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Ice-shroom is a recurring plant character within in the Plants vs. Zombies franchise. Ice-shroom's abilities vary widely based on his appearances, but one thing that's been consistent between all of them is his ability to temporarily freeze zombies in place.
As of Plants vs. Zombies 3, Ice-shroom has appeared in three games.
Origins[]
The "ice" in his name refers to the fact that he freezes zombies with ice and the "shroom" in his name refers to the fact that he is a mushroom.
Judging by his color and flat cap, Ice-shroom might be based on the blue green aniseed toadstool (Clitocybe odora), a blue-green mushroom that grows near deciduous and coniferous trees.
History[]
Plants vs. Zombies[]
- Main article: Ice-shroom (PvZ)
Ice-shroom's first appearance was in the first Plants vs. Zombies game, as well as some of it's Chinese spin-offs. He's the penultimate plant unlocked in the Night area behind Doom-shroom.
He costs 75 Sun and has a Very Slow recharge. When planted, Ice-shroom will immobilize all zombies for 3.25 seconds, dealing 20 damage and chilling them afterwards. Immobilizing 20 or more zombies with Ice-shroom awards the player with the 20 Below Zero achievement. Being a mushroom, he sleeps during the day, requiring a Coffee Bean to wake him up and activate him.
Ice-shroom also plays a major part in the fight against Dr. Zomboss, being the one and only counter to his fireball attack.
Garden Warfare series[]
- Main article: Ice-shroom (Spawnable)
Ice-shroom appears in both of the Garden Warfare games as a spawnable plant. Its primary weapon is the Ice Blast, which deals 20 - 25 damage and freezes all zombies around it. However, it's also quite slow, making it vulnerable in between attacks.
In Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, it has a Feastivus-themed variant called the Snow-shroom, which has no other differences apart from its appearance and name.
The Graveyard Variety Pack DLC update in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 added an Ice-shroom quest NPC. He can be found on the rooftops near Chomper's Pizza, and the quest he gives is a simple task requiring the player to vanquish some Painters.
Plants vs. Zombies 2[]
- Main article: Ice-shroom (PvZ2)
Ice-shroom makes his grand return to the franchise in the mobile tower defense game Plants vs. Zombies 2 as a seed packet premium plant and part of his own Arena Season. He now costs 175 sun rather than 75 and underwent a major rework, now being a chilling melee plant that creates an aura around himself that boosts his fellow Winter-mint Family plants, with the drawback of having a faster recharge than in the first game.
His Plant Food effect is to launch icicles into the air, which will then come crashing down on some zombies. As mentioned before, he is part of the Winter-mint Family, who lets him do more damage with both his normal attack and Plant Food effect.
4 years prior to his reintroduction, a similarly named and designed plant named Ice Bloom was added. She had largely the exact same ability Ice-shroom had in the first game, with the one exception being that any zombies defeated by her in a 3x3 area around her will be encased in an Ice Block that will then act as a defensive barrier.
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Trivia[]
- Ice-shroom was originally planned to appear in Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars as the final evolution for his own line, but was cut for unknown reasons. Surprisingly, he was largely complete, with art, sprites, and even data about his line being found in the game's files.
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