Because you like Neil Perry in Dead Poets Society

Carl Fredricksen is a crotchety old man who may just have it in him to take one last, great adventure. See them in Up.

Bedside manner is for chumps, not the brilliant Dr. Gregory House. See them in House M.D..

Jax Teller can be cool or vengeful, calm or wrathful, depending on the situation. See them in Sons of Anarchy.

Smart but insecure, Tally Youngblood is torn between what she wants and what her society demands. See them in Uglies.

A ball of cheerful energy, Pinkie Pie is as sweet as her name suggests and lives to bring others joy with laughter and parties. See them in My Little Pony.

You wouldn't know it by looking at her, but beneath Sheila Jackson's sweet, motherly exterior lies a sex addict. See them in Shameless.

Living with a curse, Kyo Sohma is sick of being treated like garbage his whole life. See them in Fruits Basket.

Crono may not talk, but this time-traveling hero's heart speaks volumes. See them in Chrono Trigger.

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 .

Ichigo Momomiya is a bubbly student by day, magical cat-powered superhero by night. See them in Tokyo Mew Mew.

Cheerful, childlike, and easily jealous, fashion icon Misa Amane is smarter and crueler than she seems. See them in Death Note.

Hiccup Haddock III may be the only Viking nerd in recorded history. See them in How to Train Your Dragon.