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For other uses, see Citron (disambiguation).

Citron is a playable plant class in Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville. He is a PvZ BfN Defend Class Icon Defend class who specializes in providing mobile defense though his ally protecting Peel Shield or his enemy stunning E.M.Peach.

Description[]

In-game description[]

Citrons are the mobile team defender. The Peel Shield provides cover for allies. Best to hold strategic locations or help the team break through tough chokepoints.

Weapons[]

Primary Weapon[]

Rapid-fire, triple-barrel cannon.

In-game description

Citron's primary weapon is the Juice Cannon, which fires 3 projectiles at once. It deals 3 damage per projectile (4 critical) and fires at a medium rate of fire with medium amount of bloom. Additionally, the cannon's muzzle flash also deals 3 damage provided enemies are close enough, which deals an insane amount of damage. It has a massive 50 ammo in his mag and takes 2s to reload.

Secondary Weapon[]

Raise a shield by holding [Zoom] and gain ammo by blocking damage.

In-game description

The Peel Shield makes a return as Citron's secondary weapon. Instead of zooming in, Citron instead puts up his Peel Shield in front of him. The shield boasts 600 health, and it regenerates its health when not in use. Citron moves slower while the shield is out. Additionally, Citron also gains ammo when blocking damage.

Abilities[]

Left ability
EMPeachBfN
E.M.Peach
Shoots an E.M.Peach that stuns enemies and depletes Z-Mech fuel.
Center ability
Spin DashBfN
Spin Dash
Ball dash forward to hurt enemies and knock them back.
Right ability
Navel LaserBfN
Navel Laser
A precision beam that grows in power.

Upgrades[]

Perk Mobility
Emergency Exit
Spin DashBfN
1
Move faster for a short time after exiting Spin Dash.

Move 50% faster for 3 seconds after exiting Spin Dash.
Perk Cooldown
Refreshing Revive
1
Faster refresh time for all abilities by reviving an ally.

Reduces ability cooldown by 5x for 2 seconds (10 seconds total) when a teammate is revived.
Perk Health
Rough Patch
1
Spawn with more health after suffering multiple vanquishes in a row.

After dying three times in a row, spawn with the maximum amount of overhealth for the currently used class after respawning or being revived.
Perk Ammo
Quenching Cover
2
Gain ammo for Juice Cannon when blocking damage with Peel Shield.

Adds 8 rounds to the magazine when blocking damage with Peel Shield.
Perk Health
Best Defense
Perk RoleIcon Defend
3
Briefly reduce incoming damage by earning a critical vanquish. Can stack 3 times.

Reduces incoming damage by 10% for 10 seconds upon vanquishing an enemy. Stacks up to 3 times for a total of 27.1% damage resistance.
Perk Health
Health Regeneration
Perk RoleIcon Defend
2
Faster health regeneration.

Doubles health regeneration rate.
Perk Health
Health Regeneration Delay
Perk RoleIcon Defend
2
Reduced time between taking damage and when health regeneration activates.

Reduces the time required to start health regeneration by half (4 seconds).
Perk Mobility
Freshly Squeezed
2
Momentarily increase sprint speed after vanquishing an enemy.

Sprint 30% faster for 5 seconds after vanquishing an enemy.
Perk Cooldown
Critical Blow
3
Faster refresh time for all abilities by earning a critical vanquish.

Reduces ability cooldown by 5.5 seconds upon critically vanquishing an enemy.
Kinectic Energy
3
Gain Peel Shield health by dealing damage.

Gain 40 points of Peel Shield health by dealing damage.
Perk Mobility
Peel Out
3
Move Faster when Peel Shield is deployed.

Move 35% faster while using Peel Shield.
Perk Duration
Peached
EMPeachBfN
3
Longer stun duration by hitting enemy directly with E.M.Peach.

E.M.Peach's effects will now last for 3.5 seconds.
Perk Handling
Juiced
Navel LaserBfN
3
Navel Laser has larger width and always deals critical damage.
Perk Mobility
Fallback
Perk RoleIcon Defend
3
Move faster when at low health.

Increases movement speed by 20% upon reaching 20% HP or below.
Perk Mobility
Speedy
3
Move faster, except when sprinting.

Increases walking speed by 12.9032%.
Perk Utility
Leveling Up
2
Earn XP faster.

Increases the amount of XP earned by 10%. Does not affect the XP Machine in Giddy Park.
Perk Knockback
Bowling
Spin DashBfN
4
Knock enemies farther away with Spin Dash.

Decrease Spin Dash's refresh by 5 seconds if an enemy is hit by Spin Dash can stack with multiple targets.
Perk Ammo
Pulp Powered
Navel LaserBfN
4
Extended Naval Laser duration by earning a Vanquish with Naval Laser.

Vanquishing enemies with Navel Laser extends its duration by 2 seconds.
Perk Health
Peachy
EMPeachBfN
2
Gain Peel Shield health by stunning enemies with E.M.Peach.

Gain 200 points of Peel Shield health by stunning enemies with E.M.Peach.
Perk Mobility
Adrenaline Rush
Perk RoleIcon Defend
3
Move faster for a short time by earning a vanquish.

Increases movement speed by 40% for 3 seconds upon vanquishing an enemy.

Related Achievement[]

Zest of the BestBfN
Zest of the Best
Block 1,000 damage with Peel Shield as a Citron.

Strategies[]

With[]

With the readjustments to older characters in Battle For Neighborville, Citron may had lost some of his offensive damage but has been replaced with a more defensive setup than the previous game. His new shield being able to be thrown up at anytime gives him more of a tank role, protecting you and your allies. However, his shield can be broken, leaving you defenseless, so keep an eye on its health at all times.

He also sprints faster than any other character in the game, making rushing to objectives a piece of cake, especially with Speed Upgrades.

His weapon is best used at close range, although you can use it out to Longer Ranges provided you have good aim. Where Citron really shines is defending or pushing an objective. Using his shield, you can push through a point with your allies providing defense, Spin Dash can knock and vanquish enemies (Especially Imps) out the way if they're all close together. Navel Laser is best used for aiming at a single target, rather than using it for crowd control.

Against[]

Citron is an overpowered nightmare to fight against. His incredible power, ridiculous speed, high health and tanky shield make him near impossible to catch up and vanquishing in a 1v1 fight, especially if he runs Peachy and several Speed Upgrades (Emergency Exit, Freshly Squeezed, Adrenaline Rush).

Try overwhelming him with 2 or more teammates, allowing you to attack him from all sides. All-Stars have a very similar power to Citrons, as they can shred his shield quickly and avoid his attacks.

Last but not least, Citron is very vulnerable when using Navel Laser, as he loses his group power and relies completely on accuracy. So take him out as soon as he uses it.

NPCs[]

Enemies[]

Quest NPCs[]

Bugs[]

Citron_Taunt_Bug

Citron Taunt Bug

Footage of the bug In-game.

Taunting while sprinting as Citron causes him to momentarily vanish for the duration of the taunt. Citron is the only character in the entire game who experiences this bug. Citron's can do this in all modes (pve + pvp). It doesn't matter if you have good or bad internet, this bug works 100% of the time. Enemies can still hear Citron and see his health bar.

Citron also maintains its usual large hitbox while invisible and can be vanquished normally (Citron is still completely visible to enemy players. He only disappears on the player's screen). This bug is still in the game as of 2019's Feastivus event.

Balancing changes[]

October 2019 patch[]

  • Increased the Juice Cannon's damage from 2 to 2.55
  • Removed the Peel Shield's 0.2 second deploy delay
  • Reduced the Peel Shield's reactivate deploy time from 0.5 to 0.3 seconds
  • Reduced the Peel Shield's XP earn rate to 10 XP per 25 damage points blocked
  • Removed the Peel Shield's backpedal speed modifier

November 2019 patch[]

  • Increase base ammo gain from blocking with shield 7->10
  • Sprint can now cancel shield
  • Movement speed modifier with shield up reduced 0.7->0.8
  • Bringing up the shield can interrupt reloading
  • Add muzzle flash damage to Juice Cannon 0->2.55
  • Spin Dash no longer cancels sprint

November 27 2019 Update (Pre-TTK)[]

  • Reduced additional time earned for earning a vanquish with the Pulp Powered upgrade from 2.7->2.0
  • Reduced Naval Laser damage __ to __->5 to 10
  • Movement speed reduction while using Naval Laser with the Juiced upgrade removed
  • Juiced upgrade no longer lets Citron ADS while using Naval Laser

Early December 2019 TTK Changelist[]

  • Increase Juice Cannon damage per projectile 2.55->2.6
  • Decrease Juice Cannon muzzle damage 2.55->2.2
  • Decrease Juice Cannon projectile spread per shot
  • Increase Peel Shield regen delay 2.0->3.5
  • Increase Peel Shield regen delay from destroyed 2.0->5.0
  • Decrease E.M. Peach stun duration 2.25->1.4
  • Decrease E.M. Peach stun duration with the Peached upgrade 4.5->2.9

May 2020 patch[]

  • Juice Cannon
    •  Increase damage per projectile 2.6->3
    •  Increase damage of muzzle blast 2.2->3
    •  Increase total damage per shot 10->12
  • E.M.Peach
    • Can now cancel Space Cadet’s Gravity Smash
    • Can now destroy Engineer’s Bullhorn Swarm
    • Can now cancel All-Star’s Sprint Tackle

Gallery[]

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In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Citron
China Simplified Chinese 香橼猎手
Taiwan Traditional Chinese 香櫞
The Netherlands Dutch Citrus
France French Citron
Germany German Zitron
Italy Italian Cedro
Japan Japanese シトロン
South Korea Korean 시트론
Poland Polish Cytryn
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Citrinador
Russia Russian Цитрон
Spain Spanish Pomelo
Mexico Latin American
Spanish
Naranjo


Trivia[]

  • Citron and Engineer are the only classes in the game that can sprint in any direction.
  • He is also the only character to sprint faster than all of the other characters (73% faster when sprinting compared to 50%).

See also[]

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Chompers Chomper · Hot Rod Chomper · Toxic Chomper · Fire Chomper · Power Chomper · Count Chompula · Armor Chomper · Chester Chomper · Chomp Thing


Cacti Cactus · Camo Cactus · Fire Cactus · Ice Cactus · Power Cactus · Future Cactus · Bandit Cactus · Citrus Cactus · Jade Cactus
Boss Mode Crazy Dave
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb · Pea Gatling · Hyper · Sombrero Bean Bomb · Retro Gatling · Super Pea Jump


Sunflower Heal Beam · Sunbeam · Heal Flower · Rainbow Heal Beam · Solar Flare Beam · Dark Flower


Chomper Goop · Burrow · Spikeweed · Super Sticky Goop · Sprint Burrow · Spiky Spikeweed · Cheesy Goop · Chesterweed


Cactus Potato Mine · Garlic Drone · Tallnut Battlement · Potato Nugget Mine · Artichoke Drone · Iron Maiden


Boss Mode Coconut Spotting Station · Twin Heal Flower · Cherry Strike · Revive Rainbow
Spawnable Plants Pea Cannon · Pea Repeater · Gatling Pea · Bonk Choy · Scaredy-shroom · Heal Flower · Fume-shroom · Goop-shroom · Snap Dragon · Ice-shroom · Doom-shroom · Ice Peashooter · Fire Peashooter · Bamboo Shoot · Laser Bean
Others Corn Mortar · Flax Cannon · Tallnut · Mega Flower · Tactical Cuke · Tallnut Cannon
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 plants
Playable Classes
Peashooters Peashooter · Fire Pea · Ice Pea · Toxic Pea · Commando Pea · Agent Pea · Law Pea · Plasma Pea · Rock Pea · Electro Pea


Sunflowers Sunflower · Mystic Flower · Power Flower · Fire Flower · Shadow Flower · Metal Petal · Sun Pharaoh · Alien Flower · Vampire Flower · Stuffy Flower


Chompers Chomper · Hot Rod Chomper · Toxic Chomper · Fire Chomper · Power Chomper · Count Chompula · Armor Chomper · Chomp Thing · Yeti Chomper · Disco Chomper · Unicorn Chomper · Twilight Chomper


Cacti Cactus · Camo Cactus · Fire Cactus · Ice Cactus · Power Cactus · Future Cactus · Bandit Cactus · Jade Cactus · Zen Cactus · Petrified Cactus


Citrons Citron · Frozen Citron · Electro Citron · Iron Citron · Party Citron · Toxic Citron


Roses Rose · Druid Rose · Fire Rose · Frost Rose · Party Rose · Nec'Rose


Corns Kernel Corn · BBQ Corn · Mob Cob · Pops Corn · Party Corn · Commando Corn


Others Torchwood · Junkasaurus
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb · Pea Gatling · Hyper · Sombrero Bean Bomb · Retro Gatling · Super Pea Jump · Dark Bean Bomb · Bling Gatling


Sunflower Heal Beam · Sunbeam · Heal Flower · Rainbow Heal Beam · Solar Flare Beam · Dark Flower · Rainbow Flower


Chomper Goop · Burrow · Spikeweed · Super Sticky Goop · Sprint Burrow · Spiky Spikeweed · Chomp Cannon · Vampweed · Rainbow Warp · Twilight Warp


Cactus Potato Mine · Garlic Drone · Tallnut Battlement · Potato Nugget Mine · Artichoke Drone · Iron Maiden · Pizzazzling Potato Mine · Red Artichoke · Bling Maiden · Dark Garlic Drone


Citron
Assault Mode EMPeach · Citron Ball · Peel Shield · Party Citron Ball · Mood Shield


Citron Ball Hyper Ball · Assault Mode · Spin Dash


Rose Time Snare · Arcane Enigma · Goatify · Arcane Lotus · Psychedelic Goat


Kernel Corn Butter Barrage · Husk Hop · Shuck Shot · Bigger Better Butter · Multi-Shuck


Torchwood Blazin' Blast · Smoldering Madness · Leaf Shield


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Soil of Summoning Weed · Pumpkin Weed · Terracotta Weed · Leaf Shield Weed · Wood Shield Weed · Vase Weed · Porcelain Vase Weed · Heal Weed · Flag Weed · Dandelion Weed · Hypno-shroom


Grow-a-Pot Bonk Choy · Pea Cannon · Gatling Pea · Lightning Reed · Scaredy-shroom · Fume-shroom · Goop-shroom · Doom-shroom · Ice-shroom · Toxic Gloom-shroom · Bamboo Shoot · Snap Dragon · Heal Flower
Bosses Giga Torchwood · Super Bean · Sunflower Queen · Big Stump · Marigold · Squash · Royal Hypno-Flower · Spooky Squash
L.E.A.F. Agent Citron · Agent Rose · Agent Corn · Grumpy Stumpy · Ironball
Others Assistant Manager Bitey · Crystal Guardian · Tallnut · Tallnut Cannon
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville plants
Playable Classes
PvZ BfN Attack Class Icon Attack Peashooter · Chomper · Kernel Corn · Night Cap · Snapdragon


PvZ BfN Defend Class Icon Defend Cactus · Citron · Acorn (Oak)


PvZ BfN Support Class Icon Support Sunflower · Rose


Swarm Wildflower
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb · Pea Gatling · Pea Suped


Chomper Spikeweed · Burrow · Grody Goop


Kernel Corn Butter Beacon · Husk Hop · Shuck Shot


Night Cap Casting Shadows · Fung Fu · Shadow Sneak


Snapdragon Swoop Slam · Blue Blazes · Blazing Trail


Cactus Potato Mine · Garlic Drone · Petal Propeller


Citron E.M.Peach · Spin Dash · Navel Laser


Acorn & Oak
Acorn
Solo Sap Trap · Invoke Oak · Acorn Dash


Passenger Sap Trap · Treeject · Lumber Support


Oak Super Sap Trap · Treeject · Roll for Damage



Sunflower Sunny Side Up · Sunbeam · Heal Beam


Rose Jinx · Arcane Enigma · Goatify


Wildflower Wild Life · Weed Out · Bloom Boom
Spawnable Plants
Grow-a-Pot
Range Pea Cannon · Gatling Pea · Scaredy-Shroom · Lightning Reed


Support Heal Flower · Goop-Shroom


Melee Bonk Choy · Doom-Shroom · Fume-Shroom


Soil of Summoning
Melee Terracotta Weed · Vase Weed · Dandelion


Range Wildflower · Terracotta Wildflower


Support Heal Weed · Hypno-Shroom
Battle Leaders Bam-Bam-Boo · Bluehorn Corn · Flotsamuel · Lucy · No-Neck Raffi · Pinky Rain · Pollen Kate · Pound Cake · Queen Capra · Sherman · Sproutrage · Teddy
Bounty Hunt
Weirding Woods Queenigma · Solar Sisters · Wild Bunch


Town Center Bitey Brothers · Mirror-Shroom · Tiger Klaus
Elusive Foes
Weirding Woods Amber Gemma · Pops Cyclops · Sleepy


Town Center Big Hurtle · Kitty Sparkles · Mrs. Veilbiter
Bosses Dreadroot · Giga Torchwood · Sunflower Queen · Super Bean · Marigold · Hypno Sunflower Queen · Spooky Squash · Bitter Dill · Dreadwood · Blight Cap
Quest NPCs Air Ron · Best Fishing Friend™️ · Bingo-Bongo · Brian · Corny Corn · Dandelion · Exposition Al · Gilly the Kid · Harmela · Land Phil · Major Sweetie · Mark · Mike · Sergeant Peel · Sir Crustworthy · Sir Victor-Ian · Tenderleaf · Tumbleweed Ted · Vivian
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