Because you like Imperator Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road
The Terminator is an emotionless killing machine who won't stop until he's changed the future. See them in The Terminator.
After being resurrected and discovering his new morphing abilities, Alex Mercer uses them to combat the virus now ravaging New York. See them in Prototype Series.
Brandon Teena is an adventurous young man with the courage to be himself. See them in Boys Don't Cry.
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.
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.
It's hard enough fighting a war. But it's worse for Commander Shepard, knowing no matter how hard you try, you can't save them all. See them in Mass Effect.
Whether he’s hacking or dodging a bullet, Neo has a poker face that never drops. And it doesn’t hurt that he’s prophesied to be "The One" to save humanity. See them in The Matrix.
Kumar Patel is always high, always hungry for sliders. See them in Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle.
Wei Shen is an undercover cop on a mission for justice (or at least vengeance). See them in Sleeping Dogs.
A champion of chivalry, Don Quixote is dutifully bringing good to the world—even when others think he's out of his mind. See them in Don Quixote.
Jason Bourne is suffering amnesia, but considering what he's done as a CIA assassin, maybe that's for the best. See them in The Bourne Identity.
Although Morrigan knows every kind of magic there is, friendship is an untested area for her. See them in Dragon Age Series.