Because you like Yu Shu Lien in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Spencer Reid's super-smarts helps catch killers, and his social awkwardness endears co-workers. See them in Criminal Minds.
For Dana Scully, sometimes looking for extreme possibilities makes you blind to the probable explanation right in front of you. See them in The X-Files.
Fox Mulder is a devoted believer in aliens, monsters, and that the truth is out there. See them in The X-Files.
As a psychokinetic who was raised in a lab, Eleven is finding Indiana to be a scary world. But at least she's discovered Eggo waffles. See them in Stranger Things.
It’s usually the good-looking, charismatic, play-by-their-own-rules types that get everyone into trouble, and Tyler Durden is Exhibit A. See them in Fight Club.
After surviving consecutive fights-to-the-death (damn you, President Snow!), Katniss Everdeen is thrust to the front lines of a real war. See them in The Hunger Games .
Her unhappy childhood has left her unsure of the existence of happy endings. Mary Jane Watson hides her pain beneath a joke and a smile. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
If you died and came back to life, and then died more times and came back, you might stop battling evil mutants. Not Jean Grey. See them in X-Men Series.
Buttercup is a farm girl turned princess who'd do anything to have her old life back. See them in The Princess Bride.
His elfin self-confidence can border on pretension, but Legolas Greenleaf is a fearsome fighter and a loyal friend. See them in The Lord of the Rings.
Melinda May is a woman of few words and many talents. Most of them martial. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.