Because you like Hayley Stark in Hard Candy

Amber Holt is perpetually caught between forging her own path and stumbling around in the dark. See them in Parenthood.

Taystee Jefferson is always down for a laugh and to help a friend out. See them in Orange Is The New Black.

Foul mouthed and disturbingly comfortable with violence, Hit-Girl is a precocious assassin who doesn't need anyone's protection. See them in Kick-Ass.

For Dana Scully, sometimes looking for extreme possibilities makes you blind to the probable explanation right in front of you. See them in The X-Files.

Crono may not talk, but this time-traveling hero's heart speaks volumes. See them in Chrono Trigger.

Cosima Niehaus loves exploring the unknown. Even her own DNA is a puzzle, waiting to be unlocked. See them in Orphan Black.

Kathy is a natural caretaker who strives to find hope in even the darkest of times. See them in Never Let Me Go.

Count Olaf is a traveling actor, except he can't act and his homicidal tendencies make finding work pretty difficult. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Despite Norman Bates' typically kind and shy personality, he is also prone to occasional violent outbursts. See them in Bates Motel.

Hannah Horvath is kind of a mess, but she owns her messiness in a way few people do. See them in Girls.

A powerful priestess, Melisandre is shrouded in mystery and lots of red. See them in Game of Thrones.

Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.