A long time ago, ancient Illager Sorcerers would experiment on various animals, including spiders and pigs, in hopes to weaponize them for battle. Many of these experiments would fail, proving to be too effective and posing a great threat to the Illagers.

One of these experiments was the Creeper, one of the results from the pig. Created by crossing bacon, black powder, and shadow magic, the Creeper was designed as a suicider-type unit, exploding upon proximity, causing great damage to the terrain and structure. They proved to be just as dangerous to the Illagers as well, and were soon abandoned and released into the wild.

The Creeper would leave a lasting impression upon the ancient world since then, appearing in stone carvings and cave paintings.

At some point, the modern Illagers reignited interest in the Creeper, using mind control magic to pacify and manipulate them.