Surely you have come across a video on social networks like TikTok where the acronym NPC is mentioned a lot. Although it may seem insignificant or incomprehensible, the reality is that it is a term used as an offense or disqualifying adjective. But What does NPC mean??
In the world of video games, it is customary to speak with acronyms to summarize commands or instructions that make the game more agile. The new generations are characterized by simplifying everything and that is why new terms, offenses or insults are born that combines a pair of letters. Let's see what it is and if it really is a bad word.
What is an NPC in social networks and in real life?
Surely you have come across a video on social networks where the content creator mentions the acronym NPC. To understand what it means you run to the comments, but you run into people who, like you, have no idea what it is about.
Although the acronym did not seem to be an insult and on the contrary seems harmless, in the language of gamers it is a disqualifying adjective. But What does NPC mean?? They are acronyms in English for » Non Playable Character» and in Spanish it translates as «non-playable character».
This term is used in video games to refer to characters that are part of the plot, but who cannot be controlled by any player. That is, they are managed by the computer as "extra characters" that may or may not be relevant.
An important characteristic to highlight about NPCs in video games is that these characters usually have unpleasant behavior towards the characters controlled by the players. However, there are other NPCs who, on the contrary, are allies and help the main ones.
Is NPC an insult?
Starting from gamer language, NPC does not seem to be an insult or a disqualifying adjective. It represents the way to refer to a character that the players do not control, who is friendly to them, moves in the same way and responds with the same phrases at all times.
¿Why is NPC said to be an insult?? This fame of the acronym NPC used as a disqualifying adjective gained strength in the United States presidential elections in 2017. In forums such as Reddit and 4chan, NPC was the insult that citizens who supported Donald Trump used to refer to those who did not support him.
They indicated that the anti-Trump “leftists” were NPCs because “They did not have their own criteria"In addition, "they did not think for themselves and were manipulated by the system." These elections were very controversial and controversial, generating massive and viral dissemination on issues linked to them.
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The use of NPCs became popular to the point that it is used on social networks as an offense. For example, if they describe you with these acronyms on TikTok it means that you are a "person without personality", who "does not add value to the content" and "does not have your own opinions."
Now you understand what NPC means and you will know what they are talking about when you watch a video on social networks. In addition, you will understand how to use it if necessary and explain to others what it is about. Did you know that these acronyms went from being used in video games to being an insult in real life?