Because you like Yuri Zhivago in Doctor Zhivago

Simon Belmont is a vampire hunter bravely carrying on the family business. See them in Castlevania.

It's impossible to say whether Winifred Burkle is cuter than she is smart, or vice versa. See them in Angel.

Sydney Bristow is a kick-ass double agent on a mission for revenge. See them in Alias.

A brilliant graduate student in Italy for "research," Oliver has other things on his mind: flirting, swimming, and dancing. See them in Call Me by Your Name.

Samwell Tarly is a scholar, not a fighter. But that's not good for an aspiring member of the Night's Watch. See them in Game of Thrones.

Burton Guster is a level-headed investigator with a "Super Sniffer" nose. See them in Psych.

Mark Sloan is the best plastic surgeon and biggest playboy the hospital's ever seen. See them in Grey's Anatomy.

Don't let his old age fool you, Heihachi Mishima is a ruthless pragmatist who values self-reliance above all else. See them in Tekken .

Talking to a stranger on a train is the best decision Jesse Wallace ever made. See them in Before Sunrise.

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

Catherine Linton was once spontaneous and rowdy but ever since marrying the wealthy Edgar, she has morphed into a boiling pot of emotional outbursts. See them in Wuthering Heights.

Peter Venkman's "research" projects are designed to get undergraduate students to sleep with him. Though it turns out he can bust ghosts. See them in Ghostbusters.