Because you like Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry
Cyclops shoots lasers out of his eyes, destroying anything in his line of sight. See them in X-Men Series.
James Gordon happens to be the one guy in Gotham City with proper morals who doesn't also run around in a cape. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Roger Kint is a nervous, weak, ham-handed criminal. We think. See them in The Usual Suspects.
Sarah Kerrigan is pretty much the Queen Bitch of the Universe. See them in StarCraft .
A blood-thirsty warrior on the battlefield, Ragnar Lothbrok is a dedicated family-man at home. See them in Vikings.
Aerith Gainsborough has lived a simple life, but when the world is threatened she's willing to step up and do whatever she can to help. See them in Final Fantasy Series.
Major Marquis Warren is a talkative, sharp-eyed, and cold-hearted Civil War soldier-turned-bounty hunter. See them in The Hateful Eight.
With those dearest to him dead and no one to trust, Max Rockatansky is a slightly hysterical man alone on the run in a post-apocalyptic world. See them in Mad Max: Fury Road.
They say they saved Adam Jensen by turning him into a cyborg, but he's not sure saved is the right word. See them in Deus Ex Series.
Marv is a brutish but principled thug who'd be right at home on an ancient battlefield. See them in Sin City.
