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| name = Night Creeper
| image = NightCreeper.jpg
| caption = Illustration of Night Creepers from ''G.I. Joe: Battle Files'' #2
| affiliation = Cobra
| function = Cobra Ninja
| realname = Unknown
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| subgroup = Ninja Force
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| debut = 1990
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The '''Night Creepers''' are a syndicate of hi-tech [[ninja]]s/corporate [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] hired by [[Cobra Command|Cobra]] as spies and assassins.

==Profile==
The Night Creepers are Swiss bankers who have been highly trained in martial arts, and equipped with cutting-edge technology. These "corporate ninja" mercenaries handles Cobra's bankroll, as well as the organization's most dangerous assassination missions.<ref>{{cite book |title= G.I. Joe vs. Cobra: The Essential Guide 1982-2008|last= Hidalgo|first= Pablo|year= 2009|publisher= Random House|isbn= 978-0-345-51642-8|page=96}}</ref> Unlike the [[Arashikage]] clan, Night Creepers would prefer a laser-cut carbon-fiber-composite weapon, to an ancient 13th century blade. They are not united by blood or history, they are only interested in progress and profit.<ref>{{cite book |title= G.I. Joe vs. Cobra: The Essential Guide 1982-2008|last= Hidalgo|first= Pablo|year= 2009|publisher= Random House|isbn= 978-0-345-51642-8|page=107}}</ref>

Led by a mysterious man known as Aleph, the Night Creeper Leader contracts their services out to criminal organizations, or individuals who can meet his excessive fee. While Cobra was temporarily dissolved, the Night Creepers offered their services for other highly paid ventures, such as assassinating CEOs of corporations, and assisting in hostile takeovers.<ref>{{cite book |title= G.I. Joe: Battle Files #2|last= Wherle|first= Scott|year= 2002|publisher= Devil's Due Publishing|isbn= |page=42}}</ref>

==Toys==
* '''Night Creeper''' - The Night Creeper was first released as an action figure in 1990. A [[Ninja Force]] version was released in 1993, and recolored as part of the "Shadow Ninja" line in 1994.
* '''Night Creeper Leader''' - The Night Creeper Leader is the leader of the high-tech ninjas. He is believed to conduct all field and covert operations for Cobra. Night Creeper Leader was first released as an action figure in 1993, as part of the Battle Corps line.

==Comics==
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===Marvel Comics===
In the Marvel Comics ''G.I. Joe'' series, the Night Creepers first appear in issue #107. They contract their services to Cobra Commander, who gives them their first assignment: kill the former Cobra ninja [[Storm Shadow (G.I. Joe)|Storm Shadow]]. They almost succeed, until Storm Shadow is confronted by [[Scarlett (G.I. Joe)|Scarlett]], and the two of them disappear beneath a subway train.<ref>''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #107 (December 1990)</ref>

They become a recurring enemy of the [[Ninja Force]]. When Ninja Force goes to [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]], to help the arms dealer [[Destro]], the Night Creepers are involved in a Joe/Cobra fight against Ninja Force and the "Sky Commandos". Their headquarters is then raided, when Destro allies himself with [[Chuckles (G.I. Joe)|Chuckles]], [[Wild Bill (G.I. Joe)|Wild Bill]], [[Billy Kessler|Billy]] and [[Zartan]]. Destro uses the Night Creepers' resources to gain back the Baroness, by wiping out Cobra bank accounts. To save his fortunes, Cobra Commander agrees to return the Baroness to him, and remove the Cobra bounty from Destro's head.<ref>''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #117-118 (1991)</ref>

They later appear in issue #135, when attacking the scientific facility of [[Doctor Biggles-Jones]]. All inside, with the exception of the Doctor, are killed. She and her rail gun are taken. The Doctor protests the Creepers slaying her personal assistant, a balding older man, but they do anyway.<ref>''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #135 (April 1993)</ref> In the next issue, they once again encounter Storm Shadow and the Ninja Force.<ref>''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #136 (May 1993)</ref>

The Night Creeper Leader appears in issue #141. He battles Snake Eyes one-on-one, until Snake Eyes uses the Arashikage Mind Set to distract the Night Creeper Leader, and then easily defeats him.<ref>''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #141 (October 1993)</ref>

===Devil's Due===
The Night Creepers appear in Vol. 2 of ''G.I. Joe: Master & Apprentice''.<ref name="Master & Apprentice 2">''G.I. Joe: Master & Apprentice 2'' (2005)</ref>

They assist [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax]] in freeing [[Major Bludd]] and several other prisoners from "The Coffin", while killing others who Cobra Commander considered "loose ends".{{issue|date=May 2011}}

The Night Creepers later appeared in the first issue of the Devil's Due ''[[Storm Shadow (comics)|Storm Shadow]]'' series, working with [[Crystal Ball (G.I. Joe)|Crystal Ball]], when their business conflicts with the ninja's efforts.<ref>''Storm Shadow'' #1 (May 2007)</ref>

==Cartoon==
===DiC===
The Night Creepers appeared in the DiC ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1989 TV series)|G.I. Joe]]'' cartoon series, most prominently in Episode 16 "Night of the Creepers".

The Night Creeper Leader also appeared in the series voiced by [[Josh Andrew Koenig]]. He works with ninjas [[Slice (G.I. Joe)|Slice]] and [[Dice (G.I. Joe)|Dice]].

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.yojoe.com/action/90/nightcreeper.shtml Night Creeper] at YOJOE.com

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