Rhudolph, the Red-Nosed Veggie

Rhudolph, the Red-Nosed Veggie is the second premium plant unlocked in Blizzard Peaks' level path C (more about level paths here) in Plants vs. Zombies: Lost World, after beating Level 6C. To use him, you need to select his seed packet and then select three positions on the lawn first. You can keep track of which tiles you've selected as they'll be marked for you (you can deselect these if you change your mind). Once three positions have been selected, Rhudolph's seed packet will recharge and Rhudolph will fly over the lawn with other reindeer and drop three presents, one onto each tile you've selected. These presents will all then explode and damage all zombies in a 3×3 area for 900 DPS. Each present will then leave one of the following:
*5 Silver coins worth $50 altogether (30% chance)
*5 Gold coins worth $250 altogether (25% chance)
*1 Plant Food (20% chance)
*100 sun (15% chance)*
*Random seed packet (excluding Rhudolph themselves) from your current roster (10% chance)
*In levels where sun is not used (e.g. Special Delivery levels), this is not a possible drop. To compensate for this, the chance for Plant Food to drop is increased by 5%, and the chance for a random seed packet to drop is increased by 10%.
Each present dropped also has a 25% chance to be a golden present instead of a regular one, where this present does an extra 450 DPS worth of damage (totaling up to 1350 DPS) and also guarantees a drop of a random seed packet from your current roster that is also boosted, meaning that its Plant Food effect will be activated upon planting.
==Origins==
Rhudolph’s name is a portmanteau of the word ‘rhubarb’ and the name ‘Rudolph’. Rhubarb is the vegetable that Rhudolph is based on (Rheum rhabarbarum being its scientific name), and Rudolph is the character that Rhudolph portrays, a reindeer known for his shiny red nose.
==Almanac entry==
Rhudolph, the Red-Nosed Veggie
Sun: 325
Recharge: Very Slow
Flies in with other reindeers and a sleigh, dropping three presents that explode and leave you various items.
Usage: Single-use, instant, click/tap on the seed packet and then choose three positions on the lawn to place presents.
Special: Can temporarily light up the entire lawn in dark areas for the duration of his entrance.
The real reason why other veggies used to laugh and call Rhudolph names: Rhudolph isn’t full veggie, that nose is actually a cherry.
==Upgrades==
===Stat tiers===
Stat 	Tier 1 	Tier 2 	Tier 3 	Tier 4	Tier 5
Strength	500 DPS 	750 DPS 	900 DPS 	
1050 DPS
(Unlock cost: 1 Strength Token)	
1300 DPS
(Unlock cost: 2 Strength Tokens)
Sun cost	450 sun 	375 sun 	325 sun 	
275 sun
(Unlock cost: 1 Sun cost Token)	
200 sun
(Unlock cost: 2 Sun cost Tokens)
Recharge	85 seconds	70 seconds	60 seconds	
50 seconds
(Unlock cost: 1 Recharge Token)	
35 seconds
(Unlock cost: 2 Recharge Tokens)
More about the upgrading system here.
==Strategies==
Rhudolph has a different take on most explosive instant-use plants as this time, Rhudolph can cause explosions in three areas per use, albeit the damage each explosion does is half the damage a usual instant-kill would deal, and Rhudolph also costs twice as much as a Cherry Bomb and has a recharge time almost double that of Cherry Bomb's as well (all of which, of course, is due to the number of explosions dealt). Taking into account that the explosion damage stacks with presents, however, it opens up a number of different strategies. Either you can maximise the area of damage in order to deal with large hordes of relatively weak zombies by spreading the presents out, or you can pack them together to deal large amounts of damage to a single tough zombie or a small group of tough zombies (three presents altogether can take out three quarters of a Gargantuar's health if positioned properly).
As an extra bonus, Rhudolph also partially acts as a utility plant as the presents he drops give a variety of items the player can use, which can make him a good source of currency (which is the most common item given from presents) or any items that can be used directly in the level, giving the player a small boost alongside the usage of Rhudolph's presents as explosives.
==Gallery==
Rhudolph, the Red-Nosed Veggie.png|Rhudolph (HD)
Rhudolph's costume.png|Costume
Seed packet (Rhudolph).png|Seed packet
Flying over the lawn.png|Rhudolph and others arriving with presents, about to drop them onto the lawn.
Present dropped by Rhudolph.png|The present dropped by Rhudolph
Golden present dropped by Rhudolph.png|The golden present that has a 25% chance of dropping
Rhudolph idling.gif|Idling
==Trivia==
*Rhudolph has undergone two overhauls before their ability was finalised, the first overhaul due to the ability being used by someone else, and the second (which was done three years later) due to the creator wanting to improve on the plant.
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