Because you like Mario in Super Mario Bros.

Beneath Lena Duchannes' prickly exterior lurks a sensitive, compassionate soul. See them in Beautiful Creatures.

Clarice Starling is patiently working with one serial killer to stop another. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.

Lane Kim is the drummer for Hep Alien, but don't let her mom know. See them in Gilmore Girls.

With most of the people that Sango loved now gone, the only thing she wants is to kill the demon who destroyed her village. See them in Inuyasha.

Despite this being Robin Buckley's first rodeo with the strange things that go down in Hawkins, she is quick to adapt and proves herself to be a loyal friend. See them in Stranger Things.

In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions, people consider Brian a nerd. But he's more than that. See them in The Breakfast Club.

Everything is fascinating to Octavia Blake who has been locked away for her entire life. See them in The 100.

Although Theon Greyjoy is treated well, he's still essentially a hostage. And that isn't so easy for him to forgive. See them in Game of Thrones.

Poussey Washington is a former army brat who loves to read and loves her friends. See them in Orange Is The New Black.

There isn't a man in the world who executes his job with more finesse than Monsieur Gustave H. See them in The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Margaery Tyrell is one of the most adept and charming liars there is. See them in Game of Thrones.

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.