Because you like Max in Sam & Max
A short-tempered guy, Bowser is determined to wreak havoc on the Mushroom Kingdom. See them in Super Mario Bros..
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.
A great galactic bounty hunter, Samus Aran is not as good at expressing emotions. See them in Metroid.
An off-beat dork, John Egbert is funny, inventive, and endlessly optimistic. See them in Homestuck.
Thanos is an intergalactic warlord, on the hunt for infinite power. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
For Celty Sturluson, it's rather upsetting to be the only headless girl in a city filled with full-bodied humans. See them in Durarara!!.
Michael Kelso gets by on his good looks and his openhearted nature. See them in That '70s Show.
Years of brutal winters, foreign invasions, and crippling loneliness have left Russia's mental state far from wholly intact. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.
Tom Haverford is set on being a world-renowned entrepreneur who dates models. Problem is, he's stuck in Indiana with a lazy business partner. See them in Parks and Recreation.
Oscar Jarjayes is a sword-swinging, fearless Commander of the Royal Guard who cross-dresses as a man. See them in Rose of Versailles.
Usually the life of the party, Laszlo is now seriously planning the vampiric takeover of the New World. Or at least Staten Island. See them in What We Do In The Shadows.