Artichoke Drone (PvZ2)

Artichoke Drone is a special in . She can be unlocked in X.
Artichoke Drone hovers above the ground and attacks by shooting darts at zombies (every 2.5 seconds), dealing 20 damage per shot. She is very similar to Garlic Drone, but unlike him, Artichoke Drone has a higher defense but weaker attack and can’t be eaten by or any other low zombies.
Artichoke Drone is a flying plant, meaning she can be planter over moon craters in Space Race, water in , and the sea in .
==Origins==
She is based on the plant with the same name and appearance from . Her high toughness is based on how she has more health in this game. 
 Her Plant Food power and appearance is based on her red variant who was introduced in Garden Warfare’s sequel. Her costume is also based on the red variant, as it wears googles.
==Almanac entry==
==Upgrades==
=== effect===
When fed with Plant Food Artichoke Drone will enter into an enraged mode, turning herself red, she’ll 20 darts in her line, dealing 40 damage per dart. She will remain red for the rest of the game. In her red appearance, Artichoke Drone fires her darts faster (every 1.3 seconds).
=== effect===
When boosted by , Artichoke Drone will deal 120 additional damage with her darts.
===Level Upgrades===
Level	Seed Packets	Coins 	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	Seed Packets	Coins 	Sun Cost	Recharge
(Mediocre)	Toughness
(Typical)	Damage
(Normal)	Range
1 	0 	0 	175 	15 seconds 	900 damage 	30 damage	Straight
2 	10 	1,000 	150 	15 seconds 	900 damage 	35 damage	Straight
3 	25 	2,500 	150 	14.5 seconds	900 damage 	40 damage	Straight
4 	50 	5,000 	150 	14.5 seconds	950 damage 	45 damage	Straight
5 	100 	10,000 	150 	14 seconds 	950 damage 	50 damage	Straight
6 	200 	20,000 	125 	14 seconds 	950 damage 	55 damage	Straight
7 	400 	30,000 	125 	13.5 seconds	1000 damage	55 damage	Straight
8 	800 	50,000 	125 	13.5 seconds	1000 damage	55 damage	Straight
9 	1,200 	75,000 	100 	13 seconds 	1100 damage	60 damage	Straight
10 	1,600 	100,000	75 	13 seconds 	1200 damage	60 damage	Straight
===Upgrade Perks ===
==Strategies==
Artichoke Drone flies over the lawn, she has three times the health of a regular plant and deals a higher amount of damage than a Peashooter at a slower firing rate. She is not the best choice against a regular zombie threat, instead use better plants like with higher damage but slower firing rate, or with his buttering ability but slower firing rate.
Artichoke Drone can float over water in the , allowing her to be deployed without the need of Lily Pad. This makes Rotobaga a decent choice for stalling , though using 's ability is clearly still a more favorable choice for the task.
Artichoke Drone can be used in Space Race, planting her over moon craters. Sure, she’ll last for a limited time, but it’ll be enough to stall and defeat some zombies. Why can’t you plant Atmossphere on her? Because you are planting her over a moon crater.
Due to her relatively low sun cost and high toughness, she can be a great choice against imps in , since deal more damage per bite and have a lower health. Artichoke Drone will be able to defeat the easily and withstand their great bites. This will be even better when she is fed Plant Food, as her firing rate will be faster.
==Gallery==
File:Dron Alcachofa.png|HD Artichoke Drone
File:Red Artichoke.png|HD Red Artichoke
==Trivia==
* This page was delayed since 2023 because reasons.
** She was supposed to be released along Agent Pea, but Agent Pea was delayed because I couldn’t come up with an ability.
*She is the second plant based on an artichoke in Plants vs. Zombies 2.
** The first plant is that one this guy enjoys.
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