Quince

Quince is a premium in , first introduced in the 6.9.1 update as part of the 'Quince's Regal Season!' season. He is a short-ranged melee plant that repeatedly attacks nearby all zombies (or destructible environmental modifiers such as ) on both his own tile and the tile in front of him, dealing variable damage based on proximity.
==Origins==
===Physiology, Naming and Imagery===
Quince is based on the real-life Quince, an edible, pome fruit that comes from the Cydonia oblonga tree, the sole member of the genus Cydonia. When eaten raw, these fruits are rather hard and astringent. Quince's name is a portmanteau of the word 'Quince', referring to the fruit that Quince is based on, and 'Prince', which relates to Quince's royal design, featuring the plant's crown and its attack method using a sword, both things being commonly associated with the Middle Ages or the Medieval period.
===Creation===
Quince is a plant originally created on May 4th, 2018, by AsteriskOS (the second of three accounts Aster made) and designed by IAmPlayer. He was a 175 -cost plant that slashed zombies in close range, similar to plants such as . What made Quince unique was his pairing with , where Quince would gain more health by stealing metallic objects from them. By 2020, unoriginality had became a contributing factor when it came to page deletion on the wiki, and on March 3rd, 2020, Quince was deleted by DsFanboy due to only having a single unique interaction with a single plant. On March 10th, 2024, just over four years since the page was deleted, Quince became the second page in Aster's catalogue to receive a ground-up remake.
==Overview==
He is a short-ranged melee plant that repeatedly attacks all zombies (or destructible environmental modifiers such as ) on both his own tile and the tile in front of him. This attack deals more the closer zombies are to Quince, ranging from 20 damage if a zombie has just entered its range, to 80 damage if they are eating Quince himself. Unlike most other plants in Plants vs. Zombies 2, Quince cannot have vine plants such as <choose uncached="">
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== entry==
==Upgrades==
=== effect===
When given , Quince becomes fully invincible for ten seconds, unable to be eaten by zombies or instantly killed by zombies such as and . Additionally, Quince gains a slight boost to his attack, with the four damage zones now reduced to two: one dealing 60 damage and the other dealing 80 damage.
=== effect===
When boosted by , Quince now deals twice as much damage per hit and gains an additional 1000 health.
===Level upgrades===
Level	 	 	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	 	 	Cost 	Recharge 	Damage 	Damage 	Damage 	Damage 	Toughness 	Range(Close)
Level	 	 	Cost 	Recharge 	Zone 1 	Zone 2 	Zone 3 	Zone 4 	Toughness 	Range(Close)
1 	0 	0	150 	10 seconds 	15 	30 damage 	60 damage 	80 damage 	1000 damage	1x2
2 	50 	0	150 	9.5 seconds	20 damage	37.5 damage	70 damage 	90 damage 	1075 damage	1x2
3 	100 	0	150 	9 seconds 	25 damage	45 damage 	80 damage 	100 damage 	1150 damage	1x2
4 	200 	0	150 	9 seconds 	30 damage	52.5 damage	90 damage 	110 damage 	1225 damage	1x2
5 	300 	0	150 	8.5 seconds	35 damage	60 damage 	100 damage	120 damage 	1300 damage	1x2
6 	400 	0	125 	8.5 seconds	40 damage	67.5 damage	110 damage	130 damage 	1375 damage	1x2
7 	500 	0	125 	8 seconds 	45 damage	75 damage 	120 damage	140 damage 	1425 damage	1x2
8 	600 	0	125 	7.5 seconds	50 damage	80 damage 	130 damage	150 damage 	1500 damage	1x2
9 	800 	0	100 	7.5 seconds	55 damage	85 damage 	140 damage	162.5 damage	1625 damage	1x2
10 	1,000	0	100 	7 seconds 	60 damage	90 damage 	150 damage	175 damage 	1750 damage	1x2
===Mastery upgrades===
*Chance to Boost
*Toughness Bonus
==Strategies==
Due to Quince's limited range compared to other melee plants like or , it is essential to strategically place Quince where he can be most effective. Planting Quince on the front lines, replacing plants such as , maximizes his damage potential. If you intend to pair Quince with any defensive plant, is the best choice. This is due to Infi-nut's , which is gained through (whilst slightly reducing Quince's damage output) is highly effective against zombie hordes. Also, keep in mind that Quince has no synergy with vine plants, so plants like , which offer higher toughness, do not complement a Quince-specific lineup well.
Avoid using Quince in worlds such as or , especially due to the presence of and the heavy onslaught of zombies dropped by in the respective worlds, as unlike other melee plants, Quince cannot attack behind himself. If you plan to use Quince in these worlds, consider alternative counters such as and for cleanup duty.
Slowing plants like and enhance Quince's damage output by delaying zombies' eating, allowing Quince to function more effectively as a wall plant. is also a good pairing with Quince, maximizing his damage potential. However, be careful as Aloe heals plants every 6 seconds (at Level 1), leaving them vulnerable to overwhelming zombie attacks, especially from instant-killing zombies like . Consider using alongside Quince, as it can efficiently handle zombies that Quince may struggle against, such as instant-killing zombies or zombies with high health, while Quince deals with larger waves of smaller threats with his area-of-effect attack and increased toughness.
Although Quince's attack speed may not be as fast as other melee plants, he can effectively deal with and due to his area-of-effect attack.
Quince performs well in clearing destructible environmental modifiers such as ; thanks to his triple damage output compared to a in the affected zone. In worlds like with like "Necromancy!", Quince emerges as an excellent option, swiftly dealing a higher amount of damage to zombies emerging from graves.
==Costumes==
	
==Gallery==
QuinceHD.png|HD Quince (made by Instartist)
QuinceCape.png|Quince's first costume [titled 'Prince's Cape']
QuincePips.png|Quince's second costume [titled 'Pips']
QuinceSeed1.png|Quince's seed packet
QuinceSeed2.png| seed packet
QuinceSeed3.png|Seed packet with cost
QuinceSeed4.png|Imitated seed packet with sun cost
QuinceCrown.png|Quince's crown
===Other===
Quince IAmPx.png|The original Quince design, made by Player
Quince Tile.jpg|Quince on a tile
QuinceH.png|A now-deleted version of Quince, which you can view here
Quince Seed.png|First design's seed packet, themed after the Dark Ages world
==See also==
*The original Quince page
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==Trivia==
*This was the first one of Aster's remakes to not be directly made by the AsterWasTaken account.
*Historically speaking, Quince was the first ever plant on Plants vs. Zombies Character Creator Wiki to be based off the Quince fruit.
*Quince was originally only going to have 600 in his Toughness statistic rather than 1000.
**This was changed after a short gameplay session, where Aster realized that 600 damage would be too weak for a plant such as Quince, which thrives on being on a close range against .
*The 'Pips' in Quince's second costume are a reference to Apple Pip, another plant made by AsteriskOS.
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