The ‘Npc’ Energy List: 13 TV Characters Who Are Basically Background Extras
Once you get seriously into gaming, you will quickly notice there are two types of characters.
Playable characters, usually the central protagonist and or a group of friends the protagonists interact with that you occasionally control.
You’re bound to run into some memorable enemies along the way, with their Shakespearean monologues and super laser weapon systems.
(Chris Reardon/Epix)
Most of the characters you see will be “Non-playable characters” who have no real personalities but just sort of limp along with you to advance the plot.
It turns out that these NPCs are all over television, too.
Some of these NPCs are obvious.
They’re not quite at the level of “characters overstaying their welcome,” but they do seem to elicit a ho-hum from most of the audience.
Here are 13 NPCs or characters with “Non-Playable Character Energy” who feel like they’re on autopilot, just waiting for the main...
Playable characters, usually the central protagonist and or a group of friends the protagonists interact with that you occasionally control.
You’re bound to run into some memorable enemies along the way, with their Shakespearean monologues and super laser weapon systems.
(Chris Reardon/Epix)
Most of the characters you see will be “Non-playable characters” who have no real personalities but just sort of limp along with you to advance the plot.
It turns out that these NPCs are all over television, too.
Some of these NPCs are obvious.
They’re not quite at the level of “characters overstaying their welcome,” but they do seem to elicit a ho-hum from most of the audience.
Here are 13 NPCs or characters with “Non-Playable Character Energy” who feel like they’re on autopilot, just waiting for the main...
- 11/21/2024
- by Michael Arangua
- TVfanatic
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