Because you like John Keating in Dead Poets Society

Charismatic, sociopathic, and dramatic, Charlie Bronson wants nothing more than to be famous. See them in Bronson.

Abandoned by her parents, Rey made her living selling scrap metal and got used to being her own friend and teacher. See them in Star Wars Series.

Brilliant, violent, and only a little insane, the Joker doesn't listen to anyone except the voices in his head. See them in DC Extended Universe.

Tony Stark's interests include cocktails, beautiful women, particle physics, and saving the world. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Kagami Hiiragi keeps her grades up, helps at Takanomiya Shrine, serves as class president, and hangs out with her friends. See them in Lucky Star.

Good fashion? Check. Snarky quips? Check. Supernatural evil-fighting powers? Also check. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Ava may just be the perfect woman. So long as she can pass a Turing test. See them in Ex Machina.

Eleanor puts up a tough front, even when everyone else tries to tear her down. See them in Eleanor and Park .

After being resurrected and discovering his new morphing abilities, Alex Mercer uses them to combat the virus now ravaging New York. See them in Prototype Series.

If it means fulfilling her ambitions, Satsuki Kiryuin will show neither shame nor hesitation. See them in Kill la Kill.

This metal-bending mutant may be misaligned with the genetically normal people of the world, but Magneto's got class for days. See them in X-Men Series.

Thor is Asgardian nobility who is tickled by how us earthlings live. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.