A non-player character (NPC) is a character in a game that is not controlled by a player. The term originated in traditional tabletop role-playing games...

controlled by a player rather than the rules of the game. The characters that are not controlled by a player are called non-player characters (NPCs). The...

by a player Alternate character, a character in addition to one's main player character Non-player character (NPC), a character in a game that is not...

Non-Player Character Records is an accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Non-Player Character Records is a Dungeon Master's...

abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these...

The NPC (/ɛn.pi.si/; also known as the NPC Wojak), derived from non-player character, is an Internet meme that represents people deemed to not think for...

games) and role-playing video games. When interacting with a non-player character, the player is given a choice of what to say and makes subsequent choices...

computer-controlled non-player character (NPC) in a video game such as an MMORPG or MUD. Depending on the context, every and any such character in a game may...

Rozetta) in Japan, is a character in the Mario franchise. She debuted in Super Mario Galaxy (2007), as a non-player character who resides in the Comet...

Blizzard added Leeroy Jenkins into World of Warcraft as an official non-player character and as a minion card, and later as a cosmetic item in the online...

characters in a video game or role playing game Player character, as above but who is controlled or whose actions are directly chosen by a player Non-player...

scripted behavior of computer-controlled non-player characters. In order to be considered a role-playing game, characters have to become more functionally powerful...

other non-player characters that take the form of enemies, bosses, and power-ups. Each game in the series has a number of playable characters, referred...

pet ape, while games since Country feature him as a protagonist and player character who seeks to protect his stash of bananas. Outside of games, Donkey...

type of game is also known as a dungeon crawler, in which the player takes their character through progressively difficult levels of a dungeon, fighting...

games, players may choose to be one of these creatures when creating their player character (PC) or encounter them as a non-player character (NPC). "People"...

mission, is a task within video games that a player-controlled character, party, or group of characters may complete in order to gain a reward. Quests...

unexpected interactions (e.g. petting a cat), humorous reactions from non-player characters, peculiar outfits and weapons, and unusual, often slapstick means...

own game plan given the abilities their character has. In games with stronger elements of asymmetry, one player/team may have one gameplay experience (or...

While the player, referred to as a Stranger, remains faceless and unnamed, Myst and its sequels introduce a variety of non-player characters. The inhabitants...

travelling across an open world map in a train, performing tasks for non-player characters, collecting loot, and using that loot to upgrade the train in order...

a SlamBall team based in Chicago Mob (video games), a term for non-player characters Shigeo Kageyama, nicknamed "Mob", protagonist of the manga and anime...

lauded their use as either antagonistic figures or as supporting non-player characters throughout the series, with some even calling for ghouls to play...

non-player character (NPC) Abbreviation of non-player character or non-playable character, is a computer-controlled character or any character that is not...

Cayde-6 is a character from Bungie's Destiny video game series. He first appears in the 2014 video game Destiny as a supporting non-player character with a...

Character creation (also character generation / character design) is the process of defining a player character in a role-playing game. The result of...

and won a XYZZY Award for Best Non-Player Character. The game displays an unusually rich approach to non-player character dialogue and diverts from the...

non-player character allies controlled by those players or by the gamemaster. In computer games, the relationship between the party and the players varies...

teller who discovers that he is a non-player character in a massively multiplayer online game who then partners with a player to find evidence that a gaming...

categorization of the moral and ethical perspective of the player characters, non-player characters, monsters, and societies in the game. Not all role-playing...