Because you like Louis de Pointe du Lac in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
We're all puppets. Dr. Manhattan is just a puppet who can see the strings. See them in Watchmen.
Tail's smarts and helpful nature come in handy in a pinch. See them in Sonic the Hedgehog.
Alex Danvers is a brilliant engineer tasked with alien threats, and one of those aliens is her adopted sister Supergirl. See them in Supergirl.
While Jay Gatsby doesn't necessarily like to attend his parties, he knows how to throw a world-class bash. See them in The Great Gatsby.
Don't worry about this forensic scientist offing you unless you're a serial killer yourself. (You're not, right? Just checking.) See them in Dexter.
David Wooderson has clocked in hundreds of hours cruising around town looking for fun. See them in Dazed and Confused.
This android may not have emotions, but Lt. Commander Data's curiosity about humanity is endless. See them in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Raven Reyes may be a deliquent, but she's also the youngest zero-gravity mechanic who fixed a 130-year old escape pod to make it through the descent to Earth. See them in The 100.
Everyone is just a chess piece, and Izaya Orihara is a master player. See them in Durarara!!.
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.
Mike Wheeler loves Dungeons and Dragons, even after his real life starts imitating the game. See them in Stranger Things.