XYZZY Awards (Best Individual PC)

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• 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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See also:

• Statistics

Best Individual PC Winners

• 1997 Best Individual PC: Tracy Valencia, in Interstate Zero (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
• 1998 Best Individual PC: The employee, in Little Blue Men (Michael Gentry; Z-code).
• 1999 Best Individual PC: Primo Varicella, in Varicella (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
• 2000 Best Individual PC: Rameses Alexander Moran, in Rameses (Stephen Bond; Z-code).
• 2001 Best Individual PC: The Kissing Bandit, in The Tale of the Kissing Bandit (J. Robinson Wheeler; Z-code).
• 2002 Best Individual PC: Pierre in Savoir Faire (Emily Short; Z-code).
• 2003 Best Individual PC: The player character in Episode in the Life of an Artist (Peter Eastman; TADS 2).
• 2004 Best Individual PC: Julia in Sting of the Wasp (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
• 2005 Best Individual PC: Wendy Little in Tough Beans (Sara Dee; Z-code).
• 2006 Best Individual PC: PC in Delightful Wallpaper (Andrew Plotkin as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code).
• 2007 Best Individual PC: Grunk in Lost Pig (Admiral Jota as "Grunk"; Z-code).
• 2008 Best Individual PC: Hardy the Bulldog in Snack Time! ("Hardy the Bulldog" and Renee Choba; Z-code).
• 2009 Best Individual PC: Lottie Plum in Broken Legs (Sarah Morayati; Glulx).
• 2010 Best Individual PC: Anthony Saint Germain in Death Off the Cuff (Simon Christiansen; Z-code).
• 2011 Best Individual PC: Mentula Macanus in Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis (Adam Thornton).
• 2012 Best Individual PC: Alexandra in Counterfeit Monkey (Emily Short, Glulx).
• 2013 Best Individual PC: Coloratura (Lynnea Glasser; Glulx).
• 2014 Best Individual PC: the PC in the uncle who works for nintendo (michael lutz)
• 2015 Best Individual PC: Bridget in Birdland (Brendan Patrick Hennessy).
• 2016 Best Individual PC: BEL/S in Open Sorcery (Abigail Corfman).
• 2017 Best Individual PC: Fred Strickland in Will Not Let Me Go (Stephen Granade).
• 2018 Best Individual PC: the Magpie in Alias 'The Magpie' (J. J. Guest).
• 2019 Best Individual PC: Hazel Greene from Zozzled (Steph Cherrywell).
• 2020 Best Individual PC: The doppelganger in Doppeljobs (Lei)

Best Individual PC Winners and Finalists

• 1997 Best Individual PC: Tracy Valencia, in I-0 (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
  • Finalist: David, in Babel (Ian Finley; TADS 2).
  • Finalist: The bear, in A Bear's Night Out (David Dyte; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Improv, in The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang (Neil deMause; TADS 2).
  • Finalist: Mattie, in The Lost Spellmaker (Neil James Brown; Z-code).
• 1998 Best Individual PC: The employee, in Little Blue Men (Michael Gentry; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Mover #005, in Bad Machine (Dan Shiovitz; TADS 2).
  • Finalist: Rev. Stephen Dawson, in Muse: An Autumn Romance (Christopher Huang; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The agent, in Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The troll, in Zork: A Troll's Eye View (Dylan O'Donnell; Z-code).
• 1999 Best Individual PC: Primo Varicella, in Varicella (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The player character in Aisle (Sam Barlow; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The cat, in A Day for Soft Food (Tod Levi; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The wife, in Exhibition (Ian Finley; TADS 2).
  • Finalist: Sarah, in Winchester's Nightmare (Nick Montfort; Z-code).
• 2000 Best Individual PC: Rameses Alexander Moran, in Rameses (Stephen Bond; Z-code).
  • Finalist: [unspecified], in Being Andrew Plotkin (J. Robinson Wheeler; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The MULE, in LASH -- Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup (Paul O'Brian; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The alchemist, in Nevermore (Nate Cull; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The player character in Shade (Andrew Plotkin as "Ampe R. Sand"; Z-code).
• 2001 Best Individual PC: The Kissing Bandit, in The Tale of the Kissing Bandit (J. Robinson Wheeler; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Aubrey Foil, in The Beetmonger's Journal (Scott Starkey; TADS 2).
  • Finalist: Helen Tsakis, in Best of Three (Emily Short; Glulx).
  • Finalist: Delarion Yar, in Fallacy of Dawn (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
  • Finalist: Troy Sterling, in Fine Tuned (Dennis G. Jerz; Z-code).
• 2002 Best Individual PC: Pierre in Savoir-Faire (Emily Short; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Dutch Dapper in Dutch Dapper IV: The Final Voyage.
  • Finalist: Goldilocks in Goldilocks is a FOX! (J. J. Guest; ADRIFT).
  • Finalist: The janitor in Janitor (Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Jack Downer in Photograph (Steve Evans; Z-code).
• 2003 Best Individual PC: The player character in Episode in the Life of an Artist (Peter Eastman; TADS 2).
  • Finalist: The chef in Gourmet (Aaron A. Reed; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Eugene Oregon in Narcolepsy (Adam Cadre; Glulx).
  • Finalist: Enra in Shadows on the Mirror (Chrysoula Tzavelas; TADS 3).
  • Finalist: Dr. Thomas Xavier in Slouching Towards Bedlam (Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster; Z-code).
• 2004 Best Individual PC: Julia in Sting of the Wasp (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Dante in Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Tomasz Pudlo in Gamlet (Tomasz Pudlo; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Austin in Luminous Horizon (Paul O'Brian; Glulx).
  • Finalist: Jarrett Duffy in Necrotic Drift (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
• 2005 Best Individual PC: Wendy Little in Tough Beans (Sara Dee; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Inspector Maltelli in Beyond (Roberto Grassi, Paolo Lucchesi, and Alessandro Peretti; publisher: Mondi Confinanti; Glulx).
  • Finalist: Conan in Conan Kill Everything (Ian Haberkorn; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Jacques in Flat Feet (Joel Ray Holveck; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The abbot in Vespers (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
• 2006 Best Individual PC: PC in Delightful Wallpaper (Andrew Plotkin as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Legion in Legion (Jason Devlin as "Ian Anderson"; Z-code).
  • Finalist: PC in The Baron a.k.a. De Baron (Victor Gijsbers; Z-code; English and Dutch).
  • Finalist: PC in The Primrose Path (Nolan Bonvouloir; Z-code).
  • Finalist: PC in The Traveling Swordsman (Mike Snyder as Anonymous; Hugo).
• 2007 Best Individual PC: Grunk in Lost Pig (Admiral Jota as "Grunk"; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Death from A Fine Day for Reaping (James Webb aka "revgiblet"; ADRIFT).
  • Finalist: The King in The Reluctant Resurrectee (David Whyld; ADRIFT).
  • Finalist: Erskine Ring from Ferrous Ring (Carma Ferris; Glulx).
  • Finalist: Farahnaaz in Varkana (Maryam Gousheh-Forgeot; Glulx).
• 2008 Best Individual PC: Hardy the Bulldog in Snack Time! ("Hardy the Bulldog" and Renee Choba; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Graham in Everybody Dies (Jim Munroe; Glulx).
  • Finalist: Mute Lawton in Gun Mute (C.E.J. Pacian; TADS 3).
  • Finalist: David in Nightfall (Eric Eve; Glulx).
• 2009 Best Individual PC: Lottie Plum in Broken Legs (Sarah Morayati; Glulx).
  • Finalist: The detective in Make It Good (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Silhouette in Walker & Silhouette (C.E.J. Pacian; TADS 3).
• 2010 Best Individual PC: Anthony Saint Germain in Death Off the Cuff (Simon Christiansen; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Balthasar in The Bible Retold: Following a Star (Justin Morgan; Glulx).
  • Finalist: Helena in The Blind House (Amanda Allen as "Maude Overton"; Glulx).
  • Finalist: PC in Gris et Jaune (Jason Devlin as "Steve van Gaal"; Glulx).
• 2011 Best Individual PC: Mentula Macanus in Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis (Adam Thornton).
  • Finalist: Alistair Liddell in Sentencing Mr Liddell (I-K. Huuhtanen).
  • Finalist: Mangiasaur in Mangiasaur (DCBSupafly; ADRIFT).
  • Finalist: Morgoth, Lord of Darkness in A Comedy of Error Messages (Adam Le Doux).
  • Finalist: Nicholas St. John in Love, Hate and the Mysterious Ocean Tower (C.E.J. Pacian).
  • Finalist: Variously-named PC in Zombie Exodus (Jim Dattilo).
• 2012 Best Individual PC: Alexandra from Counterfeit Monkey (Emily Short, Glulx).
  • Finalist: Olivia from Olivia's Orphanorium (Sam Kabo Ashwell, Glulx).
  • Finalist: Hector Conrad from Sunday Afternoon (Christopher Huang, Z-code).
• 2013 Best Individual PC: Coloratura (Lynnea Glasser; Glulx).
• 2014 Best Individual PC: the PC in the uncle who works for nintendo (michael lutz; Web browser)
  • Finalist: Lynn in Venus Meets Venus (kaleidofish; Web browser)
  • Finalist: Marcus in Blood & Laurels (Emily Short; iOS)
  • Finalist: Protagonist in Creatures Such as We (Lynnea Glasser; ChoiceScript)
• 2015 Best Individual PC: Bridget in Birdland (Brendan Patrick Hennessy; 01-Oct-2015; Web browser).
  • Finalist: Martin Voigt in Darkiss! Wrath of the Vampire - Chapter 1: the Awakening (Marco Vallarino)
  • Finalist: Opal in Oppositely Opal (Buster Hudson)
  • Finalist: Toby in Toby's Nose (Chandler Groover)
• 2016 Best Individual PC: BEL/S in Open Sorcery (Abigail Corfman)
  • Good Fairy, Senior Detective in Foo Foo (Buster Hudson)
  • Frankie Petrio in Stone Harbor (Liza Daly)
  • Morgan the Magnificent in Three-Card Trick (Chandler Groover)
• 2017 Best Individual PC: Fred Strickland in Will Not Let Me Go (Stephen Granade)
  • Amelia Derringer in The Owl Consults (Thomas Mack)
  • Kareene Veet in Word of the Day (Richard Otter)
  • Lev/Lyubov in dripping with the waters of SHEOL (Lady Isak Grozny)
  • Nadia Nazari in Known Unknowns (Brendan Patrick Hennessy)
  • Salomé Vélez in 1958: Dancing With Fear (Victor Ojuel)
• 2018 Best Individual PC: the Magpie in Alias 'The Magpie'
  • Author in Cannery Vale (Hanon Ondricek)
  • Jacob Morris in Grimnoir (ProP)
  • Nikolai in I.A.G. Alpha (Serhii Mozhaiskyi)
  • the Silver Agent in Six Silver Bullets (William Dooling)
• 2019 Best Individual PC: Hazel Greene in Zozzled (Steph Cherrywell)
  • Leonora in Night Guard / Morning Star (Astrid Dalmady)
  • Sniff Chewpaw in Dungeon Detective 2: Devils and Details (Wonaglot)
• 2020 Best Individual PC: The doppelganger in Doppeljobs (Lei)
  • The Demon in Vain Empires (Thomas Mack, Xavid)
  • Elizabeth Boldan in Sense of Harmony (Scenario World)
  • Ichabod Stuff in Stuff of Legend (Lance Campbell)
  • Magpie in The Magpie Takes the Train (MathBrush)
  • Open Sorcerer in A Murder in Fairyland (Abigail Corfman)

Links

• XYZZY Award for Best Individual PC at Wikipedia.