Bransformer

Bransformer is the eighth plant unlocked in Lightning Ridge in Plants vs. Zombies: Lost World, after beating Level 15A. Bransformer acts like an electrical counterpart of Torchwood, increasing the damage that electric attacks that pass through them do by increasing their voltage. However, at the cost of voltage increments, the current of electric attacks are decreased. This supposed current decrement can represent the following (if applicable):
*The amount of arcing is decreased (e.g. Lightning Reed's attacks will arc less and hit less zombies).
*The projectile velocity is decreased (e.g. Electric Peashooter's peas will slow down).
*The attack penetration is decreased (e.g. Laser Bean's laser may penetrate through only a certain number of zombies rather than all of them down his lane).
Bransformer also has different forms, transitioning into more powerful forms the more electrical attacks pass through him:
*First form - This is the form that Bransformer starts in, where he will increase the voltage and decrease the current of electrical attacks by a magnitude of 1.5.
*Second form - Bransformer transitions from his first form to this form after 15 electric attacks pass through him, where he will then increase the voltage and decrease the current of electrical attacks by a magnitude of 2.
*Third form - Bransformer transitions from his second form to this form after 30 (not including the previous 15 when transitioning from first to second form) electric attacks pass through him, where he will then increase the voltage and decrease the current of electrical attacks by a magnitude of 2.5.
Taking an example where Bransformer in their second form alters Laser Bean's laser, Bransformer will increase its voltage by 2 times, increasing the amount of damage it does by double. At the same time, Laser Bean's laser will penetrate twice as less zombies due to the decrement of the laser's current by 2 times (in this case, the number of zombies penetrated is determined by the number of zombies that are down his lane).
==Origins==
Bransformer's name is a portmanteau of 'bran' and 'transformer'. Brans are the hard outer layers of cereal grains, which refer to the type of plant that Bransformer is, whereas transformers are electrical devices that are used to either increase or decrease electrical voltages (while consequently decreasing or increasing the electrical current respectively), referring to Bransformer's ability.
==Almanac entry==
Bransformer
Sun cost: 175
Recharge: Mediocre
Transforms any electricity that passes through it into higher voltage electricity with more damage, but with reduced current and less arcing, projectile velocity and/or penetration.
Special: The more electricity that passes through Bransformer, the more they increase electrical damage and decrease electrical arcing/velocity/penetration.
Tea Plant can be a bit of a joker whenever he repeats his motto. Everybody, or, well, most plants are aware of that, but after a bit of thinking, Bransformer started pondering a lot about his abilities. "I have my regular blue form, and can upgrade myself to a purple, red or even orange form with Plant Food", says Bransformer. "Now I wonder... could I try gaining a green form by overdosing myself with Plant Food to first get to a yellow then a green form, or should I somehow find a way to downgrade myself from my regular blue form instead?"
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food power===
When fed Plant Food, Bransformer will transition to a fourth form which will increase the voltage and decrease the current of electrical attacks that pass through them by a magnitude of 3. Bransformer will also now occasionally fire electrical sparks at nearby zombies (within two tiles ahead or behind them and within his lane, or the lanes above or below) that can arc to nearby zombies similarly to Lightning Reed's attacks, dealing 10 DPS worth of damage per second.
===Stat tiers===
Stat 	Tier 1 	Tier 2 	Tier 3 	Tier 4	Tier 5
Toughness	50 DPS 	200 DPS 	300 DPS 	
400 DPS
(Unlock cost: 1 Toughness Token)	
550 DPS
(Unlock cost: 2 Toughness Tokens)
Sun cost 	250 sun 	200 sun 	175 sun 	
150 sun
(Unlock cost: 1 Sun cost Token)	
100 sun
(Unlock cost: 2 Sun cost Tokens)
Recharge 	20 seconds	15 seconds	10 seconds	
5 seconds
(Unlock cost: 1 Recharge Token)	
N/A
More about the upgrading system here.
==Strategies==
Due to the similarities between the two plants, strategies for using Torchwood can also be used for Bransformer, albeit with electric plants instead of peashooting plants, which is good for enabling more strategies that tend to mostly use electric plants due to the advantageous synergy. However, Bransformer is not a perfect counterpart of Torchwood, as Bransformer has different forms and also applies certain downsides to attacks that pass through them, unlike Torchwood, so you'll need to think somewhat differently about how you pair Bransformer with other electric plants.
Firstly, Bransformer's maximum magnitude of electric voltage increments and current decrements is at 2.5, which is more than Torchwood's damage incrementing magnitude of 2, albeit Bransformer starts with a magnitude of 1.5 and gradually starts having a greater effect on the electric attacks that pass through Bransformer as more attacks pass through them. Because of this, Bransformer works better in the long run compared to Torchwood, and worse in the short run, so one should avoid planting new Bransformers as late as possible during a game.
Secondly, Bransformer alters electric attacks such that they increase their voltage in order to deal more damage while decreasing their current, sacrificing attack arcing/projectile velocity/attack penetration. These alterations make attacks more suited to dealing with individual but tough zombies compared to full-blown hordes of weak zombies, making Bransformer slightly more situational and slightly less flexible in the number of strategies that they can be utilised in, but also more worthwhile in some situations where Bransformer could somewhat outperform Torchwood.
==Gallery==
Bransformer (first form).png|Bransformer (HD)
Bransformer (second form).png|Bransformer's second form
Bransformer (third form).png|Bransformer's third form
Bransformer (Plant Food form).png|Bransformer's fourth form, attained by feeding Plant Food
Bransformer's costume.png|Costume
Bransformer's seed packet.png|Seed packet
Bransformer increasing Laser Bean's laser's voltage.png|Bransformer in their second form increasing Laser Bean's laser's voltage
==Art credits==
*Credits to Bean for making Bransformer's art.
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