A Non-Playable Character, or NPC, is any character not controlled by the player. These characters are controlled by the computer and are scripted to do certain actions (e.g. die, talk, run) not usually controllable by the player, except in certain instances and games to a degree. These actions are sometimes critical to the storyline.
NPC's have been featured in all Call of Duty games and are part of the building blocks that make up a game.
Notable NPCs in the Call of Duty series
Call of Duty
Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
Call of Duty 3
- McCullin
- Mike Dixon
- Huxley
- Pvt. Guzzo
- Cpl. Keith
- Maj. Ingram
- Pierre LaRoche
- Isabelle DuFontaine
- Marcel
- Lt. Robiechauld
- Callard
- Pvt. Baron
- Maj. Stan "Papa Jack" Jackowicz
- Cpl. Joakim "Lucky Ruud" Rudinski
- Sgt. Łukasz "Bang Boom" Kolwalski
- Pte. Marek "Beksa" Ulan
- Gen. Richter
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare Remastered
- Gaz
- Capt. MacMillan
- Pvt. Wallcroft
- Sgt. Griffen
- Mac
- Lt. Vasquez
- Griggs
- Capt. Pelayo
- Massey
- Pvt. Roycewicz
- Sniper Team Two
- Sgt. Kamarov
- Nikolai
- Khaled Al-Asad
- Imran Zakhaev
- Viktor Zakhaev
- Captain John Price (only playable in All Ghillied Up and One Shot, One Kill).
Call of Duty: World at War
- Sullivan
- Cpl/Sgt. Roebuck
- Pvt. Polonsky
- Pvt. Koopman
- Laughlin
- Landry
- Booth
- Harrington
- Maj. Gordon
- Sgt. Reznov
- Sgt. Daletski
- Pvt. Chernov
- Commisar Markhov
- Gen. Amsel
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Sgt. Foley
- Cpl. Dunn
- Gen. Shepherd
- Pvt. McCord
- Overlord
- Warlord
- Capt. Price
- Ghost
- Meat
- Scarecrow
- Royce
- Rook
- Toad
- Peasant
- Worm
- Archer
- Maj. Petrov
- Oxide
- Disciple
- Alejandro Rojas
- Rojas's assistant
- Robot
- Zach
- Makarov
- Viktor
- Kiril
- Anatoly
- Lev
- Raptor
- Wade
Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Grigori Weaver
- Frank Woods
- Joseph Bowman
- Terrance Brooks
- Crosby
- Maj. Gen. Nikita Dragovich
- Col. Lev Kravchenko
- Pvt. Dimitri Petrenko
- Daniel Clarke
- Friedrich Steiner
- Sergei Kozin
- Fidel Castro
- Castro's Double
- VC Bookie
- Russian Roulette Interrogator
- Belov
- Vikharev
- Nevski
- Tvelin
- George A. Romero
- Harris
- Castro's Mistress
- Yared
- Swift
- Kaylor
- Fulsang
- Shabs
- Fletcher
- Maestas
- Drew
- Aziz
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Soap (only playable in Prologue).
- Kamarov
- Grinch
- Truck
- Sandman
- Makarov
- Volk
- Waraabe
- Sabre
- Faucon
- Tueur
- Sgt. Anton Federov
- Leonid Pudovkin
- Boris Vorshevsky
- Alena Vorshevsky
- Pavel Morozov
- Vasili Zhukov
- Bogdan Sokolov
- Anya Kovaleva
- Gator
- Worm
- Thumper
- Grizzly
- McCoy
- Carter
- SEAL Leader
- The Doctor
- Overlord
- Wallcroft
- Griffen
- MacMillan
- Alexi
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Mike Harper
- Javier Salazar
- Jason Hudson (only playable in Pyrrhic Victory)
- Jonas Savimbi
- Crosby
- Admiral Briggs
- Erik Breighner
- Tian Zhao
- Mullah Rahman
- Col. Lev Kravchenko
- Viktor Reznov
- Manuel Noriega
- Chloe "Karma" Lynch (only playable optionally in Second Chance)
- Josefina Menendez
- ISI Leader
- DeFalco
- Mark McKnight
- David Petraeus
- Bosworth
- Chen
- Jones
- Samuels
- Johnson
- Anderson
- M. Shadows
- Synyster Gates
- Johnny Christ
- Zacky Vengeance
- The Giant
- Bus Driver
Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Keegan P. Russ
- David "Hesh" Walker
- Elias T. "Scarecrow" Walker (only playable in Legends Never Die)
- Thomas A. Merrick
- Alex V. "Ajax" Johnson
- Kick
- Neptune
- Gabriel T. Rorke
- Riddian "Grim" Poe
- Chris "Torch" Green
- Collins
- Kyra Mosley
- Ryan
- Victor H. Ramos
- Diego Almagro
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Gideon
- Cormack
- Ajani
- President of the United States
- Samuel Abidoyo
- Jonathan Irons
- William "Will" Robert Irons
- Ilona
- Joker
- Juarez
- Carter
- Michaels
- Rivers
- Torres
- Joseph "Hades" Chkheidze
- Pierre Danois
- Alex Cos
- Ted Bock
- "Kingpin" McDonnell
- Davis
- Knox
- Guardian 5
- Jackson
- Daniels
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Nora Salter
- E3N "Ethan"
- Usef Omar
- Salen Kotch
- Akeel Min Riah
- Caleb Thies
- Vlad Derhachov
- Fredrick Raines
- Audrey "Mac" MaCallum
- Sean Brooks
- Todd Kashima
- Laura Gibson
- Maynard "Griff" Griffin
- Victor "Gator" Diallo
- Evelynn "Boats" Sotomura
- Maureen Ferran
- Sipes
- Tee