Zwartkop

Zwartkops are shadow offensive-defensive flower plants that jut out their succulent shields to keep zombies busy while they pummel them with puffy power packs.

Overview
Zwartkop has a range of the two tiles ahead of it. Here it will fire its projectiles at 0.75 times the rate of a Peashooter that deal 3 damage points. Once a zombie approaches the tile directly in front of it, Zwartkop will put forward one of its two defensive limbs. These defenses each have 20 ndb of health. Once one is eaten, Zwartkop will put forward its other limb. After that is eaten, the zombie proceeds to eat the Zwartkop itself. All the while, Zwartkop shoots at the zombie.

Zwartkop can revive one of its shields after 15 seconds, and the other one after 10 seconds.

When powered by Moonflower, Zwartkop can shoot up to 5 tiles ahead of it. Its missiles will also bounce to the second zombie as well, dealing 1.5 damage points.

Zwartkop is named after and based on the cultivar of the Aeonium arboreum.

Plant Food Ability
Under the effects of Plant Food, Zwartkop will shoot forward its two shields. These will push back zombies until the end of the lane. Zwartkop then fires a barrage of 10 normal missiles, which also deal 1 point of splash damage. This does NOT regenerate Zwartkop's shields.

Strategies
Zwartkop is a general powerhouse of a plant, even without Moonflower. Though Zwartkop's short shooting range may hinder it, though this is solved with a Moonflower, which you'd most likely have if your running a shadow plants strategy. A considerably large horde of zombies may overwhelm it. To combat this, Zwartkop pairs up well with slowing or chilling plants. And like all defensive plants, Spikeweeds and Spikerocks are a reliable damage method.

Due to Zwartkop's immense health bank, mimicking plants, such as Imitater or Power Pollen, help utilize any Wall-nut First Aid upgrades you might have. Freezing plants, such as Iceberg Lettuce or Abominapple, help stall zombies while Zwartkop regenerates its shields.

Zwartkop's Plant Food effect is also incredibly useful in Pirate Seas, where it may push zombies overboard.

Trivia

 * It is the first shadow plant made by GopluXPoplu.