Blank Slate (A Character that provides no story or connection to the player) E.g. Pac-Man, Call of Duty

Story Based (Characters with long, in-depth story that the player plays through or creates) E.g. Last of Us,

Player Created (A Character that the player creates such as in World of Warcraft or Sims)

Non-playable (Characters that the player does not directly play, but interactions with throughout the game)