Jalapeno (PvZ2)

For other uses, see Jalapeno (disambiguation).

Jalapeno
Jalapenos destroy an entire lane of zombies.
Almanac statistics
Sun cost	125
Recharge	35 seconds
Damage	1800 damage per shot to every affected enemy
Area	Lane
Usage	Single use, instant
Family	Pepper-mint
Rarity (China)	Rare
In-game statistics
Unlocked	100 gems
Unlocked (China)	Collect 10 Jalapeno Puzzle Pieces
Costumes	File:Jalapeno Costume2.png
This jalapeno is one spicy character by day and The Macramé Vigilante by night. You might be wondering what his secret weapons is... it's knots.

Jalapeno (pronounced as "Halapenio") is an instant-kill plant available in Plants vs. Zombies 2. When planted, he will explode and cover the lane he is placed on in fire, dealing 1800 damage per shot to and removing all ice-based effect from every enemy in the lane. He costs 100 gems to obtain.

Audio

Sound	Description
	Jalapeno explodes.

About

For more information about this character, see Jalapeno.

Jalapeno returns as a premium plant available for purchase at $2.99. Version 5.9.1 made him cost 100 gems. He can also both melt ice blocks and instantly kill zombies trapped within. While his flames seems to last longer, he only deals damage once to all zombies, meaning that a flying imp, while not burnt by him mid-air, will be scorched if he lands on the flames.

After the 4.0 update, Jalapeno is used to represent the difficulty of all the worlds except for the Player's House, ranging from one to five.

Almanac entry

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

Jalapeno
	SUN COST 125 RECHARGE 35 DAMAGE 1800 AREA Lane Usage Single, Instant Pepper-mint Plant Food: No Plant Food effect. Jalapenos destroy an entire lane of zombies. This jalapeno is one spicy character by day and The Macramé Vigilante by night. You might be wondering what his secret weapons is... it's knots.

Jalapeno

SUN COST 125 RECHARGE 35 DAMAGE 1800 AREA Lane Usage Single, Instant Pepper-mint Plant Food: No Plant Food effect. Jalapenos destroy an entire lane of zombies. This jalapeno is one spicy character by day and The Macramé Vigilante by night. You might be wondering what his secret weapons is... it's knots.

Upgrades

Pepper-mint effect

When boosted by Pepper-mint, Jalapeno's damage is increased by 2400 DPS.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Slow)	Damage (Massive)	Area
1	0	0	125	35 seconds	1800 damage	Lane
2	10	1,000	125	34 seconds	1900 damage
3	25	2,500	125	33 seconds	2000 damage
4	50	5,000	100	32 seconds	2100 damage
5	100	10,000	100	31 seconds	2200 damage
6	200	20,000	100	30 seconds	2300 damage
7	400	30,000	75	29 seconds	2400 damage
8	800	50,000	75	28 seconds
9	1,200	75,000	75	27 seconds
10	1,600	100,000	75	25 seconds

Costumed

Jalapeno's recharge is reduced by 20 percent.

Level upgrade

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Cross Flames	Jalapeno now explodes in a cross-like pattern. (Lane and Column)
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Jalapeno gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Trail Loaded Battle	Jalapeno costs 100 sun instead of 125
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Jalapeno gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).

Note: Jalapeno can't be upgraded to level 4.

Strategies

Jalapeno can be used to neutralize Barrel Roller Zombies while preventing the barrels from releasing Imp Pirate Zombies. It is also useful for cleaning up tombstones in Ancient Egypt and the Dark Ages, or ice block in the Frostbite Caves - the latter is a special case, as unlike most other instant plants which will only destroy the ice and leave the trapped zombie mostly unscathed, Jalapeno can instantly melt the ice and kill the zombie at once.

It should be noted that because he attacks by using fire, Imp Dragon Zombies are immune to his attack, therefore making him useless against them. But aside from that, which is a very specific scenario, his utility is not hampered.

Gallery

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Trivia

• Jalapeno and his costume, a park ranger hat, is also meant to be ironic, since park rangers are more like firefighters, while he uses flames to attack zombies.
  • This also applies with Snapdragon and one of his costume, a fireman helmet.  
• His explosion plays additional sounds absent from the previous game. He makes a "fweeee" sound and maracas during the explosion, making it sound like he is frying something.
• Upon Neon Mixtape Tour Side B's release, he makes an appearance on the world map as a difficulty rating for the different worlds.
• On March 16, 2017, he became one of 5 premium plants to be permanently purchasable with 100 gems, along with Squash, Hypno-shroom , Pea-nut, and Shrinking Violet.
• In his watering animation, he is trying to drink water because he is spicy.
• His artwork in the Penny's Pursuit difficulty selection is different than in-game.

Specific to Chinese version (China only)

• He is one of four instant-use plants that has level upgrades, the others being Cherry Bomb, Cycloque and Grapeshot.

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