Peashooter

**Peashooter** is a main recurring character and one of the most well-known ones within the *Plants vs. Zombies* franchise. Peashooter serves as the player's first line of defense against the zombies and is often the first plant the player unlocks or plays as.

Peashooter's personality and character throughout the franchise has rarely been elaborated on, with the most stated on him is his high determination and perseverance in fighting zombies. His lack of characterization is likely intentional to reflect on his role as the basic unit of attack in most games.

As of *Plants vs. Zombies 3*, Peashooter has appeared in every game in the *Plants vs. Zombies* franchise.

## Origins

Like most other pea-shooting plants, Peashooter is based on the pea plant (*Pisum sativum*).

The term peashooter is normally used to refer to a toy version of a blowgun, or as a slang for small or low-caliber firearms, referring to how weak he is in the *Plants vs. Zombies* games (except for the *Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare* series).

The name also refers to the fact that Peashooter literally shoots peas.

## History

### Plants vs. Zombies

*Main article: Peashooter (PvZ)*

In the original *Plants vs. Zombies* game, as well as all Chinese spin-off games based on it, Peashooter is the first plant obtained upon starting the game. He attacks zombies by firing peas down his lane.

He is the only regular, long-ranged offensive plant available up until Snow Pea is unlocked after beating Level 1-6. He is the first Peashooting plant introduced, followed by plants such as Snow Pea and Repeater.

### Plants vs. Zombies Adventures

*Main article: Peashooter (PvZA)*

Peashooter made a reappearance in PopCap's ill-fated Facebook game *Plants vs. Zombies Adventures*, where he retained his role as the player's first form of offense the player receives.

Due to the 3-dimensional style of the tower defense featured in *Plants vs. Zombies Adventures*, Peashooter no longer attacks in a straight line down a row, instead he is able to attack zombies one-by-one in a 5x5 area around himself.

He has two VIP variants based on him, the Sweet Pea and the Beeshooter, the former of which deals more damage, and the latter of which has a larger attack range.

### Plants vs. Zombies 2

*Main article: Peashooter (PvZ2)*

In *Plants vs. Zombies 2*, Peashooter is once again the first plant available in the player's seed arsenal, obtained before starting the first tutorial level.

He is the only regular offensive plant that is available until Cabbage-pult is unlocked after beating Player's House - Day 4.

He is a member of the Appease-mint family, dealing 150 more damage when they are on the field and his Plant Food effect has him wear a helmet similar to Gatling Pea and fire a burst of 60 peas.

### Garden Warfare series

*Main article: Peashooter (PvZ: GW)*

Peashooter lays a prominent role in the *Garden Warfare* series of shooter games, where he acts as a front line assault, or a hit and run attacker, dealing heavy splash damage with his primary weapon the **Pea Cannon**.

Peashooter also has an explosive Chili Bean Bomb to deal large damage in an area, Hyper which allows him to run at high speeds and jump large heights, and the Pea Gatling in which Peashooter can root himself to the ground and fire a barrage of rapid fire peas.

As with the other playable classes in the *Garden Warfare* series, he has numerous Character variants based on him, each having their own traits that differentiate them from the standard base character.

### Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars

*Main article: Pea line*

Peashooter appeared in the Chinese-exclusive turn-based game *Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars*, where he was the first plant in the Pea line. He evolved into Repeater and then into Gatling Pea. He attacked by firing one pea at an enemy per turn.

His active ability was **Pea Barrage**, which dealt a lot of damage to the closest enemy in his lane.

His soulmates were members of the Nut line for a damage boost, the Bomb line for a critical chance increase, and the Charm and Pepper lines for a damage boost.

Peashooter and the Pea line as a whole also served as the flagship plant line for Brave type plants and is the first line the player unlocks in the game.