Parsnip

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This item is only obtainable during certain events. However, it can still be used if you have already obtained it. It is currently not available.

Parsnip is a premium plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2, tied with the Food Fight 2016 event. He attacks zombies in front from a short-range every 1 second, dealing 80 damage. Once Parsnip is almost eaten, he will rush down the lane in a similar fashion to Guacodile, snipping each zombie in his path two to three times using his pincer, with each snip dealing 300 damage.

Unlike Guacodile who will rush as soon as zombies are near, Parsnip only rushes when he absorbs damage equal to (not more than) his toughness.

Origins

Parsnip is based on the Pastinaca sativa, a root plant closely related to the carrot better known as parsnip, and possibly a fiddler crab.

His name is a pun on "parsnip," "snip" (to cut something with scissors or shears in short strokes), and possibly "nip" (to pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply), which explains how he attacks.

Almanac entry

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

Parsnip
	SUN COST 150 RECHARGE 5 TOUGHNESS 300 DAMAGE 80 RANGE Close Enforce-mint Plant Food: Knocks back every zombie in front and then summons two mini parsnips that will rush down the column [sic]. Parsnip snips at zombies, and then charges down the lane at the last moment. "Snip!" said Parsnip. "Snip snip snip! If it wasn't for my scrapbook, my coupons, and snipping zombies to death, I just don't know what I'd do with myself!"

Chinese version (China only)

快速用钳子造成倍数攻击 植物特征：橙色植物 平时是个胆小弱懦的呆萌少年，但是只要进入作战状态就会变成一位勇敢无敌的勇士！ In English: Quickly uses pincers to attack multiple times Plant characteristics: orange plant Usually a timid and weak young man, but when he enters combat, he becomes a brave and invincible warrior!

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

When fed Plant Food, Parsnip will knock back every zombie in front 1 tile of him. Then, Parsnip will create two smaller versions of himself that will rush down his lane, each dealing damage four or six times, depending on physiques of the zombies. This is similar to what Guacodile does for his Plant Food effect.

Enforce-mint effect

When boosted by Enforce-mint, Parsnip will do an additional 300 damage, and his rush attack will do an additional 800 damage per tick.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Fast)	Toughness (Typical)	Damage (Heavy)		Range
						Melee	Rush*
1	0	0	150	5 seconds	300 damage	80 damage	300 damage	Close
2	10	1,000	150		350 damage	100 damage	330 damage
3	25	2,500	150		400 damage	120 damage	360 damage
4	50	5,000	125		450 damage	140 damage	420 damage
5	100	10,000	125		500 damage	160 damage	480 damage
6	200	20,000	125		550 damage	180 damage	540 damage
7	400	30,000	100		600 damage	200 damage	600 damage
8	800	50,000	100		700 damage	220 damage	660 damage
9	1,200	75,000	100		800 damage	260 damage	720 damage
10	1,600	100,000	75		900 damage	300 damage	800 damage

*Applies to both normal and Plant Food states.

Mastery upgrades

• Chance to Boost
• Damage Pierce

Level upgrades  (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	King Clamp 霸王钳	When attacking, there is a 10% chance to upgrade this pincer to a red pincer, and the damage is doubled. Parsnip charge damage increased to 225. 攻击时有10%的概率将此次钳击升级为红色钳击，伤害翻倍。防风草的冲锋伤害提升至225。
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Parsnip gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Giant God Clamp 巨神钳	The trigger probability of King Clamp is increased by 100%, and when attacking, there is a 20% chance to upgrade this pincer attack to red pincer attack, and the damage is doubled. Parsnips charge damage increased to 300. 霸王钳的触发概率提升100%，攻击时有20%的概率将此次钳击升级为红色钳击，伤害翻倍。防风草的冲锋伤害提升至300。
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Parsnip gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Parsnip may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Parsnip gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).
	God Clamp Impact 神钳冲击	Parsnip can launch the impact of the pincers. The pincers will fly out to the right, causing 450 points of damage to the passing zombies, and will return to deal damage again. Parsnip's Colossus Claw damage increased to 300, charge damage increased to 450. 防风草能发动神钳冲击，钳子会向右飞出对经过的僵尸造成450点伤害，并会返回再次造成伤害。防风草的巨神钳伤害提升至300，冲锋伤害提升至450。
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Parsnip gains another 50% more attack power and health (300% of initial).

Costumed  (China only)

When costumed, his Plant Food effect now has a chance to create a final smaller red version of himself, which deals greater damage and has a chance to stun zombies for one second.

Strategies

Parsnip is a great plant to use early in a level. His high single target damage, combined with his ability to function as a temporary wall, make it a powerful asset. Compared to Guacodile, Parsnip has less range on his attacks but has a stronger rush attack, he can function as a temporary wall and has much more damage on his attacks. Because of this, Parsnip is generally better at starting levels, whereas Guacodile is better at dealing with damage to hordes quickly.

One should not use Parsnip against zombies that do not eat, such as Explorer Zombie or Excavator Zombie, as Parsnip will only rush if eaten. However, Parsnip can be effective against some of these zombies, such as Jetpack Zombie, since Parsnip is free to attack them without getting destroyed. Parsnip is also a great choice against Mecha-Football Zombie or Punk Zombie as they will push him to the left instead of eating him. Due to this, Parsnip can continuously attack it, similarly to other close range plants.

Parsnip is a good choice against Chicken Wrangler Zombies or Weasel Hoarders as he can stall the Zombie Chickens and Ice Weasels while defending at the same time. Also, when damaged enough, his rush attack can destroy all of them in his lane.

Parsnip can function as a temporary way to deal with Jester Zombie, since Parsnip will rush down the Jester Zombies after taking a few hits. While this is not ideal, it can function. Parsnip can also be useful for combating Imps thrown from Gargantuars, as they'll have to eat Parsnip first, opposed to Guacodile, which activates immediately.

Parsnip is also good when combined with slowing plants, such as Winter Melon or Sap-fling, since this allows Parsnip to get off a lot more damage before rushing. It will also let Parsnip do more damage when charging since he will have more time to pass the zombies.

What makes Parsnip worth using is his powerful Plant Food ability. A single Plant Food can help taking out a Gargantuar. However, the scarcity of Plant Food makes it less ideal for Endless Zones. However, using Tile Turnip might remedy this in higher levels where sun is more plentiful due to longer levels. Bringing along Power Lily as well can lead to a devastating combo to defeat every zombie in every lane. However, this takes a lot of planning and some gimmicks may interfere with the process.

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Parsnip
German	Pastinake
Spanish	Podarrábano
French	Panaicateur	"Parshears" (from "Panais" and "Sécateur")
Italian	Trinciabietola
Brazilian Portuguese	Pastigarra	portmanteau of pastinaca and garra
Simplified Chinese	防风草 fángfēng cǎo

Trivia

• Both of his costumes are based on animals.
• Due to a lack of arm textures, his claws don't seem connected to his body, looking like they are floating.
  • Black-Eyed Pea and Party Thyme share the same trait.
• When he rushes, his hitbox extends to zombies behind him.
• Before an update, Parsnip's Almanac entry misspelled the name as "Parnsip".
• He has several similarities to crabs, namely fiddler crabs, including his claws and the legs he has when charging.
  • He also has a similarity with cats, due to his scratching animation, his cat-like noises when he attacks, and his cat ears costume.
• His Almanac entry is the first time the word "death" is used in Plants vs. Zombies 2, though this remains inaccurate as zombies are already undead.
• Rarely, when timed right, he may not rush down the lane, but instead gets eaten, as usual, specifically if a large number of zombies is eating him at the same time.
• When Parsnip uses Plant Food, his smaller versions will carry duped costumes.
• He, along with Cob Cannon and Egret Flower Plane are the only plants that cannot be revived by Intensive Carrot when eaten, due to the fact he rushes down to his lane instead of disappearing when "eaten", making him technically doesn't get eaten.
  • However, he can still be revived when destroyed by other means, such as getting burned by Explorer Zombie.

See also

• Bonk Choy
• Guacodile
• Wasabi Whip

References

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