Ok-Ra

Ok-Ra is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 tied to the Sunny Skirmish Thymed Event. He functions as the plant equivalent to Ra Zombie, attracting and absorbing sun from all over the lawn. All sun absorbed by him will be sent straight to your sun bank as well.
On paper, Ok-Ra is another manual plant that when tapped, sends a highly destructive sunbeam down the lane, torching down any zombie it comes into contact with. The damage of this beam can be increased with each individual sun absorbed, and caps at +320 damage. Here's a table to give you a rough idea:
Absorption	Absorption
Sun Amount	Damage Increased
5 	4
25 	20
50 	40
75 	60
Once he's reached max charge, he'll stop attracting sun. After firing his laser, he'll need to rest for a solid 16 seconds before being able to do anything again.
Ok-Ra also has a unique interaction with <choose uncached><option weight=50>Shine Vine</option><option weight=25>Shinny Vinny</option><option weight=25>Shinesauce the Vinesauce</option><option weight=25>the shower</option></choose>. Planting him within said vine will buff his laser (as if that needed any further buffing), causing it to produce 50 sun upon defeating a zombie.
==Origins==
140px|thumb|left|Abelmoschus esculentus (Okra)
Ok-Ra, as its name suggests, is based on the , also known in some countries as "lady's finger" due to its finger-like appearance. It's a flowering plant in the family native to East Africa, cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. It has edible, green seed pods, and a rather slimy texture to boot.
Another inspiration behind Ok-Ra is, of course, the Egyptian god of the Sun and ruler of everything in the created world - , much like his zombie counterpart Ra Zombie. In fact, that's our next stop!
Ra Zombie himself is a big inspiration behind Ok-Ra's appearance and ability. From his basic look that looks exactly like him, to his ability to take sun, to even his appearance while doing so. His laser attack is more reminiscent of Turquoise Skull Zombie though, but if you really think about it, Turquoise Skull is a Ra clone, so it technically still counts.
His name is a portmanteau of "okra" and "Ra".
==Almanac Entry==
:Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food Effect===
:Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.
When fed Plant Food, Ok-Ra causes every sun producer on the lawn to simultaneously produce sun, then absorbing it, and firing a powerful, devastating laser beam that deals maximum damage (600 in this case) across the entire lane.
===Enlighten-mint Effect===
When boosted by Enlighten-mint, Ok-Ra starts with an extra 160 damage-worth of charge and his cooldown drops to 4 seconds.
===Level Upgrades===
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Sun Cost	Recharge	Toughness 	Damage 	Damage 	Attack Cooldown	Range 	Range
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Sun Cost	Recharge	Toughness 	Base 	Maximum 	Attack Cooldown	Sun Attraction	Attack
1 	0 	0 	175 	30 sec. 	300 damage	280 damage	600 damage	16 sec. 	Full Board 	Straight
2 	50 	0 	175 	28 sec. 	350 damage	320 damage	640 damage	16 sec. 	Full Board 	Straight
3 	100 	0 	175 	28 sec. 	400 damage	360 damage	680 damage	13 sec. 	Full Board 	Straight
4 	200 	0 	150 	22 sec. 	450 damage	400 damage	720 damage	13 sec. 	Full Board 	Straight
5 	300 	0 	150 	22 sec. 	550 damage	440 damage	760 damage	10 sec. 	Full Board 	Straight
6 	400 	0 	125 	19 sec. 	600 damage	480 damage	800 damage	10 sec. 	Full Board 	Straight
7 	500 	0 	125 	19 sec. 	650 damage	520 damage	840 damage	7 sec. 	Full Board 	Straight
8 	600 	0 	125 	14 sec. 	700 damage	560 damage	880 damage	7 sec. 	Full Board 	Straight
9 	800 	0 	100 	14 sec. 	800 damage	600 damage	920 damage	4 sec. 	Full Board 	Straight
10 	1,000 	0 	100 	10 sec. 	900 damage	640 damage	960 damage	4 sec. 	Full Board 	Straight
===Mastery Upgrades===
* Damage pierce
* Chance to boost
==Strategies==
Ok-Ra is a very situational plant, relying heavily on sun production to be viable, kind of like a more complicated Magnifying Grass to an extent. With that said, you want to keep your hands away from any and all stray sun drops as much as possible so that he can absorb them. Yes, this means that AFK farming sun is possible now, but just because that responsibility isn't bound to you anymore doesn't mean you can watch the entirety of Jujutsu Kaisen while beating a PvZ2 level, you still have to click the damn thing to attack after all. You also still have to manually place down seed packets as well. Gee, if only there were a plant for that...
A particular strategy that works well with him is none other than the Sun Field. Load up the frontline with as many sun producers as you can, and you're pretty much set. This makes Sunflower an actually worthwhile pick, as you can more easily fill up the lawn with them while also receiving a consistent flow of sun. Though it's only natural to run him alongside some of the bigger producers like Primal Sunflower and Twin Sunflower to help him more easily reach his damage ceiling.
You shouldn't sleep on his built-in synergy with Shine Vine either. For one, Shine Vine produces its own sun, which Ok-Ra can use to boost his damage. Then there's the whole gimmick where defeated zombies drop even more sun. All this sun being created lets Ok-Ra maximize his damage output a lot easier.
Ok-Ra shines most in Lost City mainly due to its abundance of sun. The Gold Tiles are most helpful to him as they produce sun while taking up absolutely no space, and you can even plant Shine Vines to make even more sun. Gold Leaf is a useful asset to him as well, letting you pick and choose where you want your Gold Tiles for more strategy.
Outside of those, Ok-Ra has really great synergy with a ton of other Enlighten-mint family plants as well. Zombies that eat Sun Beans or stunned by Solar Tomato drop sun, Toadstool creates sun after swallowing a zombie, Gold Bloom and Solar Sage produce loads of sun upon planting, with the latter also making even more sun upon defeat, heck, even Enlighten-mint herself synergizes really well with him, as outside of the boost she provides him, every other sun producer makes sun at lightspeed, which in turn results in Ok-Ra reaching max damage at lightspeed as well. All of these plants help him a ton and a half, so its recommended to bring multiple when running Ok-Ra.
With the amount of sun producers present in an Ok-Ra centered setup, its common knowledge to bring at least a couple expensive plants like Winter Melon or Magnifying Grass to actually use the built up sun. Honestly speaking, the amount of sun you'll get in an Ok-Ra setup is enough to get someone through college.
==Gallery==
===Renders===
HD Ok-Ra.png|HD Ok-Ra
HD Ok-Ra Attracting.png|HD Ok-Ra Attracting Sun
===Seed Packets===
Ok-Ra Seed Packet.png|Seed Packet
Ok-Ra Boosted Seed Packet.png|Boosted Seed Packet
===Miscellaneous===
Ok-Ra Endless Card.png|Endless Zone Card
===Demonstration===
Ok-Ra Attracting Sun.png|Attracting Sun
Ok-Ra Sunbeam.png|Sunbeam Attack
==Trivia==
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* Ok-Ra's almanac entry references both Walter White's infamous speech to Skylar from the hit crime drama series Breaking Bad, as well as the Arena page on the Plants vs. Zombies Wiki.
** Ironically, the aforementioned page doesn't have a "Strategies" section.
** Fun fact: Darten simply copied the speech from a copypasta he found on Reddit.
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* Supernarra.
* Ok-Ra's whole concept was actually conceived all the way back in October 2023 in the Wiki's Discord Server.
* Like Welderberry and Supernarra before it, Ok-Ra's artwork was stitched together in Photopea. Here's a list of all plants and respective assets that I used:
** Pokra's body colored yellow, as well as a few leaves.
** Ra Zombie's staff, helmet or whatever it is, and particle effects.
** Banana Launcher's eyes. Colored red and burned a bit for attracting render.
** Potato Mine's dirt hole thing.
** Ultomato's beam attack.
* Ok-Ra and Welderberry are the only two plants Darten made actual seed packets for.
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