Rotten Red

你会说中文吗？

This article is about content available solely in the People's Republic of China.

According to my research,
a plague has swept this era.

This article is about something that is no longer available. Therefore, it is archived.

Not to be confused with Ruby Red.

Rotten Red (双枪石榴; pinyin: shuāng qiāng shíliu) was a plant in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2. Originally from PopCap's Make-a-Wish video, he was first introduced in the 2.3.1 update alongside Banana Dancer. However, he was quickly removed in v2.3.2 due to copyright issues.

His ability was to fire a stronger projectile after killing a zombie. The projectile also knocked the zombie it hit back, similar to Primal Peashooter's projectiles.

He was officially coded in the game before being removed and replaced by Dual Pistol Pinecone.

Origins

He is based on the pomegranate, a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree.

His name, Rotten Red, may possibly be based on the Ruby Red pomegranate cultivar, with "Rotten" referring to his malicious expression.

The first half of his Chinese name references the fact that he attacks with both arm pistols, and his costume is a reference to his almanac entry.

Almanac entry

双枪石榴 Rotten Red	DAMAGE Normal RECHARGE Normal
	击败僵尸后下次普攻可以释放特殊攻击 植物家族效果：研发中 特点：击败僵尸后下次普攻可以释放特殊攻击 植物特征：红色植物 在神秘的西部小镇里，双枪石榴是一名神枪手牛仔，打击各种侵犯他小镇的恶霸僵尸，让僵尸们一提到他的名字就瑟瑟发抖。他差一点就成为这名镇子的警长，但是被他拒绝了，因为他觉得警长太无趣还不如去酒吧喝一杯。

Plant Food effect

He fired six homing pomegranate missiles at the closest zombie in the lawn. If they killed the zombie, they would then home to next zombie.

Level upgrade

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Dual Shooting Pistols	There is now a 10% chance he'll fire from both guns at once.
	Combat Training	Rotten Red gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Incredible Sharpshooter	Improves Dual Shooting Pistols's effect by 100%.
	Cell Activation	Rotten Red gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken	Rotten Red may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power	Rotten Red gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).
	Blasting Mine	Has a probability to launch a grenade that will deal damage to a target and all other zombies on the same tile.
	Fighting Power	Rotten Red gains another 50% more attack power and health (300% of initial).

Gallery

HD Rotten Red

HD Costumed Rotten Red

Rotten Red's sprites

Rotten Red's sprite remnants as of v2.3.2

Rotten Red's almanac entry

Concept art of Rotten Red drawn by Miles

Rotten Red in PopCap's Make-a-Wish video amongst Miles and other various characters

Rotten Red's official reveal photo

Rotten Red's official announcement photo

Rotten Red's normal attack

Rotten Red's ability

Rotten Red's Plant Food effect

Rotten Red's Level 5 ability

Rotten Red's costumed Plant Food effect

Seed Packet

Puzzle Piece

Costume Puzzle Piece

Roulette event icon

Gacha map icon

Gacha preview

Dancing Rotten Red

Add a photo to this gallery

Videos

Rottenred makeawish

Rotten Red's animations

Add a photo to this gallery

Trivia

• He was the second plant in the series to be designed by a fan, with the first being Plasma Pea.
• He is the only plant to get removed in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2
• The Bombegranate payload in Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville looks remarkably similar to Rotten Red.

See also

• Dual Pistol Pinecone