Match Flower

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He prefers to call himself Optimus Prime.

The official name of this plant is Match Flower. However, a literal translation can be found in its infobox. The official name is to be used on all pages that refer to this plant.

Match Flower (火柴花拳手; pinyin: huǒchái huā quánshǒu) is a plant in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2 introduced in the 1.8.2 update. He attacks zombies by punching them one tile in front of him. After dealing a certain amount of damage (c.a. four attack cycles), he will set his petals on fire and start to do more damage. He can also be set on fire by other plants. When he is on fire, he can light up peas that pass through him, just like Torchwood. However, the flames have limited duration.

One of Match Flower's Puzzle Pieces can be traded in, along with ten red rocks, in order to obtain one of Firebloom Queen's Puzzle Pieces.

Origins

Match Flower's designs is based on the matchstick banksia(Banksia cuneata), also known as the Quairading banksia, an endangered species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae.

His name is a mix of "match box," a box used to hold matches; "flower box," a potting device to hold flowers; and "boxer," an athlete from the sport of boxing. His ability is a reference to how matches ignite when they are struck against a suitable substance.

His costume, a pair of red boxing gloves, is a reference to how he attacks zombies, and another reference to the boxing motif with the plant.

Almanac entry

火柴花拳手 Match Flower	DAMAGE Heavy RANGE Close RECHARGE Fast
	攻击面前的敌人，越打火越大，着火了还能点着豌豆。 特点：打着打着就自燃了，还能被其他植物点燃，着火之后还能点着豌豆。 植物特征：红色植物、浑身欲火、满腹怒火 火炬树桩总想告诉大家火柴花是自己的后代，但火柴花除了能点燃豌豆之外，还是一个用拳头说话的战士，比火炬树桩只会摆出凶相吓唬敌人强多了。

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

When fed Plant Food, Match Flower will spit out fireballs in a 3x3 area around him and his petals will be set on fire.

Costumed

His Plant Food effect is now one second longer.

Level upgrade

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Boxing Mastery	The ignition begins earlier (c.a. two attack cycles).
	Combat Training	Match Flower gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Blue Ragefire	It attacks now with blue fire, doing more damage.
	Cell Activation	Match Flower gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken	Match Flower may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power	Match Flower gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).
	x75px Explosive Punch	Now has a chance to trigger an explosion when attack, dealing damage to a large group of zombies.
	Fighting Power	Match Flower gains another 50% more attack power and health (300% of initial).

Gallery

Match Flower's Almanac entry

HD Match Flower

Puzzle Piece

Obtaining Match Flower from a chest

Plant Food effect

Match Flower on the title screen (note he has a costume)

Match Flower on instructions on how to unlock Firebloom Queen

Match Flower's textures

Match Flower in an advertisement for the 1.8.2 update, along with Firebloom Queen, Zombot War Wagon and Zombot Tuskmaster 10,000 BC

Match Flower in an event banner

Seed packet (with sun cost)

Seed packet (without sun cost)

Match Flower in-game

Match Flower on a Gold Tile

Dancing

Attacking (animated)

Match Flower punching

Match Flower doing his last attack cycle

Match Flower with his petals on fire

Match Flower under his Plant Food effect

Match Flower turning regular peas into flaming peas

Grayed-out Match Flower

Imitater seed packet

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Trivia

• He reuses Bonk Choy's punching sound effects.
  • Also, his Plant Food sound reused Lava Guava's screaming Plant Food sound effect.
  • However, in the 2.0.0 update, this was replaced with a new sound effect.
    • The close-range and fire attacks resemble Wasabi Whip.
• He is the only plant introduced in the 1.8.2 update that is not a Legendary plant. Instead, he is a Super-Rare plant.
• The punches he does are considered fire damage, which will melt slowed zombies.
• If one or more Match Flower are in front of a Firebloom Queen and the Firebloom Queen sets the tiles in front of her alight, she will set fire to the Match Flowers' petals.
  • A similar thing happens when a Fire Peashooter shoots a fire pea in a lane with one or more Match Flowers.
• His range is slightly longer than Bonk Choy's, and a bit more longer than Torch Kongfu Zombie's, as seen in the gallery.
• Though he can light up peas, he cannot light up Primal Peashooter's pea.
• When a level is started in Frostbite Caves (Chinese version), his petals will be set on fire from the start.

See also

• Torchwood
• Bonk Choy