Because you like Dorian Gray in Dorian Gray
Toph is a tenacious earthbender full of spirit and spunk and hates when people try to baby her because she's blind. See them in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Serena van der Woodsen is a wild child. Too wild, her friends and family might argue. See them in Gossip Girl.
Sheldon Cooper is brilliant in every way except, well, interacting with any human being. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
If the awesome Andie Walsh is from the wrong side of the tracks, we don't want to be right. See them in Pretty in Pink.
As high-strung as she is talented, Rachel Berry both marches and sings to the beat of her own drum. See them in Glee.
Tony Stonem is the golden boy of Bristol. Problem is, he knows it. See them in Skins.
Raj Koothrappali is an astrophysicist who sees stars when he feebly tries to chat up women. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
Clarice Starling is patiently working with one serial killer to stop another. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.
Chanel Oberlin is a big fan of herself, and she can't see why anyone else wouldn't be too. See them in Scream Queens.
Rarity has been dreaming of the day her designs will dazzle Canterlot. See them in My Little Pony.
Harrison Wells is a brilliant scientist full of secrets. See them in DC Extended Universe.
If only real life were as easy for Abed Nadir to understand as he knows pop culture. See them in Community.