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Night of the Creepers11th of 19 episodes in DiC season 1. Written by Rick Merwin. First aired October 16, 1990.Previous episode: General Confusion Next episode: That's Entertainment |
Flying over Thailand, a small Joe patrol flushes out an underwater Cobra base and captures most of the Night Creepers. Cobra Commander and Destro retreat to a jungle temple where they reactivate mummified warriors of the ancient Dragon Emperor, over Night Creeper Leader's objections. Meanwhile, Scoop and Low-Light infiltrate the temple, hampered by Low-Light's fear of ghosts. As Night Creeper Leader pleads with a statue of the Dragon Emperor, Cobra sends out its army in partial Night Creeper uniforms to attack G.I. Joe's outpost. Scoop and Low-Light warn the outpost of the approaching army, and a girl appears, telling them to find the Ruby Heart of Darkness.
The outpost defends against the mummy army, which starts a dangerous landslide, but the Dragon Emperor appears in the clouds and turns the warriors against Cobra. As the outpost is evacuated, Krimov informs Scoop that a crystal of a certain frequency can disrupt the mummies' life generators. Scoop and Low-Light find the crystal on the Dragon Emperor's statue, but the statue comes to life and attacks. Low-Light overcomes his fear and captures the Emperor, who is revealed to be Night Creeper Leader in disguise. Scoop uses the crystal to shut down the mummy army as the real Dragon Emperor appears in the temple with Cobra Commander and Destro as his captives. Scoop returns, rescuing Low-Light from the Dragon Emperor but letting Cobra's leaders go and returning the crystal.
Appearing Cast and Equipment
| Featured Characters | |||
| Low-Light | 327 seconds | 41 lines | flying Locust, infiltrating jungle base, guarding Night Creeper Leader, in final scene |
| Scoop | 294 seconds | 44 lines | flying Locust over bay, infiltrating jungle base, flying Locust to deactivate mummy army, in final scene |
| Night Creeper Leader | 191 seconds | 21 lines | fleeing Joe attack, dismissed by Cobra Cmdr, attacking Joes as Dragon Emperor |
| Cobra Commander | 169 seconds | 13 lines | in underwater base, at jungle base, overseeing mummy army, captured by Dragon Emperor |
| Destro | 92 seconds | 6 lines | in underwater base, activating warriors at jungle base, overseeing mummy army, captured by Dragon Emperor |
| Bullhorn | 69 seconds | 16 lines | in Big Ben's Hammer fighting mummy warriors, ordering evacuation, in final scene |
| Capt. Krimov | 68 seconds | 11 lines | handling communications at Joe base, studying mummy warriors, in Hammer, in final scene |
| Skydive | 29 seconds | 5 lines | flying Sky Hawk, monitoring at Joe base, in final scene |
| Background Characters | |||
| Big Ben | 17 seconds | (silent) | rounding up captured Cobras, driving Hammer against mummy warriors at beginning of battle |
| Rampart | 14 seconds | (silent) | flying Retaliator to save house from landslide, driving Hammer in later parts of battle |
| Heavy Duty | 10 seconds | (silent) | rounding up captured Cobras, fighting mummy army |
| Topside | 7 seconds | (silent) | briefly seen in Hammer where Rampart was seated in previous and subsequent shots |
| Troops Appearing | |||
| Night Creeper | 118 seconds | parachuting from Hurricanes, captured; uniform used for mummy warriors | |
| Range-Viper | 24 seconds | 1 line | guarding Cobra's jungle base, driving Rage with army, fleeing warriors, firing from Avalanche |
| Orangeshirt | 12 seconds | rounding up Cobras (colored green in one shot), guarding captured jungle base | |
| Vehicles Appearing | |||
| Hammer | 84 seconds | used to defend against mummy army, parked at captured jungle base | |
| Locust | 67 seconds | used to search for Cobra base, parked at jungle base, used to deactivate mummy army | |
| Rage | 26 seconds | parked at jungle base, used alongside mummy army | |
| Retaliator | 19 seconds | used to save house from landslide | |
| Sky Hawk (SP) | 18 seconds | used to search for Cobra base | |
| Avalanche | 12 seconds | several used to stop landslide, among Cobra vehicles attacking Joes | |
| Dominator | 11 seconds | used to evacuate underwater base | |
| H.I.S.S. II | 11 seconds | parked at jungle base, used alongside mummy army | |
| Hurricane V.T.O.L. | 11 seconds | shot down over underwater base | |
| Non-Toy Characters: Dragon Emperor, ghost girl | |||
Misc. Notes
- On the DVDs from Shout! Factory, this episode is included in the Series 2, Season 1 set (Disc 3, Episode 4)
- Cobra is seen firing from a G.I. Joe Avalanche late in the battle, but it may have been captured following the evacuation of the Joe outpost earlier in the episode.