Because you like Ratchet in Ratchet & Clank

A gruff and hardened professional, Marcus Fenix keeps his emotions buried deep. See them in Gears of War.

NiGHTS is a powerful but childlike spirit who hates being told what to do. See them in NiGHTS into Dreams.

An undercover DEA agent, Max Payne is too focused on avenging the past to plan for the future. See them in Max Payne.

With an A.I. as loyal and witty as Cortana, who needs humans? See them in Halo.

Closing off her emotions makes Lightning a great fighter, but at what personal cost? See them in Final Fantasy Series.

Illiterate and oblivious, Crash Bandicoot is still a hero. See them in Crash Bandicoot.

Mario is a plumber who wears a ridiculous outfit, eats weird looking mushrooms, and fits himself inside your pipes so he can save a princess. See them in Super Mario Bros..

Big Boss is a disillusioned mercenary commander who wants to create a world for soldiers (and soldiers alone). See them in Metal Gear Series.

Driven by guilt and rage, Kratos is less a man and more an unstoppable avatar of anger and hate. See them in God of War.

A super-soldier, Master Chief might be more machine than man. And for humanity's sake, thank God. See them in Halo.

Jim Raynor is a decent man in an indecent universe. See them in StarCraft.

A fight every now and then makes Dante's life a little more interesting. See them in Devil May Cry.