Because you like Ratchet in Ratchet & Clank
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.
Harry Mason has been told that he worries too much, that he's a little paranoid. But he just wants to protect what he loves. See them in Silent Hill.
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 .
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.
An aristocrat-turned-tomb-raider, Lara Croft does her best thinking while plunging off cliffs. See them in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
When push comes to shove, the usually overly cautious Luigi has the heart of a hero. See them in Super Mario Bros..
It turns out Dracula's son Alucard has some pretty severe daddy issues. See them in Castlevania.
Did he ever tell you the definition of insanity? Just wait, and this psychopath will do just that. See them in Far Cry 3.
Greenpeace? No, this brave eco-terrorist is waging Greenwar. See them in Final Fantasy Series.