Because you like Duke Nukem in Duke Nukem
Char is always thinking two or three steps ahead of the enemy. See them in Mobile Suit Gundam Series.
Driven by guilt and rage, Kratos is less a man and more an unstoppable avatar of anger and hate. See them in God of War.
Fate has forced Amuro into the terrors of war, and he must use the Gundam and all of its power if he is to make it out alive. See them in Mobile Suit Gundam Series.
Waylon Smithers would do anything for his boss, and would love to do a few things *to* him. See them in The Simpsons.
Hoban Washburne shows you can be a hotshot space pilot *and* play with dinosaurs. See them in Firefly.
Turanga Leela is the daughter of two mutants who live in the sewers below New York City. See them in Futurama.
A karate master/rocket scientist/squirrel, Sandy Cheeks is the only one who can clean up the other resident's messes in Bikini Bottom. See them in SpongeBob SquarePants.
Resourceful and courageous, Chun-Li is dedicated to using her considerable strengths against evil. See them in Street Fighter.
Relentlessly cheery Ned Flanders enjoys a nice piece of bread with water on the side for dipping See them in The Simpsons.
From secret organizations to alien attacks, Kyon's life has been one weird, unexplainable thing happening after another. See them in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Warm and caring, Kitty Forman acts like a mom towards all of her kids' friends. See them in That '70s Show.