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[Jeepers Creepers] What is the Creeper's original form, before it started eating people?

In *Jeepers Creepers*, when the Creeper gets a new head, we see these weird, tentacle-like protrusions coming out to connect with it.

Is this a glimpse at its original form?

Also, if it's "just" a creature, how did it grow to be so sadistic and evil?
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Based on the creeper's rules (every 23rd Spring for 23 days it feeds), the creeper appears to have ties to the Wendigo from Native American folklore. According to information from various hunters such as the Winchester brothers, Wendigos are made when people are forced to commit cannibalism to survive. Consumption of another human grants them power, but they become addicted to it. This particular Wendigo appears to have been active for a long time, and has lost itself to its cravings to the point where it seems to enjoy its curse. Perhaps it was born of a hunter who enjoyed the chase, who loved the smell of fear from its prey. As for the tentacle-like protrusions, this may be a result of its metamorphosis over a long period of time, similar to its bat-like wings.