Because you like Lestat de Lioncourt in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles

Shawn Hunter may be a bit of a rebellious bad boy, but he has a heart that's pure gold. See them in Boy Meets World.

Carol Peletier's credo: your strength comes from who you are, not who you used to be. See them in The Walking Dead.

Topanga Lawrence has been a put-together intellectual since basically the moment she could talk. See them in Boy Meets World.

Don't tell anyone Kate Austen was under arrest when the plane crashed. See them in Lost.

Maria Rambeau is a tough-as-nails Air Force pilot who is also a loving single mom. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Talking to a stranger on a train is the best decision Jesse Wallace ever made. See them in Before Sunrise.

Vengeance is William Wallace’s game. With his father, brother, and wife killed by the English, he slaughters the garrison and sacks cities. See them in Braveheart.

Though raised to think of himself as a monster, Quasimodo has a heart that holds nothing but compassion. See them in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

An undercover DEA agent, Max Payne is too focused on avenging the past to plan for the future. See them in Max Payne.

More of a sex symbol than a crime-stopper, the original Silk Spectre has now become the ultimate superhero stage mom. See them in Watchmen.

With a song always on her lips and her heart on her sleeve, Maria von Trapp is the governess every kid dreams of. See them in The Sound of Music.

Fiery and adventurous, Amy Pond is the sort of woman you'd want by your side on a journey through time and space. See them in Doctor Who.