Because you like Benny in City of God

After having his mind altered after a bad breakup, Joel Barish is not convinced that ignorance is bliss. See them in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Walter White's knowledge of chemistry allows him to cook astoundingly pure meth, leading to a rapid – albeit tumultuous – rise in the criminal drug world. See them in Breaking Bad.

His name is Chucky, and he's your friend till the end. Hidey-ho! See them in Child's Play.

Reckless, vulgar, loud-mouthed: that's what makes Amethyst so awesome. See them in Steven Universe.

Just call Jeff Lebowski The Dude. Or His Dudeness, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into that whole brevity thing. See them in The Big Lebowski.

Ellen Ripley defines the word "badass." When she's not leading her crew on an interstellar voyage, she's slaying terrifying creatures. See them in Alien.

We're all puppets. Dr. Manhattan is just a puppet who can see the strings. See them in Watchmen.

Tattoos, bad boys, and heroin: Jane Margolis is learning that some vices are more dangerous than others. See them in Breaking Bad.

Love Quinn is a trained chef and excellent girlfriend, but she's hiding something dark. And bloody. See them in You.

The self-proclaimed "only guilty man in Shawshank prison" has wisdom to share, such as the best way to smuggle a Rita Hayworth poster into a Maine prison. See them in The Shawshank Redemption.

An agile and powerful swordswoman, Saber is a dignified warrior down to her bones. See them in Fate/Stay Night.

Though a painful tragedy leaves her closed off and distant, Rosalina is still an endlessly kind princess. See them in Super Mario Galaxy .