Doomberry

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Doomberry is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He is a seasonal plant, tied to Doomberry's Doomsday Season in . Doomberry is a defensive plant with a decent amount of Toughness, but don't let that Toughness trick you into thinking that he's a passive plant. When zombies bite, Doomberry bites back... with devastating doom fog! Doomberry emits doom fog when planted, at half Toughness, and when finally eaten.
The doom fog deals constant damage, 20 every second, which is quite substantial chip damage over its lengthy 20-second duration with a maximum of damage per zombie. The fog also slows zombies passing through by 20%, meaning that they will take even more damage than they normally would, even if they're not being slowed or stalled some other way. Multiple doom fogs, whether they are from the same Doomberry or from multiple, can stack with one another (damage, not slow) because they just do raw damage themselves rather than applying any kind of real poison status effect.
==Origins==
	Doomberry is loosely based on the real life Grape, a term referring to fruiting berry of vines belonging to the genus Vitis. We're not entirely convinced that's what he is based on, but he was pretty tight-lipped when we did the interview and we're too scared to dig any deeper. Please believe us. We're begging you.
== Almanac Entry ==
== Upgrades ==
=== Plant Food Power ===
When fed Plant Food, Doomberry will release an especially potent doom fog in a 5x5 area around him which lasts for 10 seconds, dealing 100 damage every second and slowing zombies down by 60%. Deals a total of damage over the duration.
=== Ail-mint Effect ===
When boosted with , Doomberry's effect damage is increased by and his effect slow is increased by 50% for the duration of the mint.
==Upgrade Levels==
Level	Seed packets	Coins 	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	Seed packets	Coins 	Sun Cost	Recharge	Toughness	Effect Damage	Effect Slow	Effect Duration	Plant Food Power(Damage)	Plant Food Power(Slow)
1 	0 	0 	50 	30 sec 	3000 	20 	20% 	20 sec 	100 	60%
2 	10 	1,000 	50 	30 sec 	3250 	20 	20% 	20 sec 	120 	60%
3 	100 	5,000 	50 	30 sec 	3500 	20 	25% 	20 sec 	140 	60%
4 	200 	10,000	50 	30 sec 	3750 	30 	25% 	25 sec 	160 	60%
5 	400 	20,000	50 	20 sec 	4000 	30 	25% 	25 sec 	190 	65%
6 	750 	30,000	50 	20 sec 	4500 	30 	30% 	35 sec 	220 	65%
7 	1,000 	40,000	50 	20 sec 	5000 	40 	30% 	35 sec 	260 	65%
8 	1,250 	50,000	50 	20 sec 	6500 	40 	30% 	45 sec 	300 	65%
9 	1,500 	60,000	50 	20 sec 	7000 	60 	35% 	45 sec 	350 	65%
10 	2,000 	75,000	50 	10 sec 	8000 	80 	35% 	60 sec 	400 	70%
==History==
===September 25th, 2020===
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== Strategies ==
Doomberry's doom fog makes him an excellent choice for controlling areas with high concentrations of zombies. One effective strategy is to use Doomberry as part of a layered defense. Planting Doomberry in the middle or front lines of a defensive formation creates a barrier that damages and slows down zombies, giving other defensive plants behind him more time to eliminate threats. Combining Doomberry with plants that have high burst damage, such as or , can capitalize on the slowed zombies and quickly clear out large groups. Strategic placement is key to maximizing the impact of Doomberry's doom fog. Placing him in narrow pathways or chokepoints ensures that zombies passing through will endure prolonged exposure to the fog, maximizing the cumulative damage over time. Additionally, planting Doomberry in areas where zombies are likely to congregate, such as near or , can result in significant damage to multiple targets.
Given that Doomberry emits doom fog at half Toughness and again when eaten, it's essential to consider his placement within the defensive lineup. Placing him strategically where he can endure multiple zombie attacks before succumbing ensures that he releases doom fog at critical moments during the wave; if he goes down in a single hit he'll only get the spawn fog and defeat dog, nothing in the middle. You'll want zombies to stick around for a while to maximize doom fog damage, so consider defensive plants that can provide additional stalling like or on top of the slow. Try to avoid pushy plants like since the doom fog area is somewhat limited. When facing tougher zombie variants or large waves, consider planting multiple Doomberry plants to create overlapping doom fog zones. This stacking effect increases the overall damage output, making it challenging for even the hardiest zombies to advance. Coordination with other offensive plants that can exploit the slowed status, such as or , further amplifies the effectiveness of Doomberry's doom fog.
==Demonstration==
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==Costumes==
== Gallery ==
DoomberryHD.png|Doomberry HD
DoomberryDegrade.png|Doomberry's degrade
DoomberryCostume.png|Doomberry's costume
DoomberryDegradeCostume.png|Doomberry's costume degrade
==Trivia==
*Doomberry was submitted to both the 2020 Lawn of Doom Contest and the 2020 Food Fight Contest
**Yes, that was apparently a thing that you could do
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