Nexus Heroes / Peashooter

Peashooter is a playable character in Nexus Heroes, hailing from the Plants vs. Zombies series. His design is strongly based on Plants vs. Zombies : Battle for Neighborville, although it was stated that the original game from 2009 serves as the main inspiration for his attacks. 
==Who is Peashooter?==
===THE ZOMBIE-BATTLING PLANT===
What's your first line of defense when the Zombies knocks on your door in search of fresh brains to feast on? A Peashooter, of course! These combative plants will fire peas at Zombies like it's nobody's business, and are everyone's most trusted allies in the never ending war against the brain-eating scum that threatens your grey matter. When recruited along with their other fellow green comrades, any garden is sure to turn into one chaotic battlefield.
==Gameplay==
=== Overview===
Peashooter is a lightweight fighter who has an emphasis on zoning and trapping, as his Specials mostly serve to either fire projectiles or place traps around the stage for his opponents. He is, also, very quick and blessed with fast and combo-friendly attacks on his Normals, meaning that zoning out opponents with his many tools isn't the only way to play this character.
However, Peashooter suffers from his very light weight, which makes his durability in matches dangerously poor, so he should be wary of stronger foes and keep them at bay with his Specials to ensure that he doesn't suffer from potentially deadly hits from bigger threats. As well as that, Peashooter is also not the best at dealing damage, as most of his attacks are quite weak. This is a character best used from a distance, but who can also prove himself handy at short range, provided that care is taken in not taking damage and avoiding powerful hits.
===Moveset===
  	Name  	Description
Neutral Attack,,... 	Leaf Jab/ Green Wheel/ Pea Barrage	Two swings of his leafy arms in quick succession. If the input is mashed, he follows up with a rapid jab consisting of a series of very short ranged shots from his cannon.
Dash AttackDash, 	Pea Cannon 	Clumsily tosses himself forward, headbutting opponents in front of himself.
Side Tilt 	Floral Swing 	Swings his head forward at a wide angle.
Up Tilt 	Vine Slash 	A 360º rotating hit aimed upward with both 'arms'. It hits twice and lifts opponents into the air.
Down Tilt 	Rooted 	Sticks his pea hand into the ground, making a larger root appear in front of himself from the ground, hitting opponents from below.
Forward Strong+ 	Chomper 	The Chomper plant spawns in front of the Peashooter, charging a powerful bite which deals high damage and knockback.
Up Strong+ 	Cactus 	The Cactus plant emerges from the ground where Peashooter is, rising upward and hitting opponents with its body. While the damage is highest at the top of Cactu's head, it also damages anyone who touches it while it's out.
Down Strong+ 	Sunflowers 	Two Sunflowers plants spawn at Peashooter's sides, glowing of an intense light which damages nearby opponents.
Neutral AerialAirborne	Clover Spin 	Rotates his torso with his 'arms' extended, hitting opponents all around.
Forward AerialAirborne	Root Kick 	Rapidly kicks twice in front of himself with the leaves at his base.
Back AerialAirborne 	Back Chops 	Swings his 'arms' behind himself for two hits.
Up AerialAirborne 	Bell Headbutt 	Headbutts above himself in an arch, from left to right.
Down AerialAirborne 	Clover Blades 	Makes the leaves at its base spin like helicopter blades, dealing multiple hits to opponents below.
Grab 	Grab 	Holds the opponent with one of his pea arms.
Pummel, 	Head Bonk 	Headbutts the opponent.
Forward Throw, 	Cabbage-Pult 	A Cabbage-Pult will spawn below the opponent, and proceed then to fling the opponent forward.
Back Throw, 	Reverse Cabbage-Pult 	Same as the Forward Throw, but the Cabbage-Pult will throw the opponent backwards.
Up Throw, 	Torchwood 	A Torchwood spawns below the opponent, who'll burn their rear and launch them upward.
Down Throw, 	Squasher 	A Squasher spawns above the opponent, who'll squash them into the ground.
Floor AttackGrounded >	Mow Down 	Spins his entire body in a 360º sweep.
Edge AttackLedge > 	Leaf Kick 	Kicks in front of himself with the leaves at the base of its torso after pulling himself up.
NEUTRAL SPECIAL 	Pea Shot 	Fires a Pea from his mouth. It doesn't travel fast, but they can be fired in quick succession, and they'll interrupt the opponent's attacks and movements. They can also be fired while moving forward or backward.
SIDE SPECIAL 	Wall-Nut 	Places a Wall-nut in front of himself. The Wall-nut will block any incoming projectile or hit and will act as an obstacle, though its duration is limited, and it'll break after taking a certain amount of hits. If Peashooter hits it with a decently strong hit, the Wall-nut will be tossed forward and act like a bowling ball, dealing great damage and launching whoever it meets in its path. It'll stop once it hits a wall or falls out of the stage. Only one Wall-nut per Peashooter can be active at a time, and pressing the input again will have no effect if one is already on the stage.
UP SPECIAL 	Rotobaga 	Latches onto a Rotobaga, which will propel the Peashooter upward for a short time, before disappearing. While Peashooter raises into the air, the direction in which he moves can be altered with the control stick.
DOWN SPECIAL 	Cherry Bomb 	Drops a Cherry Bomb to the ground, which will explode shortly after, dealing great damage and knockback.
FINISHER 	Pea Turret Assault 	Roots himself into the ground, while a military helmet appears on his head, then fires a huge barrage of peas in front of itself, covering the entire horizontal length of the stage with highly damaging projectiles.
===Intro Animation===
A small Sun drops on the stage, and the Peashooter emerges from the ground right after.
===Taunt===
Happily hops up and down while waving with his little 'arms'.
===Idle Poses===
*Lowers his head, closing his eyes, as if briefly falling asleep, then wakes up again suddenly.
*Bobs his head happily, as if humming a tune.
===Quotes===
All of Peashooter's quotes are taken directly from the sounds he makes in Plants Vs Zombies : Battle For Neighborville.
===Victory Poses===
*UP : Spits out a colorful rocket on the ground, which then lifts off into the air and explodes into celebratory fireworks, while the Peashooter watches in amusement.
*SIDE : Does a little dance, bobbing its head at the sides, then twirls and winks at the camera.
*DOWN : Fires a few celebratory shots around, then aims its cannon at the camera.
==Arcade Mode==
Peashooter's opponents in his Arcade route are themed after the various stages in the original Plants Vs Zombies.
The first match is themed after the "Day" stage, and takes place in Town Center, with the player going up against Snake and Gordon. These two opponents reference a regular and an armored Zombie, some of the most common enemies found in all Plants Vs Zombies games. The following stage is themed after the "Night" stage, and this time, the two opponents follow the theme themselves, being Sly and Nightmare : a nocturnal thief and a being named after a bad dream. The stage, Temen-Ni-Gru, is also set at night time.
After a Bonus Stage, Peashooter goes on to the third stage, themed after the "Pool" levels. The opponents, Delta and Undyne, are both associated with water and marine life, and the stage, Temple Ruins, features a large body of water too. The fourth stage, which takes place on Mêlée Island, follows the "Fog" levels, with the two opponents, Sakai and Ezio, being famously stealthy fighters who can use smoke bombs to obstruct the opponent's view, much like fog works in Plants Vs Zombies.
Following the second Bonus Stage, Peashooter takes on a stage themed after the "Roof" levels, this time with two fighters who excel in the air, Kitana and Spyro, and battling them on Kings Canyon. Finally, before Kerrigan, Peashooter faces his Rival, Leon, in a battle named "Zombie Smashers". As the name implies, the nod between these two is that they both fight zombies, albeit in rather different contexts.
Round 	Opponent 	Stage 	Music 	
1 	Snake
 Gordon	Town Center 	Grasswalk 	
2 	Nightmare
 Sly	Temen-Ni-Gru 	Dante & Trish (Seeds Of Love)	
Bonus Stage 1	Bonus Stage 1	Bonus Stage 1 	Bonus Stage 1 	Bonus Stage 1
3 	Delta
 Undyne	Temple Ruins 	Classical Lara 	
4 	Ezio
 Sakai 	Mêlée Island 	The Lookout 	
Bonus Stage 2	Bonus Stage 2	Bonus Stage 2 	Bonus Stage 2 	Bonus Stage 2
5 	Kitana
 Spyro	Kings Canyon 	Choose Your Legend 	
6 	Leon
(Rival Battle)	Raccoon City 	Secure Place 	
7 	Kerrigan 	Kerrigan's Leviathan	Conscience 	
==Alternates==
===Alternate Colors===
*GREEN : Default appearance, based on his appearance in Plants vs. Zombies : Battle for Neighborville.
*BLUE : Based on an Ice Peashooter, recurring plants from the Plants vs. Zombies series.
*RED : Based on a Fire Peashooter, recurring plants from the Plants vs. Zombies series.
*PINK : A Spring inspired color scheme, which also reminds of a Sweet Pea from Plants vs. Zombies Adventures.
===Alternate Costume===
File:PN PEASHOOTER RENDER.png|"Default" Costume
File:PN PEASHOOTER ALT.png|"Future Crop" Costume
*Default : Based on one of his appearance in Plants vs. Zombies : Battle for Neighborville.
*Future Crop : Based on one of his costumes from Plants vs. Zombies : Battle for Neighborville.
==Trivia==
*Peashooter is the only character in Nexus Heroes to hail from a Tower Defense game.
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