Ideas for new characters and/or abilities
While we need other core improvements before anything else, the devs have already mentioned we will be getting new characters in future. The first new zombie looks to be Tim, but there will be others...
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Apple Mortar:
Primary: slowly lobs apples(who would have guessed)
1 - gravity apples - surround target or self with several floating apples that launch onto zombies coming at range
2 - apple saucer - like drone, but only with vertical attack and ability to camicadze plunge on target
3 - bombegranate - explodes after lobbing, leaves seeds - mini-mines
Passive: zombies receive cooldown to sprint
Caulipower:
Primary: mind blast (conus shape, a bit splash)
1 - meditation - reduce cooldown on allies for a bit
2 - hypnotize - launches missile-debuff effect from hypno-shroom
3 - mind games - creates duplicates of area of plants with 1 hp and nerfed abilities
Zombies are actually hard to properly think of... Hovergoat would be good to return
Undying Pharaoh:
Primary: ray attack from scepter
1 - eternal curse - reduces damage and max health of area
2 - sarcophagus - protects himself with high but destructable armor and slowly regains health
3 - raises a pack of mummy zombies(have sand tornado sneak attack)
Passive: 2 ability turns on by itself at low health if not on cooldown
Diver (zombie)
Like sharks, the diver zombie prefers working alone to hunt down plants. Unlike sharks, he follows the supremacy of Dr. Zomboss
His robotic shark can smell a drop of brain a mile away and hunt down the biggest of plants.
You’re gonna need a bigger goat spell.
Diver Zombie met Scuba Soldier when Scuba fell off of Dr. Zomboss boat. He gave Scuba his helmet cuz he couldn’t swim underwater. Since there zombies they don’t know anything about breathing.
175 health
Many sharks in the sea
Passive- his hitbox is only Diver himself. Byte has 200 health. If you destroy Byte and not Diver, Diver won’t be able to attack for some time until he summons a new robotic shark. There is a 15 seconds cooldown where he can’t do anything but sprint and use his 1st and 3rd ability. Vanquishing diver will destroy Byte as well. Byte cannot regenerate health and his health bar is seen below Diver’s health like a shield bar.
BYTE
Primary- carries a giant robotic shark on his side. The robo shark is named Byte that can shoot lasers from its mouth when aiming (similar to chomper), while it’s normal attack without aim is chomping.
Sticky Sucker
1st ability- equipped with small sticky octopus (or piranha) that are thrown similar to sticky grenades. They attach to plants on a direct hit that slow and do DOT. If it hits a wall or floor, it attaches to the surface and slows and do DOT to any plants near its small radius, before dying off 10 seconds. He can have a maximum of two octopus at once. They can stack. They will have a projectile prediction path. They can be destroyed by other plant allies. Cooldown- regenerates like Chomper’s spike weed.
(Upgrade- he can have three octopus at once (3 pts)
Upgrade- they slow and after a little while, explode. Doesn’t do DOT anymore. (2 pts)
Apex Predator
2nd ability- Byte transforms to a larger version of himself. The Diver jumps onto Byte and rides him (similar to how Deadbeard rode his cannon). In this form, Byte is slower and cannot sprint and can no longer use his lasers, but Diver can still use his abilities. If Byte chomps near a plant, he swallows and instakills them. While Byte is shredding the plant life (like digesting), Byte and Diver are vulnerable and can’t use any abilities. After Byte is done shredding, he will rejuvenate some health for himself but not Diver. Pressing this button again will make Byte teleport in a water portal to a direction in front of him (similar to Unicorn Chomper). He has three charges. The charges won’t regenerate until he jumps off of Byte. To jump off of Byte, press the cancel button. Cannot cancel if Byte is in the middle of shredding. Cooldown- 20 seconds
(Upgrade- Better Shredder allows Byte to shred the plants faster. Upgrade- Blood Shark allows Diver to heal as well after Byte is done shredding.
Upgrade- Torpedo allows Byte’s Apex Predator form to no longer have a slow penalty (3 pts).
Upgrade- Megalodon Speed changes the teleports to one super fast and long dash with damage reduction while dashing. Only one charge and cannot regenerate until Diver jumps off of Byte (4 pts).
Sonar Shark
3rd Ability- Diver can send out a tinier shark (similar to Corn’s butter beacon) that swims underwater only showing its fin. It circles around a large area with its landing being its point of rotation. It can go through cliffs and fall off cliffs. Whichever plant is near the fin’s small radius, they will be revealed for a couple seconds to all allies. Only one shark can be thrown and present. The shark will last until it has done 3 laps. It goes rather fast. Cannot be destroyed. Cooldown- 20 seconds
(Upgrade- if the sonar shark hits an enemy plant, the shark will circle around the plant for 3 laps in a slow pace, even if the plant jumps or flies elsewhere. It will expose the enemy plant till the tiny shark’s duration is gone and if the enemy plant goes near other plants it will expose them too. (4 pts)
What do you think of this idea? I’ll appreciate feedback and comments. I’ll draw this one digitally soon and plan to make another idea of a character named GhostPepper
Engineer Drone - yep, the one from GW1.
This could be used in place of Double Time.
Ghost Pepper:
Primary: sonic wave (projectile)
1 - Haunt - immunity to target's damage and homing on him for a short time
2 - Banshee Howl - area damage, boosted by other GP in area
3 - Possess - buff/debuff attack, health and speed(1 per player, you are invincible, look through target's eyes and only capable of turning ability off)
Passive: You are unrevivable. However, you can revive allies to full health to GP
Toxic Blob:
Primary: slap(melee) with scattering droplets(long range)
1 - Toxic cloud - bouncing missile that gives toxic buff to zombies and damages plants
2 - Ooze - fast move as puddle, damage reduction, damage plants that walk into you, hitbox on the ground
3 - Volatile - restore own health , temporary attack and speed buff
Passive: toxic damage
- @voidlistener Why not name it the Zomblob, in reference to PvZ heroes?
To be honest, I was thinking about Zomblob, just forgot his name). And something still feels off about both names.
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