Because you like Flint Lockwood in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Sydney Bristow is a kick-ass double agent on a mission for revenge. See them in Alias.
Gollum is slimy and seething with hatred, the last person you would want to meet in a dark cave. See them in The Lord of the Rings.
As Marlena Rosenbluth is finding out, confidence in the limelight doesn't always translate to power at home. See them in Water for Elephants.
Gruff and sarcastic, Detective Harry Dresden use unconventional ways to track down perps, including using magic and the supernatural. See them in The Dresden Files.
Sally Albright is high maintenance who she thinks she's low maintenance. But she's still worth it. See them in When Harry Met Sally....
Claudia may look young, but she is a wise and philosophical vampire, knowing of the world and the darker nature of man. See them in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.
Just because Dracula wants to suck your blood doesn't mean he's not a gentleman. See them in Dracula.
Nick Fury is an enigmatic, manipulative, and eye-patched director of the Avengers Initiative. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
SpongeBob SquarePants lives in a pineapple under the sea. Absorbent and yellow and porous is he. See them in SpongeBob SquarePants.
With his own ship, Peter Quill calls his own shots, and gets to fly from planet to planet blasting '70s pop hits and picking up alien chicks. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Hiccup Haddock III may be the only Viking nerd in recorded history. See them in How to Train Your Dragon.
Hanna Marin is a determined girl defined by her ability to transform herself. See them in Pretty Little Liars.