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Jalapeno in Plants vs. Zombies

For other uses, see Jalapeno (disambiguation).
Jalapeno

Jalapeno (Pronounced as /ˌhæləˈpeɪnjoʊ/ HAL-ə-PAY-nyoh) is a recurring character within the Plants vs. Zombies franchise. He is typically introduced as an instant plant that scorches an entire lane of zombies with a powerful burst of flames.

As of Plants vs. Zombies 3, Jalapeno has appeared in four games.

Origins[]

Immature jalapeno capsicum annuum var annuum
Siling labuyo

Jalapeno is based on the real life jalapeño, a cultivar of the plant Capsicum annuum valued for its spicy flavor, referring to the fact that Jalapeno is hot and spicy, burning an entire lane as he explodes. His appearance is also based on siling labuyo, a small chili pepper cultivar that developed in the Philippines belonging to the species Capsicum frutescens.

History[]

Plants vs. Zombies[]

Main article: Jalapeno (PvZ)
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In the original Plants vs. Zombies game, as well as all Chinese spin-off games based on it, Jalapeno is the fourth plant unlocked in the Pool area. He explodes in a lane, dealing massive damage to any zombies in his wake while negating the ice effects from Snow Pea, Ice-shroom, and Winter Melon on any zombies that survive his attack. Jalapeno can also melt away any Ice trails left by Zombonis and instantly destroy ice balls created by Dr. Zomboss's zombot.

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In ZomBotany 2, there is a zombie based off Jalapeno, the Jalapeno Zombie, who explodes like a Jalapeno when it reaches the fifth or sixth column, making it one of the biggest threats during the mini-game.

Plants vs. Zombies Adventures (Archived content)[]

Main article: Jalapeño (PvZA)
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Jalapeño also made a reappearance in PopCap's ill-fated Facebook game Plants vs. Zombies Adventures, having the same ability he had in Plants vs. Zombies, destroying an entire path of zombies and costs 100 sun rather than 125. If planted on a crossroad, he would be able to attack two paths of zombies rather than just one.

A frosty variant of the Jalapeño, Chilly Pepper, makes its debut in this game, acting exactly like Jalapeño, but also freezes zombies. Even though this does make it a direct upgrade, Chilly Pepper surprisingly is not a VIP plant.

Plants vs. Zombies 2[]

Main article: Jalapeno (PvZ2)
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In Plants vs. Zombies 2, Jalapeno appears as a Gemium plant, once again costing 125 sun just like the first game, store exclusive plants that are unlocked with the in-game Gem currency. His ability is exactly the same as the first game and has a slightly faster recharge.

Jalapeno has lost the ability to target aerial enemies, although he is now capable of instantly killing any zombie trapped in a grid item such as an Ice block as the flames will damage them when they are freed. He is a member of the Pepper-mint family, who increases his damage by 2,400 while he is on the lawn.

Just like in the first game, Jalapeno can be used to melt away any Ice trails left by Zombonis. However, in this game, he is no longer the only way to solve ice trails.

Jalapeno is used to mark the difficulty of worlds and Penny's Pursuit levels.

Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars (China only) (Archived content)[]

Main article: Pepper line
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Jalapeno appears in the Chinese-exclusive turn-based game Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars as the second plant in the Pepper line, evolving from Small Pepper and then evolved into Devil Chili. He attacked zombies by launching fireballs at them.

His active ability was Cataclysm, which dealt damage to all enemies in his lane, dealing 20% more damage if they were frozen. His passive ability was Deal with the Devil, which caused Jalapeno to lose 5% of his health every turn to be able to gain extra attack that turn.

His soulmates were members of the Spike or Dragon line for a critical chance increase, and the Doom and Watermelon lines together for a damage boost.

Plants vs. Zombies 3[]

Main article: Jalapeño (PvZ3)
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Jalapeño's latest appearance was in the 2021 version of Plants vs. Zombies 3, where he appeared as a Boost plant introduced after beating Level 19 of the game's main campaign.

Once again Jalapeño was able to explode and deal a massive amount of fire damage to all zombies in an entire row.

Like all other Boost plants, Jalapeño could be planted on other plants and had a limited number of uses. Once the player used up all of their uses, Jalapeño could not be played again until more were unlocked after winning enough levels.

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In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Jalapeno
China Simplified Chinese 火爆辣椒
Taiwan Traditional Chinese 火爆辣椒
France French Jalapeño
Germany German Jalapeño
Italy Italian Jalapeño
Japan Japanese ハラペーニョ
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Pimenta
Spain Spanish Jalapeño


Trivia[]

See also[]

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