Because you like Captain Ahab in Moby Dick
Sydney Bristow is a kick-ass double agent on a mission for revenge. See them in Alias.
The last war left his economy devastated, and now Germany is engaged in another war and stuck with two barely trained allies for help. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.
Crono may not talk, but this time-traveling hero's heart speaks volumes. See them in Chrono Trigger.
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.
Red doesn't like to explain herself. She wants her work to do the talking. See them in Transistor.
Despite the dissolution of his state, Prussia hangs on – mooching off his younger brother Germany and reading comics. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.
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.
In constant agony, Ava Starr will do anything to give up the superpowers that are slowly killing her. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Anya Jenkins has a real harsh bark to go with her demonic bite. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Relentlessly cheerful and optimistic, Erin Hannon is an office receptionist. See them in The Office.
John Wick is a widowed former Navy Seal who becomes a notoriously effective hitman, killing over 124 people with gunshots alone. See them in John Wick.