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{{Tapped Out Quest
|name = Plants vs. Karate
|image = [[File:Tapped Out Plants vs. Karate Sidebar.png|x100px]]
|level = 15
|update = {{TOCU|Treehouse of Horror XXXIV}}
|requirements =
|characters =
|optional =
|internal = PlantsVsKarate
|id = 273006 - 273010
|previous = [[Encounters of the Not-Very-Spooky Kind]]
|next = [[Just Wait Till Next Year]]
|event = yes
}}

'''Plants vs. Karate''' is an event-exclusive questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU|Treehouse of Horror XXXIV}} content update.

== Dialogue ==
=== Pt. 1 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|Between October 15, [[2023]] and November 15, 2023|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Taekwon Dracula Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Attention Springfield, the Ki-Ya Karate Monsters have arrived!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Delirious}}
{{TB|FINALLY!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Woo Hoo}}
{{TB|WOO-HOO…I think?}}
{{Tapped Out Kung Fu Werewolf Icon|Howl}}
{{TB|Now who sent us those HOWWL-IBLE character ranking memes!}}
{{Tapped Out Taekwon Dracula Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Do you always have to howl when you talk?}}
{{Tapped Out Kung Fu Werewolf Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Do you always have to suck blood when you bite?}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Wait. This is what you humans wanted for Halloween? Dusty old knockoff movie monsters?}}
{{Tapped Out Kung Fu Werewolf Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|This dusty old knockoff is gonna knock YOUR block off!}}
{{Tapped Out Taekwon Dracula Icon}}
{{TB|There you go. You CAN speak without howling.}}
{{Tapped Out Kung Fu Werewolf Icon|Howl}}
{{TB|I just forgot. HOWWWWL!}}
{{THT|{{Task|Collect Plastic Fangs|115}} {{Task/Optional|Make Bart Geek Out to Karate Monsters|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Bart]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Lisa Explain the Plot|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Xylem Mock "Lazy Monster Stereotypes"|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Xylem]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}} [[Angry Christmas Trees]]|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 2 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 1|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|All right, let's throw down these moldy monsters so we can get back to conquering this town ourselves.}}
{{Tapped Out Mixed Martial Medusa Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|"Throw down"? So it's a mixed martial arts duel you want?}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|Duel? Wait, what?}}
{{Tapped Out Taekwon Dracula Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Pick your fighters! One of you versus one of us…in the octagon!}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Why would we physically fight when we have fungal weapons and spore mortars that do our dirty work?}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Grossed Out}}
{{TB|Ick!}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Good idea. We also have ick cannons!}}
{{THT|{{Task|Collect Plastic Fangs|155}} {{Task/JobMulti|Make {{TOCG|Normal Springfielders|Springfielders}} Call Out Plant Aliens|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|5}} {{Task/Job|Make Homer Try to Make Fungus Jokes|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Kung Fu Werewolf Challenge Xylem's Courage|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Kung Fu Werewolf]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Xylem Start to Worry|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Xylem]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Lisa Root for Plants|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Bart Root for Karate Monsters|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Bart]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Frink Also Root for Karate Monsters|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Professor Frink]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Go Karate Monsters!}}
{{Tapped Out Professor Frink Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Yeah! Get 'em, Karate Monsters!}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Shocked}}
{{TB|Professor Frink, you're rooting for the Karate Monsters? But plants are hands down better for the environment!}}
{{Tapped Out Professor Frink Icon|Deadpan}}
{{TB|True. I am a dedicated environmentalist. But c'mon…kung fu is so cool!}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}} [[Monster Business School]]|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 3 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 2|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Okay, wolfman, as the great leader of my people, I will prepare to fight you—}}
{{Tapped Out Kung Fu Werewolf Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|{{*}}punches Xylem in the face{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Pained}}
{{TB|OW! I said I was PREPARING!}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Now just let me arm myself with some superior Xylem technology, and—}}
{{Tapped Out Kung Fu Werewolf Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|{{*}}punches Xylem in the face again{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Pained}}
{{TB|OW! Damn it.}}
{{Tapped Out Xylemite 1 Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Boss, you're embarrassing us!}}
{{Tapped Out Xylemite 2 Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|You're getting beaten from stem to stamen!}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|You guys think this is easy? You fight him!}}
{{Tapped Out Kung Fu Werewolf Icon|Howl}}
{{TB|Bring it! AH-OOOO!}}
{{Tapped Out Xylemite 2 Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|You know, I just remembered…we're getting our roots touched up this afternoon. Good luck, Boss!}}
{{THT|{{Task|Collect Plastic Fangs|155}} {{Task/Optional|Make Xylem Try Not to Embarrass Himself|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Xylem]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Kung Fu Werewolf Kick Plant Butt|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Kung Fu Werewolf]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Lisa Cringe at Alien Ineptness|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Bart Enjoy Watching His Heroes Kick Butt|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Bart]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Hey, ya know, maybe military conquest isn't our thing.}}
{{Tapped Out Professor Frink Icon}}
{{TB|Your defeat was not unexpected, considering you forgot the first scientific law of fighting.}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Which is?}}
{{Tapped Out Professor Frink Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Fighting isn't science.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}} [[Alien Control Center]]|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 4 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 3|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Laughing}}
{{TB|{{*}}karate punches{{*}} HA-CHA! KI-YA!}}
{{Tapped Out Mighty Oak Leader Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|What is all that racket?!}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|It's that human boy and those Karate Monsters — who, by the way, just kicked our root balls! I bet that makes you angry.}}
{{Tapped Out Mighty Oak Leader Icon}}
{{TB|Nah, not so much.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Shocked}}
{{TB|But Mighty Oak, you need to stand up to these Karate Monsters — mostly to stop my brother's gloating and his awful kung fu noises!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Laughing}}
{{TB|{{*}}karate kicks and thrusts{{*}} WA-TAH! HI-YAH! KA-PUNCH!}}
{{Tapped Out Mighty Oak Leader Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|They are pretty annoying.}}
{{THT|{{Task|Collect Plastic Fangs|155}} {{Task/Optional|Make Mighty Oak Leader Challenge Monsters|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Mighty Oak Leader]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Lisa Encourage Trees to Challenge Karate Monsters|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Kung Fu Werewolf Break Boards|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Kung Fu Werewolf]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Bart Enthusiastically Watch Monsters Break Boards|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Bart]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Mighty Oak Leader Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|All right, Judo junkies, time for this oak to hickory smoke your beastly butts!}}
{{Tapped Out Taekwon Dracula Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|KI-YA! {{*}}breaks a stack of thirty boards{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Mighty Oak Leader Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|Ohhh-kay. Not fighting these guys.}}
{{Tapped Out Taekwon Dracula Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|That's right. Now make like an oak and leaf!}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}} [[Alien Spore Cannon]]|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 5 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 4|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Fine. We give up. The Xylem are NOT conquering Springfield. Happy?}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Woo Hoo}}
{{TB|WOOHOO!}}
{{Tapped Out Xylemite 2 Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|This all started when we got that idiotic message with those stupid Marble Cinematronic Universe memes.}}
{{Tapped Out Kung Fu Werewolf Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Wait, you guys aren't the jerks who sent that?}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Scared}}
{{TB|Uh-oh.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Sly}}
{{TB|I take it back, Bart. I love this plan now.}}
{{THT|{{Task|Collect Plastic Fangs|195}} {{Task/JobMulti|Make {{TOCG|Normal Springfielders|Springfielders}} Celebrate Alien Plant Defeat|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|5}} {{Task/Job|Make Lisa Change Her Mind About Bart's Plan|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Xylem Insist They Didn't Send the Message|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Xylem]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Kung Fu Werewolf Demand to Know Who Sent the Message|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Kung Fu Werewolf]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Bart Say That Frink Sent the Message|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Bart]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Kung Fu Werewolf Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|So you potted plants didn't send the message?}}
{{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|Read my knothole — NO! We have much bigger concerns on our own planet — like un-stunting our bonsai tree forests.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
{{TB|Anyhoo…now that you're here, you can help us make our Halloween awesome!}}
{{Tapped Out Taekwon Dracula Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|But we don't want anything that promotes negative monster stereotypes.}}
{{Tapped Out Kung Fu Werewolf Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|That's right. Instead, we're going to conquer Springfield ourselves! High five!}}
{{Tapped Out Taekwon Dracula Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Okay, but not one of your karate chop high fives. I'm still healing from the last time we celebrated.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|200}} and {{XP|20}} [[Taekwon Dracula]]|colspan=2}}
}}

== Behind the Laughter ==
The quest name is a reference to the ''{{W|Plants vs. Zombies}}'' video game franchise.

{{Tapped Out Quests/Treehouse of Horror XXXIV}}

@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 {{TB|FINALLY!}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Woo Hoo}}
-{{TB|WOO-HOO…I think?}}
+{{TB|WOO-HOO...I think?}}
 {{Tapped Out Kung Fu Werewolf Icon|Howl}}
 {{TB|Now who sent us those HOWWL-IBLE character ranking memes!}}
@@ Line 54: / Line 54: @@
 {{TB|Duel? Wait, what?}}
 {{Tapped Out Taekwon Dracula Icon|Happy}}
-{{TB|Pick your fighters! One of you versus one of us…in the octagon!}}
+{{TB|Pick your fighters! One of you versus one of us...in the octagon!}}
 {{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Annoyed}}
 {{TB|Why would we physically fight when we have fungal weapons and spore mortars that do our dirty work?}}
@@ Line 69: / Line 69: @@
 {{TB|Professor Frink, you're rooting for the Karate Monsters? But plants are hands down better for the environment!}}
 {{Tapped Out Professor Frink Icon|Deadpan}}
-{{TB|True. I am a dedicated environmentalist. But c'mon…kung fu is so cool!}}
+{{TB|True. I am a dedicated environmentalist. But c'mon...kung fu is so cool!}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}<br>[[Monster Business School]]|colspan=2}}
 }}
@@ Line 97: / Line 97: @@
 {{TB|Bring it! AH-OOOO!}}
 {{Tapped Out Xylemite 2 Icon|Surprised}}
-{{TB|You know, I just remembered…we're getting our roots touched up this afternoon. Good luck, Boss!}}
+{{TB|You know, I just remembered...we're getting our roots touched up this afternoon. Good luck, Boss!}}
 {{THT|{{Task|Collect Plastic Fangs|155}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Xylem Try Not to Embarrass Himself|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Xylem]]}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Kung Fu Werewolf Kick Plant Butt|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Kung Fu Werewolf]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Lisa Cringe at Alien Ineptness|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Bart Enjoy Watching His Heroes Kick Butt|4 hours|the [[Town Hall]], [[Springfield Park Entrance]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Bart]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Xylem Icon|Sad}}
@@ Line 160: / Line 160: @@
 {{TB|Read my knothole — NO! We have much bigger concerns on our own planet — like un-stunting our bonsai tree forests.}}
 {{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
-{{TB|Anyhoo…now that you're here, you can help us make our Halloween awesome!}}
+{{TB|Anyhoo...now that you're here, you can help us make our Halloween awesome!}}
 {{Tapped Out Taekwon Dracula Icon|Surprised}}
 {{TB|But we don't want anything that promotes negative monster stereotypes.}}

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 |update = {{TOCU|Treehouse of Horror XXXIV}}
 |requirements =
-|characters =
+|characters = [[Lisa]], {{TOCG|Normal Springfielders}}, [[Homer]]
-|optional =
+|optional = [[Bart]], [[Xylem]], [[Kung Fu Werewolf]], [[Professor Frink]], [[Mighty Oak Leader]], See [[#Currency-earning jobs|Currency-earning jobs]]
 |internal = PlantsVsKarate
 |id = 273006 - 273010
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 {{TB|Okay, but not one of your karate chop high fives. I'm still healing from the last time we celebrated.}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|200}} and {{XP|20}}<br>[[Taekwon Dracula]]|colspan=2}}
 }}