Wasabi Whip

Wasabi Whip is a premium plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2, released in the 4.8 update as part of the Time Twister 2016 event. He is a melee attacker that hits zombies (or destructible grid items) two squares behind or ahead him every 0.6 or 0.7 seconds, respectively.

He can be considered an upgraded version of Bonk Choy. Due to his whip being fire-based, he is immune to freezing and can heat plants surrounding him in Frostbite Caves. Unlike Bonk Choy, Wasabi Whip gives priority to the target behind him.

In the Chinese version, he was released on the 2.2.1 update as part of the 4th anniversary event along with Explode-O-Nut. He can be only be unlocked by the Lottery System.

Origins

Wasabi Whip is based on the real-life wasabi plant (Eutrema japonicum) native to Japan, known for its spicy taste. He has a whip with a flaming leaf at the tip, referencing its spiciness.

Wasabi Whip snuggling a piece of sushi during his Zen Garden animation is a reference to wasabi's use as a condiment on sushi.

Almanac entry

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

Wasabi Whip
	SUN COST 150 RECHARGE 5 TOUGHNESS 300 DAMAGE 40 RANGE Close Enforce-mint Plant Food: Spin [sic] its flaming whip around, dealing heavy damage to zombies. Wasabi Whips lash out with their flaming whips, delivering whuppings to zombies both in front and behind. "The trick to proper whipping is all in the wrist," says Wasabi Whip. "Well, not the wrist, exactly, since I don't have any. You have to, like... BE the wrist."

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

When fed Plant Food, Wasabi Whip will spin his flaming whip around in a 3x3 radius, similarly to Bonk Choy. The effect is same as Bonk Choy's, dealing 1500 (1950 in the Chinese version) damage over a few seconds.

Enforce-mint effect

When boosted by Enforce-mint, Wasabi Whip will do an additional 200 damage, and his plant food effect will do an additional 350 damage per tick.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Fast)	Toughness (Typical)	Damage (Heavy)	Plant Food Power (Damage)*	Range
1	0	0	150	5 seconds	300 damage	40 damage	75 damage	Close
2	10	1,000	150		350 damage	50 damage	100 damage
3	25	2,500	150		400 damage	60 damage	125 damage
4	50	5,000	125		450 damage	80 damage	150 damage
5	100	10,000	125		550 damage	100 damage	175 damage
6	200	20,000	125		600 damage	120 damage	200 damage
7	400	30,000	100		650 damage	140 damage	225 damage
8	800	50,000	100		700 damage	160 damage	250 damage
9	1,200	75,000	100		800 damage	180 damage	300 damage
10	1,600	100,000	75		900 damage	200 damage	350 damage

*Per hit. Plant Food effect does 20 hits in total.

Mastery upgrades

• Chance to Boost
• Damage Pierce

Level upgrades  (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Hot Combustion 炙热燃烧	Each attack burns zombies dealing 30 damage per second for 5 seconds. 炙热山葵的火焰鞭能使命中的僵尸进入持续5秒的灼烧状态，每秒造成30点伤害。
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Wasabi Whip gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Burst Awakening 爆裂觉醒	Burning damage increased to 60 damage per second. 炙热燃烧技能造成的灼烧伤害提升100%，每秒造成60点伤害。
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Wasabi Whip gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Wasabi Whip may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Wasabi Whip gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).
	Angry Fire 怒焰之火	20% chance to launch a fireball that deals 600 damage every 10 seconds, with a massive damage multiplier to small and medium zombies. 炙热山葵每10秒有20%的概率挥动火焰鞭，甩出一个向右直线飞行的火球，造成600伤害，如果是中小型僵尸则伤害大幅度提升。
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Wasabi Whip gains another 50% more attack power and health (300% of initial).

Costumed  (China only)

Its costumed Plant Food effect now deals 3120 total damage and forms seismic waves at the end that deal 200 damage to nearby units, as well as increasing thawing rate while in Frostbite Caves.

Strategies

Wasabi Whip can be considered an upgrade to the Bonk Choy, as their sun costs are equal, but the former has greater damage and range: Wasabi Whip does 40 damage every 0.7 seconds (ahead) / 0.6 seconds (behind) while Bonk Choy does 15 damage every 0.36 seconds. Bonk Choy can reach one tile forwards and backwards, while Wasabi Whip can reach two tiles in either direction. Note that Wasabi Whip prioritizes targets behind him.

As Wasabi Whip is a fire plant, he is useful in Frostbite Caves where he can warm up surrounding plants. That said, he cannot be used well with ice plants like Winter Melon, so non-chilling stallers like Sap-fling or Stallia should be used instead. Furthermore, Wasabi Whip cannot damage Imp Dragon Zombies, but he is still useful in normal nights in Dark Ages for defeating Jester Zombies, as Imp Dragon Zombies only appear in Arthur's Challenge and Night 20. They are also useful against Hunter Zombies due to their immunity to snowballs.

Wasabi Whip has a high damage output, but only for single targets, thus the player should plant multiple of them, lest they get overwhelmed. Snapdragon or Cold Snapdragon is preferred for group damage. Having wall plants to protect them also helps greatly due to their melee range.

In Big Wave Beach, a group of Wasabi Whips can quickly destroy the octopi that Octo Zombies throw out.

Although Wasabi Whip can relight Prospector Zombies' dynamite, it has a high enough DPS to take them out before they launch themselves.

Wasabi Whip's ability to attack backwards is useful in dealing with Relic Hunter Zombies and flying zombies such as Jetpack Zombie, Bug Zombie, Balloon Zombie, and zombies carried by pterodactyls.

Related achievement

	So Thawful Thaw 13 ice blocks in a single level

Gallery

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Wasabi Whip
Simplified Chinese	炙热山葵	lit. "Hot Horseradish"
French	Wasaliane
German	Wasabi-Peitsche
Italian	Wasabi frustabi
Brazilian Portuguese	Chicote de Wasabi	from chicote and wasabi
Russian	Васаби
Spanish	Látigo wasabi

Trivia

• His flame does not go out once watered in the Zen Garden.
• The sushi Wasabi Whip pulls out during his Zen Garden animation is the same sushi used when one of Octo Zombie's octopi is defeated.
• Despite his fire attacks, he is not in the Pepper-mint family, due to his low range and high damage-output.
• His idle animation alludes to the art of fire dancing, in which flames are twirled around on sticks or wheels, generally in a circular or spiral motion.

See also

• Bonk Choy
• Parsnip
• Pokra
• Match Flower

References

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