In RWBY, Roman Torchwick may be a fugitive criminal, but that doesn’t stop him from being a formal gentleman. His cane is indispensable, used as a melee weapon, firearm, and grappling hook all at once. His bowler hat and cane are a nod to A Clockwork Orange

In Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Miles Edgeworth is a prosecutor who had a perfect trial record until he loses a case to his childhood friend Phoenix Wright. Up until that point he did anything it took to win a case but his loss made him re-evaluate the way he conducted his job.

William Anthonio Zeppeli is a main character in Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood. He is a traveling martial artist seeking to destroy a cursed Stone Mask that has haunted his life. He is the friend and mentor of protagonist Jonathan Joestar, who he teaches the mystical art of Hamon to stop his vampire rival, Dio Brando. He is the first Hamon User in the series as well as the first member of the Zeppeli Family, who play a large role in the whole series.

Light Yagami is who you get when you take a sociopath and give him the ability to kill anyone just by writing their name in the Death Note book. Though he intends to rid the world of evil with his new powers, he soon becomes corrupted in his plan to become the god of the new world.

In Dragon Ball Z, Goku is a mighty warrior with superhuman strength. Normally carefree and cheerful, it’s not just his hair that changes when he goes Super Saiyan on you.

In One Piece, “Cat Burglar” Nami is a pirate and navigator of the Straw Hat Pirates. She excels for her ability to forecast the weather, though her special ability to control weather phenomena surely helps.