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Bella Swan thinks of it as her job to help her parents and protect her friends, even though it often ends up the other way around. See them in Twilight.
Christian Grey is just as controlling in the bedroom as the boardroom. See them in Fifty Shades of Grey.
Phoenix Wright is an easygoing defense attorney who is rarely defensive. See them in Ace Attorney Series .
When it comes to flattery, manipulation, and politics, Oswald Cobblepot can play with the best of them. See them in Gotham.
Howl puts the "tortured" in tortured artist. He just wants to be recognized for his work, but no one wants to trust a boy that sorta looks like a bird. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.
V is a violent anarchist with literally nothing left to lose. But, he might have a point. See them in V for Vendetta.
Mystique is a shape-shifting mutant who, after too many disappointments, does not want to co-exist with humans. See them in X-Men Series.
Francis Freeman may be impervious to pain, but he sure knows how to inflict it. See them in Deadpool.
Once a lonely hat maker, Sophie Hatter is now cleaning goo from bathtubs and cooking breakfast for the grumpiest wizard in all the land. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.
Closing off her emotions makes Lightning a great fighter, but at what personal cost? See them in Final Fantasy Series.