Creepy Crawler - Reviving an Archetype #2 (15/15)

[Atypical-Abbie]

Creepy Crawler is an Archetype of Insect/EARTH Level 4 monsters. They focus on making themselves into Continuous Spells, inspired by Crystal Beast, as well as Xyz Summoning. Their main gimmick is that they can be activated from the hand as Continuous Spells, similar to a Pendulum Monster being activated when put in the Pendulum Zone, so cards like Dark Bribe can be used to negate the activation. They are also placed there when destroyed in the Monster Zone. They are based on various insects, and their names all use alliteration.

 

Remaking this one felt a bit different than my previous one Retrospecter, because I felt that Retrospecter had something going for them, but were limited because of the new Link Monster era, however these felt outright awful, even when they were first made back 2014. The monsters are weak, and as I wanted to keep them mostly the same, I made a only a few improvements, they barely had any searching options and their boss didn't do enough, so mainly their power comes from their new Spells/Traps, like Bug Burrow and Beginning Bunch, as well as a new Link and Xyz Monster as well.

 

[spoiler=Original Version(9/9)]
This is a Crystal Beast-like Archetype, aka, they put themselves in your Spell & Trap Card Zone. What's new about this is that you can also do it from your hand, though keep in mind, this is an activation, so cards like Dark Bribe can negate them. They're an Insect-Type/EARTH Level 4 Archetype. I love alliteration, so this was Archetype was fun to name.

A new thing I'm doing is taking out the shared effects for cards and replacing them by numbers. This is due to the text being quite long, and since they're the same, there's really no reason to have them on all the cards. How that works is that the first card will have them, then the next will just have a number instead of the effect.

 

Main Deck Monsters:
    
Creepy Crawler Attacking Ant
Insect-Type/EARTH
Level 4
(1) - You can activate this card from your hand as a Continuous Spell Card, but if you do, for the rest of the turn, you cannot activate "Creepy Crawler" monsters from your hand as Continuous Spell Cards. (2) - If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Card Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card, instead of sending it to the Graveyard. If this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: You can target 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster in your Graveyard; place that target in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card.
1700/1500

Creepy Crawler Boosting Beetle
Insect-Type/EARTH
Level 4
(1) (2) While this card is in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card, all "Creepy Crawler" monsters you control gain 300 ATK and DEF.
1500/1500

Creepy Crawler Springing Spider
Insect-Type/EARTH
Level 4
(1) (2) You can send this card treated as a Continuous Spell Card in your Spell & Trap Card Zone to the Graveyard; Special Summon 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster from your Spell & Trap Card Zone.
1800/1300

Creepy Crawler Launching Larva
Insect-Type/EARTH
Level 4
(1) (2) You can target 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster in your Spell & Trap Card Zone; send this card to the Graveyard, and if you do, Special Summon that target. You can only use this effect of "Creepy Crawler Launching Larva" once per turn.
1300/1800

Creepy Crawler Covering Cockroach
Insect-Type/EARTH
Level 4
(1) (2) While this card is in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card, each turn, first "Creepy Crawler" card you control cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects.
500/2000

 

Extra Deck Monsters:

Creep Crawler Ferocious Flea
Insect-Type/EARTH/Xyz
Rank 4
2 Level 4 Insect-Type monsters
(2) Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster in your Spell & Trap Card Zone; return that target to your hand, and if you do, destroy 1 Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls. If you control 2 or more "Creep Crawler" Continuous Spell Cards, this card cannot be targeted by your opponent's monster effects.
2300/2200

 

Spells/Traps:

 
Creepy Crawler Rock Remover
Normal Spell Card
Send 1 "Creepy Crawler" Continuous Spell Card from your Spell & Trap Card Zone to the Graveyard; draw 2 cards. You can only activate 1 "Creepy Crawler Rock Remover" per turn.

Creepy Crawler Crazy Critters
Continuous Spell Card
Once per turn, if you control no monsters: You can target 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster you control or that is treated as a Continuous Spell Card; destroy that target, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster from your hand, but its effects are negated and it is banished during the end of this turn. You cannot Special Summon other monsters during the turn you activate this effect, except "Creepy Crawler" monsters.

Creepy Crawler Irritating Insects
Normal Trap Card
When a "Creepy Crawler" monster you control is destroyed your opponent's card (either by battle or by card effect): Special Summon 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster from your hand or Deck, but its effects cannot be activated.. You can only activate 1 "Creepy Crawler Irritating Insects" per turn.

 

 

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Main Deck Monsters:

 

Creepy Crawler Attacking Ant

Insect/EARTH

Level 4

You can activate this card from your hand as a Continuous Spell, but if you do, for the rest of the turn, you cannot activate "Creepy Crawler" monsters from your hand as Continuous Spells. If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell, instead of sending it to the GY. If this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: You can place 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster face-up in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell.

1700/1500

 

Creepy Crawler Boosting Beetle

Insect/EARTH

Level 4

You can activate this card from your hand as a Continuous Spell, but if you do, for the rest of the turn, you cannot activate "Creepy Crawler" monsters from your hand as Continuous Spells. If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell, instead of sending it to the GY. While this card is in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell, all "Creepy Crawler" monsters you control gain 300 ATK/DEF.

1600/1600

 

Creepy Crawler Springing Spider

Insect/EARTH

Level 4

You can activate this card from your hand as a Continuous Spell, but if you do, for the rest of the turn, you cannot activate "Creepy Crawler" monsters from your hand as Continuous Spells. If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell, instead of sending it to the GY. You can send this card treated as a Continuous Spell in your Spell & Trap Zone to the GY; Special Summon 1 "Creepy Crawler" Monster Card from your Spell & Trap Zone.

1800/1400

 

Creepy Crawler Launching Larva

Insect/EARTH

Level 4

You can activate this card from your hand as a Continuous Spell, but if you do, for the rest of the turn, you cannot activate "Creepy Crawler" monsters from your hand as Continuous Spells. If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell, instead of sending it to the GY. You can target 1 "Creepy Crawler" Monster Card in your Spell & Trap Card Zone; send this face-up card to the GY, and if you do, Special Summon that target.

1200/1800

 

Creepy Crawler Covering Cockroach

Insect/EARTH

Level 4

You can activate this card from your hand as a Continuous Spell, but if you do, for the rest of the turn, you cannot activate "Creepy Crawler" monsters from your hand as Continuous Spells. If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell, instead of sending it to the GY. While this card is in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell, each turn, the first "Creepy Crawler" card(s) you control that would be destroyed by battle or card effect is not destroyed.

500/2000

 

Creepy Crawler Messy Mosquito

Insect/EARTH

Level 4

You can activate this card from your hand as a Continuous Spell, but if you do, for the rest of the turn, you cannot activate "Creepy Crawler" monsters from your hand as Continuous Spells. If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell, instead of sending it to the GY. While this card is in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell, your opponent cannot target the "Creepy Crawler" monster you control with the lowest ATK for an attack.

700/1900

 

Extra Deck Monsters:

 

Creepy Crawler Connecting Centipede

Insect/EARTH/Link

Link Arrows: Bottom

1 Insect monster with a Level

When this card is Link Summoned: You can place 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster from your hand in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell. If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell, instead of sending it to the GY. If this card points to an Insect Xyz Monster: You can Special Summon as many "Creepy Crawler" Monster Cards from your Spell & Trap Zone as possible, then place this card in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell. While you control 2 or more "Creepy Crawler" Continuous Spells, this card is unaffected by your opponent's Spell/Trap effects.

1000/LINK-1

 

Creepy Crawler Ferocious Flea

Insect/EARTH/Xyz

Rank 4 

2 Level 4 Insect monsters

When this card is Xyz Summoned: You can place 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster from your hand in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell. If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell, instead of sending it to the GY. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 "Creepy Crawler" Monster Card in your Spell & Trap Card Zone; return that target to your hand, and if you do, destroy 1 Spell/Trap on the field. While you control 2 or more "Creepy Crawler" Continuous Spells, this card is unaffected by your opponent's monster effects.

2200/2200

 

Creepy Crawler Menacing Moth

Insect/EARTH/Xyz

Rank 4

3 Level 4 Insect monsters

When this card is Xyz Summoned: You can place 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster from your hand in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell. If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell, instead of sending it to the GY. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 "Creepy Crawler" Monster Card in your Spell & Trap Card Zone; return that target to your hand, and if you do, destroy 1 monster on the field. While you control 2 or more "Creepy Crawler" Continuous Spells, this card is unaffected by your opponent's card effects.

2700/2000

 

Spells/Traps:

 

Creepy Crawler Bug Burrow

Field Spell

When this card is activated: You can excavate the top 5 cards of your Deck, add 1 excavated "Creepy Crawler" card to your hand, also, after that, place the rest of the cards on top of your Deck in any order. You can target 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster you control; place it in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell. You can target 1 "Creepy Crawler" card in your GY; send 1 "Creepy Crawler" Continuous Spell from your Spell & Trap Card Zone to the Graveyard, and if you do, add that target to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Creepy Crawler Bug Burrow" once per turn.

 

Creepy Crawler Rock Remover

Normal Spell Card

Send 1 "Creepy Crawler" Continuous Spell from your Spell & Trap Card Zone to the Graveyard; draw 2 cards. You can only activate 1 "Creepy Crawler Rock Remover" per turn.

 

Creepy Crawler Beginning Bunch

Normal Spell

If you control no monsters: Add 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster from your Deck to your hand, then discard 1 card. You can only activate 1 "Creepy Crawler Beginning Bunch" per turn.

 

Creepy Crawler Crazy Critters

Continuous Spell Card

You can target 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster you control or that is treated as a Continuous Spell; destroy that target, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster from your hand or Deck, also you cannot Special Summon monsters, except Insect monsters for the rest of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Creepy Crawler Crazy Critters" once per turn. During your Main Phase, you can Normal Summon 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.)

 

Creepy Crawler Shell Smash

Equip Spell

Equip only to an Insect monster. It gains 1000 ATK, but loses 1000 DEF, also it can make a second attack during each Battle Phase. At the end of your Battle Phase: You can place 1 "Creepy Crawler" monster from your hand or Deck in your Spell & Trap Zone as Continuous Spells for each monster the equipped monster destroyed by battle this turn, then destroy this card.

 

Creepy Crawler Irritating Insects

Normal Trap Card

When a "Creepy Crawler" monster you control is destroyed: Special Summon 1 Insect monster from your hand or Deck. During your Main Phase, except the turn this card was sent to the GY: You can banish this card from your GY; add 1 "Creepy Crawler" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Creepy Crawler Irritating Insects" once per turn.