Arctic Isles (Team Build)

Arctic Isles is the 12th world in Plants vs. Zombies 2 that, as its name suggests, takes place in the Arctic, albeit during an unknown time period (likely not set in modern times or future due to climate change). It was released in December 29th, 2022, and is unlocked after Neon Mixtape Tour and before Jurassic Marsh. This world features water in a similar fashion to , where, in each level, an arrow points at a line where the land and the sea is divided (and this may change position from level to level). Unlike Big Wave Beach, however, no tides are present and the water level always remains the same. To plant on the water, a Cotton Pad is required, unless specific flying plants are used. If you try planting a on the water, it will stay on for 5 seconds before disappearing.
This world's environment modifiers are ice tiles. The ice tiles work like regular tiles and are found within the water section of the lawn, but certain plants cannot be planted on them, those being fire plants and heavy plants, which are plants with a more expensive sun cost (the maximum sun cost threshold for plants that can be planted on ice sheets differs from level to level). Additionally, they can only be planted on once, and if you try planting on them again they will shatter, turning into a water tile and destroying the plant on said tile. Ice Skater Zombies have increased speed as they progress across these ice tiles.
===Ambush===
The ambush in this world is "Meltdown!". This causes some ice sheet tiles to be destroyed, releasing zombies. The zombies become immune to water for 5 seconds.
==Origins==
Even though the world has a similar theme to (whose time period dates around tens of thousands of years ago), Arctic Isles is based on the not-too-distant future, where technology is more advanced and the Arctic is being explored a lot more. Additionally, this world has a more location-specific setting than Frostbite Caves (this location being the Arctic, as suggested by the name of the world).
==Game Description==
A cool adventure awaits in the Arctic Isles! Watch where you stand as ice sheets are bound to break! Explore the levels of this chilling world and discover new friends and foes...
==Levels==
As per usual in Plants vs. Zombies 2, there are a total of 32 levels with 1 mid-boss and 1 boss battle to play in Arctic Isles, as well as introducing 6 (+2 Premium) plants and 14 zombies.
===Main Levels===
*Easiest level: Day 1
*Hardest level: Day 31
Day	Plants 	Zombies 	Flags 	Notes 	Prizes*
1 	Choice with 	, , 	2 	 	
2 	Choice 	, , , 	2 	 	
3 	 	, , , 	3 	Ice Sage showcase, Special Delivery level 	
4 	Choice with 	, , , 	3 	Save our Seeds level (2 Snow Peas on 4th column) 	
5 	Choice with 	, , , 	2 	 	
6 	 	, , , , , 	2 	Locked and loaded level 	Arctic Isles Piñata
7 	Choice 	, , , , , 	3 	 	
8 	 	, , , 	2 	Snowtato Fight level 	
9 	Choice 	, , , , , 	3 	Don't spend more than 2000 sun, Produce at least 2000 sun 	Arctic Isles Piñata
10 	Choice with and without 	, , , 	2 	Large amounts of appear, ice sheets cover entire lawn 	
11 	Choice without Enlighten-mint plants or free plants	, , , , 	2 	Last Stand level with 1750 sun 	
12 	Choice 	, , , , , , 	4 	 	
13 	Choice with 	, , , , , , 	3 	Don't let the zombies trample the flowers 	Arctic Isles Piñata
14 	 	, , , , , , , 	3 	Special Delivery level 	
15 	Choice 	, , , , , 	2 	Don't plant on Dave's mold colonies 	Snowy Note
16 	 	, , , , , , , , , , 	3 	Special Delivery level 	
17 	Choice with 	, , , , , , 	4 	 	
18 	 	, , , , , 	2 	Snowtato Fight level 	Arctic Isles Piñata
19 	 	, , , , , 	3 	showcase, Special Delivery level 	
20 	Choice 	, , , , , , , , 	1 	Don't let the zombies trample the flowers, large amounts of appear 	Northern Frights
21 	Choice 	, , , , , , 	3 	Don't plant on Dave's mold colonies 	
22 	Choice with 	, , , , , , 	4 	 	
23 	Choice with 	, , , , , , , 	2 	Don't lose more than 5 plants 	
24 	 	, 	1 	Snowtato Fight level, large amounts of appear 	Arctic Isles Piñata
25 	Choice 	, , , , , , , 	3 	 	
26 	Choice 	, , , , , , 	2 	Don't plant on Dave's mold colonies 	
27 	Choice with 	, , , , , , , , 	4 	 	
28 	 	, , , 	2 	Special Delivery level 	
29 	Choice with 	, , , , , , 	3 	Save our Seeds level - 5th column completely filled with endangered Wall-nuts, survive with most plants picked for you	
30 	 	, , , , , 	3 	Locked and Loaded level 	
31 	 	, , , , , , , , 	3 	Produce more than 4000 sun 	Arctic Isles Piñata
32 	 	, , , , , , , , , , , , ,	N/A, replaced with Boss Healthbar	Boss Fight with , Special Delivery level 	Key to Jurassic Marsh, Arctic Isles Trophy
*Prizes that are not money bags are unlocked only first time.
===Exclusive Brain Buster ===
The exclusive Brain Buster for Arctic Isles is Snowtato Fight. The whole lawn is covered in ice sheets, and all zombies appear via ambush. The only plants in this minigame are Frostato, Cold Potato and Cotton Pad, except for Day 24 which also gives you Snowclove. All Snowtato Fight levels are also Special Delivery levels. Plant damage is increased by 5 times. The ice sheets in the back 4 columns regenerate by themselves after 10 seconds. All zombies are immune to water (like zombies from ).
Snowtato Fight is encountered on Day 8, Day 18 and Day 24.
===Endless Zone===
The Endless Zone of the Arctic Isles is Northern Frights, which is unlocked by obtaining the activation key that is the Arctic Explorer Zombie's glowy stone but slightly bigger that is given upon completing Day 20.
The podium before activation looks like a night snow landscape with a snow pile and theres a firework on the snow pile, the unlock animation is a firework with the glowy stone attached to it being launched into the sky on the podium, causing an aurora borealis to happen along with a firework explosion that melt the snow pile revealing the endless zone level.
=== Starting Plants:=== 
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* Cotton Pad
===Unobtainable Plants:===
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==Plants==
===Regular Plants:=== 
* Cold Potato: Turns a water tile into an ice sheet while also temporarily freezing any zombies that may have been on said tile.
* Frostato: Frostatoes roll down their lane until they hit a zombie, where they are damaged and chilled for a few seconds.
* Cotton Pad: Cotton Pads protect plants from freezing and can be planted on both water and land. When on water, allows land plants to be planted on said tile.
* Snowclove: Snowcloves explodes in a 3x3 radius chilling and cursing zombies. Cursed zombies chill and damage all other zombies on its tile.
* Frostburn Nettle: Frostburn Nettle freezes zombies in a 7x1 radius dealing tons of damage and chilling them permanently.
* Christmas Stalking: Christmas Stalkings are shadow plants that wait until a zombie is on their tile, at which point they hit them with a flurry of chilling slashes.
===Premium Plants:=== 
* Ice Sage: A flying ice plant that harnesses energy from adjacent ice plants to create ice bolts faster and stronger.
* Fir Coat: Fir Coats protect plants from freezing and shoot needles and snowstorms.
==Zombies ==
===Common Zombies:=== 
*Arctic Isles Basic Zombie: Your average arctic zombie with a cheap coat.
*Arctic Isles Conehead Zombie: The cone is a heater.
*Arctic Isles Buckethead Zombie: The bucket is frozen to his head.
*: Has a Frozen Flag.
*Arctic Isles Imp: Loves walruses. Not as food, though.
*: Still trying to find the free brains they promised to give if he agreed to go on the expedition.
===New Zombies:=== 
* Ice Skater Trio: Enters on ice at high speeds as a team in a graceful formation, splitting their own ways upon encountering an obstacle. Gains extra speed and crushes plants when on ice.
* Reindeer Rider Zombie: Carries a gift as a makeshift shield, getting angry and ramming the nearest plant/zombie when it's broken, using said plant/zombie as a replacement shield.
* Hot Cocoa Zombie: Pours a cup of Hot Cocoa on the first plant it comes across, turning its tile into a water tile.
* Walrus Rider Zombie: Walrus Rider Zombie jumps out of the water, breaking the ice sheet on his tile an throws an Imp 2 tiles forward.
* Snow Roller Zombie: Rolls a pile of snow forwards, becoming stronger each tile. Crushes plants it rolls over.
* Arctic Explorer: Digs into the ground and breaks the Ice Blocks it is tunneling through. Stops digging and comes out of the ground upon encountering a Water Tile or when its Pickaxe is magnetized by a Magnet-Shroom.
* Woolen Warrior: A large troglobite zombie that shambles forward in a large woolen coat. Immune to ice attacks but takes double damage from fire.
* Berserker Zombie: Appears as a basic zombie, but becomes enraged when loses half health.
* Zombot Arctic Icebreaker: Can melt ice sheets to create zombies, as well as regenerate ice sheets and has a few other abilities.
==Gallery==
<tabber>
World=
File:Arctic Isles World.png|Arctic Isles World Icon
File:Arctic Isles Key.png|Arctic Isles Key
File:Arctic Isles Seed Packet.png|Arctic Isles Seed Packet
File:Arctic Isles Endless Zone Icon.png|Arctic Isles Endless Zone Icon
File:AIT.png|Arctic Isles trophy
File:Arctic Isles Endless Zone Unlocker.png|Arctic Isles Endless Zone Unlock Key
|-|Plants=
File:Cold Potatoe HD.png|HD Cold Potatoe
File:HD Frostato.png|HD Frostato
File:HD Cotton Pad.png|HD Cotton Pad
File:Snowclove HD.png|HD Snowclove
File:Frostburn Nettle(B).png|HD Frostburn Nettle
File:ChristmasStalking.png|HD Christmas Stalking
File:Ice Sage.png|HD Ice Sage
File:Fircoat.png|HD Fir Coat
|-|Zombies=
File:Basiczombiearctic.png|HD Arctic Isles Basic Zombie
File:Conezombiearctic.png|HD Arctic Isles Conehead Zombie
File:Bucketheadzombiearctic.png|HD Arctic Isles Buckethead Zombie
File:Arctic Isles Imp.png|HD Arctic Isles Imp
File:Ice Skater Trio.png|HD Ice Skater Trio
File:Reindeer Rider Zombie.png|HD Reindeer Rider Zombie
File:Walrus Rider Zombie HD.png|HD Walrus Rider Zombie
File:Hot Cocoa Zombie.png|HD Hot Cocoa Zombie
File:SnowRollerHD.png|HD Snow Roller Zombie
File:Arctic Explorer.png|HD Arctic Explorer Zombie
File:Woolen Warrior.png|HD Woolen Warrior Zombie
File:Berseker Zombie V2.png|HD Berserker Zombie
File:CAZI.webp|Zombot Arctic Icebreaker Concept Art
File:Zombot Arctic Icebreaker.png|HD Zombot Arctic Icebreaker
</tabber>
==Trivia == 
*The Endless Zone's name is based on the Northern Lights (also known as the Aurora Borealis), a natural phenomenon where a display of dynamic light patterns appear in curtain or ray-like shapes that are usually seen at Earth's high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic).
*The world's exclusive brain buster - Snowtato Fight - is based on Snowball Fights, a winter game in which people throw snowballs at each other.
*Gold Leaf can actually be used in this world because the developers finally realized how stupid it was that it could only be used in Lost City.
*That's a Rocky's unused art for this world.
*The 3 colors of the 3 Imps in this world, references the primary colors.
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