Because you like Martin Brody in Jaws
Just call Jeff Lebowski The Dude. Or His Dudeness, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into that whole brevity thing. See them in The Big Lebowski.
Handsome Jack is wearing a mask of his own face to hide his scarred real one. See them in Borderlands Series.
Javert is an inspector with a single-minded focus: to bring criminals to justice. See them in Les Miserables.
Murph is inquisitive, compassionate, and stubborn, with a passion for science she shares with her dad. See them in Interstellar.
Cyclops shoots lasers out of his eyes, destroying anything in his line of sight. See them in X-Men Series.
Despite the war-torn world around him, Mal Reynolds still holds onto the shred of hope that life can be more than just living another day. See them in Firefly.
Macbeth was probably named "Most Likely to Kill His Rivals" in his senior yearbook. See them in Macbeth.
Sometimes being a supportive girlfriend like Ophelia doesn't work out too well. See them in Hamlet.
Aldo Raine is in the killing Nazi business. And as he says, business is a-boomin'. See them in Inglourious Basterds.
Despite Norman Bates' typically kind and shy personality, he is also prone to occasional violent outbursts. See them in Bates Motel.
A determined and cold-hearted spy, Cassian Andor will do what it takes to stand up to the evil Galatic Empire. See them in Rogue One.
Sidney Prescott is trying to return to life as a regular, teenage girl – one who doesn't cause rooms to go silent when she walks in. See them in Scream.