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Meat Boy is the main playable character in Super Meat Boy. He is a boy with no skin who pursues Dr. Fetus in hopes of rescuing his girlfriend, Bandage Girl.
Dopefish was one of the characters that appeared in Commander Keen 4. It has since then done numerous cameo appearances in other games.
Gordon Freeman is the iconic main character in Valve Software's Half-Life series, and one of most well-recognized examples of the silent-protagonist.
The mysterious protagonist of the Bit.Trip franchise.
A ball of tar who is trying to save his special lady
A hotshot American street fighter and one of the main protagonists of the Fatal Fury series. Along with leading the "Fatal Fury" team in the King of Fighters series, he is often SNK's choice for crossovers.
Shovel Knight is the protagonist of the game of the same name. A valiant hero out on a quest to rescue his beloved Shield Knight, he shovels well. He shovels *very* well.
A kunoichi and the last heiress to the Shiranui ninja clan in the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series. She often sees fellow Shiranui-ryu practitioner Andy Bogard as her love interest.
The Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System of the Aperture Science Enrichment Center in Portal. GLaDOS is a maniacal, rogue AI known for her disdain for humans and unintentionally humorous nature.
A Venezuelan-born baseball pitcher who was the Seattle Mariners' ace for 15 seasons, and is now widely considered the greatest pitcher in the team's history. His achievements include a perfect game, a Cy Young Award, and over 2500 strikeouts.
An enigmatic character of disturbing power, the inhuman G-Man represents an unknown, trans-dimensional organization, and is a major influence on the events in the Half-Life universe.
An oft-unemployed warrior based on a rejected Street Fighter II character. He has made a number of cameo appearances in games, typically due to Kickstarter rewards.
Meat Boy's girlfriend who gets captured at the beginning of the game and has to be rescued by him.
Satan is the Devil, the incarnation of Evil in the universe, the Lord of Hell, the Prince of Darkness, and a very prominent figure in the Abrahamic religions. Naturally, he appears in many videogames, often as a final boss or last encounter. He is commonly depicted as a tempter that leads the faithful astray, and it's generally a bad idea to trust him.
The personification of death, also known as the Grim Reaper in American culture. Death in this context represents inevitable human mortality.
A luchador on a quest to save El Presidente's daughter.
A mythical elderly North Pole resident that is said to deliver presents worldwide on Christmas Eve.
First President of the United States of America and Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, George Washington is often considered the "Father of the United States".
An American practitioner of Shiranui-style ninjitsu, master of Koppō-ken, and Terry Bogard's younger brother in both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series.
The Postal Dude is a murderer, and kind of a dick all in all, but one thing remains the same: no matter the twisted acts he performs, he regrets nothing.
South Town's most notorious crime boss throughout early parts of the Fatal Fury series and one of SNK's most well-known fighting game antagonists.
A Black Mesa security guard and deep cover operative of the human resistance movement on post-Combine occupied Earth, Barney is a good friend of Gordon Freeman and one of several principle characters of the Half-Life franchise.
The main antagonist of Super Meat Boy. He's a fetus in a robot suit constantly plotting against Meat Boy. He also hates you.
A Korean master of Taekwondo in the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series, often fighting for justice, righteousness, and discipline. In the KOF series, he tries to reform a certain pair of criminals as his teammates.
Primary antagonist of Half-Life 2 and a general betrayer of humanity.
A Japanese Muay Thai champion in both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series, who often teams up with the Bogard brothers (sometimes as a comedic foil).
Isaac was an employee at Black Mesa when the Combine invasion occurred. Since then, he has been helping the resistance fight back by the only means a scientist can. By sciencing! He has a Head-Crab pet named Lamarr. Isaac Kleiner and Eli Vance are considered the leaders of the resistance.
A key player in the resistance against the Combine, Alyx Vance accompanies Gordon Freeman throughout much of Half-Life 2 and its related episodes.
Isaac is the main character from the Binding of Isaac, a game by Edmund McMillen.
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