Because you like Ratchet in Ratchet & Clank

Dr. Gordon Freeman is a brilliant physicist is a quiet hero. And given all the violent aliens, he better be. See them in Half-Life.

Red doesn't like to explain herself. She wants her work to do the talking. See them in Transistor.

An assassin with supernatural gifts, Corvo Attano is the last guy you should frame for murder. See them in Dishonored.

A genetic experiment engineered to be the perfect assassin, Agent 47 is cold, professional, and lethal. See them in Hitman.

Sarah Kerrigan is pretty much the Queen Bitch of the Universe. See them in StarCraft .

It's hard enough fighting a war. But it's worse for Commander Shepard, knowing no matter how hard you try, you can't save them all. See them in Mass Effect.

When push comes to shove, the usually overly cautious Luigi has the heart of a hero. See them in Super Mario Bros..

An aristocrat-turned-tomb-raider, Lara Croft does her best thinking while plunging off cliffs. See them in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

A bureaucrat in the Land of the Dead, Manuel Calavera is a jaded, sarcastic loner who just might have a hidden heroic side. See them in Grim Fandango.

Did he ever tell you the definition of insanity? Just wait, and this psychopath will do just that. See them in Far Cry 3.

It turns out Dracula's son Alucard has some pretty severe daddy issues. See them in Castlevania.

More of a sex symbol than a crime-stopper, the original Silk Spectre has now become the ultimate superhero stage mom. See them in Watchmen.