Ghost Fungus

Ghost Fungus is the second premium plant unlocked in Grove of Gloom’s level path C (more about level paths here) in Plants vs. Zombies: Lost World, after beating Level 6C. Ghost Fungus can be planted on a plant or on the lawn. When planted on a plant, Ghost Fungus will possess the plant. When planted on the lawn, Ghost Fungus will glow and light up a 3×3 area until it makes contact with a zombie, in which Ghost Fungus will then possess said zombie. Possessed plants and zombies light up a 3×3 area around them. If the possessed plant shoots projectiles, these projectiles will also glow, lighting up a tile area around them. Any zombie that gets hit by these projectiles will also glow in a tile area (this effect wears off after 5 seconds if the zombie is not hit with another of these projectiles). Possessed zombies act just like hypnotized zombies, and will fight against other zombies. If a possessed plant or zombie is defeated, Ghost Fungus will emerge and scare all zombies in a tile area in front of them before disappearing, causing these zombies to jump back one tile and get stunned with shock for 10 seconds before continuing to progress across the lawn.
==Origins==
Ghost Fungus is based on the mushroom with the same name (scientific name Omphalotus nidiformis), and Ghost Fungus's glowing ability references to the mushroom's bioluminescence. Ghost Fungus is also based on ghosts (if you already didn't know that), as its possession and scaring ability references that.
==Almanac entry==
Ghost Fungus
Sun cost: 100
Recharge: Sluggish
Can possess plants and zombies, causing them to light up a small area around them. If the possessed body is defeated, Ghost Fungus will scare nearby zombies before disappearing.
Usage: Plant it on a plant or on the lawn.
Special: Possessed plants will have glowing projectiles which cause zombies to also glow on impact.
Special: Possessed zombies are 'hypnotised'.
If there's an undead, hiding in the dark, who you gonna call? Ghost Fungus!
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food power===
When a plant possessed by Ghost Fungus is fed Plant Food, the plant will activate its usual Plant Food power, and, once it is finished, Ghost Fungus will emerge from the plant and light up the whole lawn for the duration of the Plant Food effect, and scare all zombies on the screen, causing them all to move back one tile and get stunned for 5 seconds. If a Ghost Fungus on the lawn is fed Plant Food, the same effects take place, except there won't be any other plants activating their own Plant Food effects at the same time.
===Stat tiers===
Stat 	Tier 1 	Tier 2 	Tier 3 	Tier 4	Tier 5
Sun cost	150 sun 	125 sun 	100 sun 	
75 sun
(Unlock cost: 1 Sun cost Token)	
50
(Unlock cost: 2 Sun cost Tokens)
Recharge	40 seconds	30 seconds	25 seconds	
20 seconds
(Unlock cost: 1 Recharge Token)	
10 seconds
(Unlock cost: 2 Recharge Tokens)
More about the upgrading system here.
==Strategies==
Ghost Fungus is useful in two different ways: you can either use Ghost Fungus to help you light up obscured areas or you can use Ghost Fungus in a defensive sense. To utilise Ghost Fungus in lighting up areas, it is better that you use them on a plant that can shoot projectiles. Not only will the plant light up a 3×3 area but its projectiles will also cause zombies to lightly glow on impact, which is very useful since you can now see within obscured areas what zombies you may be attacking, but be wary of shield-wielding zombies, as these will prevent the projectiles from making contact with the zombie and nullify the glowing effect. Plants like Fume-shroom is best used for this option due to his attack, which can shoot out fumes which light up the whole area in front of him as well as affect multiple zombies at once, causing all of them to glow. In a defensive sense, Ghost Fungus can either be used on plants like Wall-nut or you can use it as a Hypno-shroom alternative. It is useful in a sense that the defeated plant or zombie will cause Ghost Fungus to lightly push back and stun all zombies directly in front of the defeated plant or zombie, which is good for stalling. Using Ghost Fungus in this way also still utilises Ghost Fungus's ability to light up obscure areas, but, of course, it is less effective due to the lack of projectiles.
==Gallery==
MagiMushy.png|Ghost Fungus (HD)
Ghost Fungus's costume.png|Costume
File:Ghost Fungus seed packet.png|Seed packet
Posessed Wall-nut.png|Possessed Wall-nut
Posessed Zombie.png|Possessed Zombie
Ghost Fungus Idling.gif|Idling
== Trivia ==
* This plant was adopted from LiraGuy. It was originally named Magi-Mushy and its image was originally created by the aforementioned user.
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