Because you like Basil Hallward in Dorian Gray

On the football field, Tim Riggins has it together. But off the field, he sports bloodshot eyes and broken hearts. See them in Friday Night Lights (TV).

Fiona Gallagher wants to be able to give her siblings everything that they deserve because her parents aren't going to do it. See them in Shameless.

Dr. Gordon Freeman is a brilliant physicist is a quiet hero. And given all the violent aliens, he better be. See them in Half-Life.

Fox McCloud leads a team of pilots through the Lylat System in search of the evil genius Andross, the villain that killed his father. See them in Star Fox.

Raised to happily follow the rules, Cassia might actually be more rebellious than she thinks she is. See them in Matched .

Margo loves mysteries so much that she becomes one. See them in Paper Towns.

He's an everyday earthworm turned intergalactic hero. See them in Earthworm Jim.

With great power comes great responsibility, but Peter Parker always seems to get the short end of that bargain. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

For Vada Sultenfuss, it's hard to embrace growing up when you're obsessed with death. See them in My Girl.

Reclusive, quiet, and seemingly emotionless, Lain Iwakura feels like an outsider in her hyper-connected world. See them in Serial Experiments Lain.

Konata Izumi has a live-now, worry-later view of the world. See them in Lucky Star.

Amy Townsend rarely wakes up in the same bed twice. See them in Trainwreck.