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[[File:NPC internet meme.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Popular graphic used in the [[NPC internet meme]].]]

'''Non-Playable Character (NPC)''' is any character within a [[Video games|video game]] which the person playing the game may not (it is impossible/or improbable/or extremely difficult to) play as.<ref>[https://www.33rdsquare.com/what-is-a-npc-in-gaming/ What is a NPC in Gaming? 33<sup>rd</sup> Square]; <nowiki><--</nowiki> this is slightly liberal, but informative on the subject.</ref> However, this term is most often used to refer to unscripted model animations used for crowd filling, and thus most '''NPC''''s are considered to be boring, uninspired, or repetitive.

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== See also ==

*[[NPC internet meme]]

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