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[[Image: DK3_Creepy.png|thumb|200px|A Creepy sprite from ''Donkey Kong 3''.]]
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:DK3 Creepy Artwork.jpg]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong 3''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3|Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2019|2019]])
}}
A '''Creepy''' is a worm<ref>{{cite|language=en|title=''Donkey Kong 3'' {{file link|Dk3flyerback.png|back flyer}}|quote=CREEPY is a SLOW moving worm.}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Grimm, Steven|title=''Animal Crossing'' Player's Guide|page=152|quote=On the stage with two floors, you’ll want to ignore Creepy (the worm) completely and take out bugs only if they steal your mutant plants.|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 27, 2024|isbn=1-930206-24-0}}</ref> (occasionally called a "snake"<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet|page=6|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1986|quote='''Creepy the snake'''}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Creepy the snake will crawl down from the palm trees to attack.|author=Opening quote of Card 4 of 5/codes 7-8 for the ''Donkey Kong 3'' series of e-Reader cards}}</ref>) enemy that only appears in ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. They cannot usually be defeated, and react to [[Stanley]]'s [[sprayer]] by stopping and swinging. The [[Super Sprayer]] is potent enough to defeat a Creepy in one hot. In [[greenhouse (blue)|blue]] and [[greenhouse (gray)|gray greenhouse]]s, Creepies crawl down vines and onto the platforms at the bottom of the screen. If it is sprayed enough before reaching the platform, the Creepy can be tricked into climbing up the vine for a short time; however, any Creepies that reaches a platform stays there until the round has ended. In the arcade version of the [[greenhouse (yellow)|yellow greenhouse]], three gray Creepies traverse the vines above Stanley and try to block his spray. In the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version, all Creepies are yellow. In later rounds, the number of Creepies increase; up to eight Creepies can be present in the arcade version's yellow greenhouse.


A ''Creepy'' is a worm-like enemy from ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. They cannot be killed, so when [[Stanley the Bugman]] sprays them they stop and swing back and forth. In blue and gray greenhouses, one crawls along the platforms at the bottom of the screen. If he is sprayed enough before reaching the platform, Creepy can be tricked into climbing up the vine for a short time. In a yellow greenhouse, three Creepies traverse the vines above Stanley and try to block his bug spray. Other enemies related to Creepy include [[Beespy]]s, [[Buttifly]]s, [[Beetle]]s, [[Moth]]s, [[Buzzbee]]s, [[Beebomb]]s, [[Vine Eater]]s, and [[Queen Bees]]. Excluding ports and remakes, Buzzbees have not appeared in a new game since ''Donkey Kong 3''.
In ''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]'', Creepies move in midair horizontally via jetpacks instead of crawling on the ground. They first appear [[On the Country Road]], the third stage.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
DK3 Creepy.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong 3''
DK3 Gray Creepy.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong 3'' (gray)
DK3 NES Creepy.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong 3'' (Famicom / NES)
</gallery>


[[Category: Donkey Kong Species]]
==Names in other languages==
[[Category: Donkey Kong Enemies]]
{{foreign names
|Jap=おじゃまのクリーピー<ref>{{cite|language=ja|title=''Donkey Kong 3'' {{file link|DK3 Japanese Flyer Back.jpg|back flyer}}}}</ref>
|JapR=Ojama no Kurīpī
|Jap2=オジャマ虫のクリーピー<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū'' manual|url=www.beep-shop.com/blog/2897}}{{page needed}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Ojamamushi no Kurīpī
|JapM=Troublesome Creepy
|Jap2M=Trouble bug Creepy
|Ita=Vermetto<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' e-manual|page=9}}</ref>
|Ita2=Creepy<ref>''[[Arcade Archives]] Donkey Kong 3'', in-game manual</ref>
|ItaM=Little worm
}}
 
==Trivia==
*Creepy has a predecessor known as the "inchworm"<ref>{{cite|title=Game & Watch ''Green House'' English instruction}}{{page needed}}</ref> in the [[Game & Watch]] title ''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]'', displaying a grin when it emerges as opposed to a constant grimace; unlike Creepy, the inchworm tries to eat flowers and must be defeated with the [[Sprayer|spray gun]].
 
==References==
<references/>
 
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[[Category:Butterflies and caterpillars]]
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Latest revision as of 01:36, October 17, 2024

Creepy
Artwork of Creepy from Donkey Kong 3
Artwork from Donkey Kong 3
First appearance Donkey Kong 3 (1983)
Latest appearance Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong 3 (2019)

A Creepy is a worm[1][2] (occasionally called a "snake"[3][4]) enemy that only appears in Donkey Kong 3. They cannot usually be defeated, and react to Stanley's sprayer by stopping and swinging. The Super Sprayer is potent enough to defeat a Creepy in one hot. In blue and gray greenhouses, Creepies crawl down vines and onto the platforms at the bottom of the screen. If it is sprayed enough before reaching the platform, the Creepy can be tricked into climbing up the vine for a short time; however, any Creepies that reaches a platform stays there until the round has ended. In the arcade version of the yellow greenhouse, three gray Creepies traverse the vines above Stanley and try to block his spray. In the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System version, all Creepies are yellow. In later rounds, the number of Creepies increase; up to eight Creepies can be present in the arcade version's yellow greenhouse.

In Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū, Creepies move in midair horizontally via jetpacks instead of crawling on the ground. They first appear On the Country Road, the third stage.

Gallery[edit]

  • Sprite from Donkey Kong 3

    Sprite from Donkey Kong 3

  • Sprite from Donkey Kong 3 (gray)

    Sprite from Donkey Kong 3 (gray)

  • Sprite from Donkey Kong 3 (Famicom / NES)

    Sprite from Donkey Kong 3 (Famicom / NES)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese おじゃまのクリーピー[5]
Ojama no Kurīpī 		Troublesome Creepy
オジャマ虫のクリーピー[6]
Ojamamushi no Kurīpī 		Trouble bug Creepy
Italian Vermetto[7] Little worm
Creepy[8] -

Trivia[edit]

  • Creepy has a predecessor known as the "inchworm"[9] in the Game & Watch title Green House, displaying a grin when it emerges as opposed to a constant grimace; unlike Creepy, the inchworm tries to eat flowers and must be defeated with the spray gun.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CREEPY is a SLOW moving worm." – Donkey Kong 3 back flyerMedia:Dk3flyerback.png.
  2. ^ "On the stage with two floors, you’ll want to ignore Creepy (the worm) completely and take out bugs only if they steal your mutant plants." – Grimm, Steven. Animal Crossing Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-24-0. Page 152. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Creepy the snake" – 1986. Donkey Kong 3 NES instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 6.
  4. ^ "Creepy the snake will crawl down from the palm trees to attack." – Opening quote of Card 4 of 5/codes 7-8 for the Donkey Kong 3 series of e-Reader cards.
  5. ^ Donkey Kong 3 back flyerMedia:DK3 Japanese Flyer Back.jpg.
  6. ^ Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū manual.[page number needed]
  7. ^ Donkey Kong 3 e-manual. Page 9.
  8. ^ Arcade Archives Donkey Kong 3, in-game manual
  9. ^ Game & Watch Green House English instruction.[page number needed]
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Donkey Kong 3
Characters Donkey Kong • Stanley
Enemies Buzzbee • Creepy • Super Bee* • Vine Eater* • Beespy • Attacker • Kabutomushi • Butterfly
Items and objects Beehive • Flower • Sprayer • Super Sprayer
Greenhouses Blue • Gray • Yellow
Other Gallery • Staff
* Only appears in the arcade version
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