Undergrowth (Danny Phantom)

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Undergrowth

"Undergrowth"

Publisher	Nickelodeon
First appearance	"Urban Jungle"
Created by	Butch Hartman

Characteristics
Alter ego	Undergrowth
Notable aliases	Cabbage Face
Abilities	Can control plants, uses mind-vines to control a person's mind, self-regeneration

Undergrowth is a fictional villain from Danny Phantom. He is a ghost with power over plants. He is voiced by Mark Hamill.

[edit] Appearance

Undergrowth strikes

Undergrowth first and only appearance was in "Urban Jungle" where he came out from beneath the ground to lay waste to Amity Park for their constant destruction of nature, his "children". Capturing Danny and the others, he reveals his plans to use all the humans (possessed by his mind vines) to cut down the city to make room for his plants which slowly cover every square inch of the city. He also reveals to Danny his best friend Sam is now Undergrowth's 2nd-in-command, one who will serves a "mother" to all the plants.

Danny however escapes due to luck from his uncontrollable ice powers and escapes from both him and Sam into the Ghost Zone. There, he trains with Frostbite to better control his ice powers, then returns for a final showdown with Undergrowth (who have since stored all the humans sans Sam inside flower pods for nutrients for his "children"), reducing his powers by freezing the roots below him and his vines, then finally tossing an ectoplasmic freeze bomb of sorts, destroying Undergrowth, and restoring both Amity Park and the citizens.

Undergrowth regenerates afterwards as a tiny stump, but is quickly mowed down by Tucker's lawn mower.

[edit] Personality/ Weakness

Undergrowth regards plants over all life. To him, they are his "children". He sees humans as fragile, temporary lives that won't last long. He prefers using humans to do his dirty work.

If he has any weaknesses, the main one would be extreme cold (and assumable fire). Danny's freeze powers weakened Undergrowth completely. His roots are also his main weakspot. Also, when destroyed he will revert into a weed-like state that might take a long time to return to normal. When last seen at the end of the Urban Jungle episode, he had managed to regenerate into a small, rudimentary form, only to be reduced to mulch by Tucker's lawnmower.

[edit] Powers

Undergrowth can regenerate himself whenever a part of his body is injured or removed. He can also stretch his body. He has special "mind vines" that can control human minds, along with using them for plant food. He appears to be the only ghost who lacks the ability of flight, since his roots area always underground. He also seems to lack intangibility, because he had no defence against Tucker's lawnmower.