Thrash Thrush

Thrash Thrush is the tenth plant obtained in Magma Marshlands in Plants vs. Zombies: Lost World, after beating Level 18A. Thrash Thrush has a tree tail which they can use to thrash at zombies at close range. Thrash Thrush, although damages one zombie at a time, can spread ash in a tile area around the impact of the attack. Ash can build up in zombies' eyes for every hit, and, after 5 hits, ash will build up to the point the zombies will get blinded. Zombies that first get blindness will get slightly stunned for 2 seconds before being able to walk again. In addition to plants, due to being unable to differentiate between their own allies and their enemies, zombies inflicted with blindness will also attempt to attack other nearby zombies, whether it'd be through biting or unique abilities, e.g. Zombot Drone Engineer's Zombot Drone (however, for balancing purposes, zombies have a smaller chance of attacking each other through their unique abilities (more powerful abilities have even smaller chances), including running over and smashing by vehicle zombies and Gargantuars respectively). The blinding effect is permanent, and zombies cannot be blinded twice (obviously).
Thrash Thrush is only able to attack zombies with its tail 25 times. For every hit, Thrash Thrush will gradually lose the leaves on their tail, and, once it loses it all, Thrash Thrush’s tail will become worn out. At this stage, Thrash Thrush will turn into a pile of ash for 10 seconds before it revives with a new tail that Thrash Thrush can use to attack zombies again. In this ash pile form, Thrash Thrush cannot be attacked by zombies (including vehicles), but Gargantuars may smash the pile, not only removing it but also spreading ash and blinding zombies in a 3×3 area. The ash pile is also susceptible to being blown away by Blover and Fanilla, where the ashes will blind every zombie in the lane in front of the pile, but will also at the same time lose the plant. Thrash Thrush is also a flying plant, so they can be planted on tiles which are not normally suitable for planting. Ash piles can also rest on unplantable tiles, with the exception of water and lava, where Thrash Thrush would then be lost if they were to turn into one.
Thrash Thrush has an upgrade, that being Phlox Phoenix.
==Origins==
Thrash Thrush's name involves its first word being a complicated portmanteau of two words: 'thrash' and 'ash'. The word 'thrash' involves beating something or someone in a violent manner, usually with a stick or whip (Thrash Thrush's tail can be somewhat related to a stick). 'Ash' is a word which, in this case, represents two meanings at once. Ash is a powdery residue which remains from the burning of a substance, and is also a genus of trees which are widely distributed throughout the northern, temperate regions. Thrash Thrush's name also involves rhyming of the two words that make it up. Thrushes are a family of small to medium-sized perching birds that are found worldwide.
==Almanac entry==
Thrash Thrush
Sun cost: 175
Recharge: Mediocre
Uses its tree tail to thrash zombies at close range and blind them with ash. Turns to ash for a while when its tail has worn out, reviving afterwards with a regrown tail.
Can be planted over tiles unsuitable for planting.
Special: Zombies can get blinded by ash after a certain number of thrashes.
Special: Has a limited number of attacks, turning into ash for a while to regrow its tail.
Thrash Thrush doesn’t actually intentionally disintegrate into ashes once she loses all her leaves on her tail, the disintegration just happens on its own without any apparent reason. Thrash Thrush doesn’t know why, her parents don’t know why, everybody else doesn’t know why. Thrash Thrush doesn’t really bother much about it though, she’s more interested in pondering about whether cheddar or mozzarella cheese tastes better. “You can’t go wrong with cheese.”
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food power===
When fed with Plant Food, Thrash Thrush will renew their tail and use it in a whip-like fashion to release a large amount of ash in front of it, blinding all zombies in their lane and as well as the lanes above and below.
===Stat tiers===
Stat 	Tier 1 	Tier 2 	Tier 3 	Tier 4	Tier 5
Strength 	20 DPS 	30 DPS 	40 DPS 	
50 DPS
(Unlock cost: 1 Strength Token)	
60 DPS
(Unlock cost: 2 Strength Tokens)
Toughness	50 DPS 	200 DPS 	300 DPS 	
400 DPS
(Unlock cost: 1 Toughness Token)	
550 DPS
(Unlock cost: 2 Toughness Tokens)
Sun cost 	250 	200 	175 	
150
(Unlock cost: 1 Sun cost Token)	
100
(Unlock cost: 2 Sun cost Tokens)
Recharge 	20 seconds	15 seconds	10 seconds	
5 seconds
(Unlock cost: 1 Recharge Token)	N/A
More about the upgrading system here.
==Strategies==
A noteworthy ability Thrash Thrush has is the ability to blind zombies that they attack after a certain number of hits. The fact that Thrash Thrush is a melee plant also means that this plant would usually be planted directly behind a defensive plant in order to protect it while it is still able to attack zombies. Since sometimes there may be a number of zombies that defensive plants may have to hold off at once, Thrash Thrush would then be able to blind multiple zombies at once. Plus, since these zombies are so close together, it’s likely that at least one of them will already start attacking their own allies after the slight stun, making Thrash Thrush an effective melee plant while she has her own damage output besides her blinding ability. Her ability to fly also makes him flexible in terms of usage in multiple areas. But, however, her main downside is her limited number of hits she has before she needs to regrow. The fact that she turns to ashes during this regrowth stage also affects her flexibility of being able to be planted in numerous unplantable tiles, because Thrash Thrush’s ash would instantly be lose in lava or water. Therefore, it’d be better idea to make sure that the rest of your defense is still reliable enough to hold on their own while Thrash Thrush is still in her ash form. Plus, unless it’s intentional for lane control, using Blover or having Fanilla on the lawn while Thrash Thrush is in her ash form would lose him, so it’s not usually a good idea to bring either of these blowing plants along with Thrash Thrush into the same level, unless you try to work around it by only using Blover whenever Thrash Thrush is not in her ash form or using Fanilla far enough from Thrash Thrush in order to not disturb him in this form.
==Gallery==
Thrash Thrush.png|Thrash Thrush (HD)
File:Thrash Thrush costume.png|Costume
File:Thrash Thrush seed packet.png|Seed packet
File:Thrash Thrush's ashes.png|Thrash Thrush when they turn to ashes
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