Fire Peashooter

*Fire Peashooters shoot flaming peas down the lane.*

**Is immune to frost**

**Warms nearby plants**

**"Fire Peashooter knows that what she does looks exciting. But working with an open flame is serious and, more importantly, dangerous business. That's why, in her spare time, she talks to children about the importance of fire safety. "I'm a trained professional." she explains. "Don't try this at home, kids."**

**Fire Peashooter** is the second plant available in Frostbite Caves Extra in *Alternate UniverZ*. She can shoot flaming peas with a 20% chance to shoot stronger plasma peas, and can also warm nearby plants.

Fire Peashooter is unlocked after beating FCX-III.

## Almanac entry

**Fire Peashooter**

SUN COST: 450

RECHARGE: 15

TOUGHNESS: 300

DAMAGE: 40

FIRING RATE: 0.9

RANGE: Straight

Fire Peashooters shoot flaming peas down the lane.
Damage Details: has a 20% chance to shoot a stronger plasma pea
Special: immune to frost
Special: warms nearby plants

"Fire Peashooter knows that what she does looks exciting. But working with an open flame is serious and, more importantly, dangerous business. That's why, in her spare time, she talks to children about the importance of fire safety. "I'm a trained professional." she explains. "Don't try this at home, kids."

## Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Fire Peashooter breathes a trail of fire up ahead that deals up to 1120 damage, which pierces through armor, to everything in front of it in 2 seconds.

## Costumes

* Current
* Pre 1.5

## Strategies

While Fire Peashooter initially deals similar damage to Pea Pod, and has a lower sun cost and recharge, the fact that Pea Pod can work in tandem with Torchwood for a total cost of 800 sun makes Fire Peashooter a less desirable choice for maximum firepower outside Frostbite Caves. Additionally, Fire Peashooter does not function well in tandem with chilling or freezing plants, and can reignite Explorer Zombie's torch.

One of the main uses of Fire Peashooter is in Frostbite Caves as a heating plant, as most other heating choices such as Pepper-pult, Lava Guava and Jack O' Lantern have a longer recharge time. This does not come for free however, as Fire Peashooter is the most expensive option out of other heating choices. Fire Peashooter should be planted in the center of the defenses where she can help other plants quickly recover from the freezing winds. On the other hand, placing a line of Fire Peashooters on the front line can prevent Hunter Zombies from being able to freeze other plants.

Do not use Fire Peashooter against Sasquatch Imps as they are completely immune to fire-based attacks. Therefore, she should be used with other non-fire-based attacking plants such as Repeater or Rotobaga, both which can defeat Sasquatch Imps with relative ease.

Its plant food effect is outstripped by the Jalapeño, as their damage is the same and both affect the whole lane. In fact, the Fire Peashooter only attacks forward during its Plant Food effect, thus making Jalapeño a much more desirable choice. However, the Fire Peashooter's Plant Food actually does damage over time, whereas the Jalapeño's is instant. Consequently, a Fire Peashooter would be able to fry one of Sloth Gargantuar's Yeti Imps.

Fire Peashooter is somewhat better than the Pepper-pult as an attacking option, as it fires way faster and deals more damage in total, as well as having a short recharge. However, due to her expensive cost, it is impractical to use her as a heating option, and that she is not recommended in shorter levels, unless with the aid of plants that can divert zombies into her lane, such as Sweet Potato or Void Orchid, or plants that can move her around like Escape Root. All in all, it simply depends on the type of level it is.

## Balance Changes

### Version 1.5.1

* Splash damage: 0 > 14
* Added 1x1 splash

### Version 1.6.2

* Plasma pea chance: 10% -> 20%
* Recharge: 7.5s -> 15s