Because you like Kumar Patel in Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle

Resourceful and courageous, Chun-Li is dedicated to using her considerable strengths against evil. See them in Street Fighter.

If anyone can stay optimistic and friendly under harsh alien rule, it's Alyx Vance. See them in Half-Life 2.

Celie Johnson says she's poor, black, and may even be ugly. But dear God she's here. See them in The Color Purple.

Blade has all the cool vampire powers with none of the weaknesses. Definitely not a guy to pick a fight with. See them in Blade.

Roger Kint is a nervous, weak, ham-handed criminal. We think. See them in The Usual Suspects.

A courageous boy robot, Mega Man is dedicated to achieving everlasting peace. See them in Mega Man.

Ash Williams is a houseware clerk at S-Mart and the Chosen One. See them in The Evil Dead.

Riggan Thomson is a washed-up movie star running from his inner demons. Alas those inner demons look just like the superhero he used to play. See them in Birdman.

Peter Venkman's "research" projects are designed to get undergraduate students to sleep with him. Though it turns out he can bust ghosts. See them in Ghostbusters.

Brandon Teena is an adventurous young man with the courage to be himself. See them in Boys Don't Cry.

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

A brilliant "extractor," Dom Cobb has spent the past few years running from the authorities and his inner demons. See them in Inception.