Jackfruit

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Jackfruit (菠萝蜜; pinyin: Bōluómì) is a plant in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2. He rolls onto zombies, dealing very light damage. With every hit, he drops down his seeds, which can't be moved and have 200 health each.

Jackfruit can also block the underground passages found by Lost Guide Zombie when he encounters one. This causes him to stop and behave similar to a Wall-nut, while destroying whatever zombies inside it. All of this makes Jackfruit an environment modifier.

Origins

Jackfruit is based on the real life plant of the same name (Artocarpus heterophyllus), a widely produced and cultivated tropical fruit, which is native to India.

Almanac entry

菠萝蜜 Jackfruit		DAMAGE Massive AREA 3x3 RECHARGE Slow
		菠萝蜜滚动攻击前方一行的僵尸，并能堵住向导僵尸打开的地道口。 特点：对头上有防具的僵尸造成额外伤害。 植物特征：绿色植物、硬霸 菠萝蜜是天竺流行乐的忠实粉丝，他最爱做的事情就是唱着“多冷个隆冬，多冷个隆冬，多冷个隆冬哒哒哒~”的印度神曲不断往前翻滚。

菠萝蜜 (Jackfruit)
Sun cost: 75

DAMAGE: Massive
AREA: 3x3
RECHARGE: Slow

菠萝蜜滚动攻击前方一行的僵尸，并能堵住向导僵尸打开的地道口。

特点：对头上有防具的僵尸造成额外伤害。
植物特征：绿色植物、硬霸
菠萝蜜是天竺流行乐的忠实粉丝，他最爱做的事情就是唱着“多冷个隆冬，多冷个隆冬，多冷个隆冬哒哒哒~”的印度神曲不断往前翻滚。

In English: Jackfruits roll forward, hitting zombies in their way and sealing off tunnels created by Guide Zombies. Special: Bonus damage to zombies with protective headgear Plant features: green plant, tough guy Jackfruit is a big fan of Indi-pop, his favorite activity is to sing "tunak tunak tun, tunak tunak tun, tunak tunak tun da da da" while continuously rolling forward.

Upgrades

Costumed

Jackfruit's health when blocking a tunnel is increased.

Level upgrade

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Impregnable 铜墙铁壁	Increases Jackfruit's durability by 25% in its defensive state. 菠萝蜜堵住地道口时，生命值增加25%。
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Jackfruit gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Enhanced Hardness 硬度增强	Increases Jackfruit's seed durability. 提升菠萝蜜果实的生命值。
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Jackfruit gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).

Note: Jackfruit cannot be upgraded to level 4.

Strategies

Jackfruit is pretty much only viable in one level in Lost City, but even then many plants can kill Lost Guide Zombie before he could find a tunnel. Outside Lost City, his seeds can be abused to infinitely stall Mecha-Football Zombies as they can't push him.

In Frostbite Caves, Neon Mixtape Tour, and Jurassic Marsh, his seeds can be used to prevent Troglobites, Arcade Zombies, and Egg Pusher Imps from pushing frozen blocks, arcade machines, and eggs respectively.

Avoid using Jackfruit in Kongfu World since Weapon Stands can prevent him from rolling further. Also avoid using Jackfruit in Big Wave Beach as he will sink as soon as he reaches water.

Gallery

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Trivia

• Jackfruit's almanac entry formerly reused parameters from the Cherry Bomb, despite his behavior, which led to mass confusion among the community. This had since became a meme among Chinese players with his properties greatly exaggerated, poking fun at Talkweb's lethargy.
• The Indian music in the Almanac entry is a reference to a viral Indian song Daler Mehndi - Tunak Tunak Tun.
• If he is used in Big Wave Beach, the seed may land in water and act as if it was in land, hovering over the water.
  • The same happens if a seed lands on an ice floe.
  • It also happens in Pirate Seas, and even rolls over the water.
• He cannot be selected in Sky City, since technically he would just fly off the ship and can't hit anything.
• Despite simply blocking the tunnel instead of rolling all the way through it, Jackfruit still destroys all zombies in the tunnel.
• His seeds cannot be destroyed by the Zombot's rush attack.
• Mecha-Football Zombie cannot push the seeds of Jackfruit and as a result, he will be stalled forever until the seed is destroyed by other zombies.
• He can block reflected attacks from Jester Zombie, Hammer Zombie, and Nunchaku Zombie while remaining unscathed.
• Since Jackfruit behaves similarly to instant plants, he can be destroyed only by fire tiles in Lost City or a weapon stand in Kongfu World.
• The seeds can be stacked.
• The tile he is rolling on cannot be planted on and will trigger specific effects. (Trap Tiles)
• This is the only Chinese-exclusive plant in Lost City.
• He is one of the few plants that cannot be upgraded to level 4 after the 1.4.0 update.

References

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