Grapeworm

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Grapeworm is the third plant obtained in Gloomy Nights in Plants vs. Zombies: The Wacky House. He crawls inside of zombies, attacking them from the inside. Grapeworm first sits on the lawn, waiting, until a zombie comes within range. Its range in this mode is three tiles. Once within range, Grapeworm will jump into a zombie. It will deal continuous damage for 28 seconds, dealing 10 every second. The Grapeworm will jump out if the zombie it is in does not die after 28 seconds. It will go back into where it was planted before, falling asleep for 15 seconds. If the tile where Grapeworm was planted is occupied, Grapeworm will simply go in front of the plant farthest from home in its lane. However, if the zombie does die with Grapeworm in it, then the Grapeworm will immediately move on any nearby zombie, resetting its 28-second timer. 
== Origins ==
Grapeworm is based off of the grape and the eucestoda, also known colloquially as the tapeworm. His ability is a reference to the tapeworm's parasitic abilities to live inside an organism's host.
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== Rare counterpart ==
Rare Grapeworm acts in somewhat of an opposite manner from Grapeworm. Instead of jumping inside a zombie to turn them, Rare Grapeworm will jump into a zombie and then shoot parasites from within the zombie. While under control, Rare Grapeworm does not deal any damage to the zombie it controls. Like Common Grapeworm, after 28 seconds, Rare Grapeworm will jump out and rest for 10 seconds. However, it will also do so even if its host dies while it is inside of it. Rare Grapeworm shoots three parasites in the lane the zombie is in, and neighboring lanes. These parasites extend to four tiles. Rare Grapeworm's firing speed is still each second, and it still does 10 damage per second, or per shot in this case. Rare Grapeworm's sun cost is elevated from 125 to 225, and its recharge has been lifted from 30 seconds to 37 seconds.
== Strategies ==
Grapeworm is a good plant to use for assisting other attacking plants. By itself, Grapeworm will take a decent long amount of time to destroy even the simplest of zombies. However, when accompanied by another attacking plant, Grapeworm's extra damage will add on over time, making getting rid of threats a little easier.
Having more than one Grapeworm per row can be utilized to either stack damage onto a single target, or to have additional damage to multiple targets. Space is not the biggest issue, as most of the time Grapeworm is being used, it will not be on the lawn. One can wish to leave an empty spot for Grapeworm, however the best strategy is simply to treat it like an instant-use plant.
Rare Grapeworm works in a very different way from its common ancestor. Try to target zombies that are strong that are in front of a less-worrying zombie. Stacking Rare Grapeworms is an even more efficient strategy, considering its wider range. Rare Grapeworm works best in large, spaced-out groups, as it is easier to target the zombies in the back.
== Balance changes ==
=== March 19, 2021 ===
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=== Version 2.6 (January 19th, 2024) ===
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== Gallery ==
File:Grapeworm.png|HD Grapeworm, made by 
File:Grapeworm Seed.png|Grapeworm's seed packet
File:Grapeworm Seed NP.png|Grapeworm's seed packet without its tag
=== Rare variant ===
File:Rare Grapeworm.png|HD Rare Grapeworm
File:Rare Grapeworm projectile.png|Rare Grapeworm's projectile that shoots out from zombies
File:Rare Grapeworm Seed.png|Rare Grapeworm's seed packet
File:Rare Grapeworm Seed NP.png|Rare Grapeworm's seed packet without its tag
== Trivia ==
*Grapeworm is slightly similar to from , mainly that they are both based on animals and they have an emphasis on closed-range attacks.
Category:Attacking plants
Category:Gloomy Nights
Category:Gloomy Nights obtained plants
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