Oxygen Algae (Plants vs. Zombies Online)

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For the version in Plants vs. Zombies: Journey to the West, see Oxygen Algae.

氧气藻(translation: Oxygen Algae)
Provides essential oxygen.
Almanac statistics
Sun cost	50 sun
Recharge	Fast
In-game statistics
Unlocked	Beating East Sea Dragon Palace - Level 1-1
Supplies oxygen to surrounding area, allowing land plants to be planted, range of oxygenated area will increase as it is leveled up.

Oxygen Algae (氧气藻; pinyin: yǎngqì zǎo) was a plant and an environment modifier in Plants vs. Zombies Online. It was an aquatic plant, and as such can only be planted underwater.

Since most plants cannot be planted underwater, the Oxygen Algae must be used. When planted, the player will be able to plant any other plant in a cross-shaped area but can also upgrade the oxygen range by spending sun on it.

About

Oxygen Algae was the first plant obtained in the East Sea Dragon Palace. It released oxygen in a cross shape around it to let land plants survive in an aquatic environment. If eaten the surrounding plants would slowly take damage until either defeated or until another Oxygen Algae is planted in a nearby vicinity.

It also had a meter below it with 3 sections, which was used to show the level of Oxygen Algae. The player could click on the Oxygen Algae to level it up by spending some sun.

• The first level costed 75 sun and made the oxygen-supplying range become 3x3.
• The second level costed 125 sun and made the oxygen-supplying range become a diamond shape.
• The third level costed 200 sun and made the oxygen-supplying range become 5x5.

Origins

Oxygen Algae is based on the plant of the same name from Plants vs. Zombies: Journey to the West, who in turn was based on kelp, large brown algae seaweeds that make up the order Laminariales.

Its appearance could additionally be based on the bubble algae (Valonia ventricosa), a species of green algae found in many oceans throughout the world in tropical and subtropical regions and is one of the largest unicellular organisms on earth.

Almanac entry

	氧气藻 水中不可或缺的重要植物 能提供必备氧气
	塔防: 给局部地区进行供氧，以种植陆地植物，保护范围会随着等级提升而增大
	技能: 无 消耗阳光: 50
	伤害 无 冷却时间 较短

氧气藻

水中不可或缺的重要植物
能提供必备氧气

塔防:
给局部地区进行供氧，以种植陆地植物，保护范围会随着等级提升而增大

技能: 无
消耗阳光: 50
伤害: 无
冷却时间: 较短

In English: Oxygen Algae Necessary underwater, a very important plant. Provides essential oxygen. Tower defense: Supplies oxygen to surrounding area, allowing land plants to be planted, range of oxygenated area will increase as it is leveled up. Skills: None Sun cost: 50 Damage: None Recharge: Fast

Plant Food effect

Its Plant Food ability was to heal all plants around it to their maximum health.

Gallery

HD Oxygen Algae

Oxygen Algae (Animated)

An Oxygen Algae providing oxygen

An Oxygen Algae making the tiles shiny to show the player its range

Oxygen Algae on the official website

Plant Food ability

Healing

Its Plant Food ability in Adventure Mode

Sprites and Assets

Trivia

• Algae is actually neither plant, animal, nor fungi. Algae is usually a single-celled organism, however, multi-cellular algae are not unknown to exist.
• It was the first plant in Plants vs. Zombies Online to be upgradable during the level without the help of a seed packet.
• It could not be upgraded from the Greenhouse.