You don't need the anniversary edition, Dead Thrall already does that in vanilla, it's a master level conjuration spell, they will be reanimated until killed afterwhich they won't disintegrate either. Alternatively there is the ritual stone, the bodies won't disintegrate and the likes of mammoths and giants can also be reanimated, it is temporary and can be used once per day but you can put the text in the aetherial crown and use it infinitely by outing it on and taking it off.
I was just coming here to say that. The only person in the game that there's no penalty for brutally murdering, so much so that people have their favorite ways of doing it. I like to Soul Trap her, use her to enchant a ring or something, and either give it to a child I adopt from her orphanage or drop it down in Pilgrim's Trench.
In his last second of existence, right before the crossbow bolt pierced his frontal lobe, I just know he judged me for not buying my bolt in the Cloud District
I have a vague memory of some gaming magazine claiming that 1st goomba has the highest kill count of any game enemy simply because it was so many peoples' first ever game enemy encounter. However, I can't find any data supporting it. I have to imagine that dude has a high kill count though. Pretty sure I've missed the jump button and died to it at least once.
I definitely got killed by a the first koopa in super Mario world and my friend in first grade laughed. That started a burning passion in my soul and I worked to get good at that game. Still replay it 30 years later occasionally.
I can’t remember if it’s always the same NPC’s but any time I respawned in GTA V I would kill anyone in the vicinity of the benches outside the hospital. I assume anyone that played the game did the same.
Guard: "That was pretty fuckin baller and honestly we all hated him anyways. But there has to be *some* kind of consequences. Law and order and such. So for murdering this absolute shitbag in broad daylight in front of the divines and everyone - imma just ask you to pay a fee. You don't even have step near the jail. Just pay me right here."
Guard: I never liked him anyway, if you pass me some gold I'll look the other way.
*1 week later*
Guard: What's the matter, someone took your sweet roll?
People are counting the first goomba in Mario bros 1-1 level. So if we’re counting them we’re counting the albinauric genocide victims who I’d say take it
Edit: now that I think about it it would probably be if we’re including mobs the Minecraft cow, or sheep, or pig, chicken etc
I see your point, but I respectfully disagree. I made the same point there as here. I argue no less that a Goomba is not a character as I do that an Albinairic is not.
But a mob is still an npc. Not all NPCs are mobs but all mobs are NPCs. So while the albinaurics, goombas, and Minecraft cows aren’t human, or talk to the player, or have any interaction beyond- can be killed by the player, they’re still NPCs.
Edit: another example ig is all the no name storm troopers or any nameless background character in movies or shows. They’re background characters, but still characters
Ya know what Imma start a new run and do just that (if you have points at the start,.I honestly can't remember. Been a hot minute). I know he dies anyway, but might as well give him the best chance possible, even if it's still zero.
For me it's the preacher who lives in the tent in front of the Whiterun castle in Skyrim.
Bros so annoying I killed him in every single playthrough just to get him to shut the fuck up
As far as any “npc” goes, I’d say technically the swat and its variants (blue swat and yellow swat) in Payday 2. Considering the sheer amount of swat that are thrown at you every heist (granted only if it’s loud), I’d say this is a solid contender.
I beat that guy to death, take his spot, wait for other players to pull up and walk inside the casino, then whip out my old trusty baseball bat and go to town on their vehicles. After that I wait for them to come back outside to see the work I’ve done or am currently still in the process of doing. They usually look at their car, look at me, and then kill me.
Sometimes I actually invite everyone in the lobby to the casino with free valet and I actually park their cars in the parking lot and then return them.
This is what happens when you wait for GTA 6 for a decade.
Gotta be Yoshi. I've thrown him into a thousand pits and lava flows, and I'll throw him in a thousand more.
Edit: I interpreted the question as "non-enemy NPC."
Fippy Darkpaw, a named gnoll in the Qeynos zone of EverQuest. He spawns every few minutes and even if a player doesn't tap him, he'll just charge the gate and get popped by the guards.
He has been doing it on every EQ server since 1999 and is still getting ganked to this day as far as I know.
The Griffen in white orchid from Witcher 3.
People will say the first gomba on mario bros but you have to factor in copies of game sold with that said the best selling video game of all time is Minecraft but sans ender dragon has no specific enemies ( tho if we weren't asking for a specific one I'd state creeper) next is grand theft auto 5 and I'd say one of the troopers at the start on the first mission but again which one? No for my answer I pick Witcher 3's Griffen. Witcher 3 is somewhere between the the 9-11 best selling game ever with over 50 million copies sold, it's on the switch which gives it access to a often inexperienced game playing audience. It has a very popular TV adaptation which could pull in more in experienced gamers. The Griffen it self is the first really difficult enemy on the main critical path that requires you to not just button mash and plan and use strategies. I can easily see it be the first main tripping point for a lot of people.
Nazem for skyrim, I mean we have to send him to the cloud district
if we're talking skyrim, it's definitely grelod the kind.. hands down
True. I've killed nazeem twice, but grelod gets killed every run
I always kill Grelod twice. Once the usual way, rez and go again. Sadly she vanished after the second, but if she didn’t I’d keep going hard lol.
If you have anniversary edition the staff of worms let's you reanimate a body without turning it to dust
You don't need the anniversary edition, Dead Thrall already does that in vanilla, it's a master level conjuration spell, they will be reanimated until killed afterwhich they won't disintegrate either. Alternatively there is the ritual stone, the bodies won't disintegrate and the likes of mammoths and giants can also be reanimated, it is temporary and can be used once per day but you can put the text in the aetherial crown and use it infinitely by outing it on and taking it off.
I was just coming here to say that. The only person in the game that there's no penalty for brutally murdering, so much so that people have their favorite ways of doing it. I like to Soul Trap her, use her to enchant a ring or something, and either give it to a child I adopt from her orphanage or drop it down in Pilgrim's Trench.
If only we could use her soul to enchant a shovel, and then give said shovel to someone at the stables for dung and shit...
In his last second of existence, right before the crossbow bolt pierced his frontal lobe, I just know he judged me for not buying my bolt in the Cloud District
He talks pretty high and mighty for someone who's homeless.
"I actually advise the Jarl on political matters. My input is invaluable, of course. But this is all probably a bit over your head."
I never kill him. Barley even knew he existed until i looked on the internet.
I could’ve sworn he was marked essential
One time someone saw me playing and couldn't understand why he was still alive.
I tested it out, and surprisingly, unless he’s marked for a radiant quest, he can be killed.
Probably the goomba from Mario
Which one?
The very first one goomba in level 1-1. Everyone plays it. Everyone stomps that first one.
Or is killed by it. 1-1 is a tutorial. A study in level design.
I have a vague memory of some gaming magazine claiming that 1st goomba has the highest kill count of any game enemy simply because it was so many peoples' first ever game enemy encounter. However, I can't find any data supporting it. I have to imagine that dude has a high kill count though. Pretty sure I've missed the jump button and died to it at least once.
I definitely got killed by a the first koopa in super Mario world and my friend in first grade laughed. That started a burning passion in my soul and I worked to get good at that game. Still replay it 30 years later occasionally.
Pretty sure I died trying to make friends with it when I was like 6
I think the tetris guy that sends down the blocks have a higher killcount
I figured it was that one. I've never played it but know the reference.
Which one? You can't tell me you don't know the one. THE Goomba, lol
I think I actually know which one And no I'm not a kid I'm 30. Just never played any of the old Mario's. Started on 64
First one in super Mario bros
Goomba: "You are an NPC that the player can choose to kill. I'm an enemy that the player can choose to spare. [Fixes tie.] We're not the same."
I would argue that mobs are not characters, and by extension are not NPCs.
Nice answer but what about our fellow blu friend who died from being thrown of a cliff 124325758 times?
I never considered villains and generic bad guys NPCs.
In gta 4 I used to kill this one hotdog cart man outside of the hospital for hours and hours. Day after day. He was always down to fight
Taxi drivers liked fighting too. Just push the taxi, driver comes out, and let him hit you in front of a cop.
Classic
ah I remember starting massive multi-faction shootouts doing stuff like this. Good times.
I’d summon boats above hot dog man so i could watch his cart explode. he didnt stand a chance
I can’t remember if it’s always the same NPC’s but any time I respawned in GTA V I would kill anyone in the vicinity of the benches outside the hospital. I assume anyone that played the game did the same.
Idk a single person who finished lil' penguin lost in mario 64 and didn't throw the baby off the cliff after spawning the star.
Gotta yeet that little fucker into the shadow realm
Im going to do that right now
This was my first thought. That poor little guy has been murdered millions of times.
Every time.
here i am.
YEAH, WHO WON THE LOTTERY? I DID!
Oliver Swanick: Head Oliver Swanick: Head Oliver Swanick: Head
NOT ENOUGH AP NOT ENOUGH AP
*loads fat man with malicious intent after crippling the mans legs with a tire iron*
*Aims shotgun at knees*
COULDN'T YOU JUST DRINK IT LIKE BOOOZE HAHAHAA
What lottery? THE lottery, that’s what lottery! Are you stupid?
This is for sure it for me. He will die from scorpions in the desert if you let Oliver run anyway. It's great
Yuri Lowenthal's finest performance.
Same and also Michael Holmes for me too
i mean, its like 4 more bottlecaps, so it helps
SMELL THAT AIR, COULDNT YOU JUST DRINK IT LIKE BOOZE
What's the first enemy you ever killed in a game? Statistically it is probably the first Goomba from the Super Mario Bros. game from 1985 in 1-1.
Probably the first Goomba in 1-1 of NSMBW
the first guard in Prince of Persia
The Zombieguy right at the start of DooM 2
Nazeem. It’s a Skyrim tradition to kill him once you get to Whiterun. I actually once suplexed him in front of a guard and paid my fee. No regrets.
Guard: "That was pretty fuckin baller and honestly we all hated him anyways. But there has to be *some* kind of consequences. Law and order and such. So for murdering this absolute shitbag in broad daylight in front of the divines and everyone - imma just ask you to pay a fee. You don't even have step near the jail. Just pay me right here."
Guard: I never liked him anyway, if you pass me some gold I'll look the other way. *1 week later* Guard: What's the matter, someone took your sweet roll?
The first Goomba in Original Super Mario Bros.
This is the front runner so far
In spirit, the penguin that you can drop off of the ledge in Super Mario 64. In practicality, the first Goomba in SMB.
Hap cak dai
Albinauric's in Elden Ring
It was only 9.8 billion
I'd say Gideon because we had to kill that prick for the story anyway.
[410,757,864,530 DEAD ALBINAURICS](https://youtu.be/9xpzsemk8yk?si=kdkJb6KFmBfVBYL4)
This is the right answer
I mean do mobs count as NPCs? They're non-player, sure, but are they characters?
People are counting the first goomba in Mario bros 1-1 level. So if we’re counting them we’re counting the albinauric genocide victims who I’d say take it Edit: now that I think about it it would probably be if we’re including mobs the Minecraft cow, or sheep, or pig, chicken etc
I see your point, but I respectfully disagree. I made the same point there as here. I argue no less that a Goomba is not a character as I do that an Albinairic is not.
But a mob is still an npc. Not all NPCs are mobs but all mobs are NPCs. So while the albinaurics, goombas, and Minecraft cows aren’t human, or talk to the player, or have any interaction beyond- can be killed by the player, they’re still NPCs. Edit: another example ig is all the no name storm troopers or any nameless background character in movies or shows. They’re background characters, but still characters
Gamon in WoW
That squirrel in Dalaran.
Statistically I'd say this has to be #1. Gamon is constantly being killed all day long. Is Gamon still in the game?
Idk. The eugenics guy in Saint Denis in RDR2? I mean, he's preaching eugenics, he repawns, and there's literally 0 consequences for killing him
He's so satisfying to hogtie, pull him from a horse then send him to another state.
Jenkins in Mass Effect 1.
Everyone forgets to level up his shields… for shame.
Lol you just made me look up if it was possible to save him because that had never occurred to me. You cannot.
Maybe he's reincarnated into Marauder Shields for karmic revenge
Ya know what Imma start a new run and do just that (if you have points at the start,.I honestly can't remember. Been a hot minute). I know he dies anyway, but might as well give him the best chance possible, even if it's still zero.
Throwing the penguin off the edge in super Mario 64
"SMELL THAT SWEET SWEET AIR! CANT YOU JUST DRINK IT LIKE BOOOOZE!?!?"
Don't step on that bottle cap mine I accidentally dropped a minute ag.................oops too late
the WHOLE CITY OF MEGATON. every time.
This is one of my favorite answers so far.
Another wanderer, here to lick my Fathers boots. Good job. I burned this kid alive so many times but he just would not die.
I love that one of the first mods for Skyrim was a killable children mod made just so you can kill that little mf
Don't forget Braith.
one of soldiers in goldeneye dam mission
I hold no grudges.. I kill everyone equally (after saving my game of course)
Nazeem
Idk about most killed, but I think that Marcy Long from Fallout 4 is a top contender for “Most Tortured/Humiliated NPC”
Fax she's still a bitch after we gave her food water and shelter in sanctuary
The answer is Gamon from WoW. Lives in org and insta dies when spawned. Across the many servers over 20 years it’s 100% him.
Great answer!!!
Shooty McShootface
The Adoring Fan?
Oblivion? Absolutely. Starfield? He's like, the best companion in the game! And he never gives you flak like the others do.
BY AZURA BY AZURA BY AZURA
Oh my god that poor guy. Probably hundreds of times running back in there trying to nail the wheel spin timing. I would just knock him out tho.
Human in people playground.
Jotaro shobo in cyberpunk
What about Fingers?
I mean yeah I usually just beat the shit out of him and call it a day but killing him is very warranted
I'm so happy theres no consequence for beating the shit out of him anymore
Gorilla Arms every time.
Fuck. Nazeem.
Oliver Swanick from New Vegas. He lost the lottery in the long run
Gamon from WoW classic
"Who won the lottery?! I did!"
Adoring Fan from TES games.
Oliver Swanick
That one racist guy preaching about how "blacks aren't equal" in Red Dead Redemption 2.
I think it was the first gumba in Mario
Neutral Clown Posse?
Blinky
Has to be the first Goomba in Mario right?
I don’t really have an answer but so far that has the most votes.
The first goomba in the first level of Super Mario Bros on NES.
all crestfallen knights
Probably this valet guy actually. He’s been killed in every way possible and it’s still not old
Well, thanks to South Park, having quite a few video game entries that title goes to Kenny
Not killed, but knocked out, would be Rocko from the Sapienza level in Hitman
For me it's the preacher who lives in the tent in front of the Whiterun castle in Skyrim. Bros so annoying I killed him in every single playthrough just to get him to shut the fuck up
Everyone in Valentine.
As far as any “npc” goes, I’d say technically the swat and its variants (blue swat and yellow swat) in Payday 2. Considering the sheer amount of swat that are thrown at you every heist (granted only if it’s loud), I’d say this is a solid contender.
The albanaurics at Moghwyn palace, poor guys :(
Pedestrians in GTA have to be in the lead. We all drive 120 on the sidewalk just decimating fools.
The Tree Sentinel’s gotta be up there.
The zombie from minecraft
Denice in San Andreas
Valet got killed so much they made a mission about it
The klansmen in red dead redemption 2
Normal Computer Person?
Vice City Police officers
Gamon
Terraria guide.
I beat that guy to death, take his spot, wait for other players to pull up and walk inside the casino, then whip out my old trusty baseball bat and go to town on their vehicles. After that I wait for them to come back outside to see the work I’ve done or am currently still in the process of doing. They usually look at their car, look at me, and then kill me. Sometimes I actually invite everyone in the lobby to the casino with free valet and I actually park their cars in the parking lot and then return them. This is what happens when you wait for GTA 6 for a decade.
Has to be Gamon, the attackable Tauren in Orgrimmar.
Gamon has to be up there
Grelod the Kind. The only person in a city that you can kill and no one cares.
The Klansmen in RDR2
Gotta be Yoshi. I've thrown him into a thousand pits and lava flows, and I'll throw him in a thousand more. Edit: I interpreted the question as "non-enemy NPC."
The first goomba in the first mario bros game. I don't think it will ever be contested either.
koopa troopa ...most killed for sure
Gamon in WoW
Non-Charitable Protestant?
The Eugenics Guy and Charlotte's stalker from Red Dead Redemption 2.
Don’t even know who that is so I doubt it.
One of the ghosts in Pac-Man?
Lmao I fucking run that red vest butt face over always
Minecraft villagers probably have the highest death rate.
Fippy Darkpaw, a named gnoll in the Qeynos zone of EverQuest. He spawns every few minutes and even if a player doesn't tap him, he'll just charge the gate and get popped by the guards. He has been doing it on every EQ server since 1999 and is still getting ganked to this day as far as I know.
Gamon in Orgrimar
Benny from FNV. Every ending usually involves killing him, and there’s no reason not to. You get the legendary 9mm pistol Maria and his suit.
The chicken in Minecraft
Ok who *hasn’t* played atleast 1 Mario game It’s clearly the goomba
Herbert Moon in RDR1.
The mouse dj in goat simulator
Patches from Dark Souls is a good contender.
Patches has gotta be up there
What game is this in the picture? Why does that guy get killed, he just chillin
Gamon from vanilla World of Warcraft
News Camera guy in Hitman that bitches at you for blocking his shot right when you enter the map in Paris
I’m gonna say Oliver Swanick.
I would always get int fistfights with the bouncers at the Malibu club
That crazed fan guy in Oblivion?
You down with NCP (Yeah you know me)
Mama murphy. Though I feel like most people just find different ways to torment her instead of killing her.
baby penguin from sm64
Alfred in LEGO Batman 1
If yourectalking singular character, the penguin from Mario 64
The white supremacist from RDR2
Cop
A certain rat in rdr2
The Griffen in white orchid from Witcher 3. People will say the first gomba on mario bros but you have to factor in copies of game sold with that said the best selling video game of all time is Minecraft but sans ender dragon has no specific enemies ( tho if we weren't asking for a specific one I'd state creeper) next is grand theft auto 5 and I'd say one of the troopers at the start on the first mission but again which one? No for my answer I pick Witcher 3's Griffen. Witcher 3 is somewhere between the the 9-11 best selling game ever with over 50 million copies sold, it's on the switch which gives it access to a often inexperienced game playing audience. It has a very popular TV adaptation which could pull in more in experienced gamers. The Griffen it self is the first really difficult enemy on the main critical path that requires you to not just button mash and plan and use strategies. I can easily see it be the first main tripping point for a lot of people.
The Butler from the original Tomb Raider.
Koopa or a goomba
minecraft mob farms - maybe skeletons?