Because you like Captain Falcon in F-Zero
James Gordon happens to be the one guy in Gotham City with proper morals who doesn't also run around in a cape. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Aerith Gainsborough has lived a simple life, but when the world is threatened she's willing to step up and do whatever she can to help. See them in Final Fantasy Series.
M. Bison is a diabolical megalomaniac hell-bent on dominating the world. See them in Street Fighter.
Prideful and psychotic tendencies combine to make Dr. Eggman a dangerous and villain who will squash anyone in his path. See them in Sonic the Hedgehog.
Illiterate and oblivious, Crash Bandicoot is still a hero. See them in Crash Bandicoot.
An upbeat, fun-loving teen, Sora would do anything for his friends. See them in Kingdom Hearts.
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.
Michaelangelo is an above-ground crime-fighter by night, and a pizza-eating, sewer-dwelling mutant ninja turtle by day. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Simon Belmont is a vampire hunter bravely carrying on the family business. See them in Castlevania.
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 .
Spyro the Dragon loves getting into trouble around the Dragon Realms. See them in Spyro the Dragon.