11. Ethan Winters

First appearance: Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Fans of long-lived series like Resident Evil have a tendency to write off new characters without giving them a chance.

But Ethan Winters has earned a place on this list with grit and clenched teeth.

Despite having no training whatsoever, Ethan manages to drive the Baker family back and becomes instrumental in controlling the viral-enhanced mold outbreak in the bayou.

Hell, he even gets his hand sawed off only to put it back together with some chewing gum and duct tape minutes later.

Wait, what?

Go play Resident Evil Village if you want to know how he pulled that feat off.