Because you like Colonel Graff in Ender's Game

Tom Haverford is set on being a world-renowned entrepreneur who dates models. Problem is, he's stuck in Indiana with a lazy business partner. See them in Parks and Recreation.

Michaelangelo is an above-ground crime-fighter by night, and a pizza-eating, sewer-dwelling mutant ninja turtle by day. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Daphne Blake's unfailing enthusiasm keeps the team's morale up even as they're battling evil spirits and other ghouls. See them in Scooby-Doo.

Liesel Meminger is trying to ease the suffering of those around her, German and Jew alike. See them in The Book Thief.

Cosette is an idealistic woman whose innocence stands in contrast to her harsh childhood. See them in Les Miserables.

Clay Jensen's friend Hannah is gone, and he is determined to find out why even if that brings him pain. See them in Thirteen Reasons Why .

Boomerang is equally skilled at tossing boomerangs and tossing back beers. See them in DC Extended Universe.

Xander Harris' life motto: laugh in the face of danger and then hide until it goes away. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

From secret organizations to alien attacks, Kyon's life has been one weird, unexplainable thing happening after another. See them in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Relentlessly cheery Ned Flanders enjoys a nice piece of bread with water on the side for dipping See them in The Simpsons.

Hoban Washburne shows you can be a hotshot space pilot *and* play with dinosaurs. See them in Firefly.