Cherry Bomb


 * For other versions, see Cherry Bomb (disambiguation)

Cherry Bomb is an instant-kill plant available in all main series Plants vs. Zombies games and spin-offs.

When planted, Cherry Bomb will burn out in 1.2 second before exploding violently in a 3x3 area, dealing 90 normal damage shots to any zombies caught in the blast. This is enough to instantly kill almost all enemies, with the exception of Gargantuars, Giga-Gargantuars, Giga-Football Zombies, Dr. Zomboss and some mechanical enemies.

Origins
Cherry Bomb is based on the Cherry, a term for the fruit of plants belonging to the genus Prunus. It is named after the real life cherry bomb, a type of spherically-shaped firework.

In the first game, an explosion cloud with the onomatopoeia "POWIE!!" (or "powie!!" depending on the version) will appear, while in the second game, the cloud will spell "CHA-BOOF!" instead.

Plants vs. Zombies
Cherry Bomb is received after completing Level 1-2. It explodes in a 3x3 area, deals 90 damage to every enemy in the area and disintegrate the corpses of all defeated zombies. Cherry Bomb can also affect flying Balloon Zombies, submerged Snorkel Zombies, underground Digger Zombies and ladders placed by Ladder Zombies. The explosion is not counted as a fire effect, and will not thaw ice trails laid by Zombonis.

Plants vs. Zombies 2
Cherry Bomb is unlocked after the player finishes Pirate Seas - Day 24. The explosion is now counted as a fire effect, meaning that it will remove freezing and chilling effects from all surviving zombies. This also means that Imp Dragon Zombies will be completely immune to Cherry Bomb.

Plants vs. Zombies
Cherry Bomb

Cherry Bombs can blow up all zombies in an area. They have a short fuse so plant them near zombies.

Damage: massive

Range: all zombies in a medium area

Usage: single use, instant

"I wanna explode," says Cherry #1. "No, let's detonate instead!" says his brother, Cherry #2. After intense consultation they agree to explodonate.

Cost: 150

Recharge:  very slow

Plants vs. Zombies 2
Sun cost: 150

DAMAGE: Massive

AREA: 3x3

RECHARGE: Slow

Cherry Bombs can blow up all zombies in an area. They have a short fuse so plant them near zombies.

Usage: single use, instant

The Cherry Bomb Brothers attempted to start their own band. "We tried to figure out what the sound would be, but we kept explodonating speakers, stages, fans, and of course, zombies. Look for our LP next year."

Level upgrade
Note: Cherry Bomb cannot be upgraded to level 4.

Costumed
When it explodes, every blasted zombie gives 25 sun.

Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars
Air mine trap-explosion: Rushes to the first enemy in its lane and explodes in 3x3 area. It needs Tenacious Plant Food to activate.

Plants vs. Zombies
Cherry Bomb is typically used in one of the following situations: either as a last-ditch defensive effort to eliminate zombies that have gotten past the players defense, as a bomb to neutralize a large cluster of enemies that might pose trouble to most single-target plants, or as a nuke to quickly deplete the health of dangerous threat, such as Gargantuars and Zombonis. However, Cherry Bomb's long cooldown time means that great care must be taken in using Cherry Bomb to fully utilize its potential, although Imitater can be used to remedy this issue.

In the Survival Mode, Cherry Bomb is a useful plant, particularly when the player opted to purchase a small amount of Cob Cannon. As the amount of incoming zombies will rapidly increase over time, Cherry Bomb will easily find its place in clearing large groups of enemies that can otherwise overwhelm other offensive plants, especially when the game starts to send in hordes of Giga-gargantuars in an attempt to break through.

Achievements
The Explodonator achievement, called Demolitioneer on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSiWare versions, is conferred when the player neutralizes a minimum of 10 enemies with a single Cherry Bomb. Note that this only applies to normal-sized zombies; smaller zombies from the mini-game, Big Trouble Little Zombie does not count toward this achievement. The achievement can be easily obtained by playing Survival: Endless, due to the great amount of zombies present in later flags.

Plants vs. Zombies 2
As Cherry Bomb has remained virtually unchanged between the two games, most strategies that worked in the first game should also apply to the second game. An important thing to note is that Cherry Bomb's explosion is now counted as a fire effect, meaning that Gargantuars frozen by Iceberg Lettuce will be not chilled and able to move again a normal pace when hit by Cherry Bomb. Imp Dragon Zombies are also completely immune to Cherry Bomb, although this will be of little importance as they can easily be pacified by most offensive plants.

Specific to Plants vs. Zombies

 * If used on a Pole Vaulting Zombie or Imp while they are in the air, the zombies will disappear without an animation, unlike other zombies on the ground. This also happens when other explosives are used such as Jalapenos.
 * On the online version, using a Cherry Bomb on a headless zombie will cause the head to come back for the animation.
 * On the online version, it looks like Cherry Bomb has a bigger range, but the actual range is still the same.
 * If Cherry Bomb is planted in a large enough group of zombies, it is possible for the Cherry Bomb to be eaten before it can explode.

Specific to Plants vs. Zombies 2

 * Cherry Bomb is the only premium plant in Chinese version of the game (unlocked along with the turbo feature with a code). Normally, it can only be unlocked by buying total RMB 30 of gems.
 * As of the 2.3 update, if the player listens carefully, there is a charging sound that will play before the Cherry Bomb detonates. Also, if one looks closely, they can see the stem turn black as if it was burning.
 * Cherry Bomb now changes its facial expression before exploding.
 * In the Chinese version, Cherry Bomb's Puzzle Pieces can only be obtained in Penny's treasure.
 * The small Cherry Bomb it creates in the Chinese version says "SPUDOW!" when it explodes, similar to Potato Mine.
 * Cherry Bomb is the only instant-use plant that appears in frozen blocks. This only occurs in Icebound Battleground and Piñata Parties.
 * If Cherry Bomb is used on a headless corpse, the ensuing charred zombie will still appear with its head and arms.
 * In this game, zombies can no longer interact with Cherry Bombs. Cherry Bombs can no longer be eaten in this game.