What it means
Calling someone an NPC says they act like a background character on autopilot, repeating the same canned opinions with zero original thought, like a non-player character in a game.
Usage examples
"He just repeats whatever the news says, total NPC behaviour."
"Stop giving NPC answers and tell me what you actually think."
"Every time you ask him anything real, he loads up the same NPC dialogue tree."
"Bro saw one TikTok take and now he's running full NPC mode in the group chat."
Where it comes from
Straight from gaming. NPC means non-player character, the scripted figures in video games who cycle through the same lines and routines. Online, people started using it for someone who seems mentally on rails, parroting stock opinions and moving through a convo with zero spark of their own.
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