Editing Creeper (Minecraft) (section)

==Impact==
[[File:San Diego Comic-Con 2012 - Minecraft (7585162758).jpg|thumb|A woman wearing a Creeper head, alongside another wearing a head depicting [[Steve (Minecraft)|Steve]], one of the default player characters in ''Minecraft'']]
The creeper is considered to be one of ''Minecraft''<nowiki/>'s most iconic enemies and icons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-review/|title=Minecraft review|first=Jaz|last=McDougall|website=[[PC Gamer]]|date=December 25, 2011}}</ref> The pixelated face of the creeper has been integrated into the "A" of the Minecraft logo, as well as being used in numerous Halloween costumes and cosplays.<ref name=":2" /> ''[[Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition]]'' listed the creeper as tenth in their list of "top 50 video game villains".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/a453360/guinness-world-records-counts-down-top-50-video-game-villains/|title=Bowser voted top of 50 video game villains|website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=January 24, 2013}}</ref> The creeper has been featured in multiple Lego Minecraft sets and has been the main focus of one.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|last=MacManus|first=Christopher|date=February 16, 2012|title=Lego Minecraft available for preorder|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57379791-1/lego-minecraft-available-for-preorder/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217114653/http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57379791-1/lego-minecraft-available-for-preorder/|archive-date=February 17, 2012|access-date=February 17, 2012|website=[[CNET]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref> In 2021, ''[[PC Gamer]]'' ranked creeper as 9th of "the 50 most iconic characters in PC gaming," stating that "The Creeper is the star of ''Minecraft'', which is ironic considering that the Creeper's effectiveness hinges upon not being seen."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-50-most-iconic-characters-in-pc-gaming/|title=The 50 most iconic characters in PC gaming|first=Rick|last=Lane|website=PC Gamer|date=12 November 2021|via=www.pcgamer.com}}</ref>

The creeper image has been used on a wide variety of Minecraft merchandise, including clothing, bedding and lamps.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Apparel, Toys, More {{!}} Official Minecraft Store - Powered by JINX|url=https://www.minecraftshop.com/|access-date=August 23, 2020|website=Official Minecraft Store - Powered by J!NX|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 4, 2020|title=This Minecraft Creeper Lamp Shouldn't Explode When You Turn It On|url=https://technabob.com/blog/2020/03/04/minecraft-creeper-lamp/|access-date=August 23, 2020|website=Technabob|language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2020, a joint partnership between [[Mojang Studios]] and [[Kellogg's]] led to the announcement of Minecraft Creeper Crunch, an official [[Minecraft]] branded cereal prominently featuring a creeper on the packaging. It was set to be available for release in stores in the United States in August 2020. Every packet additionally includes a unique code which can be redeemed for a Minecraft [[Cosmetics|cosmetic]] clothing item.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Watts|first=Rachel|date=July 2, 2020|title=Kelloggs is releasing a Minecraft 'Creeper Crunch' cereal|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/kelloggs-is-releasing-a-minecraft-creeper-crunch-cereal/|access-date=August 23, 2020|magazine=PC Gamer|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=July 2020|first=Jordan Gerblick 01|title=Minecraft is getting a cereal with codes for in-game clothes|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/minecraft-is-getting-a-cereal-with-codes-for-in-game-clothes/|access-date=August 23, 2020|website=GamesRadar|date=July 2020|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Minecraft Now Has Its Own Cereal|url=https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/07/03/minecraft-now-has-its-own-cereal|last1=Watts|first1=Steve|date=July 3, 2020|access-date=August 23, 2020|website=Kotaku UK|language=en}}</ref>

===In popular culture===
Creepers have been the subject of numerous pop culture references and parodies. 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]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Simcraft: What If The Simpsons Did Minecraft?|url=https://time.com/51545/simcraft-what-if-the-simpsons-did-minecraft/|access-date=August 24, 2020|magazine=Time}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Simpsons do a Minecraft couch gag, Notch doesn't know how to feel about it|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-simpsons-do-a-minecraft-couch-gag-notch-doesn-t-know-how-to-feel-about-it/1100-6418811/|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=GameSpot|language=en-US}}</ref> On August 19, 2011, [[Jordan Maron]] (aka CaptainSparklez) released the song "Revenge", a parody of "[[DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love]]", depicting a ''Minecraft'' player seeking revenge against creepers. The song regained popularity as an [[internet meme]] around July 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anderson|first=Sage|date=Jul 30, 2019|title=The 'Creeper Challenge' has group chats fighting to finish song lyrics in the right order|url=https://mashable.com/article/creeper-challenge-group-chat-game-minecraft-parody-song/|access-date=December 17, 2020|website=[[Mashable]]}}</ref>