In Resident Evil, Jill Valentine is an explosives expert who’s worked with the U.S. Army and the Raccoon Police Department. In RE3: Nemesis, she’s forced to partner with an ex-member of the Umbrella Corporations paramilitary force in order to escape Raccoon City before a nuke strikes it.

Lara Croft is just your average run-of-the-mill English archaeologist. Dodging boulders, navigating through ancient ruins, and fighting giant stone statues is just your typical day for this video game icon. She’s been somersaulting through hazardous tombs for over a decade and she’s only getting better.

In Metal Gear Solid, Dr. Hal Emmerich, nicknamed Otacon, was a gifted scientist like his father, possessing a high intellect in computer programming and mechanical engineering. A big fan of Japanese animation shows, especially that of the sci-fi and mecha genres, his hobby also gave him an optimistic inspiration and drive to help create new beneficial technologies and innovations for society with his genius, which was also reinforced with a sense of responsibility and level-headed perspective, especially during his experience of the Shadow Moses Incident.

Liquid Ocelot was Liquid Snake’s doppelgänger and Solid Snake’s final nemesis, appearing in Metal Gear Solid 2 as a minor villain and Metal Gear Solid 4 as the main villain. He is an alter ego of Revolver Ocelot caused after fusing with Liquid Snake’s arm and engaging in hypnotherapy. In MGS4, he creates the Outer Heaven PMC to take on The Patrots.

In Metal Gear Solid, Big Boss is also known as Naked Snake, Punished Snake, Venom Snake, or Snake. He’s been a covert operative, decorated war hero, and rogue mercenary, making his allegiances as hard to keep track of as his codenames.

In Metal Gear Solid, Liquid Snake, real name Eli, also known as White Mamba, McDonell/Master Miller, or simply Liquid, is the leader of FOXHOUND during the Shadow Moses Incident. He is almost an exact double of Solid Snake in terms of appearance, with the only distinguishable feature being his darker skin tone and fair hair color. He also has a tattoo on his left arm, which resembled the Rod of Asclepius, but with a sword in its place and with the words “Temptation Revelation.”