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“Your Time Is Up!”
    —Grim Creeper's official catchphrase

Grim Creeper is a reaper who is one of the Core Undead Skylanders in Skylanders: Swap Force.

Background

Development

Various concept art depicts Grim Creeper alternately wearing a skull mask, wielding dual spirit scythes, or possessing a stream of blue mist instead of legs.[3]

Personality

Grim Creeper may be grim by name and nature, but this reaper is passionate about fighting evil and will always be a hero through and through. He stands his ground whatever the situation.[4]

Biography

When he was young, Grim Creeper visited the prestigious Grim Acres School for Ghost Wrangling, hoping to attend as a student. But when the Scaremaster interviewed him, he found that Grim didn't have any of the usual training that other students had. Because of this, he was turned away. However, as the young Grim was about to leave, a herd of rampaging ghosts suddenly flooded the school -- carrying away the faculty and leaving the students to fend for themselves. Grim Creeper stood his ground -- not only defending the other students, but using his amazing reaping talents to fight back the ghosts and contain them until help could arrive. Now a Skylander, Grim is considered one of the best reapers ever to swing a scythe, proving that studies alone are no substitute for bravery, passion and true heroic spirit.

Story

Eruptor Meets the Nightmare King

Grim Creeper Slam Bam

Grim Creeper showing off his skills to Slam Bam.

For his first mission, Grim Creeper was assigned to help Eruptor and Slam Bam at The Frost Seas. After saving an exedition camp from a group of Cyclopses lead by Bloodshot, he and the two other Skylanders came upon a tunnel that lead to what remained of a frozen kingdom. Master Eon soon appeared and explained that the kingdom belonged to King Nefarion, a wicked being who terrorized Skylands with the Mask of Power. Suddenly, strange changes began to occur, as Kaos had made his way to the past and began changing history. Before their eyes, Professor Splinters morphed into a servant of Kaos, affected by the time change, and Master Eon quickly sent Grim Creeper, Eruptor and Slam Bam to the past to stop Kaos.

Gameplay

Stats

These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in the Skylanders games.

  • Health: ???
  • Speed: ??
  • Armor: ??
  • Critical Hit: ??
  • Elemental Power: ??

Warning: These stats are not used in any of the Skylander games. They are only listed for completeness reasons.

  • Strength: 90
  • Defense: 90
  • Agility: 90
  • Luck: 60

These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in the Skylanders games.

  • Health: ???
  • Speed: ??
  • Armor: ??
  • Critical Hit: ??
  • Elemental Power: ??

Warning: These stats are not used in any of the Skylander games. They are only listed for completeness reasons.

  • Strength: 90
  • Defense: 90
  • Agility: 90
  • Luck: 60

Abilities

Basic Abilities
These abilities are available from the start of the game.
Soul Gem Ability
Requires Soul Gem from:
Iron Jaw Gulch
Scythe Swing Ghost Form
Help From Beyond
Grim Creeperprimarypower
Primary Ability
Press Attack 1 to swing a ghostly scythe at nearby enemies.
Grim Creepersecondarypower
Secondary Ability
Press Attack 2 to separate from the armor. Touch up to two enemies while in Ghost Form to mark them. Press Attack 2 again to attack them with the Living Armor.
Grim Creepersoulgempower
Price: 4000
A ghost ally appears from defeated enemies that will seek out and attack other nearby enemies.
Basic Upgrades
Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods.
Poltergeist Scythe Spirit Scythe Spook and Destroy Armored Amore
Grim Creeperbasicupgrade1
Price: 500
Press Attack 3 to knock enemies into the air with a spinning spectral scythe.
Grim Creeperbasicupgrade2
Price: 700
Press Attack 1 to swing a more powerful scythe that does increased damage.
Grim Creeperbasicupgrade3
Price: 900
Press Attack 2 to go into Ghost Form and leave behind Living Armor. Touch up to five enemies while in the Ghost Form to mark them. Press Attack 2 again to attack them with Living Armor.
Grim Creeperbasicupgrade4
Price: 1200
Living Armor does increased damage when it flies back to Grim Creeper. Those pointy boots hurt!
Grim Scythe Style
View Spooky Specter
Become one with the spectral scythe! Deal devastating scythe attacks to enemies!
Sphere of Fear Grave Danger Ghastly Damage
Grim Creeperpath1upgrade1
Price: 1700
Hold Attack 3 for a short time to spin the scythe in a larger area and repeatedly hit enemies into the air.
Grim Creeperpath1upgrade2
Price: 2200
Critical Hit is increased. Concentrated ghost particles make it easier to do more damage to enemies.
Grim Creeperpath1upgrade3
Price: 3000
All attacks do increased damage for a short time after enemies are hit by the Living Armor.
Spooky Specter
View Grim Scythe Style
Learn new tactics and strategies to damage enemies while in ghost form!
It's Alive! Haunted Help Soul Sampler
Grim Creeperpath2upgrade1
Price: 1700
Press Attack 2 to go into Ghost Form and leave behind Living Armor. Living Armor will attack nearby enemies when it is attacked.
Grim Creeperpath2upgrade2
Price: 2200
Press Attack 2 to go into Ghost Form and leave behind Living Armor. Enemies between Ghost Form and the Living Armor take damage.
Grim Creeperpath2upgrade3
Price: 3000
Regain some health for each enemy hit by Spook and Destroy.

Skylanders can use abilities depending on their level.

Starting Powers

  • Swing Spectral Scythe (Primary Attack): Press (Y) to swing Spectral Scythe.
  • Transformation (Secondary Attack): Press (X) to switch Ghost Form. Press (X) or (Y) to switch back to Armor Form. When activated, the armor will damage targeted enemies. The more enemies targeted, the more damage.

Upgrades

  • Spectral Scythe Slash (requires level: 3): In Armor Form, hold and release (Y) to charge Spectral Scythe and perform an aerial attack.
  • Fear Scream (requires level: 6): Hold (X) to perform Fear Scream that releases a spirit that tracks and damages nearby enemies.
  • Armor Spectral Scythe Spin (requires level: 9): In Ghost Form, armor will perform a Spectral Scythe spin attack that will damage nearby enemies.

Quests

Basic Quests

  • Bad Guy Basher: Defeat 1000 enemies.
  • Fruit Frontiersman: Eat 15 fruit.
  • Flawless Challenger: Complete a non-Story Mode level at full health.
  • True Gladiator: Win 10 PVP matches.
  • Totally Maxed Out: Reach level 20 and purchase all Upgrades for this Skylander.

Elemental Quests

  • Elementalist: Deal 7500 elemental bonus damage.
  • Witherer: Defeat 25 Life Spell Punks.
  • Back From the Brink: Defeat a boss while at critically low health.

Unique Quest

  • Aggressive Outfit: Hit 10 enemies in a row with your armor while it travels back to you.

Quotes

Battle Cries

  • "Your Time Is Up!"
  • "Time To cut and run!" - when transforming
  • "It's fright time!"
  • "Taking off!"
  • "The bell tolls for you!"
  • "A grave new world!"
  • "Eternal success!"
  • "Passing beyond!"
  • "Moving on!"
  • "You tempted fate, and lost!"
  • "Fright on!"
  • "That's the spirit!"
  • "Fear the creeper!"
  • "Your fate has been sealed!"
  • "Ooo, A nice harvest!" - treasure
  • "I'll take it!" - treasure
  • "My spirit is lifted!" - level up
  • "More power!" - level up
  • "Read em and creep!" - stats
  • "My stats are creeping up!" - stats
  • "This hat can ruin my image." - given a hat
  • "Now that's a skull cap!" - given a hat
  • "A frightfully good name!" - nickname
  • "I go by many names!" - nickname

Character Trailers

See also

Gallery

Grim Creeper/Gallery

Trivia

  • His name is a play on the name of the undead entity, 'Grim Reaper'.
  • He is the second Undead Skylander to have a ghostly ally while Cynder is the first. However, he must defeat an enemy in order to summon it. Also, killing a Chompy or a Chompy Pod won't summon ghostly allies.
  • His abilities are similar to Ignitor as they can leave their suits.
  • Grim Creeper is voiced by Lex Lang, best known as the current voice of Dr. Neo Cortex from Crash Bandicoot.
  • When wearing a hat, and performing Ghost Form, the hat stays with his Ghost Form and not his Living Armor.
  • His living armor slightly resembles Gregg the Grim Reaper from Conker's Bad Fur Day.
  • If Grim Creeper chooses the Spooky Specter path, he is one of the Undead Skylanders with the ability to heal himself after attacking his enemies.
  • Grim Creeper was orignally called "Grimm Streaker".
  • His Ghost Form slightly resembles the ghosts from the Darklight Crypt level of the first game, including Machine Ghost from Skylanders: Giants.
  • Due to having a sky blue color, Grim Creeper's ghost form also resembles that of Malladus from Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
  • His Soul Gem, Help From Beyond, adds a mist that follows him.
  • His regular figure form lacks black pupils within his blue eyes.
  • If you look really closely inside Grim Creeper's hood-like helmet, you'll notice a skull after he goes into Ghost Form. However, that only happens after all of his basic upgrades have been purchased.
  • He somewhat resembles the Nethers from Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus as he is a ghost (or ghost-like creature in the case of the Nethers) that wears a dark suit of protective armor.
    • Unlike the Nethers, he can survive without his armor.
  • He is one of the few Undead Skylanders to have armor (others being Chop Chop, Eye-Brawl, and Krypt King).

References

  1. Skylanders: Eruptor Meets the Nightmare King, page 13
  2. Lex Lang Voiceover Experience. Lex Lang's website
  3. Strata: The Art of Skylanders Swap Force. (Date Posted: Feb. 19, 2024).
  4. Skylanders Universe: The Complete Collection, page 171

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