Dark Ages

*An Empty Dark Ages lawn.*

**Dark Ages** is the 5th world in *Plants vs. Zombies 2: Reflourished*. It contains 30 levels, including the 10 expansion levels, 7 plants to unlock, and 17 zombies to encounter.

As the name of the world suggests, it takes place during the 10th century (specifically the year 948) where culture and the economy slowly deteriorated following the decline of the Roman Empire. The uses of black magic such as evil potions and necromancies have also became the center of usage for evil purposes in this era.

Due to the world taking place at night, sun does not fall from the sky, forcing the player to get sun solely by their sun producers and destroying tombstones containing them. Like in Ancient Egypt, tombstones are the main gimmick of the world. They function identically to their Egyptian counterparts, but can come in variants that reward the player for removing them, like sun or Plant Food.

## Game description

*Bring out your undead to the year 948! Harvest mushrooms in the dark of knight and get medieval on zombies from the days of yore!*

## Levels

\*Prizes that are not money bags are unlocked only first time.

### Brain Busters

#### Dark Alchemy

*Main article: Dark Alchemy*

Dark Alchemy is Dark Ages' exclusive Brain Buster. These levels' layouts are exactly the same as the normal levels, but potions will rise from the ground over time and boost zombies if they are stepped on. The potions will bring different effects to the zombies, with purple potions increasing their health and orange potions increasing their speed. While they are being vested by speed and strength boost, the zombies also grow bigger in size.

It is played on Nights 9, 18 and 23.

#### Special Delivery

Special Delivery is a Brain Buster featuring a conveyor belt, with said conveyor belt being the only way to recieve plants. No sun is needed in this Brain Buster, as plants given by the conveyor belt are free of charge. Certain levels may have a hard limit for a specific plant, and the frequency of each plant appearing can vary depending on the level.

It is played on Nights 4, 13 and 23.

#### Locked and Loaded

Locked and Loaded is a Brain Buster here the player is forced to use the plants given in the level. They are only required to use the plants given to them in order to win the level. Even if certain plants given in the level have yet to be unlocked, the player still has the ability to use that plant within the level itself. This can serve as a demo for that plant if that ever manages to happen.

It is played on Nights 8, 18 and 28.

#### Last Stand

Last Stand is a Brain Buster where the player is given an extreme amount of sun and a limited amount of Plant Food to use for the entire level. The player must set up a strong defense beforehand before advancing. Most free plants and all sun-producing plants are banned in these levels, and any more Plant Food is not handed out throughout the level, though certain levels may have at least one carrier of it in it.
It is played on Nights 6 and 15.

#### Save Our Seeds

Save Our Seeds is a Brain Buster where the player is tasked to protect a number of endangered plants throughout the entire level. Getting one of the endangered plants destroyed in any way (i.e. eaten, crushed, etc.), or activated in the case of plants such as Potato Mine or Lava Guava, will result in a loss for the player.

It is played on Nights 12, 19 and 27.

### Arthur's Challenge

*Main article: Arthur's Challenge*

Arthur's Challenge is Dark Ages's Endless Zone. It is unlocked after beating Dark Ages - Night 12. The player can practice and hone their skills in surviving level after level of endless zombies. As the player progresses deeper into the Endless Zone, tombstones will start filling up most of the lawn. Additionally, Dark Ages Gargantuars will start to appear more frequently.

### Zombot Dark Dragon

The player must fight Dr. Zomboss in the Dark Ages piloting the Zombot Dark Dragon, and later on, its upgraded version. It can summon almost every zombie found in this world. Plants in these levels are only given to the player by a conveyor belt. The Zombot Dark Dragon itself can attack the player's plants in two ways. One is by breathing fire in front of the plants. The other is by spitting out fireballs onto random tiles that may also spawn an Imp Dragon Zombie. Both attacks can be interrupted by a Magnet-shroom fed with Plant Food.

It is fought at Nights 20 and 30.