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Fox McCloud leads a team of pilots through the Lylat System in search of the evil genius Andross, the villain that killed his father. See them in Star Fox.

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

Don't let his old age fool you, Heihachi Mishima is a ruthless pragmatist who values self-reliance above all else. See them in Tekken .

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

For Sly Cooper, stealing isn't just about the haul. It's also about the journey. See them in Sly Cooper.

For Kazuya Mishima, the power of the Devil is now his and his alone. See them in Tekken .

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

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

Raz is a 10-year-old boy who mostly stays in his own head, which makes sense since that's where he is strongest. See them in Psychonauts.

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.

A resourceful ship systems engineer, Isaac Clarke does his best to batttle the infection spreading across space. See them in Dead Space.