Because you like Miss Havisham in Great Expectations

Eleanor puts up a tough front, even when everyone else tries to tear her down. See them in Eleanor and Park .

Whether it's a fire or a pit of lions, there's almost no predicament that Violet Baudelaire can't get her and her siblings out of. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Tiffany Maxwell wishes people would stop reminding her about her dead husband. See them in Silver Linings Playbook.

Mr. Pink doesn't tip. Enough said. See them in Reservoir Dogs.

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.

An outgoing and quirky optimist, Louisa Clark has a zest for life. See them in Me Before You.

Losing her soul frightens Vanessa Ives the most. See them in Penny Dreadful.

Nothing inspires dread like the mysterious, masked Man in Black. But what's he hiding? See them in The Princess Bride.

A cruel pirate, Captain Hook still fancies himself a gentleman. See them in Peter Pan.

Kathryn Merteuil may be a vain sociopath, but you won't be able to look away. See them in Cruel Intentions.

Sydney Bristow is a kick-ass double agent on a mission for revenge. See them in Alias.

With her consciousness so easily shifted between bodies, Motoko Kusanagi is left unsure of who or what she really is. See them in Ghost in the Shell.