Close up of the Sunflower Queen
Sunflower Queen is a new plant boss in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. It looks similar to a Mystic Flower, but with sharper petals, and is around five times larger, with white glowing eyes.
Abilities
- Royal Sun Pulse: The Sunflower Queen's ranged attack. Fires in three-shot bursts like Sun Pharaoh's attack.
- Vine Whip: The Sunflower Queen's melee attack. Uses this attack twice in one sitting.
- Sun Charge: The Sunflower Queen will root into the ground and soak up sun for a short time. After she is done charging, she is able to use Solar Cannon and a charged version of Vine Whip for a short while.
- Solar Cannon: Only usable when the Sunflower Queen soaks up sun. Deals very high damage in a constant beam, similar to the Sunflower's Sunbeam.
- Sunflower Summon: Summons 3 Mystic Flowers to her aid. They will automatically begin to heal her.
Strategy
Keep in mind that unlike most bosses, Sunflower Queen does not take critical damage (Except from Super Brainz' Heroic Fists), however, when she is charging her Solar Cannon, down on her roots she reveals a weak point, seemingly her belly, where she will take bonus damage. It's best to use the Z-Mech to take her out, because of the high damage it does, along with powerful abilities. However, the Z7 Mech would be a better choice if you are going with Z-Mech, as it is able to vanquish her faster, thanks to its Z-8 Avenger's fire rate and damage. Captain Deadbeard is just as good at taking her out, as his Spyglass Shot has drastically more range than her Royal Sun Pulses, so don't worry about getting hit from afar. Barrel Blast is also a good way to drain some of her health, but don't let her hit you with her Vine Whip, as it will cancel out the ability instantly.
As soon as she summons her Mystic Flowers, take them out immediately. They'll automatically start healing the Sunflower Queen and, if not stopped soon, will heal her back to full health. Once again, the Z-Mech and Captain Deadbeard are the best choices for defeating the Mystic Flowers, as the Z-Mech's Robo Stomp or the Z7 Mech's Zomni-Blade can instantly vanquishes them, and Captain Deadbeard's Cannon Rodeo and Barrel Blast are able to take out many Mystic Flowers at a time.
Gallery
Trivia
- Unlike all Sunflowers, the Sunflower Queen usually does not smile by default.
- An exception is that its boss icon shows it smiling, while in actual gameplay it does not. It will also smile whenever its Solar Cannon charges.
- This is the first boss to be Sunflower-themed, with the second one being Royal Hypno-Flower.
- Most of its audio clips are similar to Sunflower's, except it has an echo-like voice.
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