Aspearagus

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Not to be confused with Asparagus.

Aspearagus
Aspearagus shoots stalks from a healthy distance.
Sun cost	125
Range	Huge
Time to harvest	Ten minutes
Coin cost	50
Gem cost	8
Recharge	Fast
Unlocked	After reclaiming The Plantagon Lot

Aspearagus was a plant in Plants vs. Zombies Adventures. To unlock the Aspearagus, the player needed to get the Fog-a-majig and rescue Matilda by reclaiming The Plantagon Lot. It fired projectiles that deal more damage than peas at a longer range, but it fired them slower.

Origins

This plant is based on the Asparagus officinalis, the common vegetable asparagus. Its name is a portmanteau of "asparagus," the real-life plant this plant is based on and "spear," referring to the weapon that it launches.

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Aspearagus dresses up as himself on Halloween. He’s that fearsome.

Strategies

The Aspearagus had a relatively good range and was ideal for killing zombies when placed behind Peashooters. However, using it far enough away from zombies would severely lower the Aspearagus's usefulness and you might have had to constantly spend 25 sun on the Aspearagus, so it could kill zombies. The Aspearagus, because of its higher cost and slower harvest rate, should have been considered more valuable than Peashooters, but nonetheless should not have remained unused, as the extra range would help with killing zombies without needing to spend sun and money on Peashooters. Overall, one Aspearagus with a few Peashooters would be sufficient early on, but later stages may have needed two or three Aspearagus. After unlocking the Shamrock, the Aspearagus would not be of much use. High health zombies like the Imposter Zombie, Football Zombie, or Ice Block Zombie would be troubles for the Aspearagus, because it is a slow shooter.

Gallery

Animated Aspearagus

Aspearagus's first official photo

An advertisement on the Plants vs. Zombies Adventures Facebook page

Aspearagus unlocked

Three Aspearaguses

Aspearagus in the game

Aspearagus' silhouette

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Trivia

• It was the first long-ranged plant the player would receive in Plants vs. Zombies Adventures.
• When it was knocked out, the last spear in its mouth would fall out and onto the ground in front of it.
• It, excluding Sweet Pea, was the first new plant unlocked in the game.