Eggplant (BfN)

Eggplant is a playable Plant class in Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville. She is an Attack class that specializes in taking out tanky zombies like All-Star or Space Station.
== Description ==
=== In-game description ===
Eggplants are very strong offensive plants that specialize in close to mid range combat. Their Stem Spew fires extremely fast, able to hit good damage and take out even the tankiest of characters with their highly damaging Eggplant Artillery! Finish foes with Fruit Punch for fun!
== Primary Weapon ==
Rapid-fire weapon with high accuracy. - In-game description
Eggplant's primary weapon is the Stem Spew, which fire very quickly. They do 5.5 damage (6.5 critical) and fire at a rate of 14 RPS, or 840 RPM. It does 77 damage per second. (91 critical). It can fire for 3.4 seconds before having to reload, has 48 ammo, and takes 1.65 seconds to reload.
== Abilities ==
=== Fruit Punch ===
Elevate up and swing around before slamming onto the ground. - In-game description
When activated, Eggplant will hover up into the air, knocking back any zombies who touch her. Then, after 2.5 seconds, she slams down headfirst, similar to Swoop Slam and Gravity Smash. The attack does 100 damage to anything it touches directly, and 45 splash damage in a radius of 7 meters. The ability takes 15 seconds to recharge.
=== Eggplant Artillery ===
Fire an Eggplant out of your head, launching on any nearby foes. - In-game description
When this ability is activated, Eggplant will stay in place for 1 second, and launch a small Eggplant out of her head. This eggplant will home in on enemies, dealing 125 damage to any enemies it hits, with 75 splash damage. The eggplant moves at 40 meters per second. The ability takes 27 seconds to recharge.
=== Tough-Skinned ===
Gain an armor boost while dealing more damage for a short time. - In-game description
When this ability is activated, the player gains a 30% armor boost, while also dealing 30% more damage (7.2 damage, 8.45 critical). This ability has a 14 second duration and takes 23 seconds to recharge.
== Upgrades ==
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Iron Weight (1 Cost): Splash radius of Fruit Punch increased. Increased from 7 to 10 meters.
Combo 
Stacked (2 Cost): Faster reload upon getting a vanquish with Stem Spew. Can stack up to three times. Each vanquish removes .25 seconds from your reload. Wears off after 2 reloads.
Refreshing Revive
Rough Patch
Low Life
Hard-Headed (3 Cost): Stun zombies damaged by Fruit Punch ability. Zombies are unable to shoot, sprint, use their abilities or look around for 1.25 seconds.
Fearless
Unpeelable (3 Cost): Grant 35% armor boost when near multiple Zombies. When near 2 or more zombies, grant armor.
Swarm of Stems (4 Cost): Stem Spew holds more ammo. Gain ammo upon a vanquish. Clip size increases from 48 to 60 rounds. When you acquire a vanquish, gain back 10 rounds.
Leveling Up
Tactical Cuke (2 Cost): Deal more damage with Eggplant Artillery ability. Direct damage increased from 125-140 and splash increased from 75-90.
Collateral (2 Cost): If a Zombie survives Eggplant Artillery with 15% health or lower, deal 20 extra damage to that zombie. Self-explanatory.
Self-Sustainable Stems (3 Cost): Gain ammo for Stem Spew over time. Every second, gain 4 Stem Spew ammo.
Fruity Flare (1 Cost): Deal damage to enemies around Eggplant when activating Tough-Skinned ability. Zombies in a 5 meter radius take 20 damage.
Tanky and Lanky (4 Cost): Gain extra boosts upon using Tough-Skinned ability. Armor and damage boosts are now 50% instead of 30%, and you gain a 25% speed boost upon use. Ability now lasts 18 seconds.
== Strategies (Free-edit!) ==
=== With ===
Eggplants are amazing at taking out large, tanky characters. They are the main rival to All-Star, as their high DPS can shred through all their defenses. Then, they easily out-DPS the character. Eggplants are also amazing when fighting Imps, as their large clip size and DPS can kill Imps in one second, so long as you're accurate.
It's important to note that Eggplant is okay in small group fights, such as 1v2s. However, trying your luck in large group fights does not usually end well.
=== Against ===
Long range characters like Pirate are amazing against Eggplants, due to being able to camp them out. And, with the Eggplant only having 125 health, she is basically a free kill for Pirates.
Pressuring Eggplants are also a good counter to them. Eggplants only rely on abilities to take on groups, so as long as you survive them, you will be able to defeat the Eggplants.
== Balancing Changes ==
Coming soon? Maybe...
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