Because you like Stanley Yelnats in Holes

Stewie Griffin is just your average evil-genius, talking, sociopathic baby. See them in Family Guy.

Although Morrigan knows every kind of magic there is, friendship is an untested area for her. See them in Dragon Age Series.

An assassin with supernatural gifts, Corvo Attano is the last guy you should frame for murder. See them in Dishonored.

Gene Belcher dreams of a future in the limelight, and he doesn't let his lack of talent hold him back. See them in Bob's Burgers.

Charming and enigmatic, Amy Dunne takes her love for puzzles to a cunning new level. See them in Gone Girl.

Tony Stark's interests include cocktails, beautiful women, particle physics, and saving the world. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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

Fiery, intelligent, and opinionated, Jo March rebels against the restrictions of her era. See them in Little Women.

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.

Combining an innocent face with an insatiable bloodlust, Eli recruits friends to join the vampire way of life. See them in Let the Right One In.

His superiority complex coupled with his bitter desire for revenge makes Vegeta a formidable foe. See them in Dragon Ball Z.

Once a lonely hat maker, Sophie Hatter is now cleaning goo from bathtubs and cooking breakfast for the grumpiest wizard in all the land. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.