Strawburst

*Strawbursts grow a berry for small, medium or huge damage that deal damage in an area!*

## Almanac statistics

### Special

Deals damage in an area for its medium and large berry
Self-destructs when attacked for damage equal to the stage it has, doesn't detonate if there's a plant over it

### Price from shop

20

**"Big is good," says Strawburst. "Though small's pretty a choice as well. And you should never discount medium. I just like sizes, really."**

**Strawburst** is a Timeless Avenue gauntlet plant in *Alternate UniverZ*. Strawburst has three types of damage depending on how long the player waits for its berry to grow. Upon contact with zombies, the initial small berry deals 200 damage to a single zombie, the medium berry deals 400 damage on a 3x3 area, and the largest berry deals 900 damage, also on a 3x3 area.

Additionally, if a zombie reaches Strawburst and tries to eat him, he will self-destruct, dealing damage to the zombie depending on which state his berry is currently at, the small berry now dealing 200 damage on a single area.

It takes the plant 10 seconds to grow from small to medium, and 15 seconds to grow from medium to big. After firing a berry of any size, he needs 5 seconds to regrow. This means the total time between firing a berry and it growing back to a big berry is 30 seconds.

## Almanac entry

**Strawburst**

SUN COST: 450

RECHARGE: 30

TOUGHNESS: 300

DAMAGE: 200/400/900

GROWTH TIME: 5/10/15

AREA: 3x3

Strawbursts grow a berry for small, medium or huge damage that deal damage in an area!
Usage: tap to fire
Special: deals damage in an area for its medium and large berry
Special: self-destructs when attacked for damage equal to the stage it has, doesn't detonate if there's a plant over it

"Big is good," says Strawburst. "Though small's pretty a choice as well. And you should never discount medium. I just like sizes, really."

## Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Strawburst will instantly grow to full size and laugh, while a huge strawberry drops from the sky, which explodes after 5 seconds and deals 400 damage to all zombies on the lawn.

## Strategies

Strawburst draws potency from both his various modes of firing and his large splash radius: The small strawberries allow the player to neutralize weak threats early on without having to wait for long like other controllable plants; the medium strawberries can quickly destroy large amounts of zombies as long as they are not tougher than Conehead Zombie; and the large strawberries can easily deal heavy damage. This power, however, comes with a massive sun cost, making Strawburst not the most practical choice in a normal level.

Strawburst is also particularly vulnerable to ambushes, especially Piercing Cold - not even Infi-nut's force field will prevent him from exploding, and Endless Zones with constant ambushes such as Pyramid of Doom, Tiki Torch-er, and Icebound Battleground can make him impossible to use. Planting a Pumpkin over him can alleviate this problem. Overall, it requires a lot of support and setup in order to work but when established successfully, the player can easily wreak havoc with Strawburst.

Another thing to note is that of the three berries, only the small one can be deflected or blocked. This makes Strawburst a reasonable choice against threats such as Jester Zombie and Parasol Zombie as long as the player is patient enough to wait for the medium or large berry.

Strawburst can also be used in conjunction with Power Tiles naturally occurring in Far Future or generated by Tile Turnip to deal damage to all zombies with his Plant Food effect. A group of Strawbursts (4 or more) can deal massive amounts of damage and clear the screen of most threats. Plant Food will also fully regenerate Strawburst, so if he's ready, fire him beforehand.