{"id":"npc-non-playable-character","name":"Npc Non Playable Character","summary":"NPC, short for non-playable character, is a gaming term for any character in a video game or tabletop RPG that is run by the computer or a game master instead of a player. Late in the 2010s the label jumped from gaming talk into a Twitter and 4chan insult aimed at people seen as thoughtless conformists, pairing tightly with the NPC Wojak drawing.","tags":["npc meaning","non-playable character","npc meme","npc wojak","npc insult","gaming slang","npc twitter","real life npc"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":5,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/npc-non-playable-character/npc-non-playable-character-npc-video-game-characters-cover.webp","caption":"Cover image for the NPC (Non-Playable Character) meme, featuring generic video game character models representing background NPCs.","width":1357,"height":758,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/npc-non-playable-character/npc-non-playable-character-jack-chunko-npc-tweet.webp","caption":"Viral 2018 tweet demonstrating how 'NPC' entered everyday slang as an insult and joke setup.","width":680,"height":433,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/npc-non-playable-character/npc-non-playable-character-npc-energy-tweet-definition.webp","caption":"Tweet popularizing the phrase 'NPC energy,' describing passive, reactive social behavior.","width":680,"height":608,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/npc-non-playable-character/npc-non-playable-character-npc-wojak-greentext-stereotypes.webp","caption":"The iconic NPC Wojak, blanketed with greentext descriptors used to characterize the meme's target archetype.","width":680,"height":712,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/npc-non-playable-character/npc-non-playable-character-tiktok-npc-fyp-callout.webp","caption":"TikTok screenshot illustrating the Gen Z revival of 'NPC' as a label for unoriginal or mainstream users.","width":680,"height":968,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/npc-non-playable-character/history.md","related":["npc-meme","pinkydoll-tiktok-lives-ice-cream-so-good-gang-gang","real-life-npc","npc-wojak","fartbuckle-the-goblin","bowie-knife99-bowieknife99","i-support-the-current-thing","moo-moo-meadows-cow"],"popularityRank":3706,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}