Because you like Miles "Tails" Prower in Sonic the Hedgehog

Brian Griffin is the most scholarly member of the family—when he's not drunk on martinis. See them in Family Guy.

The Genie is the perfect buddy, granting every wish we might have and keeping life good-spirited. See them in Aladdin.

An alien, a time-traveler, and an esper are following Haruhi Suzumiya, who – unknown to herself – is a near-omnipotent reality warper. See them in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

A monstrous pirate captain, Davy Jones is quite literally heartless. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.

Simon Spier has long known that he's gay, but he doesn't know how to open up about that – even to his closest friends See them in Love, Simon.

It turns out breaking open an ancient cursed statue will do funny things to a girl like Enchantress. See them in Suicide Squad.

After several hundred years of shutting himself out from the rest of the world, Japan's not used to dealing with nations, See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.

Eddie Brock is a big-hearted investigative journalist who is going through the world's weirdest identity crisis. See them in Venom.

A bureaucrat in the Land of the Dead, Manuel Calavera is a jaded, sarcastic loner who just might have a hidden heroic side. See them in Grim Fandango.

Clank is the quintessential rational, intelligent robot sidekick. See them in Ratchet & Clank.

Andrew Glouberman is trying to make it through puberty with his sanity intact. See them in Big Mouth.