Golden Raspberry

==About==
 is plant in , introduced in update 11.5.2. It is unlocked with a quest to finish a level with at least 20 self-planted , which is available after the player completes all levels.
Golden Raspberry acts defensively akin to other wall plants, like , as it leaks and detonates its berries every degrade. Each detonation deals 100 damage and can only happen once per degrade before being unable to act offensively. At its first degrade (600HP lost), it produces 5 sun every 9 seconds. At its second stage (1200HP lost), it produces 15 sun every 12 seconds. At the third degrade (1800HP lost), it produces 50 sun every 16 seconds. Finally, on its fourth and final degrade (2400HP lost), it produces 75 sun every 21 seconds. Unlike other plants with degrades, healing from does not revert it back degrades and cannot be healed with .
==Origin==
It is based off of the real-life plant with the same name, Rubus ellipticus, or golden raspberries.
It's appearance embodies its name to the literal sense, as each berry is made of solid gold and correlating to the theme of gold in . Its ability adds to the worldly theme, basing it off of sun as with .
==Almanac Entry==
==Upgrades==
=== Effect===
When fed Plant Food, Golden Raspberry produces 75 sun per degrade passed and becomes invulnerable for 15 seconds.
=== Effect===
When boosted by Enlighten-mint, Golden Raspberry produces sun thrice as fast, gains +500 detonation damage, HP thresholds of its degrades to (200HP, 400HP, 600HP, and 800HP lost repsectively).
==Level Upgrades==
Level	Seed Packets	Coins 	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	Seed Packets	Coins 	Sun Cost	Recharge 	Toughness 	Damage 	Sun Production
1 	0 	1,000 	100 	Slow - 30 seconds	High - 3000	Heavy - 100	Variable - 5, 15, 50, 75
2 	0 	2,500 	100 	Slow - 29 seconds	High - 3200	Heavy - 100	Variable - 5, 15, 50, 75
3 	0 	5,000 	100 	Slow - 28 seconds	High - 3400	Heavy - 200	Variable - 5, 15, 50, 75
4 	0 	10,000	100 	Slow - 27 seconds	High - 3600	Heavy - 200	Variable - 5, 15, 50, 75
5 	0 	25,000	100 	Slow - 26 seconds	High - 3800	Heavy - 300	Variable - 5, 15, 50, 75
6 	0 	50,000	75 	Slow - 25 seconds	High - 4000	Heavy - 300	Variable - 10, 20, 60, 100
7 	0 	50,000	75 	Slow - 24 seconds	High - 4500	Heavy - 400	Variable - 10, 20, 60, 100
8 	0 	50,000	75 	Slow - 23 seconds	High - 5000	Heavy - 400	Variable - 10, 20, 60, 100
9 	0 	50,000	50 	Slow - 22 seconds	High - 5500	Heavy - 500	Variable - 15, 25, 75, 125
10 	0 	50,000	50 	Slow - 20 seconds	High - 6000	Heavy - 500	Variable - 15, 25, 75, 125
==Strategies==
Despite its impressive sun production rate, it assumes the plant is at its weakest point with no more damage instances and having just only twice the health of an average plant. Instead, use it as a way to generate extra sun while holding back waves as you would with other defensive plants, main difference being that this can generate even more sun to speed up your opening defense. Think of this plant as a support sun producer rather than a main one.
Due to its low HP at max efficiency, can be a good tool to get it out of the front line, where it can take the place of your sun producers to generate even more sun. Whilst this may not seem useful as you'd probably have a solid defense by then, it's extra defense can lend it some survivability against ambushing threats like thrown and whatnot without needing to sacrifice extra seed slots on vines. Speaking of, you can double down on its ability to be an efficient sun producer with , granting a bit more survivability and generating massive quantities of sun that can be used for expensive armaments like or to as ammunition for . Specializing it into a wall with is still an option, although it won't regernate berries to damage zombies.
As with most other , avoid using it when there are insta-kill zombies, like and , or zombies that can don't eat like .
==Gallery==
File:Golden Raspberry.png|HD Golden Raspberry
File:Golden Raspberry DG1.png|HD Golden Raspberry at its first degrade
File:Golden Raspberry DG2.png|HD Golden Raspberry at its second degrade
File:Golden Raspberry DG3.png|HD Golden Raspberry at its third degrade
File:Golden Raspberry DG4.png|HD Golden Raspberry at its fourth degrade
File:Golden Raspberry seed.png|Golden Raspberry seed packet
File:Golden Raspberry seed image.png|Golden Raspberry seed packet image
==Trivia==
* It has been about 2 years since geaivvs (originally Gei) made a plant page.
** Good morning USA!
* The first iteration of the Plant was originally going to be based off of the Solidago, or goldenrod, with a similar ability and gaining the ability to redirect damage to itself, but the art process for said iteration has been more complicated than usual.
* Originally, the plant would also have an ability to gain self heal properties, but was removed to as to keep the plant simpler.
Category:Enlighten-mint Family plants
Category:Defensive plants
Category:Wall plants
Category:Sun-producing plants