Mob Cob is a Super Rare variant of Kernel Corn in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. He is shown to have a 1930's gangster theme and have wheat guns as his weapon. His description in the character selection screen states that his shots penetrate zombies, and he does slightly more damage in exchange for a slight decrease in rate of fire. His weapon has 45 ammo. He had been seen in certain parts of developer diaries, especially in the Backyard Battleground. A better glimpse of him was seen in the Multiplayer Beta trailer, and he was also a playable character in the actual beta of the game. He was the only Kernel Corn variant playable in the beta.
His name is a reference to The Mob, which is another name for the American Mafia, while his outfit seems to be based on a Mafia member from the early 20th century. His Corn Crusher cob busters are based off of the Thompson submachine gun, which is closely associated with mobsters.
Descriptions
Stickerbook description
Folks, meet the crusher himself, Mr. Mob Cob. Always the snappiest of dressers, Mr. Cob is a simple businessman who's looking to stop the Zombie force from encroaching on his hard-earned territory.
In-game description
Shots from his extremely damaging Cob Crusher pierce through multiple Zombie targets!
AI Health
Easy: 90
Normal: 120
Hard: 150
CRAAAAZY: 180
Primary weapon
Mob Cob's primary weapon is the Corn Crusher, a fully automatic weapon that deals 7-8 base damage and 8-10 critical damage depending on range. It has a slower rate of fire than the standard Cob Busters, but it can shoot through zombies if two are standing in the line of fire.
More is usually better, so why not pelt your enemies with a full barrage of rapid fire explosive cobs.
Upgrades
Health Regeneration Delay Upgrade
This upgrade decreases the delay before health regeneration begins!
Zoom Upgrade
This upgrade increases the zoom distance of your primary weapon!
Health Regeneration Upgrade
This upgrade increases how quickly your health regenerates!
Speed Upgrade
This upgrade allows you to move faster!
Reload Upgrade
This upgrade decreases your reload time!
Penetrate Upgrade
This upgarde allows shots from your primary weapon to pass through an additional enemy!
Damage Upgrade
This upgrade increases your primary weapon damage!
Health Upgrade
This upgrade increases your maximum health!
Strategies
Mob Cob can be one of the most damaging Corn variants in the game once you are skilled with using him. His primary weapon does lots of damage if you can continue hitting your opponents, and it discourages using teammates as shields due to the piercing effect of his weapon. Use the Husk Hop to get to high vantage points, and then chip away at your opponents- if they fail to take cover, you should be able to vanquish them quickly. If they attempt to get away, use your Butter Barrage and Husk Hop, to try to discourage that.
He is one of two characters who can shoot through multiple enemies at once, with the second being Captain Flameface.
Camo Cactus and Camo Ranger also achieve a piercing upgrade that allows them to shoot through multiple enemies.
His Stickerbook description implies he only fought in the war against the Zombies to protect his own interests.
The leaf below his face is designed to resemble a tie.
He is the only Kernel Corn variant to not have Corn in its name.
Most of his AI names reference real-life gangsters from the 20th century: Jimmy the Husk references Jimmy the Gent, while Crusher Cobs may reference Pistol Pete.
Alternatively, Crusher Cobs may refer to his weapon, the Corn Crusher.
