Because you like Jak in Jak and Daxter

Illiterate and oblivious, Crash Bandicoot is still a hero. See them in Crash Bandicoot.

A gruff and hardened professional, Marcus Fenix keeps his emotions buried deep. See them in Gears of War.

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

The Kid doesn't talk. He just acts with determination. See them in Bastion.

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

Red doesn't like to explain herself. She wants her work to do the talking. See them in Transistor.

An undercover DEA agent, Max Payne is too focused on avenging the past to plan for the future. See them in Max Payne.

Liu Kang spends his days training his body and spirit, seeking to become the ultimate warrior. See them in Mortal Kombat.

NiGHTS is a powerful but childlike spirit who hates being told what to do. See them in NiGHTS into Dreams.

An assassin with supernatural gifts, Corvo Attano is the last guy you should frame for murder. See them in Dishonored.

Meat Boy tenaciously throws himself into danger, and when he fails, he immediately gets back up and tries again. See them in Super Meat Boy.

Gruff and efficient, Sam Fisher protects a nation that can never admit he exists. See them in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.