This is an accepted version of this page A creeper is a fictional creature in the sandbox video game Minecraft.

Their green camouflage and generally silent behavior aid in stealth attacks, making them one of the most dangerous mobs in Minecraft.

[2] The game's creator, Markus Persson, accidentally mixed up the dimensions of the model, swapping the length and height.

[11][12] The creeper originally appeared in Minecraft in an early pre-alpha update as a common hostile mob that silently approaches players, hisses, then explodes.

Outside of Minecraft, it also appeared in Terraria (2011), Torchlight II (2012), Borderlands 2 (2012), Octodad: Dadliest Catch (2014),[17] and in Nintendo's crossover fighting game Super Smash Bros.

[18] The creeper image has been used on a wide variety of Minecraft merchandise, including clothing, bedding, and lamps.

In the season 25 episode "Luca$" of the animated sitcom The Simpsons, Moe Szyslak appears as a creeper and explodes at the end of the theme song's "couch gag".