Bloomerang

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For other uses, see Bloomerang (disambiguation).

Bloomerang
Plants vs. Zombies 2
Bloomerangs can hit up to three targets in their lane, twice each coming and going!
Sun cost	175
Recharge	5 seconds
Damage	Normal
Range	Multi-hit
Special	Can hit up to 3 targets, with two hits each
Family	Spear-mint
Max targets	Three
Direct damage	20 damage per shot
Rarity (China)	Uncommon
Unlocked	Beating Ancient Egypt - Day 3
Unlocked (China)	Ten Bloomerang Puzzle Pieces Buy with 10 gems (for a limited time)
Costumes	File:BloomerangUnusedCostume1.png
Costumes (China)	File:Bloomerang C Costume2.png
As the first new member to your home defense team, Bloomerang enjoys long walkabouts with his friend, Koala Bear, and listening to his Bob Barley albums out back.
Plants vs. Zombies Online
TBA(translation: Bloomerang)
Unlocked	Beating Ancient Egypt - Level 1-1

Bloomerang is the first plant obtained in Ancient Egypt in Plants vs. Zombies 2 and is also present in Plants vs. Zombies Online. He fires boomerangs that can hit up to three targets twice, once when it moves forward and once when it returns hit every three seconds. He is the first new plant that is introduced in the second game.

Origins

Bloomerang's name is a portmanteau of "bloom," one or more flowers on a flowering plant and "boomerang," a hunting tool used by indigenous Australians.

Almanac entry

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

Bloomerang
	SUN COST 175 RECHARGE 5 TOUGHNESS 300 DAMAGE 20 RANGE Multi-Hit PLANT FOOD POWER 11.11% Spear-mint Plant Food: Throws boomerangs in four directions damaging all zombies in the area. Bloomerangs can hit multiple targets in their lane, twice each coming and going! As the first new member to your home defense team, Bloomerang enjoys long walkabouts with his friend, Koala Bear, and listening to his Bob Barley albums out back.

Bloomerang

SUN COST 175 RECHARGE 5 TOUGHNESS 300 DAMAGE 20 RANGE Multi-Hit PLANT FOOD POWER 11.11% Spear-mint Plant Food: Throws boomerangs in four directions damaging all zombies in the area. Bloomerangs can hit multiple targets in their lane, twice each coming and going! As the first new member to your home defense team, Bloomerang enjoys long walkabouts with his friend, Koala Bear, and listening to his Bob Barley albums out back.

Upgrades

Plants vs. Zombies 2

File:PFBloomerang.jpg

Bloomerang unleashing barrages of boomerangs

Plant Food effect

When Bloomerang is given Plant Food, he hurls 16 boomerangs in a plus-shape pattern which return sand hits the zombies again in a similar pattern it had when they were first released on the zombies.

Spear-mint effect

When boosted by Spear-mint, Bloomerang's boomerangs do an additional 100 DPS, the amount of zombies his boomerang can hit before returning is increased by six, and the projectile count during his Plant Food effect is increased by sixteen.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Fast)	Toughness (Typical)	Damage* (Normal)	Projectile Velocity	Range (Multi-Hit)	Plant Food Power (Boomerang Count)^
1	0	0	175	5 seconds	300 damage	20 damage	Normal	3 targets	16 projectiles
2	3	50	175	4.5 seconds	350 damage	25 damage		3 targets	18 projectiles
3	10	200	150	4.5 seconds	400 damage	30 damage		3 targets	18 projectiles
4	25	1,500	150	4.5 seconds	450 damage	35 damage		3 targets	20 projectiles
5	50	2,000	150	4 seconds	500 damage	40 damage	+1.4x	3 targets	20 projectiles
6	75	3,000	150	4 seconds	550 damage	45 damage		3 targets	20 projectiles
7	100	4,000	150	3.5 seconds	600 damage	50 damage		3 targets	22 projectiles
8	125	5,000	125	3.5 seconds	650 damage	55 damage		3 targets	22 projectiles
9	175	6,000	125	3.5 seconds	700 damage	60 damage		4 targets	22 projectiles
10	225	8,000	125	3.5 seconds	750 damage	65 damage		4 targets	24 projectiles
11	300	10,000	125	3 seconds	800 damage	70 damage		4 targets	24 projectiles
12	350	15,000	125	3 seconds	850 damage	75 damage		4 targets	26 projectiles
13	350	20,000	100	3 seconds	900 damage	80 damage	+1.9x	4 targets	26 projectiles
14	400	25,000	100	3 seconds		85 damage		4 targets	28 projectiles
15	450	30,000	100	3 seconds		90 damage		5 targets	28 projectiles
16	500	35,000	100	2.5 seconds		95 damage		5 targets	28 projectiles
17	550	40,000	100	2.5 seconds		100 damage		5 targets	30 projectiles
18	600	45,000	75	2.5 seconds		100 damage		5 targets	30 projectiles
19	700	50,000	75	2.5 seconds		100 damage		6 targets	30 projectiles
20	800	55,000	75	2 seconds		100 damage		6 targets	32 projectiles

*Per hit. Applies to both normal and Plant Food states.
^Per direction.

Level upgrades (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Binding	The cost of planting a Bloomerang decreases by 5 sun for every existing Bloomerang on the lawn. (Caps at 50 sun)
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Bloomerang gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Stronger Binding	The cost of planting a Bloomerang decreases by 10 sun for every existing Bloomerang on the lawn. (Caps at 50 sun)
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Bloomerang gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Bloomerang may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Bloomerang gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).

Plants vs. Zombies Online (China only) (Archived content)

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Upgrade 1	Bloomerang deals 150% damage to Camel Zombies.

Costumed (China only)

When costumed Bloomerang is given Plant Food, he hurls ten giant boomerangs in a cross-shape pattern which do double the damage.

Strategies

Bloomerang will be the first plant available to the player that can hit multiple targets. It is an effective tool to fight Camel Zombies and clean up multiple tombstones in early levels. Unfortunately, it becomes obsolete very quickly, due to Laser Bean, Fume-shroom, A.K.E.E., and Cactus; all of which possess the ability to hit more than three targets, can deal greater damage, and/or attack more quickly and are better suited for the jobs Bloomerang is designed for.

• Laser Bean can hit all zombies in his lane but at the cost of 25 more sun.
• Fume-Shroom can hit all zombies 4 tiles in front of it, at the cost of 50 less sun.
• Cactus, while not as powerful as Fume-Shroom, can damage zombies like a Spikeweed when confronted close by a zombie.
• A.K.E.E. can shoot above the Excavator Zombie's shovel, whereas Bloomerang can't.

Bloomerang can be used to fight Zombie Chickens and Ice Weasels, as he can hit up to three targets at once and will have slightly less trouble than other projectile plants, though his slow attack speed can often leave him overwhelmed. His boomerangs can bypass Shield Zombie's shield, so Bloomerang can prove to be, to some extent, effective in the Far Future. This same advantage allows him to fight both the Excavator Zombies and Parasol Zombies of the Lost City, although not as effectively as other multiple target plants.

Gallery

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Trivia

• If the player looks closely, they will see that he has nine boomerangs. He retains all nine even after throwing one, using Plant Food, or catching a returning boomerang which is odd due to the fact that when given Plant Food he shoots sixteen boomerangs.
• When Bloomerang attacks tombstones in Ancient Egypt, the tombstones glow a red color.
• He is one of the six plants seen in the trailer of Plants vs. Zombies 2 while fighting the zombies, the other five are Bonk Choy, Pea Pod, Peashooter, Wall-nut, and Sunflower.
• He has many references to Australia and Jamaica.
  • The projectile is based on the Boomerang, a weapon made in Australia.
  • His friend is a koala, a marsupial native to Australia.
  • The Almanac entry contains the phrase "out back." Outback is another term for the remote areas of Australia.
  • In Bloomerang's Almanac entry, Bob Barley is a portmanteau of "barley" and Bob Marley, who was a Jamaican reggae musician and songwriter.
  • The boomerangs on his head resemble, and have characteristics of dreadlocks, a Jamaican type of hairstyle.
  • His costume is the headpiece that Rastafarians commonly wear in Jamaica.
• Jester Zombie, Hammer Zombie and Nunchaku Zombie can all deflect its boomerang, but instead of taking damage from the boomerang, Bloomerang will grab it, nullifying the damage.
• If he throws a boomerang, and the player digs him up, the boomerang with travel back off the screen and hit any zombies it passes. It cannot be deflected by Jester Zombies if this happens.
• In Wild West, a Bloomerang on minecart and rail can hit Prospector Zombies coming from behind if they are moved to another lane after throwing his boomerang forward. As Bloomerang cannot catch the returning boomerang, it will hit any zombies behind.
• In the Chinese version, he is guaranteed to be unlocked when the player completes the tutorial of the Lottery System as the first thing gotten from a chest.
• In the previous versions of the Chinese version, Bloomerang did not catch his boomerangs, allowing him to hit zombies behind him.
  • This, however, can be done in the international version of Plants vs. Zombies 2 if there is a zombie behind Bloomerang, such as a Prospector Zombie, as he will not collect his thrown boomerang and instead let it travel back and hit that zombie. This can only be done if the boomerang that was thrown hadn't hit 3 (or more, level-wise) targets yet, in which case it would travel back, hit zombies until it had hit 3 targets, then travel off the screen.
• In the Chinese version, Bloomerang is the second plant that can have a sun cost not being a multiple of 25. However, this only works if the player plants a second one which is level 2 or up on the lawn.
• Nightshade resembles this plant in terms of appearance.
• Since he fires boomerangs that deal 60 damage per shot total every three seconds, he has the same damage per second of a Peashooter, meaning him deals the same amount of damage in the same amount of time.
• In the Plants vs. Zombies Comics series, there is a Bloomerang named Jeff which first appears in Timepocalypse.

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