Because you like Louis de Pointe du Lac in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
If the benchmark is extraordinary, what do you do if you're not like Vanya Hargreeves? See them in The Umbrella Academy.
An adventurous dreamer, George Bailey always winds up putting other people's dreams first. See them in It's A Wonderful Life.
A cursed pirate captain, Barbossa is greedy, vengeful, and surprisingly cheeky. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.
Maurice Moss is a dedicated IT guy who even talks like a computer. See them in The IT Crowd.
Born and raised in the darkness, Bane is determined to have the city totally under his control so that he can demolish it. 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.
Krusty The Clown somehow makes life sillier and more somber at the same time. See them in The Simpsons.
The self-described "ghost with the most" knows the ins-and-outs of specter life like no other. Just ask him. See them in Beetlejuice.
Tina Cohen-Chang is a shy loner who becomes a fierce performer on stage. See them in Glee.
Aldo Raine is in the killing Nazi business. And as he says, business is a-boomin'. See them in Inglourious Basterds.
Point the fun-loving Pippin Took towards second breakfast, and he's one happy hobbit. See them in The Lord of the Rings.