Holly Barrier

Holly Barrier is a premium plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 that is tied to the 2017 Feastivus event. He acts like an Endurian, damaging zombies that attack him. Like Banana Launcher, he can launch one of his small berries to a selected tile on the lawn when interacted with. If the berries land on a tile free of obstacles like tombstones, it will leave a spiky leaf on said tile that acts like an Endurian. The berries will also damage zombies and knock them back when they land on the same tile as them. Unlike Banana Launcher, the berries don't recharge overtime.

Origins
He is based on both holly, a genus of flowering plants, and a barricade, an object or structure that creates a barrier or obstacle to control, block passage or force the flow of traffic in the desired direction.

His code name, Holly Knight, is a reference to the Christmas carol Silent Night (more specifically, the line "holy night). It also references how Holly Barrier is both based on holly and is a defensive plant.

Almanac entry
Holly Barrier deals damage to zombies attacking him, and can launch 3 prickly barrier leaves to knock back and damage zombies.

Usage: tap to arm, tap on target tile to fire

Special: projectile knocks back, deals damage, leaves barrier on empty tiles

Holly Barrier would like to advise folks not to eat his berries. "It's rude to eat somebody's berries without asking," he says. "In addition, they are highly toxic."

Plant Food effect
When given Plant Food, Holly Barrier will regain all lost berries, and will launch four berries on random tiles. If they land on a tile without an obstacle, the spiky leaf will have metallic spikes attached to it, making it do more damage to zombies.

Trivia

 * He is the second holly-based plant in the series, the first being Jolly Holly.
 * However, Holly Barrier is male, while Jolly Holly is female.
 * He is the second plant that acts like Banana Launcher, the first is Missile Toe.
 * Out of the three, he has the cheapest sun cost, and the only one that can't recharge his projectiles.