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 but cannot fire fully automatically with his Corn Cracker. Instead, he fires in three-round bursts, like the Citrus Cactus. He was first revealed in gameplay showing solo play of Garden Ops.
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!
Primary weapon
Pops Corn's primary weapon is the Corn Cracker. It is a 3 round burst shot that deals 8-10 impact and 10-12 critical damage. It has a 33 ammo clip. He is more accurate with slightly more damage than the standard Cob Busters, in turn having a slower rate of fire.
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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. Use Husk Hop to get up to a vantage point and pick of 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 of 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. 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 head shots 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
Gallery
Trivia
- His name is a pun on "popcorn" and "pops" meaning father
- 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.
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