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Go away. I don't want to see anybody. Unless it's the man from the circus.
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โ€”Scaredy-shroom in Plants vs. Zombies

For other uses, see Scaredy-shroom (disambiguation).
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Scaredy-shroom is a minor recurring character within the Plants vs. Zombies franchise. Scaredy-shroom is a mushroom who attacks zombies at long range, but hides when they get too close.

Almanac entries for Scaredy-shroom fittingly depicts him as quite timid and shy, and is fearful enough to regret enlisting for zombie combat. His almanac entry in the first game funnily enough implies that one of the few things Scaredy-shroom is not afraid of is clowns.

As of Plants vs. Zombies 3, he has appeared in six games.

Origins[]

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The exact mushroom Scaredy-shroom is based on is never explicitly stated in any game it appears in. In terms of appearance however, Scaredy-shroom resembles the violet webcap (Cortinarius violaceus), also known as the violet cort, a fungus in the webcap genus Cortinarius native across the Northern Hemisphere.

Scaredy-shroom's name is a combination of "scaredy cat," a term usually used to refer to an easily frightened person, because it gets scared and hides from when zombies are near, and the suffix "-shroom," meaning that it is a mushroom.

History[]

Plants vs. Zombies[]

Main article: Scaredy-shroom (PvZ)
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In the original Plants vs. Zombies game, as well as all Chinese spin-off games based on it, Scaredy-shroom is the third last plant obtained in the Night area of the game.

He costs 25 sun, and fires at the exact range and damage as the Peashooter, effectively being a cheaper substitute. However, if a zombie is anywhere within a 3x3 area around Scaredy-shroom, he will hide, refusing to attack or defend himself until all zombies around him are either defeated or have moved out of Scaredy-shroom's vicinity.

Being a mushroom, he is nocturnal and requires planting a Coffee Bean on him in order to be awake during the day, effectively costing the same amount of sun as a Peashooter.

Plants vs. Zombies Adventures (Archived content)[]

Main article: Shamrock
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While Scaredy-shroom did not make an appearance in the Facebook exclusive Plants vs. Zombies Adventures due to the entire game taking place during the day and lacking a nocturnal mushroom mechanic, a similar plant named the Shamrock appeared in his place.

Shamrock functioned near identically to Scaredy-shroom due to only being able to attack long range targets and hiding when they came within a 3x3 area of hit. Unlike Scaredy-shroom however, Shamrock dealt higher damage than a Peashooter and could attack farther, albeit much more slowly.

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Shamrock would also be ignored by zombies when hiding, and could only be damaged by Gas Can Zombie's explosion.

Shamrock also had a VIP counterpart named the Shamrockstar. Shamrockstar dealt more damage than the standard Shamrock and only hid when a zombie was in the tile directly in front of him.

Garden Warfare series and Battle for Neighborville[]

Main article: Scaredy-shroom (Spawnable)
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Scaredy-shroom makes for more prominent appearances in the Garden Warfare series of shooter games, as well as in the more recent shooter game, Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville.

Scaredy-shroom appears as a spawnable potted turret, attacking zombies from a further range and with a higher rate than most other potted plants. Just like his appearance in the original game it debuted in, he will hide when zombies get too close to it and won't attack until his proximity is clear.

Unlike his original appearance however, Scaredy-shroom will take reduced damage when hiding and zombie AI will not target or attack him unless they had just been damaged by said Scaredy-shroom in question.

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In the original Garden Warfare game, Scaredy-shroom also has a monster themed variant for the Lawn of Doom Halloween event named the "Frankenshroom". This variant is functionally identical to its original counterpart, with the exception of its own unique selection icon, customized model, and limited availability.

Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars (China only)[]

Main article: Spray Mushroom line
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Scaredy-shroom also makes an appearance in the Chinese exclusive turn-based card game Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars as the second tier in the Spray Mushroom line, evolving from Puff-shroom and evolving into Fume-shroom.

Scaredy-shroom, as well as the rest of his evolutionary line, specialize in countering lane-wide armored zombies by attacking multiple targets in their lane as well as dealing poisonous damage, forcing opponents to take continuous damage.

He is one of the first evolution lines the player receives in the game, being unlocked in the tutorial.

Plants vs. Zombies 2[]

Main article: Scaredy-shroom (PvZ2)
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Scaredy-shroom would make a grand reappearance in the tower defense games in Plants vs. Zombies 2, where he was added in the 10.6 update as part of the "Scaredy-shroom's Fearful" Arena season.

He functions identically to how he did in the original Plants vs. Zombies, firing spores at zombies down his land and hiding from them when they got too near. Unlike the original however and similar to the Garden Warfare series, when Scaredy-shroom is hiding, he will take reduced damage from zombies eating him, making him a semi-defensive plant. His ability allows him to reduce damage received by 60%.

Despite dealing the same amount of damage as Peashooter, Scaredy-shroom is still a quarter of a cost, allowing him to function as a quick planting offense with a defensive bonus to assist in when waves begin to get too hectic.

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Trivia[]

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  • While Scaredy-shroom ultimately ended up returning in Plants vs. Zombies 2, he was originally planned to return much earlier as an unlockable plant in the Dark Ages world, acting the same as he did in the first game. While he was ultimately scrapped, he did have placeholder sprites and functioned as intended when hacked in game. It is not concretely known why Scaredy-shroom was scrapped from appearing in Dark Ages.

See also[]

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Recurring characters
Plants
Plants vs.
Zombies
Peashooter ยท Sunflower ยท Cherry Bomb ยท Wall-nut ยท Potato Mine ยท Snow Pea ยท Chomper ยท Repeater ยท Puff-shroom ยท Sun-shroom ยท Fume-shroom ยท Grave Buster ยท Hypno-shroom ยท Scaredy-shroom ยท Ice-shroom ยท Doom-shroom ยท Lily Pad ยท Squash ยท Threepeater ยท Tangle Kelp ยท Jalapeno ยท Spikeweed ยท Torchwood ยท Tall-nut ยท Sea-shroom ยท Plantern ยท Cactus ยท Blover ยท Split Pea ยท Starfruit ยท Pumpkin ยท Magnet-shroom ยท Cabbage-pult ยท Flower Pot ยท Kernel-pult ยท Coffee Bean ยท Garlic ยท Marigold ยท Melon-pult ยท Gatling Pea ยท Twin Sunflower ยท Gloom-shroom ยท Cattail ยท Winter Melon ยท Spikerock ยท Cob Cannon ยท Imitater
Plants vs.
Zombies
Adventures
Fire Peashooter ยท Bamboo Shoot ยท Chilly Pepper ยท Power Flower
Plants vs.
Zombies 2
Bloomerang ยท Bonk Choy ยท Snapdragon ยท Coconut Cannon ยท Chili Bean ยท Lightning Reed ยท Laser Bean ยท Citron ยท E.M.Peach ยท Magnifying Grass ยท Red Stinger ยท Sweet Potato ยท Witch Hazel
Plants vs.
Zombies 2

(Chinese
version)
Carrotillery ยท Dandelion ยท Tactical Cuke
Plants vs.
Zombies
Online
Venus Flytrap ยท Endurian
Plants vs.
Zombies:
Garden
Warfare 2
Rose ยท Kernel Corn
Plants vs.
Zombies
Heroes
Night Cap
Zombies
Plants vs.
Zombies
Browncoat Zombie ยท Flag Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Buckethead Zombie ยท Newspaper Zombie ยท Screen Door Zombie ยท All-Star ยท Disco Zombie ยท Backup Dancer ยท Ducky Tube Zombie ยท Snorkel Zombie ยท Balloon Zombie ยท Digger Zombie ยท Zombie Yeti ยท Gargantuar ยท Imp ยท Dr. Zomboss
Plants vs.
Zombies:
Great Wall
Edition
Talisman Zombie
Plants vs.
Zombies
Adventures
MC Zom-B
Plants vs.
Zombies 2
Zombie Chicken ยท Zombot Sharktronic Sub
Plants vs.
Zombies:
Garden
Warfare
Foot Soldier ยท Engineer ยท Scientist
Plants vs.
Zombies:
Garden
Warfare 2
Z-Mech ยท Super Brainz ยท Captain Deadbeard
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