damage	2000 damage 	3000 damage 	30 seconds
2 	50 	0 	200 	18 seconds	350 damage	2500 damage 	3500 damage 	30 seconds
3 	100 	0 	175 	18 seconds	400 damage	3000 damage 	4000 damage 	25 seconds
4 	200 	0 	175 	15 seconds	450 damage	3500 damage 	4500 damage 	25 seconds
5 	300 	0 	150 	15 seconds	550 damage	4000 damage 	5000 damage 	20 seconds
6 	400 	0 	150 	12 seconds	600 damage	4500 damage 	5500 damage 	20 seconds
7 	500 	0 	125 	12 seconds	650 damage	5000 damage 	6000 damage 	15 seconds
8 	600 	0 	125 	10 seconds	700 damage	5500 damage 	6500 damage 	15 seconds
9 	800 	0 	100 	10 seconds	800 damage	6000 damage 	7000 damage 	10 seconds
10 	1000 	0 	100 	8 seconds 	900 damage	6500 damage 	7500 damage 	10 seconds
===Mastery Upgrades===
* Chance to boost
* Toughness bonus
==Strategy==
Coconut Shield shines in modes like Endless Zones where your defense is getting torn to shreds and breached every half minute. The coconut milk can be a real life saver sometimes, especially if you're on the final wave without any lawnmowers. Just make sure you have at least five (5) of them down so you can maximize their efficiency.
Because he's so similar to Pumpkin, he pairs very well with plants that also have excellent synergy with Pumpkin, namely, Melee plants. Using Coconut Shields with things like Snapdragons will make the final wave no challenge at all.
You can also use him to reinforce your already existing walls. Toss some coconut milk on Tall-nut or Primal Wall-nut and you'll have yourself an impenetrable wall. A certain someone would be proud.
Of course, there are zombies you should watch out for like Explorer Zombies, Surfer Zombies, and especially Gargantuars. In terms of fighting back, it should come as no surprise that plants like Winter Melon and Cold Snapdragon are the answer. There're also disabling zombies like Octo Zombie and Wizard Zombie, but it should be pretty obvious what we in this house do against the likes of them.
==Gallery==
Drinking meself.png|HD Coconut Shield
==Trivia==
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* He and Coconut Cannon are the only coconut plants in Plants vs. Zombies 2.
* He's the only new gemium plant released after Arena.
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* I got lazy and just ripped the images straight off Coconut Sniper.
* Cuttercress
* Page made under 2 hours. Darten is superhuman.
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Category:Manually controlled plants
Category:Defensive plants