Because you like Wei Shen in Sleeping Dogs

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

Kazuma Kiryu's legendary strength and exploits have earned him the nickname of Dragon of Dojima. See them in Yakuza.

The Kid doesn't talk. He just acts with determination. See them in Bastion.

Faith balances her adventurous thrill-seeking attitude with a righteous passion for justice. See them in Mirror's Edge.

Jin Kazama is a fearsome warrior torn between the darkness and the light. See them in Tekken .

Ratchet is a shoot-first, ask-questions-later, and then-shoot-again kind of lombax. See them in Ratchet & Clank.

Simon Belmont is a vampire hunter bravely carrying on the family business. See them in Castlevania.

He's an everyday earthworm turned intergalactic hero. See them in Earthworm Jim.

Clank is the quintessential rational, intelligent robot sidekick. See them in Ratchet & Clank.

After figuring out how both the light and dark halves of his soul could co-exist, Jak is maturing into a real hero. See them in Jak and Daxter.

There are men who embrace destiny and do not show their fear. These are the ones that change the world forever. See them in Dragon Age Series.

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.