Because you like Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions
Hiccup Haddock III may be the only Viking nerd in recorded history. See them in How to Train Your Dragon.
Ellie is more world-weary than most 14-year-olds. You would be too if your world was infested with zombies. See them in The Last of Us.
John Locke is an eerily calm, confident believer in the magic of the island that gave him his legs back. See them in Lost.
Given his ability to wrench street signs from the ground, Shizuo Heiwajima is a useful one to have in dangerous Ikekuburo. See them in Durarara!!.
With the loyalty and pluckiness of a puppy, Nana Komatsu is a hopeless romantic. See them in Nana.
Hotheaded and arrogant, Kaneda is nevertheless fiercely protective of the biker gang he leads. See them in Akira.
Cynicism is his armor and words are his weapons, but what Tyrion Lannister would really like is some nice wine. See them in Game of Thrones.
After training a herd of raptor dinosaurs, everything else is a breeze for Owen Grady. See them in Jurassic World.
An All-American football player, a ping pong star, and a freakishly determined runner, Forrest Gump has a ton of stories to tell. See them in Forrest Gump.
Steve Rogers is a good soldier. But above all, he's a good man. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Shrek is a nasty-on-the-surface ogre with a heart of gold and an earful of wax. See them in Shrek.
Shaun is used to being lazy. And now, you're asking him to fight for his life? See them in Shaun of the Dead.