Root Beer

Root Beer is a plant that is exclusive to the of , which can be purchased from at for $25,000 after the player beats . He is a manual multi-use plant. 
Root Beer takes 24 seconds to produce a bottle of root beer. Once a bottle has been produced, the player can tap on Root Beer to arm it. Tapping on a tile on the lawn when Root Beer is armed will fire the bottle of root beer, making it land and smash onto the tile that the player chose. This does impact damage. 
The bottle of root beer will now be smashed and glass shards will spread across the tile, dealing extra damage to zombies who walk over it, like a . If the bottle of root beer lands on a plant, the plant will attack 50% faster. This effect and the glass shards will last for 12 seconds.
==Origins==
Root Beer is based off Root Beer, a soft drink made using either the vine of the plant Sarsaparilla (which is also known as the Smilax ornata) or the root of the tree Sassafras albidum (which is also known as Red Sassafras or Silky Sassafras. It is typically a non-alcoholic, caffeine-free soft drink drunken in the Summer months. Whilst Root Beer is typically drunk from a can or a mug nowadays, bottles of root beer are still common, with them being made from glass due to it keeping the carbon fizz found with root beer. The glass bottles are the source of the ability of shattered glass to spread on the tile. Root Beer's name is directly attributed to the soft drink.
 The plant is based on the roots of Sassafras albidum, a plant that is native to North America. They were a key ingredient in the making of Root Beer until they were banned in 1960 due to the roots containing safrole, a chemical that can cause liver damage and various types of cancer. The fact that Root Beer is an underground plant and unable to be planted on is due to roots being typically underground.
==About==
Root Beer can be obtainable after the player beats the on the and it cannot be planted on . 
Unlike , Root Beer's glass shards cannot instantly defeat and . If a bottle of root beer lands in the water in or levels, it will not do anything. is not affected by the boost from Root Beer.
==Suburban Almanac entry==
==Strategies==
Root Beer acts similarly to a when it comes to its ability to launch a projectile across the lawn manually, however, it differs in several aspects. It can be used on a variety of different plants in the game, but can also be used as an extra offensive tool if the player chooses to. His bottles act similarly to a with a limited lifespan, however, do keep in mind that his bottles will not damage or , so avoid using Root Beer as a substitute for Spikeweed in levels such as . 
Placing the bottle in front of a , or a plant that is protected by a is a potential option, but keep in mind that the bottle will only be able to deal 300 to a zombie (this includes the impact damage of when the bottle originally lands on the tile and shatters) before it disappears. Using Root Beer's bottles in that way also means that you cannot use it as a way to improve plant attack speed unless you use a plant such as Spikeweed or to also be in front of Wall-nut, Tall-nut or the plant being protected by a Pumpkin. This isn't a bad option to use your bottles with, as it means that you can deal more damage quickly, whilst also being able to take out zombies such as the Zomboni.
 and will not bother to destroy the remains of the bottle, so you can use the glass shards as a way to take them down by stalling the two zombies with a and a or two Puff-shrooms (one, of course, being ). will also not vault over the glass shards. will still be able to take out the glass shards if they explode, though.
Root Beer's bottles can also be used as a way to improve plants' attack speed, especially plants such as so he can deal more splash damage quicker or so that he has a higher chance of firing . are also good options, as they can quickly tear through zombies more easily. This does not work with Cob Cannon, so do not fire Root Beer's bottles onto it. This means that it is less likely that the bottle shards are used though. The boosting effect only lasts for 12 seconds, and since Root Beer takes 24 seconds to reload, you will need two Root Beers to have a constant stream of boost hitting a single plant. This isn't recommended though, since two Root Beers cost 500 .
Try not to use Root Beer in or levels, as it is severely weaker there. First off, Root Beer's bottles will not do anything if they land in water, just splashing and sinking. Second off, Root Beer cannot be planted on , meaning that Root Beer will be tougher to deal with lanes, rather than water lanes which are typically easier to handle. Therefore, it is also not recommended to use Root Beer in , , , , or .
Be careful when tapping on sun that appears or falls over Root Beer, as you may accidentally fire off one of his bottles on accident. When tapped, it will engage itself, and if this is unneeded, you can cancel it by tapping the or tapping on a seed packet. Don't click on Root Beer thinking it will disengage, as it will fire off a projectile, forcing you to wait 24 seconds to gain another one. Root Beer bottles can improve other Root Beer's attack speeds, though it isn't needed as it effectively just makes it fire an extra bottle off, wasting the other bottle you shot at Root Beer originally.
Root Beer's bottles do not count as , so he can be used to obtain the achievement. 
==Related achievements==
==Gallery==
Root BeerHD..png|HD Root Beer
Root BeerImitated.png|HD Root Beer (which is imitated)
Root BeerSeed.png|Root Beer's seed packet
==In other languages==
==Trivia==
*Root Beer was made for the 2022 Summer Nights contest.
**The way it relates to the Summer Nights contest is that Root Beer is typically drunken in summer.
*Root Beer cannot be controlled multiple times.
*Root Beer is the first plant to be exclusive to the of Plants vs. Zombies.
**This is mainly due to the player using the DS' touchscreen and stylus to control him.
*Root Beer is called "Soda Root" in other countries due to Root Beer not being drunk that much in those countries, creating possible confusion with the alcoholic beverage Beer.
*The boosting effect will not stack.
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