Because you like Don Quixote in Don Quixote
M. Bison is a diabolical megalomaniac hell-bent on dominating the world. See them in Street Fighter.
Jim Stark is a teen torn apart by what the world asks of him. See them in Rebel Without A Cause.
Beware! Anton Chigurh carries a coin with him, which he forces his victims to flip to decide whether they will live or die. See them in No Country for Old Men.
Brandon Teena is an adventurous young man with the courage to be himself. See them in Boys Don't Cry.
We're all puppets. Dr. Manhattan is just a puppet who can see the strings. See them in Watchmen.
Max Fischer is the President of every club who's fighting to save Latin at his school and kiss his teacher. See them in Rushmore.
Stuck on a lifeboat with zoo animals without food and fresh water, Pi Patel uses his intelligence to face the greatest test of all: survival. See them in Life of Pi.
James Gordon happens to be the one guy in Gotham City with proper morals who doesn't also run around in a cape. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Macbeth was probably named "Most Likely to Kill His Rivals" in his senior yearbook. See them in Macbeth.
Phoebe Caulfield is a wise-beyond-her-years 10-year-old with an empathetic spirit. See them in The Catcher in the Rye.
Char is always thinking two or three steps ahead of the enemy. See them in Mobile Suit Gundam Series.