Bamboo Shoot (Gone Rogue)

Bamboo Shoot is a lobbed-shot plant introduced in Plants vs. Zombies: Gone Rogue. He launches a bamboo bomb every ~1.5 seconds at zombies in a 5x5 area, dealing 40 damage.
He is unlocked upon starting a new save file, but must be obtained in a playthrough via a seed selection after completing a level. He is rarity level 3, and as such will appear rarely.
==Origins==
He is based on the bamboo, an evergreen perennial flowering plant in the subfamily Bambuseae of the grass family Poaceae.
The name itself is a pun on "bamboo shoot", the edible shoot of many bamboo species; with the "shoot" part referring to Bamboo Shoot's attack method. His Plant Food upgrade is a portmanteau of "bamboo," the plant it is based on; and "boom," referring to his explosive projectiles.  
==Plant Food upgrade==
Bamboo Shoot's Plant Food upgrade is Bamboom. When fed Plant Food, his bombs will become incendiary, dealing 60 damage, along with 20 damage in a 1x1 area. Defeated enemies have a 50% chance to leave a fire that deals 100 damage to a zombie that touches it.
Like most plants in Gone Rogue, his appearance changes, too, in which he grows leafy stubble and wears sunglasses.
==Strategies==
Bamboo Shoots can be effective when planted in a symetrical fashion, but stands out in terms of multi-lane setups. His DPS is double of a Peashooter's, but will only be taken full advantage of if given space for zombies in other lanes to move along. Multiple Bamboo Shoots with overlapping ranges can easily decimate weak zombies. Players should note how these bombs will undo chill and freeze effects.
His Plant Food upgrade is exceptionally strong against condensed groups of zombies as well, but like the bombs themselves, whatever flames remain can remove ice-based effects.
Like all other lobbed-shot plants, Bamboo Shoot excels at fighting zombies with frontal defense, such as the Screen Door and Ladder Zombies, but will have trouble against Parasol Zombie, who is immune to lobbed projectiles.
===Notable synergies===
*Garlic/Sweet Potato: With more zombies entering other lanes, they are able to continue past Bamboo Shoot while still being attacked by him.
*Lemon-Aid: Increases attack speed so that Bamboo Shoot fires every ~.75 seconds.
==Gallery==
File:BambooShoots Roguelike.png|Bamboo Shoot key art
==Trivia==
*Bamboo Shoot is a redesign of a plant of the same name from the defunct Plants vs. Zombies Adventures.
==Related achievements==
Category:Gone Rogue
Category:Lobbed-Shot Plants
Category:Male plants
Category:Attacking plants
Category:Multi-directional Plants
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