Player character

A player character (aka PC or toon) in World of Warcraft is an in-game character controlled by you or another person (also known as a player).

Despite having other meanings, the individual words player and character may also refer to a player character. The terms avatar and toon are also commonplace.

In-universe, however, the player character is titled an adventurer, a champion, a hero, or other names drawn from lore.

Creation

Creating a player character.

Players create a character when first starting to play, and then proceed to play the game as that character.

Subsequent logins present a character selection screen, including the opportunity to create another character. Players having multiple characters might distinguish them as alts and/or mains.

See also

• Non-Player Characters (NPCs), describing in-game characters not controlled by any player.
• Player versus Player (PvP), when two or more player characters enter combat.