Bloomerang (Plants vs. Zombies 2)

Bloomerang
Bloomerangs can hit up to three targets in their lane, twice each coming and going!
Statistics
Sun Cost	175
Recharge	5 seconds
Toughness	300 damage
Damage	20 damage
Range	Multi-Hit
Plant Food Power	11.11%
Family	Spear-mint
Plant Food effect	Throws boomerangs in four directions damaging all zombies in the area.
Statistics (China)
Sun Cost	175
Recharge	5 seconds
Toughness	300 damage
Damage	20 damage
Attack Rate	2.9 seconds
Range	Whole Lane to the Right
Area	Single Target
Class	Ranged
Quality	Green
Tags	Damage
Plant features	Green plant
In-game statistics
Unlocked	Beating Ancient Egypt - Day 2
Unlocked (China)	Collecting 10 Bloomerang Puzzle Pieces Buy with 10 gems (for a limited time)
Costumes
Code name	bloomerang
As the first new member to your home defense team, Bloomerang enjoys long walkabouts with his friend, Koala Bear, and listening to his Bob Barley albums out back.
Plants vs. Zombies Online
回旋镖(translation: Boomerang)
Unlocked	Beating Ancient Egypt - Level 1-1

Bloomerang is the first plant obtained in Ancient Egypt and the first new plant in general introduced in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He is also present in Plants vs. Zombies Online.

He fires boomerangs that can hit up to three targets twice every 2.85-3 seconds.

About

For more information about this character, see Bloomerang.

Bloomerang is the first new plant the player receives in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He fires boomerang petals down his lane that can hit up to three targets twice (once when it moves forward and once when it returns.) It fires every 2.85-3 seconds.

He is introduced to the player as a counter against Camel Zombies, as they typically arrive in groups of three and can absorb more damage than standard zombies. Bloomerang is also able to pierce the shields of zombies such as Shield Zombie and Excavator Zombie, allowing them to be damaged without having to remove their shields.

Almanac entry

Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.

Bloomerang
	SUN COST 175 RECHARGE 5 TOUGHNESS 300 DAMAGE 20 RANGE Multi-Hit PLANT FOOD POWER 11.11% Spear-mint Plant Food: Throws boomerangs in four directions damaging all zombies in the area. Bloomerangs can hit multiple targets in their lane, twice each coming and going! As the first new member to your home defense team, Bloomerang enjoys long walkabouts with his friend, Koala Bear, and listening to his Bob Barley albums out back.

Chinese version  (China only)

回旋镖射手投出回旋镖，对最多三个目标造成两次伤害！ 特点：能一次击中三个目标，每个目标攻击两次 回旋镖射手是防守团队的新成员。它最爱和朋友考拉熊一起，散散步，听听流行歌，无比惬意。 In English: Bloomerang hurls boomerangs and damages three targets at most twice! Special: Can hit three targets at once, damages each target twice Bloomerang is a new member to the defense team. It loves being with its best friend Koala Bear, walking, listening to pop songs, enjoying the calm experience.

Upgrades

Plants vs. Zombies 2

Plant Food effect

Plant Food ability (animated)

When Bloomerang is given Plant Food, he hurls 16 boomerangs in a plus-shape pattern which return and hits the zombies again in a similar pattern it had when they were first released on the zombies. These boomerangs can hit an infinite amount of zombies instead of just 3.

Costumed (China only)

When costumed Bloomerang is given Plant Food, he hurls ten giant boomerangs in a cross-shape pattern which do double the damage.

Spear-mint effect

When boosted by Spear-mint, Bloomerang's boomerangs do an additional 100 damage, the amount of zombies his boomerang can hit before returning is increased by six, and the projectile count during his Plant Food effect is increased by sixteen.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Fast)	Toughness (Typical)	Damage* (Normal)	Projectile Velocity	Range (Multi-Hit)	Plant Food Power (Boomerang Count)^
1	0	0	175	5 seconds	300 damage	20 damage	Normal	3 targets	16 projectiles
2	3	50	175	4.5 seconds	350 damage	25 damage		3 targets	18 projectiles
3	10	200	150	4.5 seconds	400 damage	30 damage		3 targets	18 projectiles
4	25	1,500	150	4.5 seconds	450 damage	35 damage		3 targets	20 projectiles
5	50	2,000	150	4 seconds	500 damage	40 damage	+1.4x	3 targets	20 projectiles
6	75	3,000	150	4 seconds	550 damage	45 damage		3 targets	20 projectiles
7	100	4,000	150	3.5 seconds	600 damage	50 damage		3 targets	22 projectiles
8	125	5,000	125	3.5 seconds	650 damage	55 damage		3 targets	22 projectiles
9	175	6,000	125	3.5 seconds	700 damage	60 damage		4 targets	22 projectiles
10	225	8,000	125	3.5 seconds	750 damage	65 damage		4 targets	24 projectiles
11	300	10,000	125	3 seconds	800 damage	70 damage		4 targets	24 projectiles
12	350	15,000	125	3 seconds	850 damage	75 damage		4 targets	26 projectiles
13	350	20,000	100	3 seconds	900 damage	80 damage	+1.9x	4 targets	26 projectiles
14	400	25,000	100	3 seconds		85 damage		4 targets	28 projectiles
15	450	30,000	100	3 seconds		90 damage		5 targets	28 projectiles
16	500	35,000	100	2.5 seconds		95 damage		5 targets	28 projectiles
17	550	40,000	100	2.5 seconds		100 damage		5 targets	30 projectiles
18	600	45,000	75	2.5 seconds		100 damage		5 targets	30 projectiles
19	700	50,000	75	2.5 seconds		100 damage		6 targets	30 projectiles
20	800	55,000	75	2 seconds		100 damage		6 targets	32 projectiles

*Per hit. Applies to both normal and Plant Food states.
^Per direction.

Mastery upgrades

• Chance to Boost
• Damage Pierce

Level upgrades (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Stack Carrying 连携	For every Bloomerang on the field, the sun consumption of the next planting will be reduced by 5 sun. In this way, the sun consumption can be reduced to 50 sun at most. 场上每存在一个回旋镖射手，下次种植消耗阳光降低5点，通过这种方式最多可降低至50点阳光消耗。
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Bloomerang gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Carrying Enhancement 连携强化	Stack Carrying has been strengthened, and each Bloomerang reduces the the sun consumption reduced to 10 sun. In this way, the sun consumption can be reduced to 50 sun at most. 连携技能效果获得强化，每个回旋镖射手降低阳光数提升至10点，通过这种方式最多可降低至50点阳光消耗。
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Bloomerang gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Bloomerang may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Bloomerang gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).

Plants vs. Zombies Online (China only) (Archived content)

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Upgrade 1	Bloomerang deals 150% damage to Camel Zombies.

Strategies

Bloomerang will be the first plant available to the player that can hit multiple targets. It is an effective tool to fight Camel Zombies and clean up multiple tombstones in early levels. Unfortunately, it becomes obsolete very quickly, due to Laser Bean, Fume-shroom, A.K.E.E., and Cactus; all of which possess the ability to hit more than three targets, can deal greater damage, and/or attack more quickly and are better suited for the jobs Bloomerang is designed for.

• Laser Bean can hit all zombies in his lane but at the cost of 25 more sun.
• Fume-Shroom can hit all zombies 4 tiles in front of it, at the cost of 50 less sun.
• A.K.E.E. can lob shots over obstacles.
• Cactus, while not as powerful as Fume-Shroom, can damage zombies like a Spikeweed when confronted close by a zombie.

However, most of these plants come in much later worlds compared to him. He is also easier to level up, requiring less seed packets than other plants and having a higher maximum level.

Bloomerang can be used to fight Zombie Chickens and Ice Weasels, as he can hit up to three targets at once and will have slightly less trouble than other projectile plants, though his slow attack speed can often leave him overwhelmed. His boomerangs can bypass Shield Zombie's shield, so Bloomerang can prove to be, to some extent, effective in the Far Future. This same advantage allows him to fight both the Excavator Zombies and Parasol Zombies of the Lost City, although not as effectively as other multiple target plants. Bloomerang also, despite having returnable projectiles (i.e. Jester Zombies) he still can catch them, making it a good front line attacker when jesters are on the lawn, and can draw them in for melee plants to attack them. However, it’s probably better to just kill them completely with Laser Bean or Fume-shroom.

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Bloomerang
Simplified Chinese	回旋镖射手	lit. "Boomerang Shooter"
French	Boomerang floral	lit. "Floral Boomerang"
German	Blumerang	From Blume and Bumerang
Italian	Lillàmerang	From lillà and bumerang
Japanese	ブルーメラング	Transliteration
Brazilian Portuguese	Flormerangue	Portmanteau of flor and bumerangue
Russian	Бумеранг	lit. "Boomerang"
Spanish	Bumerán	lit. "Boomerang"

Trivia

• If the player looks closely, they will see that he has nine boomerangs. He retains all nine even after throwing one, using Plant Food, or catching a returning boomerang which is odd due to the fact that when given Plant Food he shoots sixty-four boomerangs.
• When Bloomerang attacks tombstones in Ancient Egypt, the tombstones glow a red color.
• He is one of the six plants seen in the trailer of Plants vs. Zombies 2 while fighting the zombies, the other five are Bonk Choy, Pea Pod, Peashooter, Wall-nut, and Sunflower.
• He has many references to Australia and Jamaica.
  • The projectile is based on the Boomerang, a hunting weapon originally used by ancient Aborigines in Australia.
  • His friend is a koala, a marsupial native to Australia.
  • The Almanac entry contains the phrase "out back." Outback is another term for the remote areas of Australia.
  • The Almanac entry also contains the Australian term "walkabout" which means to journey on foot.
  • In Bloomerang's Almanac entry, Bob Barley is a portmanteau of "barley" and Bob Marley, who was a Jamaican reggae musician and songwriter.
  • The boomerangs on his head resemble, and have characteristics of dreadlocks, a Jamaican type of hairstyle.
  • His costume is the headpiece that Rastafarians commonly wear in Jamaica.
• Jester Zombie, Hammer Zombie and Nunchaku Zombie can all deflect its boomerang, but instead of taking damage from the boomerang, Bloomerang will grab it, nullifying the damage.
• If he throws a boomerang, and the player digs him up, the boomerang with travel back off the screen and hit any zombies it passes. It cannot be deflected by Jester Zombies if this happens.
• In Wild West, a Bloomerang on minecart and rail can hit Prospector Zombies coming from behind if they are moved to another lane after throwing his boomerang forward. As Bloomerang cannot catch the returning boomerang, it will hit any zombies behind.
• In the Chinese version, he is guaranteed to be unlocked when the player completes the tutorial of the Lottery System as the first thing gotten from a chest.
• In the previous versions of the Chinese version, Bloomerang did not catch his boomerangs, allowing him to hit zombies behind him.
  • This, however, can be done in the international version of Plants vs. Zombies 2 if there is a zombie behind Bloomerang, such as a Prospector Zombie, as he will not collect his thrown boomerang and instead let it travel back and hit that zombie. This can only be done if the boomerang that was thrown hadn't hit 3 (or more, level-wise) targets yet, in which case it would travel back, hit zombies until it had hit 3 targets, then travel off the screen.
• In the Chinese version, Bloomerang is the second plant that can have a sun cost not being a multiple of 25. However, this only works if the player plants a second one which is level 2 or up on the lawn.
• Nightshade resembles this plant in terms of appearance.

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