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First of all, what kind of game is that? It feels like USS Callister to me that they've got their own consciousness inside the game. Is it a computer game? Xbox or like a VR setup? I'm so invested in the lore, I feel like we're near the ending so yay!
And Bada's just special to be just an NPC, he has to be like the developer like some of y'all already theorized or he was a beta tester, like the very first one who tried the game and got trapped because of a glitch and now he remained an NPC until the gang showed.
It would be very funny if he downloaded a pirated game and instead of becoming a normal playable character he became an NPC.