List of XYZZY Awards By Category - Best Individual NPC

Best Individual NPC

The last of the original awards given in 1996 is the award for the Best Individual NPC. This award recognizes a particularly well-implemented and well-written non-player character.

• 2011: Grimloft in Cryptozookeeper by Robb Sherwin
  • Heather in Zombie Exodus by Jim Dattilo
  • The puppy in Beet the Devil by Carolyn VanEseltine
  • Zuleika in Taco Fiction by Ryan Veeder
• 2010: Dr Sliss in Rogue of the Multiverse by C. E. J. Pacian
  • Gaspar in The Bible Retold: Following a Star by Justin Morgan
  • Mariel in Mariel by Michael Baltes
  • The monkey-thing in Aotearoa by Matt Wigdahl
  • Muddy in Hoosegow by Ben Collins-Sussman and Jack Welch
• 2009: Snow White in Alabaster by Emily Short et al.
  • Lottie's mom in Broken Legs by Sarah Morayati
  • Progue in Blue Lacuna by Aaron A. Reed
• 2008: Violet in Violet by Jeremy Freese
  • H. R. in Escapade! by Juhana Leinonen
  • Solemn Gertrude in Gun Mute by C. E. J. Pacian
  • Your Pet in Snack Time! by Renee Choba
• 2007: The gnome, in Lost Pig by Admiral Jota
  • Zoe, in Child's Play by Stephen Granade
  • Gunwar, in Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom by S. John Ross
• 2006: Leela, in The Elysium Enigma by Eric Eve
  • The butler, in Aunts and Butlers by Robin Johnson
  • John, in Legion by Jason Devlin
  • God, in The Bible Retold by Justin Morgan and "Celestianpower"
  • The gargoyle, in The Baron by Victor Gijsbers
• 2005: The storyteller, in Whom the Telling Changed by Aaron A. Reed
  • Agrath, in All Hope Abandon by Eric Eve
  • Relph, in Flat Feet by Joel Ray Holveck
  • Val, in Gilded by John Evans
  • Cecilia, in Vespers by Jason Devlin
• 2004: Audrey, in Necrotic Drift by Robb Sherwin
  • Bob Finger, in Future Boy! by Kent Tessman
  • Jacek, in Gamlet by Tomasz Pudlo
  • Xojo, in Return to Ditch Day by Michael J. Roberts
  • Dr. Todd, in THe Great Xavio by Reese Warner
• 2003: Triage, in Slouching Towards Bedlam by Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster
  • The bookseller, in City of Secrets by Emily Short
  • Corvallis Oregon, in Narcolepsy by Adam Cadre
  • Iona, in Scavenger by Quintin Stone
  • Galen, in Shadows on the Mirror by Chrysoula Tzavelas
• 2002: Boldo, in Lock & Key by Adam Cadre
  • Emily, in Earth and Sky 2: Another Earth, Another Sky by Paul O'Brian
  • Musculo, in Lock & Key by Adam Cadre
  • Charles, in The Temple by Johan Berntsson
  • Nebusan Sedonkawa, in When Help Collides by J. D. Berry
• 2001: Yahoweh Porn, in Fallacy of Dawn by Robb Sherwin
  • Grant Stern, in Best of Three by Emily Short
  • The droke, in The Gostak by Carl Muckenhoupt
  • Space Moose, in Stiffy Makane: The Undiscovered Country by Adam Thornton
  • Cheryl, in The Weapon by Sean Barrett
• 2000: Galatea, in Galatea by Emily Short
  • The King, in Augmented Fourth by Brian Uri
  • Melvin, in Being Andrew Plotkin by J. Robinson Wheeler
  • The alien, in Fail-Safe by Jon Ingold
  • Angel, in My Angel by Jon Ingold
• 1999: Miss Sierra, in Varicella by Adam Cadre
  • Anatoly Domokov, in Exhibition by Ian Finley
  • The wumpus, in Hunter, in Darkness by Andrew Plotkin
  • Princess Charlotte, in Varicella by Adam Cadre
  • Lyric/Echo, in Worlds Apart by Suzanne Britton
• 1998: The interrogator, in Spider and Web by Andrew Plotkin
  • Michael, in Anchorhead by Michael Gentry
  • The troll, in Enlightenment by Taro Ogawa
  • The wolf, in Mother Loose by Irene Callaci
  • Alley, in Photopia by Adam Cadre
• 1997: Bob, in She's Got a Thing for a Spring by Brent VanFossen
  • The Stranger, in The Edifice by Lucian P. Smith
  • The Taco Junta girl, in I-0 by Adam Cadre
  • The cow, in The Lost Spellmaker by Neil Brown
  • The devil, in Sins Against Mimesis by Adam Thornton
• 1996: The burin, in Frobozz Magic Support by Nate Cull
  • Evan, in Kissing the Buddha's Feet by Leon Lin
  • The devil, in Small World by Andrew Pontious
  • Leo the Lemming, in Phlegm by Jason Dyer
  • Christopher Robin, in Ralph by Miron Schmidt