Because you like Jason "J.D." Dean in Heathers

Don't ask Rosa Diaz, a Brooklyn detective, to lighten up. Actually, to be safe, don't ask her to do anything! See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Reckless, vulgar, loud-mouthed: that's what makes Amethyst so awesome. See them in Steven Universe.

Selfishly taking her father’s place to fight in the Imperial Army, Hua Mulan risks treason if they find out she isn’t who she says she is. See them in Mulan.

Handsome Jack is wearing a mask of his own face to hide his scarred real one. See them in Borderlands Series.

The witty Aku would be an ideal dinner guest, if he weren't a demon. See them in Samurai Jack.

Joe West is overprotective and secretive when his children are involved. See them in DC Extended Universe.

James Gordon happens to be the one guy in Gotham City with proper morals who doesn't also run around in a cape. See them in DC Extended Universe.

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.

For now Lindsay Weir is a geek, but who knows? Maybe she fits in better with the freaks. See them in Freaks and Geeks.

Shuri is a genius-level inventor with a wicked sense of humor. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Experiment 626 was designed for one thing: to destroy everything he touches. See them in Lilo & Stich.

Jim Hopper is a weary and beaten down police officer who numbs his pain through beer, pills, and cigarettes. See them in Stranger Things.