Bleu Raspberry

Bleu Raspberry is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 tied to his own Arena season. He spits at zombies 2 and a half tiles in front of him every 3.9 seconds, dealing 20 damage and chilling them for about 1.9 seconds. The effect lasts longer the closer the zombie is to Bleu Raspberry.
Furthermore, Bleu Raspberry's attack has a 40% chance to "taunt" and thus enrage zombies in a 3x4 area in front of him. These enraged zombies have a chance to either be sped up or switch to his lane, which may sound bad at first. However, these zombies also take doubled damage.
Bleu Raspberry can't taunt the following zombies:
* Gargantuars
* Imp Cannon
* Zombie King
* Fisherman Zombie
* Cardio Zombie
* Z-Mech
* #caketank
* Zcorpion Zombie
* Roman Caesar Zombie
* Carnie Cannon
* Catapult Zombie
* Zomboni
* Treasure Yeti
* All Zombots
==Origins==
Bleu Raspberry is based on the , the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus of the rose family, which is also comprised of other plants like . He appears to be more specifically based on the , more commonly referred to as the blue raspberry.
His style of attack also references the idiom "blowing raspberries" which in actuality is the action of putting your tongue between your lips and blowing to create a fart-like noise, usually to make fun of someone. This is the origin behind his expression and ability.
His name is a combination of "bleu" the French word for blue, and both "blew" and "blue raspberry".
==Almanac Entry==
:Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food Effect===
When fed Plant Food, Bleu Raspberry takes a deep breath, sucking in all zombies in his lane and in nearby tiles to the tile directly in front of him; before spitting on them big time, dealing a total 300 damage, pushing them all to the back of his lane, and freezing them for 8 whole seconds. Once thawed out, any affected zombies have a chance to be enraged.
===Winter-mint Effect===
When boosted by Winter-mint, Bleu Raspberry does an extra 20 damage with his main attack, chills zombies for 3 seconds longer, and adds an extra 40% to his taunt chance.
===Level Upgrades===
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Sun Cost	Recharge 	Toughness 	Damage 	Chill Duration	Taunt Chance	Plant Food Power	Plant Food Power
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Sun Cost	Recharge 	Toughness 	Damage 	Chill Duration	Taunt Chance	Damage 	Freeze Duration
1 	0 	0 	200 	15 seconds	300 damage	20 damage 	1.9 seconds 	40% 	300 damage 	8 seconds
2 	50 	0 	200 	14 seconds	350 damage	30 damage 	1.9 seconds 	40% 	320 damage 	8 seconds
3 	100 	0 	200 	14 seconds	400 damage	40 damage 	2.9 seconds 	60% 	340 damage 	9 seconds
4 	200 	0 	175 	13 seconds	450 damage	50 damage 	2.9 seconds 	60% 	360 damage 	9 seconds
5 	300 	0 	175 	12 seconds	550 damage	60 damage 	3.9 seconds 	75% 	380 damage 	10 seconds
6 	400 	0 	150 	11 seconds	600 damage	70 damage 	3.9 seconds 	75% 	400 damage 	10 seconds
7 	500 	0 	150 	11 seconds	650 damage	80 damage 	4.9 seconds 	75% 	420 damage 	11 seconds
8 	600 	0 	125 	10 seconds	700 damage	90 damage 	4.9 seconds 	80% 	440 damage 	11 seconds
9 	800 	0 	125 	9 seconds 	800 damage	100 damage	5.9 seconds 	80% 	460 damage 	12 seconds
10 	1,000 	0 	100 	8 seconds 	900 damage	120 damage	5.9 seconds 	90% 	480 damage 	12 seconds
===Mastery Upgrades===
* Damage pierce
* Chance to boost
==Strategies==
Bleu Raspberry is a rather weird support plant. For the upside of making the taunted zombies take double damage, there's also the downside of having their speed increased, and the random redirection makes synergizing and planning out a defense slightly harder. One thing to note though: his chilling effect completely negates the speed boost, effectively making the zombies move at normal speed.
On the topic of his chill attack, this makes Bleu Raspberry able to counter Explorers, Torchlights, and even Firebreathers as he outranges them.
Outside of his extra abilities, Bleu Raspberry is effectively just an icy Fume-shroom, so why not treat him like one? Place him behind a wall plant or inside a Pumpkin for protection and efficiency, and maybe even chuck an Aloe behind the wall for even more protection. He's got the range, don't worry.
The taunt effect also makes zombies drop like flies, making them very easy to wipe out with things like Melon-pult, Bowling Bulb, or a powered Dusk Lobber, as they have powerful AoE attacks that, combined with the doubled damage, completely removes zombies. Other chilling and slowing plants like Snow Pea and Sap-fling are good for further reducing the enraged zombies' speed.
Two plants that combo particularly well with him are Winter Melon, who has both powerful AoE attacks and slowing; and Kiwibeast, who can make use of the enraged zombies to rack up the damage necessary to grow, on top of his AoE attacks.
Another thing to note: do not be fooled, he is not immune to Frostbite Caves' freezing winds now Hunter Zombie's snowballs. Do not leave him be against either of those and make sure to provide adequate heating - preferably something that won't negate the chilling effect like Lava Guava - or come prepared with a Hot Potato.
As far as zombies you should look out for, being a melee plant that's on the front line, there are quite a few. You've got MC Zom-B and Rockpuncher who can very easily tear through your defense and get to him quickly, ambush zombies like Lost Pilot and Relic Hunter as well as jumper zombies like Bull Rider, Chair Racer and co. who can bypass your frontline defense by either dropping in or jumping over walls, Football Mechs and Punks that can knock him back and render him useless, Glitter who not only one-hits plants but also makes all zombies behind her invincible, making them immune to his AoE, and of course, everyone's favorite Gargantuars, especially Hair Metal. Y'know just maybe don't bring him in Neon Mixtape Tour either too many things counter him.
But this is where the fun begins - time for countermeasures! The jumper zombies are easy to deal with, just drop a Tall-nut or Blockoli to prevent them from going over and you're good to go. Gumnut can be used on the Football Mechs, Punks, and even Gargantuars to hold them in place for extended periods of time, and as for the other ones, well, you just have to kill them quick enough, so stuff like Squash and Cherry Bomb should do the trick.
==Gallery==
Bleu Raspberry.png|HD Bleu Raspberry
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