Wi-Vine

Wi-Vine is a vine plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He was a premium plant promoting Cyberpunk Metropolis Part 1 and cost 100 gems to pay. Being a vine plant, Wi-Vine is able to be planted over plants to provide extra layer of defense.
Wi-Vine is a plant equivalent of Power Tile, as he can connect other Wi-Vines and spread the Plant Food to other plants planted inside other Wi-Vines. The maximum Wi-Vine he is able to connect was at least four Wi-Vines; other Wi-Vines planted outside that number behaves normal.
He is also supporting plants related to Fila-mint family by providing extra health, faster attack speed, and chance to electrify zombies when planted, except E.M.Peach due to being an instant-use plant.
== Origins ==
The exact species of vine Wi-Vine is based on is never officially specified. Wi-Vine's name is a portmanteau between Wi-Fi, a family of radio technologies commonly used for wireless local area networking (WLAN) of devices, and "vine", the plant Wi-Vine was based on.
== History ==
Wi-Vine was created by Melvin back in October 19th, 2019 under his "Melvin Abadi" username. During its first try, the page only says "Wi-Vine is a plant" with nothing else, but few minutes/hours later, Wi-Vine's page was become more expanded with some new informations about his ability, what plant he's based off, and some other stuffs like PF and PM (Power Mint) effects.
On the next day, October 20th, 2019, Melvin was uploading an image of Wi-Vine himself. His appearance was really odd and has somewhat unoriginal ability, being shooting plasma balls that split in half after hitting a zombie. He also a straight-shooting plant like Peashooter and his PF effect was a combination between Electric Blueberry and E.M.Peach.
Four days later, Melvin adds more information about his origin of what plant he based off. And that's it, he leave there forgotten and move on with new life. Until on January 2nd, 2021, Melvin under his new and current username, "Melvin12042007", remade Wi-Vine with slightly different ability, new design, and few updates.
Talking about the character design, prior to early 2021, Wi-Vine was not really a vine plant despite being categorized as one of them. It might be a hence on its name, but now he looks like an actual Vine plant. Wi-Vine back in the day was shaped like a wi-fi with leaves around it (a re-used texture from Blastberry Vine), but now he was more futuristic and the word "wi-fi" was based on his ability to connect other Wi-Vines.
== Almanac entry ==
== Upgrades ==
=== Plant Food effect ===
When being fed with Plant Food, not only being able to spread Plant Food to other plants planted inside other Wi-Vines, but he bursts into electricity while gaining armor, disabling all mechanical enemies in 5x5 area for 10 seconds, similar to E.M.Peach. The armor he gains absorbs another 600dps. This doesn't apply to other Wi-Vines however.
=== Fila-mint's effect ===
When boosted by Fila-mint, Wi-Vine will absorb 75 more health, and his Plant Food armor now absorb 50 more health.
== Strategies ==
Due to its nature being a plant equivalent of Power Tile, it makes Wi-Vine outclasses Tile Turnip, as he does not increase his sun cost. Even being transformed into sheep or bound by an octopus, his connectivity is still working on other Wi-Vines, meaning he's still useful in some levels with Wizard Zombies and Octo Zombies.
His Plant Food effect is able to disable mechanical enemies and gaining armor at the same time, similar to E.M.Peach. Similar to E.M.Pleach, he has the most utility in Far Future with all of the mechanical nature of that world. He is still doesn't have much use in Wild West, as he only stun Zombie Bull and Rodeo Legend Zombie, and works in certain levels in Modern Day with some mechanical threats coming from Far Future.
Even though he outclasses Tile Turnip, Wi-Vine has slower recharge than him. So, it is recommended to use Imitater to plant more Wi-Vines.
== Gallery ==
=== New ===
File:Wi-Vine HD NEW.png|HD Wi-Vine
File:Wi-Vine Seed packet.png|Wi-Vine's seed packet
=== Old ===
File:Wi-VineHD.png|HD Old Wi-Vine
Wi-Vine.png|HD Older Wi-Vine
== Trivia ==
* He is the first vine plant to cost gems to obtain.
*His almanac entry references one of Caddicarus skits in The Stupid World of Portable Crash Bandicoot Games 
*E.M.Peach being outclassed from being boosted by Wi-Vine is not only being an instant-use plant, but he is able to reactivate disabled mechanical enemies if Wi-Vine already stun them.
*Wi-Vine originally has a similar shape to a Wi-Fi icon and shoots a plasma ball that will split into two plasma balls once it hits a zombie that he targets. However, Wi-Vine wasn't actually a vine plant, despite he was categorized as a vine plant.
Category:Plants
Category:Electric Plants
Category:Vine plants
Category:Fila-mint Family plants
Category:Remakes
Category:Exists now
Category:Uncleared page