Because you like Susan Storm in Fantastic Four

Formerly a "sweater-set-wearing, mojito-drinking sorority girl", Paige Collins is now a successful sculptor with slight memory loss. See them in The Vow.

There's nothing like discovering dear old dad is a serial killer to send you into an (understandable) funk. See them in Hannibal.

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

Whether she's working as a mild-mannered assistant or an all-powerful superhero, Kara Danvers is defined above all by her huge heart. See them in Supergirl.

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.

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

Red doesn't like to explain herself. She wants her work to do the talking. See them in Transistor.

Jack's big imagination is never limited by his incredibly cramped surroundings. See them in Room.

The Kid doesn't talk. He just acts with determination. See them in Bastion.

Timid and a bit insecure, Amy Antsler has big dreams of activism and meeting new people. She's learning it's easier said than done. See them in Booksmart.

After having his mind altered after a bad breakup, Joel Barish is not convinced that ignorance is bliss. See them in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Cassie Sullivan is resilient and resourceful, but she's not quite as brave as she pretends to be. See them in The 5th Wave.