Zombies 2 (Chinese version) (China only) Main article: Cattail (PvZ2C)Ĭattail next appears solely in the Chinese version of Plants vs. She costs $10,000 to buy from Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies and cost 225 Sun to plant. She upgrades from Lily Pad, replacing the ability to hold plants on top of them with the ability to fire homing spikes, prioritizing airborne Balloon Zombies. Zombies game, as well as all Chinese spin- off games based on it, Cattail is obtainable after beating Level 4-5. Zombies 2, "nekotail" is a pun between her English name and "neko" which is Japanese for cat, referencing the stereotype of anime shows (a mainly Japanese medium) using cats a lot.
Her codename in the Chinese version of Plants vs. In a Q/A stream hosted by Laura Shigihara, she revealed that the pink beanie that Cattail wears is a reference to a beanie that she wears and that George Fan included a beanie as a tribute to her. Her name is a pun on the name "Cattail" as she resembles a cat whose tail is a reed.
Her face and head, however, are based on the domestic cat, Felis catus. Her tail and name are based on the Typha latifolia, the Cattail, or reed, a perennial herbaceous plant in the genus Typha. Zombies: All Stars (China only) (Archived content)