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{{정보상자
|큰제목 = NPC (밈)
|그림 = 
|그림설명 = NPC의 기본 모습.
|주제모양 = background:lightgray;
|항목모양 = background:lightgray;
|주제1 = 정보
|항목2 = 첫 등장
|내용2 = 2016년 7월 7일
|항목10 = 창작자
|내용10 = 익명
|항목11 = 원작
|내용11 = [[Wojak]]
|항목12 = 국적
|내용12 = 알 수 없음
|항목13 = 다른 이름
|내용13 = NPC Wojak
|항목14 = 성별
|내용14 = 남성
}}

'''NPC''' (혹은 '''NPC Wojak''')은 서양에서 정치적 좌파 성향의 사람이 자기주도적으로 생각하지 않는 경우를 풍자할 때 사용된다.<ref name="theindependent">{{웹 인용|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/npc-meme-right-wing-trolls-liberals-donald-trump-twitter-insults-republicans-a8588036.html |title=What is an NPC? The liberal-bashing meme sweeping social media ahead of the US midterms The Independent |date=October 17, 2018 |website=www.independent.co.uk |publisher=Independent Digital News & Media Ltd |access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{웹 인용|url=https://observer.com/2018/11/maga-conservative-memes-dominate-why/ |title=MAGA Memes and The Right Still Dominate Social Media-Here's Why Observer |date=November 5, 2018 |website=observer.com |publisher=Joseph Meyer |access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref><ref name="theverge">{{웹 인용|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/23/17991274/npc-meme-4chan-press-coverage-viral |title=The NPC meme went viral when the media gave it oxygen - The Verge |date=October 23, 2018 |website=www.theverge.com |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{웹 인용|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/us/politics/npc-twitter-ban.html |title=What Is NPC, the Pro-Trump Internet’s New Favorite Insult? - The New York Times |date=October 16, 2018 |website=www.nytimes.com |publisher=A. G. Sulzberger |access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref><ref name="theweek">{{웹 인용|url=https://www.theweek.co.uk/97291/what-are-npcs-and-why-has-twitter-banned-them |title=What are NPCs and why has Twitter banned them? The Week UK |date=October 23, 2018 |website=www.theweek.co.uk |publisher=Dennis Publishing Limited |access-date=December 26, 2019}}</ref>
NPC는 [[Wojak]] 밈의 얼굴을 기반으로 하여 창작되었으며 2016년 7월 이미지호스팅 사이트인 [[4chan]]에서 처음으로 게재 및 소개되었다.<ref name="knowyourmemenpc">{{웹 인용|url=https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/npc-wojak |title=NPC Wojak Know Your Meme |date=July 29, 2019 |website=www.knowyourmeme.com |access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref>
그 후 많은 관심을 받게 되어 [[The New York Times]]<ref name="nytimes" />, [[The Verge]]<ref name="theverge" />, [[BBC]]<ref name="bbc">{{웹 인용|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-45888176 |title=Why has Twitter banned 1500 accounts and what are NPCs? - BBC News |date=October 17, 2018 |website=www.bbc.com |publisher=BBC |access-date=December 26, 2019}}</ref>, [[Breitbart News Network]]<ref name="breitbart">{{웹 인용|url=https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/10/16/what-is-the-npc-meme-liberals-rage-at-cartoons-mocking-their-scripted-thoughts/ |title=What Is the ‘NPC’ Meme? Liberals Rage at Cartoons Mocking Their Scripted Thoughts |date=October 16, 2018 |website=www.breitbart.com |publisher=Breitbart News Network, LLC |access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref>와 같은 인터넷 신문에서 사용되었다.

== 같이 보기 ==
* [[폴란드볼]]
* [[롤캣]]

== 각주 ==
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== 외부 링크 ==
* [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/npc-wojak NPC at ''Know Your Meme'']
* [https://imgflip.com/memegenerator/NPC NPC Meme Generator]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/NPCMemes/ NPC Memes at ''Reddit'']

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