Marigold (Boss)


 * For the plant with identical name in Plants vs. Zombies and Plants vs. Zombies 2, see Marigold.

Marigold is a boss plant in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. She is considered the plant version of the Treasure Yeti. She will sometimes spawn in a Graveyard Ops in an objective wave, where the zombies have to find and defeat her in order to earn coins, coin bags and diamonds, as well as appearing rarely in the Backyard. Her first appearance in Backyard Battleground is in the mission "Ancient Knowledge", where the player has to find and interact with The Scroll of Instruction for the Zen Sensei. After interacting with the scroll, the chest that it lays on is revealed to be a hiding Marigold, which the player must then vanquish. She also makes a minor appearance in another mission, where two Marigolds hide in breakable barrels. They will rarely appear in the backyard, depending on their location. However, if they have not been vanquished and are still being chased, they will disappear, forcing the player to end their hunt.

Appearance
She resembles a normal Marigold, except that she seems to be made entirely out of valuables. Her body and 'arms' are made out of gold, while her petals and face are made of diamonds. She has a treasure chest located at her base, where she hides inside when not being chased.

Abilities
Like the Treasure Yeti, the Marigold is extremely fast and will try to escape from the player. The Marigold has a special attack, which consists of the Marigold jumping into the air and doing a backflip before slamming its treasure chest into the ground, sending a shockwave around her, stunning all zombies in the radius, similarly to the Treasure Yeti's freezing attack.

Strategies
This boss is fast and disruptive. It is recommended to stay away from her because she can use her Chest Slam that can stun you, much like the Treasure Yeti's freeze attack. Using a sniper like Captain Deadbeard, Foot Soldier, Paleontologist, or Astronaut is suggested. However, this means that you will have to pick up all of the coins later on. Alternatively, it is possible to stay just outside the range of the Chest Slam while attacking. Although getting the distance correct takes some practice, maintaining this range is much more profitable than sniping, as your shots have a higher chance of hitting the fast Marigold. Keep in mind that despite its similarities in function to the Treasure Yeti, she is much smaller than the Yeti and is therefore harder to hit. She is also somewhat slower than the Yeti to compensate for her smaller size.

Trivia

 * Marigold is the smallest Plant boss out of every other boss.