Shinobean

Shinobean is an attacking Plant in the game Plants vs. Zombies: Suburbia Defenders. He is unlocked after Day 11 of The Greenhouse.

Shinobean attacks by throwing piercing shurikens anywhere in a 40° angle in front of it. These shurikens pierce through 2 Zombies and are thrown twice per second, but only do .75 damage to Zombies they hit.

When its projectiles are boosted by a Torchwood, they pierce through 3 Zombies and do splash damage to all Zombies on the tile.

Origin:
Shinobean is based on a Shinobi, another word for the Japanese assassins known as ninjas, and a bean.

Overview:
Shinobean is a very good mid-game Plant, as its high attack speed and pierce allow it to quickly weaken groups of Zombies. However, Shinobean is very bad against strong single targets such as Gargantuars, so be prepared with other Plants to take care of them.

Plant Food 1:
When option 1 is chosen and Shinobean uses a Plant Food, Shinobean will throw a barrage of 50 shurikens at the Zombies. This is very good when there are lots of Zombies on screen, as it can do lots of damage all across the lanes, although Option 2 will probably be used more for brute force attacks.

Plant Food 2:
When option 2 is chosen and Shinobean uses a Plant Food, Shinobean will throw 2 shurikens at a time for the rest of the level. This is very good if you are using Shinobeans as your main defense, but Option 1 is usually better to clear the screen and weaken the Zombies that remain.

Appease-mint Boost:
When boosted by Appease-mint, Shinobean does 2 damage per shuriken and throws shurikens twice as fast.

Spear-mint Boost:
When boosted by Spear-mint, Shinobean's shurikens pierce through 6 Zombies.

Strategies:
Shinobean is a very good mid-game Plant, as its high attack speed and pierce allow it to quickly weaken groups of Zombies. It also works extremely well with Torchwood, getting extra pierce and some splash damage and allowing it to weaken Zombies much quicker. Due to its low damage and unpredictable attacks, it is a good idea to use it lower the health of Zombies, allowing more powerful attackers such as Melon-pult or Hedgehammer to take them out. Because of this, Shinobean is very bad against strong single targets such as Gargantuars, so be prepared with other Plants to take care of them.

Trivia

 * His appearance uses sprites from Space Ninja and Weenie Beanie.