Lieutenant Navy Bean

Lieutenant Navy Bean is an Ubiquitous Brigade Rare card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, as a member of the Smarty class. He costs 7 and has 2/3. He has Splash Damage 2, unleashes a Bonus Attack when played and is able to Bounce Zombies away when he damages them if not completely destroyed.

Origins
Lieutenant Navy Bean is based and named after Navy Lieutenant, one of the intermediary rankings between Admiral and Naval Infantry.

His design also maintains this theme, serving as an intermediary between Navy Bean and Admiral Navy Bean in terms of color and ability.

Statistics

 * Class: Smarty


 * Tribe: Bean Plant


 * Traits: Team-Up, Splash Damage 2


 * Abilities:  Bean Evolution: This does a Bonus Attack. When this hurts a Zombie, Bounce that Zombie.


 * Set - Rarity: Ubiquitous - Rare

Card Description
''He has the qualifications to be the next great Admiral, but his past weighs him down. That, or the anchor.''

With
Lieutenant Navy Bean from a statistical standpoint is a rather pitiful card, costing a whopping  7 for only 2/3 and 2 Splash Damage. Compared to a powerhouse like Dark Matter Dragonfruit for a single to double or more for each stat on top of its own powerful ability makes it seem that Lieutenant Navy Bean would be outclassed in its own right.

What truly justifies Lieutenant Navy Bean is his series of Abilities that work in tandem with his Traits to become a true force to be reckoned with. When dealing damage across three lanes, any damaged zombie will be knocked back into the Zombie Hero's hand, which can all but devastate any previously sturdy hoard of zombies and leave room for the plants immediately leftwards, rightwards and any plants already in that lane to have a clear shot at the Zombie Hero.

To further escilate the potential of attacking away the zombie enemy, he has a Bean Evolution which allows him to deal a Bonus Attack, leaving the Zombie Hero almost completely exposed for the upcoming combat. In essence, this Evolution can be best compared to Stomp, able to flood the Zombie Hero's hands with potentially expensive or debuffed cards and able to mill out any Superpowers gained from filling the Super-Block Meter.

As he can bounce several Zombies in quick succession, playing Jelly Bean in the prior rounds can become a truly terrifying combination, gaining up to +3 /+3 per swing by Lieutenant Navy Bean. Furthermore is synergy with Admiral Navy Bean, activating his own ability to damage the Zombie Hero, as well as protecting his fellow bean if planted in the prior lane to knock away any Zombie.

Against
On its own, Lieutenant Navy Bean can be one of the biggest game changers if used properly, so proper care should be taken in order to minimize disruption to your defenses. Thankfully, unless shielded by the likes of Umbrella Leaf with Green Shadow, this can be taken out in a veriety of ways via Tricks from virtually every Zombie Class:


 * Sneaky has the luxury of bouncing away Lieutenant Navy Bean before it can attack it played normally, effectively wasting 7 Sun for the Plant Hero. Futhermore, the Class benefits from containing a lot of Gravestones which will not be damaged, and by the same extent, Bounced by its Bean Evolution.


 * Hearty has its fair share tricks to take advantage of Lieutenant Navy Bean's low base Strength, making it a prime candidate for Rolling Stone or Weed Spray for hard removal, or for more defensive tricks like Escape through Time to prevent damage from occuring at all.
 * Brainy can get the jump on a cleared field by use of Teleport, Teleporter Zombie and the several Trick cards which spawn Zombies such as Beam Me Up or Hail-a-Copter to help fill in the gaps its Bean Evolution can expose. Note however that Zombie Spawning ricks will not return the Trick, but the Token Zombie spawned, reducing effectiveness of such tactics dramatically.
 * Given its low Health, damaging tricks from the Crazy Class can help neutralize the threat of bouncing away frail or buffed Zombies.


 * Beastly may have the most rough experience out of all the classes, given its hard removal tricks are more expensive and focus on buffing Zombies more harshly countered by Bouncing. However, its tendency to contain Tricks and Environments like Total Eclipse can help to lower Lieutenant Navy Bean's already low Strength by two more points, effectively preventing it from bouncing any Zombies during combat.

Trivia

 * The Anchor used by Lieutenant Navy Bean is the same Anchor used by Octo-Pet.