Pops Corn

Pops Corn is a Rare variant of Kernel Corn in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. He is able to zoom in much further than the normal Kernel Corn and can fire fully automatically with his Corn Cracker. He fires in three-round bursts, like the Citrus Cactus. He was first revealed in gameplay showing solo play of Garden Ops.

Origins[]

His name is a portmanteau of popcorn, which are corn kernels that expand and become puffed up from heat, and the term "pops", which is what one calls a father or fatherly figure.

Descriptions[]

Stickerbook description[]

Although he's seen a thing or two, old Pops Corn still has a new trick or two up his sleeve. However, he would kindly appreciate it if you didn't mention that time a family of birds made a nest in his beard.

In-game description[]

His Corn Cracker features enhanced zoom and fires in ultra-precise bursts!

AI health[]

Easy: 90
Normal: 120
Hard: 150
CRAAAAZY: 180

Primary weapon[]

Pops Corn's primary weapon is the Corn Cracker. It is a three-round burst shot that deals 6-10 impact damage and 10-12 critical damage. It has a 36 ammo clip. He is more accurate with slightly more damage than the standard Cob Busters, in turn having a slower rate of fire.

Abilities[]

Left abilities
Butter Barrage	Mark the danger zone with a steaming hot baked potato, then stand back as explosive butter rains from the sky!
Bigger Better Butter	That's right, folks! Better Butter! Instead of lots of tiny buttery explosions, how about one massively huge one?
Center abilities
Husk Hop	Unleash this surprisingly acrobatic maneuver as you leap over your problems, and rain down corn kernels on everything below.
Right abilities
Shuck Shot	Charge your corn cobs until they're positively steaming, point at your target, and then ka-blam! Explosive corn fury.
Multi-Shuck	More is usually better, so why not pelt your enemies with a full barrage of rapid fire explosive cobs.

Upgrades[]

	Health Regeneration Delay Upgrade
	This upgrade decreases the delay before health regeneration begins!

	Zoom Upgrade
	This upgrade increases the zoom distance of your primary weapon!

	Health Regeneration Upgrade
	This upgrade increases how quickly your health regenerates!

	Speed Upgrade
	This upgrade allows you to move faster!

	Reload Upgrade
	This upgrade decreases your reload time!

	Ammo Upgrade
	This upgrade increases the number of times you can fire before reloading!

	Damage Upgrade
	This upgrade increases your primary weapon damage!

	Health Upgrade
	This upgrade increases your maximum health!

Strategies[]

This is effectively the Sniper variant of Kernel Corn and can technically be referred to as the plants' answer to the Super Commando. The increased zoom allows you to attack enemies from longer distances than usual and the Corn Cracker's three-round bursts are fairly accurate, even when rapid-fired. This variant should be treated like a Sun Pharaoh with more offensive strategies, as self-healing options are not present. Use Husk Hop to get up to a vantage point and pick off any zombies that aren't paying attention.

The Pops Corn is not a dedicated Sniper though, as he retains enough close-range power to be an effective assault class. As such, this Sniper-Assault balance can be used in the following way: use your above average zoom and accuracy to pick off any zombies you can reach, then, follow your teammates into the fray, providing support to them by aiding them from a range. The Corn Cracker's behavior means that while you still can support your teammates, more defensive gameplay is recommended than what would be the case for the default Kernel Corn.

With[]

As mentioned above, Pops Corn is a long range version of his vanilla counterpart, and is the counterpart to the Super Commando in a lesser sense, but is more comparable to Sun Pharaoh. His shots have more travel time and deal less damage, without the drawback of having to reload after every burst shot. Because of the few times you need to reload, you're better off supporting your allies by picking off threats that your allies need help with such as zombies on the roofs, zombies who are sniping, or tougher zombies in general as you have high damage capability if you can land multiple headshots every time you fire.

Against[]

Although weaker than the other Kernel Corns, you should treat him as if he were any of the other corns, watch your head and deal with him before he can notice you. Since this variant is more likely to be in the back, he will be difficult to reach in normal circumstances and he will most likely notice you at around the time you notice him, so pick him off as fast as you can before he becomes a problem to you and your allies if you're sniping. Otherwise, get out of his sight line before he can deal any major damage to you.

Balancing changes[]

Graveyard Variety Pack DLC[]

▲ Health increased from 125 to 150

Trouble in Zombopolis: Part One DLC[]

▲ Increased magazine by 3

Related achievement[]

	Aww Shucks! As Kernel Corn, vanquish 25 Zombies with Shuck Shot.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

His appearance vaguely resembles that of Colonel Sanders, the man who created the KFC restaurant chain.
It is possible that he is the replacement for the Citrus Cactus in Garden Warfare 2, as both are long ranged plants that fire in 3 round bursts.
Rather than having cobs as his weapon, he has bags of popcorn tipped with what appears to be rudimentary iron sights.
During his appearance in the Solo Ops gameplay trailer, he uses two gestures.
- The first one is similar to the "Celebrate" gestures in the original game.
- The second is a salute, which is fitting of his soldier-like personality.
His "beard" is made of popcorn.
In the Trouble in Zombopolis: Part One DLC, his ammo capacity was increased by 3.