Pandemic Foods

* Dragon Fruit
* Papaya
* Papaya slice
* Onion
* Cabbage
* Pea 1
* Pea 2

The **Pandemic Foods** – the **Dragon Fruit**, **Papaya**, **Papaya slice**, **Onion**, **Cabbage** and **Pea** – are a food group that were part of the now-removed Viral Pandemic game mode, which provided immunity and cure from the mode's virus, as well as a small amount of XP. They were added when Viral Pandemic was first released to Beta on March 28, 2020, and rendered inaccessible when Viral Pandemic was shut down circa May 2020.

## Technical

* Pandemic Foods all have the same stats despite their contrasting appearances.
* They spawn in all biomes.
* The Pandemic Foods each have a Health Bar, and can be eaten in three hits (one hit for tier 17 animals).
* When eaten, they boost immunity by 10% when not infected. When infected however, it only reduces infection by 3%.
* They provide 10-20 XP for lower to medium tiers, and around 60 XP for higher tiers.

## Appearance

### Dragon Fruit

The Dragon Fruit is a pink fruit with multiple leaves branching off from it.

### Papaya

The whole papaya is a narrow, yellow fruit. It has two lighter yellow stripes below.

### Papaya slice

The slices have orange flesh, a small yellow border which is the same color as the whole Papaya, and a white section with numerous seeds.

### Onion

The Onion is a small, round food that is an orange color. It has long leaves sprouting from the top.

### Cabbage

The Cabbage is a green food that has a row of dark leaves around its lower end. Lighter leaves are sprouting around the middle.

### Pea

Peas have two different varieties. Both peapods have a protective green layer, with green peas inside. There is also a leafy dark green stem on top.

## Strategy

* The player should eat Pandemic Foods while playing Viral Pandemic to maintain virus immunity, and to keep infection at bay.
* For Low Tier Animals such as the Mouse and Rabbit, the player should consume Pandemic Foods for their XP, as they are useful for leveling up and a convenient alternative to berries and other foods, as they spawn in all biomes.
* As a high tier animal, the player should frequently consume them to preserve virus immunity, and combat the virus if it is caught.
	+ However, the Pandemic Foods only give 10% more immunity so the player should try not get to the latter stage. If the player can see their virus immunity falling, eat as many Pandemic Foods as possible to reduce this process.

## Gallery

### Assets

The Dragon Fruit.The Papaya.The Papaya slice.The Onion.The Cabbage.The first variety of the Pea.The second variety of the Pea.
## History

 March 28, 2020 | * Added to Beta.

## Trivia

* It was one of the few types of food that could be eaten by all animals regardless of tier.
* KOA stated on July 9, 2022, that Viral Pandemic will be re-added to the game. This implies that the Pandemic Foods will also be accessible when the game mode is added again.

## Footnotes

https://discord.com/channels/508469597209362433/624618472713879572/995048151591440466 (screenshot)

* Removed
 **Berry** •  **Plankton** •  **Lilypad** •  **Brown Mushroom** •  **Arctic Brown Mushroom** •  **Red Mushroom** •  **Arctic Red Mushroom** •  **Mushroom Bush** •  **Arctic Mushroom Bush** •  **Banana** •  **Coconut** •  **Water Pod** •  **Arctic Water Pod** •  **Pear** •  **Raspberry** •  **Watermelon** •  **Watermelon Slice** •  **Carrot** •  **Arctic Nut** •  **Meat** •  **Seaweed** •  **Starfish** •  **Kelp** •  **Clam** •  **Conch** •  **Cloudberry** •  **Beehive** •  **Honeycomb** •  **Mango** •  **Date** •  **Orange** •  **Cactus** •  **Cactus Pear** •  **Melon** •  **Melon Slice** • **Aloevera** •  **Aloevera Leaf** •  **Chili Pepper** •  **Carcass** •  **Bone** •  **Egg** ·  **Golden Egg** •  **Baked Turkey**