Sweet Peach

Sweet Peach is a premium in , first introduced during the 2019 event and in the 7.1.3 update as part of the "Sweet Peach's Embracing Season!" season. She is a short-ranged plant that blows kisses at zombies, partially healing them, occasionally them to join the player's side.
==Origins==
===Physiology, Naming and Imagery===
Sweet Peach is based on the real-life Peach, an edible, juicy fruit that comes from the Prunus persica tree. Peaches have a lot of historical symbolism, particularly in modern times with things such as the peach emoji (🍑), noted for its resemblance to buttocks, and commonly treated as a euphemism for such. Her name is a combination of the word 'peach,' referring to the fruit that Sweet Peach is based on, and 'sweet,' typically used in a romantic sense to describe someone infatuated or in love (e.g., "She was being sweet to him"), as well as someone who is pleasant, kind, and thoughtful. This relates both to Sweet Peach's initial release window, being close to Valentine's Day, and Sweet Peach's ability to convert a zombie's allegiance.
===Creation===
Sweet Peach is a plant originally created on August 3rd, 2019, for the 2019 Plant Contest hosted by WiLdCaRd2048 (back when Aster was referred to as 'Asterplant'). She started as a 200 -cost plant that blew kisses at zombies, stunning them in place for a long period but attracting zombies into her lane as a downside. In the results of the 2019 Plant Contest, she placed sixth, behind plants like Bloatus, Leechee and Scallion of Peace. Her position of sixth was mainly due to community votes from Reapeageddon and Ionic Slime. While she scored highly in the Concept and Art categories, she fell short in Uniqueness, being compared to . Initially, the concept included her appearing not only in but also in the of the game.
 Sweet Peach underwent a redesign on October 2nd, 2019, receiving a new redrawn design and a rebalance to cost 250 sun instead of 200. While her ability remained mostly intact, any mention of her presence in the Chinese version was later removed, likely to avoid artificially lengthening the page. She remained this way until February 25th, 2024, where she was the first plant in Aster's catalogue to get a remake from the ground up.
==Overview==
She is a short-ranged plant that blows kisses at zombies which partly heals them. There is also a 5% chance that the kiss will the zombie it hits, converting it to the player's side. Unlike in the and affected by a , all zombies hypnotized by Sweet Peach will not retain any special abilities they may have had previously, only retaining their health and speed. These kisses also act like typical , meaning that they cannot bypass obstacles such as .
== entry==
==Upgrades==
=== effect===
When given , Sweet Peach will blow three gigantic kisses randomly across the entire lawn, healing the zombies hit to their maximum health and hypnotizing them.
=== effect===
When boosted by , Sweet Peach's kisses now have an additional 10% chance to hypnotize the zombie hit.
===Level upgrades===
Level	 	 	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	 	 	Cost 	Recharge 	Damage 	Toughness 	Range(Close)	HypnotizationPercentage
1 	0 	0	250 	5 seconds	-100 	300 damage	1x5 	5%
2 	50 	0	250 	5 seconds	-125 damage	350 damage	1x5 	6%
3 	100 	0	250 	5 seconds	-150 damage	400 damage	1x5 	7%
4 	200 	0	250 	5 seconds	-200 damage	450 damage	1x5 	8%
5 	300 	0	250 	4 seconds	-250 damage	475 damage	1x5 	8.5%
6 	400 	0	225 	4 seconds	-300 damage	500 damage	1x5 	9%
7 	500 	0	225 	4 seconds	-350 damage	600 damage	1x5 	10%
8 	600 	0	225 	4 seconds	-400 damage	700 damage	1x6 	10.5%
9 	800 	0	225 	2 seconds	-450 damage	800 damage	1x6 	11.5%
10 	1,000	0	200 	2 seconds	-500 damage	900 damage	1x6 	12.5%
===Mastery upgrades=== 
*Chance to Boost
*Damage Pierce
== Strategies==
Sweet Peach is a heavily strategic plant, and it's essential for players to know how to maximize her effectiveness on the lawn. Due to her healing factor, Sweet Peach partially invalidates the use of most -dealing plants (a notable exception is and , as their combined damage output outpaces Sweet Peach's healing power, albeit at a very expensive cost). It's often necessary to use Sweet Peach by herself to fully benefit from her abilities. Instant-kill plants are vital to Sweet Peach strategies, as they eliminate problematic zombies that cannot be easily defeated by Sweet Peach alone, such as , and . is especially useful, as it clears a large area of the battlefield; instantly killing zombies.
Pairing Sweet Peach with wall plants such as is crucial. Primal Wall-nut's low recharge time and sun cost make it particularly effective when paired with Sweet Peach, especially when utilizing the power-up unlocked in . Defensive plants like and also complement Sweet Peach's abilities well, providing an extra tile of range for her hypnotizing kisses. However, keep an eye on the recharge time for both plants, as it is double that of Primal Wall-nut. 
In worlds like , , and , and pose challenges for Sweet Peach's effectiveness. These obstacles block all of Sweet Peach's kisses, as they are considered straight-shot projectiles. To address this issue, consider using in levels featuring tombstones and incorporating both and into Frostbite Cave levels. Pyre Vine, in particular, can be planted on top of Sweet Peach to thaw surrounding Sweet Peaches.
While spamming Sweet Peach can be expensive, it is often the best course of action when using her, as doing so increases the likelihood of zombies being hypnotized. Pairing Sweet Peach with wall plants can also create a slower-paced level, allowing her more time to turn the tide of battle in your favor.
==Costumes==
	
==Gallery==
SweetPeachFinal.png|HD Sweet Peach (made by Instartist)
SweetPeachLatinaEarrings.png|Sweet Peach's first costume [titled 'Latina Earrings']
SweetPeachScentofParis.png|Sweet Peach's second costume [titled 'The Scent of Paris']
SweetPeachFinalNon.png|Sweet Peach without the surrounding Hearts
SweetPeachLatinaEarringsNon.png|Sweet Peach's first costume without the surrounding Hearts
SweetPeachScentofParisNon.png|Sweet Peach's second costume without the surrounding Hearts
Sweet PeachSeedPacket.png|Sweet Peach's seed packet
Sweet PeachSeedI.png| seed packet
Sweet PeachSeedPacket2.png|Seed packet with cost
Sweet PeachSeedPacketII.png|Imitated seed packet with sun cost
Kiss Projectile.png|Sweet Peach's kiss projectile
===Other===
SweetPeachHD.png|First design for Sweet Peach, made by Aster (Note the exaggerated eyebrows and the prominent blue eyes)
SweetPeachSeedPacketOld.png|First design's premium seed packet
SweetPeachSeedPacketOld2.png|First design's seed packet, featuring cost
SweetPeachSeedPacketOldI.png|An version of the packet, featuring sun cost
SweetPeachSeedPacketChina.png|First design's seed packet
SweetPeachSeedPacketChina2.png|First design's chinese seed packet, featuring sun cost
SweetPeachSeedPacketImitaterChina.png|An Imitated version of the chinese seed packet, featuring sun cost
SweetPeachRedesign.png|Second design for Sweet Peach, once again made by Aster (Note the body color of the plant)
SweetPeachSeedPacket.png|Second design's premium seed packet
Sweet PeachImitaterNo.png|An imitated version of the packet
SweetPeachSeedPacket2.png|Second design's seed packet, featuring sun cost
SweetPeachSeedPacketImiatater.png|An imitated version of the packet, featuring sun cost
SweetPeachWeird1.png|Original sketches by Instartist, featuring a variety of 
SweetPeachWeird2.png|A more final version of the previous image
SweetPeachFinal1.png|Rough sketch of the current Sweet Peach form
SweetPeachFinal2.png|Final rough sketch of the current Sweet Peach form
==See also==
* The original Sweet Peach page
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==Trivia==
*This is the first of Aster's creations to officially receive a remake.
** However, it was not the first plant revealed to be getting a remake; that title instead goes to Scarecrop.
*This plant was originally going to have a fire rate of every 2.4 seconds, but it was later reduced to a single second to make it more viable.
*The original effect for Sweet Peach was to additionally attract zombies to her lane, but this feature was later scrapped.
**It was intended as a reference to Sweet Peach's original ability; however, it was deemed unhelpful and did not make sense with the plant's new iteration.
*The 'Scent of Paris' sunglasses are a direct reference to the animated television series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir and one of its central antagonists, Chloé Bourgeois, who is always seen wearing a pair of white sunglasses.
**This is also why the costume is called 'The Scent of Paris', as the show is predominantly set in Paris, France.
*The original rough sketch for the remade Sweet Peach was initially inspired by the Hug Trader, a minor character from the Angry Birds film franchise.
**This was later changed to draw more inspiration from Jessica Rabbit, a character widely known for being a sex symbol in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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