Warpeno

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Warpeno is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It is a seasonal plant, tied to Warpeno's Warfare Season in . Warpeno is an instant-use plant that explodes when planted, erupting into a lane of spicy energized visual effects which cause all plants in that lane to have their Plant Family boosts applied for 15 seconds, regardless of their families, with plants in a 1x3 area centered on Warpeno having their boosts last for 20 seconds instead. The duration of the boost increases as Warpeno is upgraded.
Warpeno also energizes the entire lane for 20 seconds when planted, causing zombies in it to take 40 damage every second for a grand total of 800 damage over the duration. Robots, such as , will take 60 damage every second for a total of 1200 damage instead. It might not be much, because it isn't, but paired with boosted plants it can be just the chip damage you need.
Warpeno is an Enchant-mint family plant in the same way that Imitater is. It's just the place where miscellaneous plants go.
==Origins==
	Warpeno is based on , which in turn is based on the real life jalapeño, a cultivar of the plant Capsicum annuum valued for its spicy flavor, referring to the fact that Jalapeno is hot and spicy, burning an entire lane as he explodes. Warpeno, despite also being hot and spicy (no, not like that), does not burn any lanes.
	Warpeno's name is based on war, which is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular or irregular military forces.
== Almanac Entry ==
== Upgrades ==
=== Plant Food Effect ===
Warpeno is an instant-use plant and does not have a Plant Food effect.
=== Contain-mint Effect ===
When boosted with , Warpeno's boost duration is extended by 7 seconds, his energy damage is increased by 40 damage, and his robot energy damage is increased by 70 damage for the duration of the mint.
=== Upgrade Levels===
Level	Seed packets	Coins 	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	Seed packets	Coins 	Sun Cost	Recharge	Energy Damage	Robot Energy Damage	Near Duration	Far Duration
1 	0 	0 	300 	45 sec 	40 	60 	20 sec 	15 sec
2 	10 	1,000 	300 	44 sec 	50 	70 	21 sec 	16 sec
3 	100 	5,000 	300 	43 sec 	60 	80 	22 sec 	17 sec
4 	200 	10,000	300 	41 sec 	70 	90 	23 sec 	18 sec
5 	400 	20,000	275 	39 sec 	80 	110 	24 sec 	19 sec
6 	750 	30,000	275 	37 sec 	90 	120 	25 sec 	20 sec
7 	1,000 	40,000	275 	35 sec 	100 	130 	26 sec 	21 sec
8 	1,250 	50,000	250 	33 sec 	110 	150 	27 sec 	22 sec
9 	1,500 	60,000	250 	31 sec 	120 	160 	28 sec 	23 sec
10 	2,000 	75,000	225 	29 sec 	130 	180 	29 sec 	24 sec
===Mastery upgrades===
* Chance to Boost 
*Damage Pierce
==History==
===March 4th, 2023===
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==Strategies==
Warpeno's ability to boost a whole lane of plants is best used when there are as many plants in the lane as possible. Using it on a lane that has a bunch of powerful attackers and is facing off against some powerful zombies where it shines, as it can boost all of those plants and also deal damage over time to the zombies. Some particularly potent combos include family plants, which will be inspired to produce a lot of extra sun as their mint typically doesn't last for 15 or 20 seconds. Warpeno's boost lasts longer than any Power-mint, meaning that from to , any plant will benefit greatly from his inclusion.
Warpeno's damage-over-time effect might not do a massive amount of damage, but it is fairly effective on its own. You'll still want to use the plant for its main purpose of boosting, as it sports a relatively high sun cost (as far as instant-use plants go) and a very long recharge, but should there be an emergency where a group of or are scurrying towards your house, you should feel confident that Warpeno's energy damage will handle it. Warpeno also deals more energy damage to robotic enemies, such as or , and while he may not be able to actually take any of those out the damage increase makes the chip damage a bit more meaningful.
Positioning Warpeno to make the most of his proximity duration can be tricky, so it's recommended to either build your setup in such a way that you can put Warpenos in the back or something and keep the rest of your defense safe, or to maybe scatter throughout who can double as both walls and places for Warpenos to go, or to use something like a which can be used to let your Warpenos be planted directly in your defense and to potentially group up other plants so that all can be boosted. Power!
==Demonstration==
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== Gallery ==
WarpenoHD.png|Warpeno HD
WarpenoDetonation.png|Warpeno about to explode
WarpenoCostume.png|Warpeno's costume (cowboy bucket)
WarpenoCostumeDetonation.png|Costumed Warpeno about to explode
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