#41. Elizabeth -Bioshock Infinite

A rather independent and lively NPC who tags along with you during your mind-bending alternate history adventure featuring skyrails and white supremacists. She can throw health and ammunition for you while also open up tears in space to hinder enemies.

While Bioshock Infinite isn’t as good as its prequel, one thing’s for sure: Elizabeth makes the ride bearable and invigorating, to say the least.

#42. Boone – Fallout: New Vegas

He’s not quite a controllable party member; he’s more of a tagalong than anything. But damn, if only tagalongs were this accurate with their sniper skills and had a better backstory.

You basically activated “Easy Mode” with this NPC.

#43. Your Pirate Crew – Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag

Not only do your merry band of ransackers help you in a fight, but they also burst out with one of the many, MANY sea shanties while you’re out sailing in the Caribbean. Immersion ahoy!

#44. Cave Johnson – Portal 2

J.K Simmons bringing his best voice-work in a video game about tyrannical AIs in an abandoned science facility? Genius, especially that bit where he talks about lemons.

#45. Paarthurnax – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

“What is better – to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?”

Never thought I’d get sage advice from a giant firebreathing lizard who talks English. Anyway, he helps you master dragon shouts for your quest against the big bad dragon Alduin. He’s cool and all, which makes you feel bad that you have to kill him for the greater good later in the game’s story.

#46. Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson – Halo

His gung-ho attitude and leadership in Halo makes him one of the more memorable NPCs in the very first Halo. We’ll miss you Sarge, even if you’re just a video game copypasta version of Dillon from Predator.

#47. Sylvia – No More Heroes series

If you want your assassination handler cold, mysterious, and sexy, look no further than Travis Touchdown’s object of affection here.

#48. Johnson – Shadows of the Damned

This British accent side character has it all: mode of transportation, can change to different kinds of guns for lead character Garcia F***in’ Hotspur, and chat buddy through the annals of Hell. A byproduct of Suda51’s writing, which isn’t that surprising given his penchant for sex-related humour.

#49. Tiny Tina – Borderlands 2

Yes, we’re going back to Borderlands. Suck it.

Someone decided to suck the life out of Tiny Tina in Borderlands 3 and give her a smaller NPC role. That sucks because the latest generation of gamers wouldn’t get to see Tiny Tina in her prime back in part 2. From meeting her in her makeshift cave to her specially-focused DLC where she plays a version of D&D with the OG vault hunters, her manic presence shines.

#50. Face McShooty – Borderlands 2

Probably the best sidequest ever in the history of RPGs ever. This NPC gets straight to the point.