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Non-Playable Character (NPC)

Popular graphic used in the NPC internet meme.

Non-Playable Character (NPC) is any character within a video game which the person playing the game may not (it is impossible/or improbable/or extremely difficult to) play as.[1] 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.

References

  1. What is a NPC in Gaming? 33rd Square; <-- this is slightly liberal, but informative on the subject.

See also