• Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer from Predator: As the only surviving member of a squad who encountered a Predator, Dutch isn't afraid to take risks and do what he needs to do to survive. He might not be the best at keeping everyone around him alive, but he'll make sure the objective is taken out no matter what the cost. Plus he's handy to have around for catchphrases and one-liners.
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• Second Lieutenant Juan "Johnny" Rico from Starship Troopers: Sure, he may have joined up for a girl, and he almost washed himself out after he got a squadmate killed, but when the going got tough he decided to man up for the job. Heck, he was even reported dead and survived a giant claw through his thigh.
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• Sergeant Todd from Soldier: As a genetically engineered soldier who has been trained since birth, Todd won't break down and start wishing he was back home during a skirmish in the rings of Saturn. He's a cold, calculating, killing machine, and he's there to get the job done. Just don't expect him to show any emotion.
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• Sergeant Andrew Scott from Universal Soldier: You'd need two sergeants to keep a group like this in line, so why not balance out Sgt. Todd's emotionless stare with the over the top insanity from Sgt. Scott? He'd be crazy enough to put the fear of god in you, and you probably wouldn't question his orders.
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• Master Chief from Halo: As another genetically engineered super soldier, Master Chief is already tough under his hardened battle armor, and he'd be the perfect man to throw at groups of invading aliens for some brute force action. Plus he seems to have an endless supply of lives on-hand, which could come in handy.
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• Mandalorian Supercommando Jango Fett from Star Wars: Jango Fett was so tough and feared that they eventually engineered an entire clone army of soldiers from his DNA. He could go toe to toe with Jedi Knights and survive (for the most part), although his clones didn't seem to be able to shoot that straight. He's handy to have around to serve as every member of the squad in case you lose someone.
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• Pvt. First Class Jenette Vasquez from Aliens: Vasquez was tougher than every man on her squad in Aliens, proving that she could trade bullets with the best of them. She lugged around a giant M56 Smart Gun, and she wasn't afraid to get down, dirty, and up close with a pistol. Plus, women in uniform who kick as much ass as she does are just hot.
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• Colonial Fleet Ensign Samuel Anders from Battlestar Galactica: As a former star Pyramid player for the Caprica Buccaneers, Anders has the moves and the stamina to pull off flanking maneuvers and keep going when the going gets tough. He's also just found out he's a Cylon, and I'm sure that means he has other capabilities as well. Of course, he might murder you in your sleep too.
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• Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart from Doctor Who: As the leader of U.N.I.T. (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce), he's used to handling strange situations and issuing commands under pressure. From his dealings with the Doctor, he's also used to seeing a lot of really strange shit, so he'd be cool and calm while time-traveling wraiths try to invade. Also, he probably makes a darn good cup of tea.

• Thanks to Finite_Elephant for suggesting this triviagasm. Got other ideas? Let us have 'em!

Bionic Commando was originally released back in 1987 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan, featuring "Rad" as the bionically gifted hero. He had to use his arm to fend off scored of Neo Nazis and defeat a resurrected Adolf Hitler as the final boss. When they brought this game over to American, however, they changed the Nazis into "Badds" and Adolf because "Master-D," who sounds like a rapper.

Capcom's updated version of the game features the return of Nathan "Rad" Spencer, his arm and a real backstory. It's ten years later, and he's been betrayed by his government and sentenced to death. The game will be fully 3D and features Mike Patton, the former lead singer of Faith No More, as the voice Rad. If Rad ever once says, "You want it all but you can't have it," then I swear to god I'm hurling my controller through the window.

Anyhow, here's what Rad's bionic-upgrade arm can do:

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• It has a grappling hook attached, letting him swing across gaps a scale buildings. Which comes in useful because in the original game, you couldn't even jump. Maybe those bionic arms are really heavy.
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• He can whip barrels, crates, debris, and other things you find scattered around in video games at his enemies, using that hook-arm attachment like Indy.
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• He can deflect bullets with the arm, Wonder Woman-style.
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• In the original game he could use it to tap into the enemy's lines of communication, but it's not clear if they'll be bringing that over. It's either that, or slip a tire iron inside, in case he needs to tighten anything up.
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• In the novelization of the original game, the arm could do a lot more, like throw flamed and get people to tell the truth. Although it's unclear how he did that, except maybe by threatening to crush their balls with his steel hand.
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The environments in this game look especially pretty, in a sort of interstate dystopian freeway in disrepair kind of way. According to the developers, "On the very day of Spencer's execution, terrorists detonate a massive experimental weapon in Ascension City, unleashing an intense earthquake that has turned the city into rubble and wiped out its population." In other words, traffic is really going to be a bitch.