Because you like Hans Gruber in Die Hard

When the going gets tough, Dre Johnson gets tougher. Well, he'd like to think he does. See them in Blackish.

People think Karen Smith is a dumb blonde, but she disagrees and is proud she can predict the weather with her breasts. See them in Mean Girls.

A deadbeat dad and small-time con-artist, Frank Gallagher gives nothing and yet expects everything. See them in Shameless.

Mikasa Ackerman is a near-perfect soldier who won't break her stone-faced expression whether she's killing foes or protecting loved ones. See them in Attack on Titan.

It doesn't matter how noble or brave he is. Jon Snow is a bastard, and people don't let him forget it. See them in Game of Thrones.

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 .

A benevolent madman with a blue box, The Doctor is traveling through time and space to heal the wounds of the universe. See them in Doctor Who.

Chandler Bings keeps his friends on their toes with his cutting wit, all the while trying to discover his own place in life. Could he BE any funnier? See them in Friends.

Curving free kicks and crosses is tough, but keeping her soccer passion from her disapproving family is way tougher for Jess. See them in Bend It Like Beckham.

Shrek is a nasty-on-the-surface ogre with a heart of gold and an earful of wax. See them in Shrek.

Jack Frost would rather crack a joke or throw a snowball than take anything seriously. See them in Rise of the Guardians.

Susanna Kaysen is an aspiring writer, despairing young woman who struggles with suicidal thoughts. See them in Girl, Interrupted.