Creeper (Animalia)

The Creeper is a villainous long-tailed weasel and the main antagonist of Season 2 of the animated series ''Animalia. ''Prior to the events of the show, he was the original ruler of Animalia and a friend of Livingstone the lion, but was consumed by all the power he had a became a tyrannical dictator. Livingstone had no choice but to topple him and take over his position as ruler. He then banished The Creeper to the underground caves of Animalia via the portals he created, but the Creeper would be unknowingly released from his prison by Alex one day.

He was voiced by Joey Ochman.

History
Not much is known about the Creeper prior to the show's events, but Livingstone reveals that he used to be the original ruler of Animalia and a friend of him. Unfortunately, the Creeper became too obsessed with his power and went from a wise leader to a deranged, ruthless tyrant who mercilessly opressed Animalia and all of its inhabitants. He used a series of portals to steal precious possessions from the Animalians' homes as well. Livingstone had to topple his former friend and banished him by imprissioning him inside the underground caves of Animalia, trapping The Creeper in his own portals. Livingstone then became the next ruler of Animalia.

One day, however, while travelling through the portals of Animalia, Alex comes across the Creeper, not knowing about him, who masquerades as a friendly character named "TC" and manipulates the kid into freeing him from his prison. The Creeper successfully escapes and begins to plan his revenge.

Throught the rest of season 2, the Creeper remains largely in the shadows, and manipulates Tyrannicus Tiger into nearly starting a war, something that had never happened in Animalia before. Eventually, The Creeper reveals himself in the series finale, where he sucessfully corrupts the Core of Animalia and takes over once more. The heroes manage to triumph over him, and Livingstone decides to offer him a second chance. The Creeper seemingly feels remorse at what his actions caused, but this turns out to be a lie so he can trick Livingstone and Alex into falling to their deaths while he gets rid of their friends. The Creeper then willingly enters the Core, further corrupting it in his attempts to reign supreme. Livingstone, who had outsmarted the twisted weasel, quickly touches the Core while the Creeper is inside it, causing him to be shot-out to the Winds of No Return, which apparently kills him and defeats him once and for all.

Personality
Unlike Tyrannicus and Allegra, both of whom are antagonistic pressences but are ultimately big jerks with a soft side, The Creeper is a purely malevolent being willing to damage the Core of Animalia to fulfill his twisted desires. He is quite smart and manipulative, something which he uses to his advantage and to fool enemies and allies alike. Among his schemes, he came dangerously close to start a war in Animalia. All of these features make the Creeper a truly cruel villain for such a light-hearted show.

Trivia

 * In "Iggy's Quest", The Creeper can be seen in Iggy's nightmare.
 * His true name is Wooster Q. Weasel. Tyrannicus refers to him as Wheez.
 * According to "Ballad of the Creeper", The Creeper learned how to corrupt Core Spores with the help of a mad gorilla scientist named Peter Applebottom.