Because you like Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th
Turanga Leela is the daughter of two mutants who live in the sewers below New York City. See them in Futurama.
A karate master/rocket scientist/squirrel, Sandy Cheeks is the only one who can clean up the other resident's messes in Bikini Bottom. See them in SpongeBob SquarePants.
Illiterate and oblivious, Crash Bandicoot is still a hero. See them in Crash Bandicoot.
Ursula will oh-so-generously grant your wishes for a price. See them in The Little Mermaid.
The self-described "ghost with the most" knows the ins-and-outs of specter life like no other. Just ask him. See them in Beetlejuice.
A monstrous pirate captain, Davy Jones is quite literally heartless. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.
Boomerang is equally skilled at tossing boomerangs and tossing back beers. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Sideshow Bob is a bitter ex-performer who was forced to do inhumane stunts for slapstick comedy. Now he's exacting revenge on his former boss, a clown. See them in The Simpsons.
Driven and straightforward with high-technology parts, EVE was sent to Earth to see if it is habitable. See them in WALL-E.
Emma Frost's superpower: transforming her body into an unbreakable diamond. See them in X-Men Series.
Alfredo Linguini can whip up five star meals effortlessly. Just don't look under his hat. See them in Ratatouille.