Garlic Angel (Linxin)

*"This is totally a lemon, right?"*
**Garlic Angel (Linxin)** is not part of any documented source material which is confirmed to originate from EA/PopCap or fall under another form of copyright protection, and is possibly a fan-made Plant or Zombie.

## Garlic Angel

### Release

* 2011 (Original)
* 2013 (Rerelease)

### Discontinuation

* 2012 (Medium & large)
* 2013 (Original small)
* 2015 (Rerelease)

### Rarity

* Very Rare (Original small)
* Uncommon (Rerelease)
* Super Rare (Medium)
* Super Rare (Large)

### Tush-Tags

* Linxin Logo Tag
* Linxin MADE IN CHINA Tag
* Folded MADE IN CHINA Tag

### Hang-Tags

* Linxin Box Art Hang-Tag
* Plant Hang-Tag

### Sizes

* Small - 19cm/7.4 inches
* Medium - 26cm/10.2 inches
* Large - 35cm/13.7 inches

### Average Price (USD)

* $25-$30 (Original small)
* $15-$20 (Rerelease)
* N/A (Medium)
* N/A (Large)

The Linxin **Garlic Angel** (**大蒜天使**: *Dàsuàn tiānshǐ*) plush is a garlic with long strands on its top. it has two large eyes with black embroidery around them, and white scleras. The eyes have embroidered, black pupils in them. Around its sides is some stitching detail. The mouth is black and curvy, and is embroidered on. The mouth has two embroidered, white teeth, with the middle tooth being more visible than the left. There are white wings on the left and right of the plush.

## Origin

Garlic Angel is from a series of artwork made by Hu Yulin, or plenilunefox, in 2010 and posted to Weibo. The artwork was made to replicate the art style of *Plants vs. Zombies*, as concepts for an at the time hypothetical sequel to the game. These were only made for fun, and Hu did not intend to create a hoax, however Weibo netizens misinterpreted his posts as being for an actual sequel to *Plants vs. Zombies*. Coincidentally, James Gwertzman, the at the time general manager of PopCap Asia/Pacific, was apparently also making posts hinting at *Plants vs. Zombies 2* around the same time, further convincing people that Hu's artwork and mockups were official. This artwork misinterpreted as leaks spread across a large portion of the Chinese internet, and even spread further outside of it.

According to the Hu's concepts, Garlic Angel would have made every plant on the lawn be able to absorb 10 more bites from zombies, and would increase the rate of sun production.

## Bootlegs

*For another bootleg, see Garlic Angel ("Linxin 2").*
    The first bootleg of this plush is usually very squished. The wings are very fat and fairly short. The outlines around the teeth are bolder. The garlic pieces at the top are lower quality. This bootleg is a lot lower quality when compared to the official.

There is another bootleg of the Garlic Angel. It is more wide, and has wrinkled wings. Overall, it is similar to the original release but is still lower quality.

## Trivia

* This, Bursa, Grass Skirt Zombie, and Witch Zombie are the four characters designed by Hu Yulin to have plush made of them.
	+ Garlic Angel, Bursa, and Grass Skirt Zombie are the only three ones to have plush made by Linxin.

## Errors/Inaccuracies

* The plush is missing the halo.
* The eyes are white instead of bright yellow.
* It is missing the eyebrows.

## Where to Buy

The original small size of Garlic Angel is quite rare, so check eBay for it. The medium and large sizes are much more rare though, especially the large. For the bigger sizes check eBay a lot. The rerelease shows up more often on sites including eBay and Mercari.

## References

1. ↑ http://news.enorth.com.cn/system/2011/05/09/006511529.shtml
2. ↑ https://3g.ali213.net/news/html/15528.html
3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160917050908/http://news.4399.com/zwdzjs/gongluemiji/201007-15-73157.html
4. ↑ https://youtu.be/4E4Jbg7YLaI