There is very little information about the creature’s origins and how it came to be, with the only hints of its creation being an excerpt from the first image’s caption, which states that it was purposefully left in the room with not intention of it being released. We know that the creature is fairly intelligent and very keen on escaping the red room, which is described by Trevor as its 'prison'.

Trevor said that it needs people for its goal, implying that it cannot physically escape on its own