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There are two main types of NPC; ones that through relationships and/or simple cheats will be able to be [[playablePlayable characterSim]]s without any programming errors and ones that were specifically not meant to be played. In ''The Sims'', all NPCs, other than the townies, are of this second type. Sims cannot build relationships with them, and most either can't be interacted with at all, or only have a few interactions that are related to their function. In ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 3'', most NPCs can be interacted with, at least when they're not on the job, and Sims can build relationships with them. Also, some may appear on [[community lot]]s, where they can essentially be treated as townies.

* '''[[Pizza|Pizza deliverer]]:''' Offers a one-off pizza delivery service to the Sims' home when called. Oddly, his dialogue box reveals his name to be "[[Freddy the Pizza Dude|Freddy the Pizza Delivery Dude]]", but if ''[[The Sims: Hot Date]]'' is installed, his rollover text will read "Pizza Delivery Dude Dale". This contradiction remains unfixed in the final version of the game.

* '''[[Police]]:''' [[Michelle the Policewoman]] will arrive instantly when the [[burglar alarm]] goes off or when Sims call her when a burglar appears. She always apprehends the burglar successfully. Potion Enforcement Agent Angie will appear if the [[The "Concoctanationchemistry Station"table]] is used during school hours and fine the Sim who used it for causing an environmental hazard.

* '''[[Mystery Man]]:'''{{vgversion|TS:MM}} The Mystery Man will appear on all residential lots shortly after a family moves in, or when a family is loaded after installing ''[[The Sims: Makin' Magic]]''. He will leave a package containing magic-related objects and ingredients. He also appears on all Magic Town lots, where Sims can purchase or sell wands. The Mystery Man also acts as the Spellchecker, delivering citations to Sims who cast spells in front of non-magical Sims.

* '''Evil clone:'''{{vgversion|TS:LL}} Drinking a dark green potion from the [[The "Concoctanation Station"|chemistry set]]table will spawn an evil duplicate of the Sim. The clone will use mean interactions with other Sims, causing their relationship with the original Sim to be lowered, until eventually leaving.

* '''Clone:'''{{vgversion|TS:MM}} A non-evil clone can be produced with the Clone Drone charm who will go to work or school in place of the caster. The charm will backfire if the caster is hungry, causing the clone to appear and then [[Spontaneous CombustionFire|spontaneously combust]].

''The Sims 2'' NPCs are much more colorful. For starters, basic NPCs can be interacted with in the same ways that other Sims can, at least when they're not on the job. They can be talked to, befriended, invited over, married, etc. They can be male or female, and each has a different face, hair color and name. They generally make more logical decisions, though there are [[Nanny|exceptions]]. A neighborhood will usually have three NPCs of any given type (maid, etc.). If an NPC dies, becomes playable or gets turned into a [[vampire]] or [[werewolf]], a new NPC will be generated to take the old NPC's place, but some NPC's death can cause corruption. An off-duty NPC can become a [[witch]], and an NPC who becomes a witch will continue to do their job, although they may wear either their uniforms or their witch clothes. When ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'' is installed, every NPC and townie gets a memory of going to [[College (sub-neighborhood)|college]], whether they did or not.

Townies form the largest class of NPC. Townies wander around the neighborhood or randomly walk by Sims' houses. There are many types of Townies in ''The Sims 2'': see.<ref>See [[Townie#Types of Townies in The Sims 2]] for more information.</ref>

===[[Service|Service NPCs]] NPCs===

* {{anchor|Professor}}'''Professors'''{{vgversion|TS2:U}}: Professors are elder or adult Sims that young adults meet when they go to their first class in a college [[Majors|major]]. Each [[Majors|major]] has two professors, one male, one female. They can be interacted with normally, but college students can gain [[class performance]] by building [[relationship]]s with the professors in their major. Playable students can also ask the professors in their major for tutoring, but that decision must be made by the player. Some professors will randomly visit college residential lots, whether or not any of the students living there are in their major. Professors may appear on community lots outside of the college sub-neighborhood, and sometimes appear on secret [[hobby lot]]s. Sims can also fall in love with a professor.