Bloatus

Bloatus is the first premium plant unlocked in Plunging Rapids' level path C (more about level paths here) in Plants vs. Zombies: Lost World, after beating Level 3C. She is an aquatic plant that lobs seeds which deal explosions in a tile area (for damage stats, see infobox). When four of these are arranged in a 2×2 area, they fuse to form a single plant taking up the 2×2 space that those Bloatuses were previously on. This plant resulted from the fusion is the plant’s bloated form, and is a much more powerful version of the plant, dealing 4 times the damage, and its seeds now impact a larger area, attacking two lanes with one seed.
==Origins==
Bloatus’ name is a portmanteau of the words ‘bloat’ and ‘lotus’. The lotus, which is a type of plant that makes up the Nelumbo genus, is the aquatic flowering plant that Bloatus is based on. The word ‘bloat’ is a reference to its ability to grow bigger (from normal to bloated form).
==Almanac entry==
Bloatus
Sun cost: 150
Recharge: Mediocre
Bloatuses lob explosive seeds, and, when four of these are arranged in a 2×2 area, fuse together to form a much more powerful version of itself.
Can only be planted on water.
Special: Four Bloatuses arranged in a 2×2 area can form a more powerful, bloated version of the plant.
If you ask Bloatus’ parents to talk something about her, this is what they’ll say: “Bloatus back when she was a kid was the definition for PAIN. She’s a quadruplet, and if you put her next to her other sisters, you get an abomination who will tear your house down in seconds. Not lyin’, it happened to us before. Twice.”
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food power===
When fed Plant Food, Bloatus fires huge seeds that hit the leftmost zombie in each lane, dealing 600 DPS to all zombies on the same tiles in normal form. In bloated form, Bloatus fires a nuke seed that hits the centre of the lawn, dealing 750 DPS to all zombies on the screen.
===Stat tiers===
Stat 	Tier 1 	Tier 2 	Tier 3 	Tier 4	Tier 5
Strength 	
Normal - 20 DPS
Normal (Plant Food) - 400 DPS
Bloated - 100 DPS
Bloated (Plant Food) - 500 DPS	
Normal - 30 DPS
Normal (Plant Food) - 550 DPS
Bloated - 135 DPS
Bloated (Plant Food) - 650 DPS	
Normal - 40 DPS
Normal (Plant Food) - 600 DPS
Bloated - 160 DPS
Bloated (Plant Food) - 750 DPS	
Normal - 50 DPS
Normal (Plant Food) - 650 DPS
Bloated - 185 DPS
Bloated (Plant Food) - 850 DPS
(Unlock cost: 1 Strength Token)	
Normal - 60 DPS
Normal (Plant Food) - 800 DPS
Bloated - 220 DPS
Bloated (Plant Food) - 1000 DPS
(Unlock cost: 2 Strength Tokens)
Toughness 	50 DPS 	200 DPS 	300 DPS 	
400 DPS
(Unlock cost: 1 Toughness Token)	
550 DPS
(Unlock cost: 2 Toughness Tokens)
Sun cost 	200 sun 	175 sun 	150 sun 	
125 sun
(Unlock cost: 1 Sun cost Token)	
100 sun
(Unlock cost: 2 Sun cost Tokens)
Recharge 	20 seconds	15 seconds 	10 seconds	
5 seconds
(Unlock cost: 1 Recharge Token)	
N/A
Firing rate	4 seconds 	3.5 seconds	3 seconds 	
2.5 seconds
(Unlock cost: 1 Firing rate Token)	
2 seconds
(Unlock cost: 2 Firing rate Tokens)
More about the upgrading system here.
==Strategies==
In her normal form, Bloatus already acts as a decent offensive plant. With a reasonable sun cost and recharge, she is able to fire seeds which can affect multiple zombies at once (but only if the zombies she’s firing at are packed closely together). What makes her unique, however, is her ability to fuse together to form a much more powerful version of herself, which gives her five times the damage she can deal, and the ability to attack two lanes at once (which compensates for the amount of space she takes up). This gives her an amazing amount of potential, especially in the late game. Even though it may take a total of 600 sun to obtain her bloated form, she can still hold zombies off during early game in her normal form by herself while the player collects more sun to plant three more Bloatuses. However, the fact that her bloated form takes up space in two lanes makes her twice as vulnerable, as even if one lane were highly defended, zombies can still have a chance to eat through her from another lane, so making sure that Bloatus in her bloated form is well-defended is key. Do take note as well that, in Plunging Rapids, she can easily get washed away by strong current in her bloated form, even if only one half of her still stays on the lawn, she will instantly get washed away. Another disadvantage is that Bloatus can’t be planted on land, and so her bloated form can’t be exploited in levels without any water in it.
==Gallery==
Bloatus.png|Bloatus (HD)
Bloated form (Bloatus).png|Bloated form
Bloatus costume.png|Costume
Seed packet (Bloatus).png|Seed packet
Bloatus idling.gif|Idling
Normal seed projectile (Bloatus).png|Projectile
Bloated seed projectile (Bloatus).png|Projectile (bloated form)
Plant food seed projectile (Bloatus).png|Plant food projectile
Bloated plant food seed projectile (Bloatus).png|Plant food projectile (bloated form)
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