Because you like David Wooderson in Dazed and Confused
D.J. Tanner is a rebellious teen who wishes her lame dad would butt out of her personal life. See them in Full House.
Rayman is a fearless hero who flies into action with a propeller on his head and a smile on his face. See them in Rayman.
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.
A few millennia in the mortal realm have caused DEATH to be quite enamored of life. See them in Discworld.
Raiden is an efficient soldier haunted by his repressed past. See them in Metal Gear Series.
The self-described "ghost with the most" knows the ins-and-outs of specter life like no other. Just ask him. See them in Beetlejuice.
Rupert Giles is a librarian on the outside, fearless evil-fighter on the inside. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
John Locke is an eerily calm, confident believer in the magic of the island that gave him his legs back. See them in Lost.
Victor Frankenstein can create life, so he's pretty awesome if he says so himself. See them in Frankenstein.
Shrek is a nasty-on-the-surface ogre with a heart of gold and an earful of wax. See them in Shrek.
Fiona Gallagher wants to be able to give her siblings everything that they deserve because her parents aren't going to do it. See them in Shameless.