Shrub-Zero

Shrub-Zero is a premium plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. Shrub-Zero requires 250 seed packets to be unlocked for free.
Shrub-Zero is a single-use plant when eaten by a zombie, said zombie will become frozen solid, creating an ice block that acts as an obstacle for zombies, akin to Ice Bloom's ability. Unlike Ice Bloom's ice block, ice blocks created by Shrub-Zero are significantly tougher, capable of absorbing 4000 damage, making the ice block has the same health as a Wall-nut.
Shrub-Zero has an unique interaction with frozen wind in Frostbite Caves and Hunter Zombie as getting frozen by them actually benefits her as frozen block acts as a shield for her, capable of absorbing 2000 damage and slows down any zombies that biting the frozen block. Aside from this unique ability Shrub-Zero is pretty much useless in Frostbite Caves as zombies can fully eat her without getting frozen solid.
==Origins==
Shrub-Zero is based on the Camellia sinensis, otherwise known as the tea shrub or the tea plant. Shrub-Zero's requirement to get eaten to activate her ability and being the tea plant are inspired by Electrici-tea.
Her name is portmanteau of "sub zero", below zero on the Celsius scale; below freezing, referring to her appearance and "tea shrub", the plant she based on.
== Almanac entry ==
==Upgrades==
=== Plant Food effect ===
When given Plant Food, Shrub-Zero's flower glows up, and any zombie that eats her will become encased in ice crystal block. Ice crystal block has the same HP as an ice block but has the ability to slow down all zombies that bite it and when destroyed, the ice crystal block collapses, dealing 1800 damage per shot to all zombies caught in its AOE. If frozen while having Plant Food activated, Shrub-Zero's armor turns into ice crystal armor, capable of absorbing 4000 damage per shot.
=== Winter-mint effect ===
When boosted by Winter-mint, the ice block barrier and armor gain an additional 8000 HP, while crystal ice block and armor both gain additional 8000 HP, with the former deals an additional 2400 damage per shot when destroyed.
== Gallery ==
File:Shrub-Zero.png|HD Shrub-Zero (2023 redesign)
File:Shrubzero.png|HD Shrubzero (original design)
== Trivia ==
* Before 2023, she was referred as Shrubzero (without the hypen and the letter 'z' is lowercased)
* Her Almanac entry references to Mortal Kombat.
** Coincidentally, there is a Mortal Kombat character named Sub-Zero.
* Shrub-Zero's redesigned eyes are intentionally based on the eyes of most of the plants in the recent Plants vs. Zombies 3 beta not just in the similar manner to Levitater, but also makes her look cute.
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