Icy Currant

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Icy Currant (寒冰醋栗: pinyin: Hán bīng cù lì) is a plant in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2 introduced in the 2.2.4 update alongside Electric Peashooter and Hot Date. Like Electric Currant, two Icy Currants on the same lane or column will generate an ice wall that slows down zombies. He can attack zombies by creating an ice tile on his tile that slows zombies down to defend himself.

Origins

Like Electric Currant, he is based on the currant, more specifically, the white currant.

His name is a combination of the words "icy," referring his ability and appearance and "currant," the real-life plant he based on.

Almanac entry

寒冰醋栗 Icy Currant	TOUGHNESS Typical
	同一行或列的寒冰醋栗之间可以形成冰地，对经过的僵尸造成伤害。 用法：同一行或列的两个寒冰醋栗之间会形成冰地 植物特征：白色植物，冰封万里 寒冰醋栗常年在零下30度的地区生活，经常和寒冰豌豆聊天，突然一天寒冰醋栗它打了个喷嚏，它说了句：这天好冷啊~

Upgrades

Plant Food upgrade

Gains an iceberg armor for around 5 seconds, which gives Icy Currant invulnerability for around 5 seconds, afterward, it will permanently gain bonus attack power, similar to its counterpart.

Costumed

Icy Currant's iceberg armor will explode when it ends, dealing damage to zombies around him.

Level upgrades

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Ice Shard	Attacks have a chance to freeze zombies for a second.
	Combat Training	Icy Currant gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Encased In Ice	Chance for Ice Shard increases.
	Cell Activation	Icy Currant gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken	Icy Currant may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power	Icy Currant gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).

Strategies

Use this plant as you would an Electric Currant. Pair him with Sweet Potato or Garlic to make sure all zombies go within range. Keep in mind that he does not have a ranged attack unless you have multiple in the same column or row.

However, Icy Current has a lot of weakness. The aforementioned short-range makes him impractical for damaging and slowing zombies. In addition, there are far better-slowing options, such as Snow Pea, Sap-fling or Cold Snapdragon.

Gallery

Almanac entry

HD Icy Currant

Icy Currant's Puzzle Piece

Icy Currant's Costumed Puzzle Piece

Sprites and assets

Two connected Icy Currants

Icy Currant in a gacha slot

An offer featuring Icy Currant

Plant Food ability

Dancing Icy Currant

Grayed-out Icy Currant

Icy Currant on a Gold Tile

Trivia

• His description is a typical cold joke.
  • It also mentions Snow Pea, as both are Ice–based plants.
• He is the fifth plant to be an ice variant of an already existing plant, with the other four being Snow Pea, Winter Melon, Cold Snapdragon, and Cryo-shroom
• Although he doesn't appear in the international version, a seed packet texture for him is present in the files.

See also

• Electric Currant