15 Dumbest Things Non-Playable Characters Like To Do

Leaping Into Your Line of Fire

No, we’re not talking about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare where civilians happen to be mixed in with combatants. We’re talking about situations where an NPC should stay out of your line of fire, but doesn’t, resulting in failure. AI teammates usually fall into this trope (we’re looking at you Dom from Gears of War) but even the average NPC can be a liability at times.