Because you like Aldo Raine in Inglourious Basterds
Liesel Meminger is trying to ease the suffering of those around her, German and Jew alike. See them in The Book Thief.
The "runt" of his biker gang, Tetsuo Shima grapples with a perpetual inferiority complex. See them in Akira.
Sweet, reserved, and intellectual, Cordelia Foxx would do anything for her students. See them in American Horror Story.
Eliot Waugh is the unspoken leader of his group of friends at a school for magic. See them in The Magicians.
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.
Maurice Moss is a dedicated IT guy who even talks like a computer. See them in The IT Crowd.
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.
Hunting ghosts is both a job and a passion for Abby Yates. See them in Ghostbusters (2016).
Call her. Beep her. If anyone's in trouble, Kim Possible is there. See them in Kim Possible.
A meticulous forensic scientist, Edward Nygma is insanely good at his job. Emphasis on the "insane" part. See them in Gotham.
A Wakandan spy, Nakia is capable, caring, and just the right amount of stubborn. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.