Blockcurrant

Blockcurrant is the 5th plant unlocked in Crumble Canyons in Plants vs. Zombies: Rift of the Taco. 
Blockcurrant is a defensive plant with his main ability being able to fire exploding black currants every 8 seconds that deal minor splash damage on contact. The black currants can also ricochet off of zombies before exploding dealing damage after hitting 3 zombies. When eaten, Blockcurrant's black currants fling off in 8 directions which deal minor damage individually but enough to instantly kill a Conehead Zombie if they all hit.
==Origins ==
Blockcurrant is based on a group of black currants. Black currants are small, dark purple to black berries that grow on a deciduous shrub. The plant is known for its tart, slightly sweet flavour and is commonly used in jams, jellies, syrups, and desserts. Black currants also vary in different sizes which is represented on Blockcurrant as he himself is a lot bigger than his 2 smaller siblings next to him.
Blockcurrant also features the word 'block' in his name refers to him being able to block the zombie advance. The word 'block' also refers to the defensive action of using one's body or an object to prevent an opponent's attack from making contact or causing harm. This can involve using arms, hands, or legs to intercept punches, kicks, or other strikes, thereby protecting vulnerable areas and reducing the impact of the attack. Effective blocking requires quick reflexes, proper technique, and anticipation of the opponent's moves, and it is a crucial skill in various martial arts and combat sports.
File:Ribes nigrum a1.jpg|A cluster of black currants growing in the wild.
File:240 F 57660220 SmnVqt4KSwvjiTJBFcU63wE3b4RwIP2b.webp|A very smartly dressed man blocking someone of entry in order to potentially protect himself or follow instructions from higher officials.
== About ==
Blockcurrant's main ability is to be able to fling blackcurrants that fling off of zombies with it dealing 30 damage to the first zombie the blackcurrants hits which is the same as a single hit from a Ghost Pepper but deals 10 damage to any surrounding zombies in the form of splash damage which is half of what a single pea from a Peashooter does which is 20 damage. This can be increased significantly upon levelling Blockcurrant up. 
Blockcurrant also has flings off 8 more blackcurrants on death which each deal 70 damage each but if all of the currants hit, it will deal enough damage to instantly kill a Conehead Zombie if Blockcurrant hasn't levelled up whatsoever. Blockcurrant also only flings off a Blackcurrant every 8 seconds which is nearly 3 times longer than the Cabbage-pult's lob rate.
Blockcurrant also has a higher starting toughness when compared to Wall-nut which is only has 4000 toughness while Blockcurrant has 4500 toughness. This makes it stronger than other defensive plants but still has a lot less defence when compared to the Tall-nut. Blockcurrant also costs an extra 25 Sun when compared to the Tall-nut which shows that it is also stronger than the Tall-nut himself.
== Almanac entry==
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food effect===
When fed with Plant Food, Blockcurrant will gain an additional 1500 toughness, increasing his toughness to 6000 if Blockcurrant were level 0. Blockcurrant will also fling of N+3 blackcurrants onto zombies with N being the current amount of times that Blackcurrants ricochet.
===Reinforce-mint effect===
When boosted by Reinforce-mint, Blockcurrant flings a blackcurrant 2 seconds quicker than before, blackcurrant damage also increases to an extra 20 damage per hit, splash damage increases by an extra 25 damage per hit and his Plant Food effect will activate.
===Level Upgrades===
Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	Seed packets	Coins	Sun Cost	Recharge (Sluggish)	Blackcurrant Flingrate	Blackcurrant Damage	Blackcurrant Splash Damage	Eaten Currant Damage Per Hit	Amount Of Times That Blackcurrants Ricochet	Toughness
1 	0 	0 	150 	20 seconds 	8 Seconds 	30 Damage 	10 Damage 	70 Damage 	3 Times 	4500
2 	50 	0 	150 	20 seconds 	8 Seconds 	30 Damage 	10 Damage 	70 Damage 	3 Times 	4750
3 	100 	0 	150 	20 seconds 	8 Seconds 	30 Damage 	10 Damage 	70 Damage 	3 Times 	4750
4 	200 	0 	150 	19 seconds 	8 Seconds 	30 Damage 	13 Damage 	70 Damage 	4 Times 	5000
5 	300 	0 	150 	19 seconds 	7 Seconds 	35 Damage 	13 Damage 	80 Damage 	4 Times 	5000
6 	400 	0 	125 	19 seconds 	7 Seconds 	35 Damage 	13 Damage 	80 Damage 	5 Times 	5000
7 	500 	0 	125 	19 seconds 	7 Seconds 	35 Damage 	16 Damage 	80 Damage 	5 Times 	5500
8 	600 	0 	125 	18 seconds 	7 Seconds 	35 Damage 	16 Damage 	80 Damage 	6 Times 	5500
9 	800 	0 	125 	18 seconds 	6 Seconds 	35 Damage 	16 Damage 	80 Damage 	6 Times 	5500
10 	1,000 	0 	100 	18 seconds 	6 Seconds 	45 Damage 	20 Damage 	90 Damage 	7 Times 	6000
===Mastery upgrades===
* Exploding Blackcurrant Shockwave
* Chance of Spawning with Double Toughness
==Strategies==
Blockcurrant is a very viable defensive plant that has many helpful uses. Blockcurrant can be used as a wall plant similar to Wall-nut but also has the unique ricocheting attack similar to Bowling Bulb. Blockcurrant's ability when eaten is similar to Explode-O-Nut's but on a smaller scale.
Firstly, Blockcurrant has the ability to fling a Blackcurrant at zombies every 8 seconds at base level which has the ability of being able to ricochet off of zombies dealing splash damage. This on it's own makes Blockcurrant useful when dealing with levels with large amounts of zombies as the splash damage can kill weaker zombies such as a Basic Zombie on it's own and the base Blackcurrant damage will add up and kill the bigger zombies such as a Buckethead Zombie eventually too. When level 10, one hit from Blockcurrant's Blackcurrant deals 45 damage which is over double that of a single hit of a Peashooter. This means that even though Blockcurrant has an intended use of being a defensive plant, Blockcurrant also can be used as an effective supporting plant in levels.
Secondly, Blockcurrant has a starting toughness of 4500 damage as said before is more than the toughness of a Wall-nut but also has the ability of being able to have his toughness replenished by Wall-nut First Aid which improves Blockcurrant's usage as when used in the correct environment, Blockcurrant should be overrun in order to deal more splash damage with his first ability and also increase his usefulness with his final ability that hasn't been currently mentioned.
Blockcurrant's final ability is that when eaten, he flings of 8 Blackcurrants that each deal 70 damage and 35 splash damage. This makes Blockcurrant an effective crowd controller as he can clear out massive hordes of zombies while also being able to attack from distance which makes it viable when compared to Explode-O-Nut. This attack is also enough to instantly kill a Conehead Zombie which makes Blockcurrant a good staller in the early game in order to gain more sun and gain an advantage over the zombies in the long run.
In terms of worlds, there are some that Blockcurrant excels at being effective in with one being Pirate Seas as some lanes have water which forces zombies into fewer and more crowded lanes which can make Blockcurrant's ricochet attack very effective. Blockcurrant is also very effective in Big Wave Beach and Modern Day as the amount of zombies in those worlds are generally higher than the others. Blockcurrant's ricochet ability is also very useful in destroying grid items so his usefulness also extends to Ancient Egypt, Dark Ages and Frostbite Caves as they all have grid items that can cause issues towards other plants. Blockcurrant may be less useful in Jurassic Marsh and Neon Mixtape Tour as he can get easily crushed and therefore his eaten ability won't activate.
Blockcurrant can synergize with other plants that deal heavy damage but have long fire rate times such as Citron. Reinforce-mint also boosts Blockcurrant as he is in their family. Sweet Potato can also be used before Blockcurrant is eaten in order to deal as much damage with his eaten ability as possible.
==Gallery==
Block CurrantHD.png|An image of a HD blank image of Blockcurrant.
Block-currant idling.gif|An idling Blockcurrant.
File:Block Currant.png|A very old former design for Blockcurrant when it was formerly called 'Block-Currant'.
File:Block Currant 2.0.png|An updated design of the former Block-Currant.
File:Block Currant Inverted.png|An old costume for the old Block-Currant where Block-Currant and his siblings would turn into berries of other colours.
==Trivia ==
*Blockcurrant's current (pun intended) positions might be inspired by Berry Blaster, a plant that being obtained in Steam Ages from the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2.
*Blockcurrant in his 2nd form used to have 3 visible siblings whereas currently Blockcurrant only has 2 visible siblings.
*Blockcurrant also used to be purple which differs to his current form where Blockcurrant is now black.
*Blockcurrant was one of the first plants ShogunyanMasterOFish thought of when initially joining the wiki.
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