Sun Bean

*Sun Beans infect zombies with sun. As a zombie takes damage it generates sun.*

**As the eldest of the bean brothers, Sun Bean often finds his siblings exasperating. Chili Bean is a little crude, Laser Bean is too far out, and Spring Bean is just plain lazy. Still, he loves them just the same. That's how it is with family.**

**Sun Bean** is a plant in *Plants vs. Zombies 2: Reflourished* and the fourth plant obtained in Dark Ages. He is unlocked at Dark Ages - Night 6.

When eaten, Sun Bean will infect the zombie that ate him with sun. If the infected zombie takes damage, they will drop 0.2 sun per hitpoint lost; these suns are dropped in multiples of 5, with the remaining saved for the next time the zombie takes damage. The cap for the amount of sun a zombie can carry is 300 sun, but the effect can be stacked by letting the infected zombie eat more Sun Beans.

## Almanac entry

**Sun Bean**

Sun Beans infect zombies with sun. As a zombie takes damage it generates sun.

As the eldest of the bean brothers, Sun Bean often finds his siblings exasperating. Chili Bean is a little crude, Laser Bean is too far out, and Spring Bean is just plain lazy. Still, he loves them just the same. That's how it is with family.

## Plant Food effect

If Sun Bean is fed with Plant Food, the zombie that eats him will be stunned for a short amount of time before burning up and dropping 0.75 sun for each health point they had left, up to a maximum of 600 sun.

## Strategies

The removal of an initial sun investment in Sun Bean makes it considerably easier to use him for secondary sun production. Even a Basic Zombie can return a small profit when eating Sun Bean at the start of level, so remember to plant him often and prioritise high health targets such as Buckethead Zombie and Knight Zombie to get the most sun.

Various single-use and high DPS plants can be utilized to faster obtain the bounty of sun-infected zombies. Single-use plants as small as Chili Bean and Imp Pear can instantly extract sun, while offensive plants such as Citron and Coconut Cannon can deal enormous damage to single targets for a similar effect.

Using Plant Food on Sun Bean can be incredibly effective in dealing with a high health target, both destroying the zombie and generating up to twice as much sun. It is often better to use Plant Food on a Sun Bean than it is to use Plant Food on a sun producer - that is, unless the latter is supported with Shine Vine, allowing them to generate a more comparable mass of sun.

When used optimally, Sun Bean greatly outclasses Gold Bloom for generating sun. However, Sun Bean also requires active planning to make the most out of his effects. If you struggle with this, consider using Gold Bloom, as it can produce sun without any fuss.

## Balance changes

### Initial launch

* ▲ -50 Sun
* ▼ +10 second recharge

### Version 1.1.4

* ▲ Recharge: 30s -> 27.5s
* Target audience: Casuals
	+ Developer note: Sun Bean is beloved by the more veteran side of the playerbase, but he just doesn’t seem as appealing as a secondary source of sun to the casual side. To make him more appealing, we’ve reduced his recharge. Now you can more easily stack sun beans on a single high hp target! Or alternatively, you can more efficiently keep a steady passive income of mini-suns by feeding him to zombies quickly and efficiently! This should make quick work of those high prices on some of the more powerful attackers, especially if you feel you’re not able to afford them usually!

## Trivia

* Sun Bean's "Bundle of Sunshine" costume is based on Sayori, one of the main characters of *Doki Doki Literature Club!*.
* Sun Bean's "Stocking Stuffer" costume is one of the Feastivus Costume Contest winners, submitted by beetsa#8365.