Even against opponents that don't use such decks, the impact will be too big to simply ignore. These cards will devastate opponents that rely on tricks, as they would be forced to either ignore their trick strategy (making their decks useless), find a way to overcome it (which would likely be disadvantageous and brain and card-intensive), or continue with their strategy (giving you a huge edge). She has access to both Black-Eyed Pea and Sportacus to discourage zombie tricks, and Brainana, Dark Matter Dragonfruit, as well as Umbrella Leaf to basically prevent them from being played altogether. Green Shadow is also a good anti-trick hero, especially against decks that rely on using tricks. Precision Blast also leads to many tactics during a match, as your opponent may never know when Green Shadow has this card, and might start playing zombies on the middle lane to protect against it. She has access to almost all pea plants (only missing Sting Bean, Pea-Nut, Three-Nut, and Wing-Nut), especially Threepeater, which synergize with Torchwood and The Podfather this allows her to make use of a wide variety of strategies including peashooting plants.Īs implied by her description, she can be a good middle lane controller if played well using powerful plants with a self-boosting ability like Muscle Sprout and Pea Pod with Torchwood on the middle lane while Precision Blast is still kept mid to late-game can be a devastating strategy. Her Mega-Grow and Smarty classes make her a very versatile hero when it comes to tricks and useful cards. With Īs the main starting plant hero, Green Shadow can be described as a jack-of-all-trades. Green Shadow can put together awesome Peashooter combinations, increasing the strength of Threepeater, then using that extra Strength for a devastating triple attack. Little known fact: When she takes off the cape and mask, she goes by the name Penelopea. Zombie Mission 31: The Sack of Seedling City.Zombie Mission 29: Shadow of the Peashooter.Signature: Precision Blast - Attack for 5 damage in the middle lane.Her alias itself a portmanteau of 'Penelope,' a feminine name of Greek origins, and 'pea,' the plant she is based on. It also refers to her name both during development and in the code. Her description references how many superheroes hide their true identity. Her preferred battle area being an urban city, her act of scaling a building with a rope in an animated trailer, and responding to a search light projecting an insignia in the Battle at the BBQ opening comic are all elements reminiscent of Batman.

Her name and precision abilities appear to be inspired by the Detective Comics hero Green Arrow, while her purple hood bears a resemblance to fellow heroine Raven, specifically her appearance in the Cartoon Network series Teen Titans. Zombies franchise, who in turn is based on the common Pea plant ( Pisum sativum). Green Shadow is based on the Peashooter, a famous recurring plant in the Plants vs.

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