Strawdust

Strawdust is a plant obtained in Moon Base Z in Plants vs. Zombies 2. Strawdust is unlocked after beating Day 22.
Strawdust is a single-use plant, when a zombie contacts it, it will explode into a black hole, sucking all zombies in 3x3 area, killing them in process. The black hole can pull any target in 3x3 area to its lane, causing them to get sucked into the black hole. The black hole lasts for 12 seconds before disappearing.
It should be noted that the black hole can only insta-kill small and medium-sized zombies. Mechanical zombies (barring Bug Bot Imp) and Gargantuars cannot be killed by black hole, instead one aforementioned target will become trapped until the black hole disappears, in which the said stunned zombie also blocks the black hole's ability to pull zombies. Flying zombies cannot be killed by black holes but can still get pulled, making them unable to move until the black hole disappears.
== Origins ==
Strawdust is based on the widely cultivated red fruit strawberry, belonging in the Fragaria genus. Much like Strawburst, it is presented as an upside-down strawberry.
Strawdust's name is portmanteau of "stardust", referring to its cosmic appearance and ability and "strawberry", the real-life plant it is based on.
==Almanac entry==
== Upgrades ==
=== Plant Food effect ===
When given Plant Food, Strawdust will spin around for 10 seconds, transforming into a spherical black hole around it in 3x3 area, pulling all zombies in 5x5 area, killing them in the process. Unlike Strawdust's normal black hole, Plant Food black hole can instant-kill mechanical zombies, Gargantuar variants as well as flying zombies. Only one Strawdust can use Plant Food at a time and using Plant Food on it will cause it to disappear.
=== Contain-mint effect ===
When boosted by Contain-mint, Strawdust's black hole duration is increased by 8 seconds while its Plant Food duration is increased by 5 seconds.
== Strategies ==
Strawdust can be best treated as a cheaper Cherry Bomb that cannot instant-kill large zombies such as Gargantuars while also leaving a black hole that has the property of Sweet Potato, pulling zombies from adjacent lanes to the black hole, killing them in process. Strawdust is a very useful counter against critters like Zombie Chickens and Ice Weasels, assuming the black hole is in the same lane as their wranglers and hoarders, respectively.
Gargantuars and mechanical zombies pose a major threat to Strawdust as not only the black hole cannot kill them, only one zombie can get stunned while also blocking the pulling the same time. Strawdust however isn't completely useless against zombies as while cannot be killed by the black hole, the black hole can stun multiple flying at once until the black hole disappears.
== Gallery ==
File:StrawdustHD.png|HD Strawdust
File:Strawdust.png|HD Strawdust (old)
== Trivia ==
* Strawdust's design bears a resemblance to cosmic plants from PvZH.
* Strawdust's almanac (possibly) makes a play on the trope Fridge Horror.
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