Gloss Moss

Gloss Moss is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It attacks by firing orbs of light at zombies, which are produced at a rate depending on the current sun production of all plants. A single projectile is created once 200 sun has been produced, in which case the first available Gloss Moss (one that is not currently holding an orb) enters an armed state. An armed Gloss Moss will hold it's orb until a zombie enters the lane it is in, at which point it will launch the orb. The orb deals 120 damage to all zombies in a 1x1 area. After firing, Gloss Moss will not fire again for 2 seconds, though it can reload during this time period.
==Origin==
Gloss Moss is based off of the phylum Bryophyta, commonly known as mosses. It is not based off any particular species, however.
The "gloss" in it's name refers to it's light reflecting abilities, which it utilizes for offense, as gloss is defined as a smooth, shining appearance on something's surface.
== Upgrades ==
=== Plant Food effect ===
When Plant Food is used on Gloss Moss, it will fire it's projectile 5 times in a row. It will then enter an unarmed state if it was armed beforehand.
=== Enlighten-mint effect ===
While Enlighten-mint is active, Gloss Moss only requires 50 sun to become armed.
==Almanac Entry==
== Strategies ==
Due to it's properties, Gloss Moss is far more efficient during the later parts of a level. However, it is almost impossible to run at peak efficiency (having a full column would require producing 1000 sun every 2 seconds consistently, a feat that is essentially impossible to perform). As such, Gloss Moss is best used to deal large amounts of damage every so often. It synergizes particularly well with plants that can stall zombies (such as Snow Pea, Stallia or Winter Melon), as they give more time for Gloss Moss to recharge and deal further damage.
== Gallery ==
===New (art by Stormzzy)===
Gloss_moss_new_finished.png|Gloss Moss's current sprite
Gloss_moss_stormzzy.png|Gloss Moss HD sprite
gloss_moss_unarmed.png|Gloss Moss, unarmed
gloss_moss_bullet.png|Gloss Moss's projectile
===Old (art by MetallicApples)===
gloss_moss_finished.png|Gloss Moss's old sprite.
Gloss_moss_burned.png|Gloss Moss's old HD sprite.
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