NPC
NPC, also known as NPC Wojak, is a representation of the character Wojak with a blank stare and facial expression, named after non-playable characters within video games (Non-Playable Character, abbreviated as "NPC").
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NPCs represent people who follow trends and fashions, who in turn, do not think for themselves. They simply blabber on about what others, usually the majority of society, say, without doing any further research into what they are talking about or thinking about. NPCs often get irrationally angry if they see an opinion that does not agree with what they have been "programmed " to think.
Because of the significance given to the character, he had an impact on the Wojak Comics. He is also associated with other characters similar to him, who tend to represent a specific group of people on a political and extreme aspect.
History edit
Origin edit
On July 7th, 2016, an anonymous 4chan user submitted a thread titled "Are You an NPC?" to the /v/ (video games) board, which referred to people who "autonomously follow group thinks and social trends" as "NPCs".
On September 10th, 2018, Twitter user @SpookyStirnman tweeted a comic in which Wojak is changed into an NPC, along with the message "All will be converted".
On September 5th, 2018, several threads were submitted to 4chan discussing people who did not have an "inner-voice." In the comments sections, many described those who do not have an internal monologue as "NPCs." On September 7th, a grey-colored variation of Wojak began appearing in threads about NPCs.
On September 14th, Twitter user @brightabyss posted a tweet accusing those who "refer to living humans being as NPCs" as being "facist". Within 48 hours, the tweet received more than 170 likes and 25 retweets.
On September 15th, Twitter user @DreddByDawn tweeted that NPC was "dog whistle" used by "fascists." The same day, Twitter user @Sharessan accused a centrist of being a "fascist in denial" after labeling them an NPC. Meanwhile, Twitter user @stackflow33 tweeted a screenshot of the tweets along with the message "What the fuck is even going on anymore? Lmao."
Meanwhile, Twitter user @0x49fa98 posted an essay about the NPC memes on Thread Reader, claiming that NPCs "instinctively turn away from avenues of heretical thought" and were "above all, safe." On September 17th, Lushsux posted a photograph of an NPC Wojak graffiti on Instagram. Within seven hours, the posKotat garnered more than 16,500 likes.
Kotaku article edit
On October 5th, 2018, Kotaku published an article titled "How the NPC Meme Tries to Dehumanize 'SJWS'," which argued that the meme was used by anti-progressives to turn their political opponents into "objects, pawns, strawmen, tools."
Twitter accounts edit
On October 14th, 2018, Twitter user @josh_emerson tweeted a screenshot and spreadsheet of various NPC Wojak-themed Twitter accounts, referring to them as bots. Within 24 hours, the tweet gained over 800 likes and 580 retweets.
Meanwhile, Twitter user @StormResist posted a call for viewers to "report and block" the NPC accounts, claiming they were "providing misinformation and pretending to be Democrats or progressives".
That day, the @SubsidiarityMan Twitter feed accused Twitter of banning "hundreds of NPC accounts along with the hashtag #GreyLiveMatter.