Terwilliger Prize Guide: Act 1, Prize 8…Pet Mutant Plant

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

It’s Harvest Time in Springfield and the Terwilliger’s have returned to Springfield to unleash Mutant Vegetables on us!  In the First Act of the Terwilliger Event you’ll unlock Cecil Terwilliger, Monsarno Research & help Lisa free the Mutant Veggies all over Springfield!

This Event is broken up into 3 Acts, with each Act containing part of the story.  To help you move along with the event you’ll get several prizes per Act.  Each prize will either be something fun for Springfield or something to help you move along in the event.  For the first Act you’re tasked with collecting Spades/Trowels/Shovels…these things  to unlock each prize!  The final Act 1 prize awarded at 16,050  is the Pet Mutant Plant, a new character for your Springfield.

So let’s take a closer look at this Pet Mutant and just what happens when you unlock it in your Springfield and if you really should just smoke it.

Once you’ve collected 16,050   you’ll automatically be awarded the Pet Mutant Plant and you’ll see this message popup:

You’ll have the ability to place it in your Springfield immediately or place it in inventory for later (store).  If you store it, remember you’ll have to go into your inventory to retrieve it.

Once placed in Springfield you’ll see the character unlock screen appear…

 

The Pet Mutant Plant is all alone in the Mutant Character Collection (on the plus side you’ll earn the completion bonus right away!):

 

Once placed there will be a short quest associated with it, however no dialogue.  You’ll be asked to Tap the Pet Mutant Plant to see it’s animation….

And that’s really it to this final prize.  There’s no questline, no dialogue, no character tasks.  Just another Non-Playable Character (NPC) for your Springfield…

Here are some quick facts about the Pet Mutant Plant:

Character Status: NPC
Animation: Does a little dance when tapped
Should I Store Him or Leave Him in Springfield: Up to you really.  Depends on how you feel about NPCs.  If you like him, keep him out.  If not tuck him away in your inventory.

What’s Next?
FREE DONUTS!

Once you’ve won the Pet Mutant Plant you’ll have the opportunity to win Free donuts for continuing to collect !   Once you’ve won the Pet Mutant you’ll see this task appear:

 

It’ll be represented on your task list with an icon of Cecil’s Head

For every 3,000  you collect you’ll unlock the Digging Deep Bonus, which is essentially the same as the Bonus Level Up!  Where you’ll have a chance at 1, 2 or 3 Pink Sprinkles!

Once you’ve reached 3,000  this box will popup:

Pick one of the boxes for FREE donuts!  Each box contains 1, 2 or 3 Pink Sprinkles…if you miss out on the chance to get 3 donuts don’t worry.  You can pay in game cash for another try!

 

So that my friends is the full breakdown of the Pet Mutant Plant and how to get FREE Donuts!

Remember more prizes will be added when Act 2 starts….so you only have until April 28th to earn all of the prizes and get those FREE donuts!

My advice is to focus on earning enough spades to unlock all of the prizes before Act 2 starts, it does look like you’ll have the opportunity to craft any Act 1 prizes you missed out on (when Act 2 starts) BUT with how difficult it is to earn enough Fertilizer and Corn for the actual crafting prizes, do you really want to waste it on Act 1 Prizes?

Remember Act 2 starts April 28th!  

What do you think of the Pet Mutant Plant?  Thoughts on the chance to earn FREE donuts?!  Which prizes have you unlocked so far?  How close are you to the next one?  What do you think about the event overall?  What are you most looking forward to?  Sound off in the comments below, you know we love hearing from you!