Wax Gourd Guard

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Not to be confused with Wax Gourd.

冬瓜守卫(literal translation: Winter Melon Guard)
Presses the Vitruvian Wheel's Floor-de-Lis tiles, bounces zombies when angry.
Statistics
Sun Cost	125
Recharge	15 seconds
Toughness	6000 damage
Range	1 Tile to the Right
Area	AoE within Range
Class	Tough
Quality	Uncommon
Plant Food effect	Wax Gourd Guard consecutively jumps 3 times, the first time knocking the zombies one tile to the right upwards, the second time knocking zombies in a 3×3 area upwards, the third time knocking back zombies in a 3×3 area.
Tags	Defensive
Plant features	Green plant
In-game statistics
Unlocked	Collecting 10 Wax Gourd Puzzle Pieces Beating Renaissance Age - Day 1
Costumes
Chinese English 冬瓜站在那个关键的位置已经很久了。数不清的僵尸都跃跃欲试，想要让他动一动，让一下道，啊~~~声音越来越小，徘徊在天际。 Wax Gourd Guard has been in that crucial position for an awfully long time. Countless zombies are eager to try and move him one tile, to advance down the lane, Ah~! The sound of their voices get quieter as they approach the horizon.

Wax Gourd Guard (冬瓜守卫; pinyin: dōngguā shǒuwèi) is a plant in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2. He is a defensive plant who, when planted, briefly stuns zombies on the tile in front of him and activates the Floor-de-Lis tile he is planted on.

About

Wax Gourd Guard is an Uncommon plant unlocked in Renaissance Age. He is a defensive plant that, when planted, jumps in-place to bounce zombies in the air, briefly stunning them.

His jumping can also activate Floor-de-Lis tiles when he is planted on them, allowing the player to move all Vitruvian Wheels to their advantage.

Origins

He is based on the wax gourd (Benincasa hispida), a fruit native to South and Southeast Asia named for its waxy coating that is obtained as the fruit matures and ripens.

He is additionally based on the plant of a similar name from the now defunct Chinese exclusive tower defense game Plants vs. Zombies Online.

His name is a pun on "Wax gourd", the fruit he is based on, and "guard", referencing his defensive abilities.

Almanac entry

冬瓜守卫 Wax Gourd Guard		TOUGHNESS Very High RECHARGE Sluggish
		压住僵尸像圆环的机关地块、发怒时会震飞小范围的僵尸 植物家族效果：研发中 植物特征：绿色植物 冬瓜站在那个关键的位置已经很久了。数不清的僵尸都跃跃欲试，想要让他动一动，让一下道，啊~~~声音越来越小，徘徊在天际。

冬瓜守卫 (Wax Gourd Guard)
Sun cost: 375

TOUGHNESS: Very High
RECHARGE: Sluggish

压住僵尸像圆环的机关地块、发怒时会震飞小范围的僵尸

植物家族效果：研发中
植物特征：绿色植物
冬瓜站在那个关键的位置已经很久了。数不清的僵尸都跃跃欲试，想要让他动一动，让一下道，啊~~~声音越来越小，徘徊在天际。

In English: Presses the Vitruvian Wheel's Floor-de-Lis tiles, bounces zombies when angry. Plant feature: green plant Wax Gourd Guard has been in that crucial position for an awfully long time. Countless Zombies are eager to try and move him one tile, to advance down the lane, Ah~! The sound of their voices get quieter as they approach the horizon.

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

When fed Plant food, he will bounce 3 times. First, is 1x2, then 3x3 and the last one pushes them back.

Costumed

With his costume, when fed Plant food, his jumps now deal damage.

Level Upgrades

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Anger Instinct 愤怒本能	When Wax Gourd Guard is attacked, it triggers a jump, and when it lands, it shakes up its own grid and all the zombies in the grid in front of it. Triggers once every 20 seconds. 冬瓜被攻击时触发起跳，落地后震起自身格和前方一格的所有僵尸。每隔20秒触发1次。
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Wax Gourd Guard gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Spitting Anger 怒气冲冲	The trigger interval of Anger Instinct is shortened, triggering once every 10 seconds. 愤怒本能的触发间隔缩短，每隔10秒触发1次。
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Wax Gourd Guard gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Wax Gourd Guard may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Wax Gourd Guard gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).
	Burning in Anger 怒火中烧	Wax Gourd Guard will actively charge up, and will jump immediately when the zombie is one square ahead. After landing, it shakes up all zombies and deals 210 damage. 冬瓜守卫会主动蓄力，在僵尸靠近前方一格时，会立刻起跳。落地后震起所有僵尸并造成210点伤害。
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Wax Gourd Guard gains another 50% more attack power and health (300% of initial).

Strategies

Wax Gourd Guard must be used wisely if it comes to Renaissance Age. You must use him accordingly when being planted on Floor-de-Lis. This gimmick can activate the Vitruvian Wheel which can destroy zombies instantly, but also can destroy your defenses if not used properly. Shoveling him up can deactivate the Vitruvian Wheel, which will prevent them from destroying your defenses.

But in other worlds, he's able to push any zombies back temporarily. In Neon Mixtape Tour, Punk Zombie and MC Zom-B is a good zombie for Wax Gourd Guard to knock back by him, which giving the player's more time to plant more defenses. Leveling up him is even better to push back more zombies. Also in Lost City, he's able to knock back Excavator Zombies, Lost Guide Zombies, and Lost Doctor Zombies, preventing them from doing their actions.

He's also a good plant to choose for Pirate Seas. Try to plant him onto lanes without planks. You can do this only when there are Swashbuckler Zombies ambushing through the lawn, which can knock them off to the water. He can also be used to counter the Imp Pirate Zombies fired by Imp Cannons, although you only can do this when the Imp Cannon launches an Imp Pirate Zombie that lands onto the deck. When it lands, try to plant Wax Gourd Guard quickly to knock it off from the deck.

Gallery

HD Wax Gourd Guard

HD Costumed Wax Gourd Guard

Seed packet

Puzzle Piece

Costume Puzzle Piece

Sprites

Wax Gourd Guard's almanac entry

Wax Gourd Guard put to sleep by Archmage Zombie

Wax Gourd Guard dancing

Wax Gourd Guard's first degrade

Wax Gourd Guard's second degrade

Wax Gourd Guard on the Renaissance Age world map

Wax Gourd Guard's Renaissance Age reveal photo

Seed packet texture

Puzzle piece texture

Gacha icon

Trivia

• He is the second plant to be brought over from Plants vs. Zombies Online, with the first being Narcissus.
  • Considering the possibility of Banana Dancer being Banana Tree, Wax Gourd Guard is the third ported plant.

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