The Entity

"WHY WON'T YOU PLAY!?"

- The Entity to Esther.

The Entity is the overarching antagonist of the Mr. Hopp's Playhouse series as a whole. This mysterious creature serves as the ruler of the Underworld and the one possessing Mr. Hopp and his friends.

Appearance
The Entity is a large shadowy creature possessing yellow eyes like those of Mr. Hopp, Miss Bo and Mr. Stripes (in their monster forms at least). Its head resembles that of a pterodactyl with sharp teeth, however, unlike a real pterodactyl, the Entity has two horns; the shape of its head very much resembles that of a goat also (apart from the teeth). Like all the monsters in-game, the Entity possesses the ability to shapeshift, ranging from a humanoid form to a spider-like body with four legs.

In its new design, the Entity looks more corporeal and has grey horns.

Personality
The Entity is shown to be an extremely malicious and sadistic being, whose only goal appears to be to cause as much dismay as possible.

The Entity is extremely persistent and determined, pursuing and trying to break Esther down in every way to make her join it. Even after Esther had defeated it, the Entity refused to give up and returned to go after Esther's granddaughter, Ruby, and when she defeated it as well, the Entity still would not back down.

The Entity appears to have a somewhat childish nature, seemingly seeing its actions as a game and demanding Esther and Ruby to play with it.

The Entity sometimes displays a manipulative behavior, for example having presumably manipulated Isabelle into committing crimes. It also attempted to convince Esther to come back by calling her out for abandoning her friends and did the same with Ruby by trying to beg her to save her family.

Background
The exact origins of the Entity are vague at best. What little information known about the creature is found from within a book in the Blacklands Manor Orphanage that Esther can read during her adventure.

The Entity is depicted as the living personification of a powerful deity that rules over the "Underworld", a realm beyond the living. Once thought to be the Guardian of Hope, the Entity is said to have been banished from "The Above" and sent to the depths of darkness for wrongdoings and corruption. The Entity is further said to be the embodiment of evil and sin in many religious writing and practices in-game.

Before Esther, The Entity met another girl, named Isabelle, giving her a necklace with the Six. This ultimately led the girl to be executed by being burned at the stake.

However, the Entity somehow "saved" Isabelle and brought three dolls that belonged to her to life, which are the three toys claimed by Esther and her friends. The Entity and Isabelle sought to "recruit" Esther in some way and the three toys were sent to the Blacklands Manor Ophanage, Esther place of residence at the time, via donation.

Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
The Entity serves as the main antagonist of the game. Its main focus is Esther, as it repeatedly haunts her in her dreams, even outside of them. In the "Bad Ending" of the game, the Entity will chase Esther and ends up seemingly claiming her.

In the "True Ending", when Esther destroys the Amalgamation, she finally defeats the Entity. However, the Entity returns to try again with Esther's granddaughter, Ruby, at a time when she is of the same sort of age her grandmother was during her past confrontation with the it. Somehow, the Entity manages to have one of its vessels, Mr. Hopp, given to Ruby.

Mr. Hopp's Playhouse
Technically not appearing directly, the Entity is only present in this game as Mr. Hopp himself.

Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 3
The Entity Returns this time seeking revenge against both Ruby and Esther for escaping it's grasp.

Powers and Abilities

 * Supernatural Strength - The Entity is shown to be extremely strong, being able to break through a wall.
 * Shapeshifting - The Entity appears to be able to take any form it wishes, even when possessing a body.
 * Possession - The Entity can possess inanimate objects and use them as bodies, which is the best shown with Mr. Hopp, Miss Bo and Mr. Stripes.
 * Teleportation - The Entity can appear and disappear at will.
 * Hive Mind - The Entity can control different bodies at the same time.
 * Dreams Manipulation - The Entity can enter and manipulate people's dreams.
 * Future Knowledge - The Entity appears to have some knowledge regarding future events.
 * Umbrakinesis - The Entity can summon obstacles and creatures seemingly from shadows.
 * Immortality - The Entity has presumably been around for centuries and it seems impossible to truly kill it.
 * Memories Manipulation - The Entity appears to be able to manipulate people's memories; this seems proven when it attacks Esther in the "Bad Ending" and the latter seemingly forgets about all the horrible things she just went through.
 * Corruption - The Entity appears to be able to turn others into beings like itself, which is best shown with Isabelle.
 * Illusions - The Entity has more than once generated illusions while possessing the Three Curses.
 * Voice Mimicry - The Entity has more than once mimicked other people's voices while possessing the Three Curses.
 * Sounds Generation - While possessing the Three Curses, the Entity can generate three different sounds.
 * Room Manipulation - The Entity can manipulate the rooms of the place where it is in.

Trivia

 * The Entity can easily be considered the series' equivalent to the Devil due to both sharing the trait of formerly being good before getting banished into a hellish dimension they now rule and becoming the embodiment of evil.
 * The Entity is suspected to be the reason Isabelle was executed by burning, due to it supposedly manipulating her into committing corrupted deeds, such as killing her mother.