So you have a game.

In this game, you pick a class to be. Like Warrior, Thief, etc.

But, instead of the usual lame D&D / Final Fantasy rip-offs, you could pick any class based on any video game character ever.

So, what would you like to see in such a game? Disregard setting or mood.

This is to help me brainstorm for something. Give as many suggestions as you want/can/should/could/will. ^^

Here's what I have, with inspiration in parentheses:

Badass Demon Hunter (Dante)
Angry Spartan (Kratos)
War Scientist (Gordon Freeman from Half-Life)
Cockroach Warrior (Lu Bu from Dynasty Warriors)
Cyborg Ninja (Raiden from MGS)
Traceur Assassin (Altair from Assassin's Creed)
Dodgy Pugilist (Gene from God Hand)

What else? ^^

Red Italian Plumber(mario)

Secret Agent (James Bond)
Demolitions Expert (Bomberman)

Bass Player (Ross Valory in Journey the Arcade Game)

Uptight Asian

Badass Ninja (Ryu Hayabusa)

Waitwaitwaitwait, wasn't Ryu Hayabusa the ninja who preferred to take hordes of enemies head-on instead of stealthing them and who fell for the same traps every single level? O.o

I guess there's a lot of ninjas.

Tech Ninja With a Really Hard Game (Shinobi)
Female Ninja With a Really Bad Game (Kunoichi)
Not-Stealth-At-All Ninja (Ryu Hayabusa, Strider Hiryu, etc)

Man whore (Zelos)

Maverick Hunter (Megaman)

Hapless Citizen (Every NPC with nothing better to do than talk about the weather, and say it every single time you talk to them)

Male cheerleader (Elite Beat Agents)
Strange Japanese hero (Goemon)
Gitaroo Man

DESU! (Desu)

Elfin Courage Avatar. (Link)
Curiously Skilled Eukaryote (Any game based on making the latest "trendy critter" "hip" and/or "with" the youth crowd by giving him/her bad catchphrases or gestures.
examples would be "Sonic the Hedgehog", "Aero the Acrobat", "Crash Bandicoot", "Earthworm Jim", "Donky Kong's Adventure",
and even "Spyro the Dragon."

I'm... at a loss of words.

=D

Guitar hero (Guess)