The Creeper is an insectoid monster appearing in Silent Hill and Silent Hill 2. A manifestation of Alessa Gillespie's dislike of insects, they were encountered by Harry Mason when the town of Silent Hill was transfigured by her psychic powers. They are hostile to humans, moving with great speed and reacting strongly to light.
After the collapse of Alessa's Otherworld, the power of the town intensified to the point of manifesting the unconscious minds of ordinary people. By the time James Sunderland came to Silent Hill in search of his wife, the Creepers could still be seen throughout the town.
The Creepers were adapted into Silent Hill: The Arcade and the 2006 film adaptation.
Gameplay[]
Creepers are quite reactive to Harry, James, or Maria having their flashlights on, and in order to avoid confrontation, a valid method is to keep it off in areas where they are present. They attack from the ground, appearing to bite at the protagonist's ankles. They can be stomped on when in appropriate proximity for a quick defeat, but in large numbers, they can be tedious to eliminate one-by-one with this approach.
James escapes a swarm of them in a room underneath the Silent Hill Historical Society.
Appearance[]
In Silent Hill, the Creeper appears as a large, cockroach-like insect with three pairs of legs and two long "antenna" from the back.
In Silent Hill 2, the Creeper is slightly smaller with a stronger green tinge to its body, and the two antenna-like tails on its back are absent. It makes both a low chirp and a sound like the squeaking of a small wheel.
Symbolism[]
The Creeper is a manifestation of Alessa Gillespie's obsession and dislike of insects.[3]
According to Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle, the Creepers in Silent Hill 2 are potentially derived from the power of the town itself, possibly a lingering residue leftover from the events of the first game.[4] The Creepers are not among the nine monsters manifested from James Sunderland's psyche (symbolized by the nine red squares), but were instead included by Masahiro Ito as an homage to the first game.[5][6]
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Film universe (2006-2012)[]
Red Pyramid and the Creepers.
A Creeper screeches at Rose and Cybil.
Silent Hill - Pyramid Head
Creepers swarming Rose and Cybil.
The Creepers appear in the 2006 film universe. They are created by Alessa Gillespie in the Otherworld and appear from the decay wrought by the hands of the janitor Colin in Midwich Elementary School's bathroom. Hundreds of them are seen swarming the school, following Red Pyramid and devouring anything in their path. They chase Rose Da Silva and Cybil Bennett and disintegrate when the Otherworld lifts.
The Creepers have tiny human faces underneath their heads, rather than the mandibles they have in the game. They appear in very large swarms, which can completely cover and consume a person within a short time. According to director Christophe Gans, the Creepers are the memories of people killed by Alessa, who are trapped in monstrous insect bodies to punish them for their sins.[7]
Silent Hill: The Arcade[]
In Silent Hill: The Arcade, Creepers are plentiful. They do not do much damage, but can swarm the player and block their view, requiring them to be shot off the screen. When Pyramid Head appears, he is surrounded by a swarm of hundreds of Creepers. The boss monster Mama spits out Creepers as an attack.
Trivia[]
- It has been speculated that there were insects lurking in the basement of Alchemilla Hospital. In her diary, Lisa Garland states that she has been seeing insects, a possible drug (PTV) withdrawal symptom.
- The Creepers are the only creature to appear in both Silent Hill and Silent Hill 2.
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See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://i.imgur.com/EeQi1aI.png
- ↑ https://i.imgur.com/DC8CHds.png
- ↑ https://www.silenthillmemories.net/lost_memories/guide/026-027_en.htm
- ↑ https://www.silenthillmemories.net/lost_memories/guide/048-049_en.htm
- ↑ https://twitter.com/adsk4/status/1525266524285829121
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220514002431/https://twitter.com/adsk4/status/1525270716916314113
- ↑ https://www.silenthillmemories.net/shm/director_notes_en.htm
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