Because you like Chun-Li in Street Fighter

Tifa Lockhart is part mother hen, part martial arts bad-ass. See them in Final Fantasy Series.

With an A.I. as loyal and witty as Cortana, who needs humans? See them in Halo.

Big Boss is a disillusioned mercenary commander who wants to create a world for soldiers (and soldiers alone). See them in Metal Gear Series.

Wario is greedy, gross, and gluttonous. See them in WarioWare.

Closing off her emotions makes Lightning a great fighter, but at what personal cost? See them in Final Fantasy Series.

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

Illiterate and oblivious, Crash Bandicoot is still a hero. See them in Crash Bandicoot.

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.

Raiden is an efficient soldier haunted by his repressed past. See them in Metal Gear Series.

He may be one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, but War still maintains a strong sense of honor. See them in Darksiders Series.

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

Stoic, cynical, and brilliant, Solid Snake was genetically engineered to be the perfect soldier. See them in Metal Gear Series.