Azure-Pea

Azure-Pea is a premium plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2, first introduced in the 7.8.6 update, along with Lotus-Pult. He can be unlocked for 100 gems.
Azure Pea shoots crystallized peas at zombies (or destructible environmental modifiers such as tombstones) at a time, in a medium-ranged spreadshot attack, in a 1x9 radius. Azure pea also deals higher damage the closer zombies are to him. 
Like most other Pea-shooting plants, Azure-Pea is based on the pea plant (Pisum sativum). As his name is a portmanteau of "Azure" and "Pea".
His Name, design, and abilities are based on Azurite. 
Azurite is a soft, deep-blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits. During the early 19th century, it was also known as chessylite, after the type locality at Chessy-les-Mines near Lyon, France. The mineral, a basic carbonate with the chemical formula Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2, has been known since ancient times, and was mentioned in Pliny the Elder's Natural History under the Greek name kuanos (κυανός: "deep blue," root of English cyan) and the Latin name caeruleum. Copper (Cu2+) gives it its blue color.
His name is also a reference to the costume for peashooter in Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, of the same name. 
== Almanac Entry ==
== Overview ==
=== Plants vs. Zombies 2 ===
Azure-Pea shoots two peas at a time, dealing spreadshot damage to all zombies within a 1x9 tile radius; similar to Snapdragon, though with a higher attack range. Azure-Pea deals 50 damage, and has higher health than a normal peashooter. 
== Upgrades ==
=== Plant Food Effect ===
When given plant food, Azure-Pea will rapdily fire peas in , dealing a total of 200 damage zombies within a 3x3 area. 
=== Appease-mint effect ===
When boosted with Appease-mint, Azure-additional 150 damage per pea-shot.
==Level Upgrades==
Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	Seed packets	Coins	Sun cost	Recharge (Mediocre)	Toughness (Elavated)	Damage 
(Moderate)	Plant Food Power 
(Damage)	Special 
(Spread-shot damage)*	Range
1 	0 	0 	150 	5 seconds 	500 Damage 	50 Damage 	200 Damage	1x9 radius	Close to Medium range
2 	50 	0 	150 	4.5 seconds 	550 Damage 	100 Damage	250 Damage	1x9 radius	Close to Medium range
3 	100 	0 	125 	4.5 seconds 	800 Damage 	150 Damage	300 Damage	1x9 radius	Close to Medium range
4 	200 	0 	125 	4.5 seconds 	950 Damage 	200 Damage	350 Damage	1x9 radius	Close to Medium range
5 	300 	0 	125 	4 seconds 	1000 Damage 	250 Damage	400 Damage	1x9 radius	Close to Medium range
6 	400 	0 	100 	4 seconds 	1050 Damage 	300 Damage	450 Damage	1x9 radius	Close to Medium range
7 	500 	0 	100 	3.5 seconds 	1200 Damage 	350 Damage	500 Damage	1x9 radius	Close to Medium range
8 	600 	0 	100 	3.5 seconds 	1250 Damage 	400 Damage	550 Damage	1x9 radius	Close to Medium range
9 	800 	0 	75 	3.5 seconds 	1350 Damage 	450 Damage	600 Damage	1x9 radius	Close to Medium range
10 	1,000 	0 	75 	3 seconds 	1400 Damage 	450 Damage	600 Damage	1x9 radius	Close to Medium range
*Direct hit damage
^Applies to both normal and Plant Food states.
===Mastery upgrades===
*Chance to Boost
*Damage Pierce
==Strategies==
Azure-Pea works as cheaper Snapdragon, with Threepeater's attack pattern. With a 1x3 spreadshot attack, Azure-Pea can attack zombies who dare to come too close, Azure-pea being area of effect plant will stay relevant in the later worlds. His attack pattern allows for up to ten Azure-Peas to stack their attack with each other, dealing great amounts of damage to low health zombies, and weaken stronger ones. This combined with Snapdragon's ability to hit multiple targets make Azure-Pea special as A.O.E plants are very powerful if used properly, Because of his low effect range, Snapdragon should almost always be used in tandem with defensive plants. Azure pea tends to struggle in levels with Excavator Zombies and/or Jester Zombies. as multiple Excavator Zombies can shut down Azure-Pea completely, and Jester Zombie deflect his projectiles.
It is not recommended for Azure-Pea to be use as a main offensive plant for dealing with tougher zombies like Jurassic Fossilhead or Robo-Cone Zombie. It can also be easily overwhelmed by zombies like Zombie Chicken and Ice Weasel because of its weaker area of effect and . Threepeater will also not fare well in levels with Excavator Zombies, Jester Zombies, Shield Zombies, Barrel Roller Zombies, Troglobites, Arcade Zombies, or levels where the zombie density is too high.
== Gallery ==
=== Plants vs. Zombies 2 ===
File:Azure pea HD.png|HD render
File:Azure Pea Seed Packet.png|Seed packet
File:Imitated Azure Pea Seed Packet.png|Imatiter seed packet
=== Concept Art ===
File:Azure pea concept art 1.png|Original Design (my boy got put on the ecnchantment table)
File:Azure pea concept art .png|The making of Azure-Peas current design
==Trivia==
*Azure pea was originally going to be made out of diamond
*Azure is the creator's favorite color (And mineral)
*The creator also owns the azure pea costume from BFN, and Zen cactus is one of his favorite variants in PvZ: Garden Warfare 2. which explains the inspiration for the plant's design.
*His concept names were: "Cryatal pea", and "Enchant pea"
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