Because you like Mario in Super Mario Bros.

Most kids hope for a car for their 16th birthday, but Mia Thermopolis' present is a country to rule. See them in The Princess Diaries.

Goh Peik Lin is funny, unfiltered, and a fiercely supportive friend. See them in Crazy Rich Asians.

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

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.

Charlie Kelmeckis is a wallflower who's starting to blossom into something more. See them in The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Whether he's performing "illusions" or running the family business, one thing is certain: Gob Bluth will screw it up. See them in Arrested Development.

L is enigmatic, child-like, and one of the smartest people in the world. See them in Death Note.

A confident celebrity, Allison Hargreeves wasn't quite careful enough about what she wished for. See them in The Umbrella Academy.

Egon Spengler prefers collecting spores, molds, and fungus to interacting with people. See them in Ghostbusters.

Driven by obsession and anxiety, Monk bravely overcomes, or at least battles, his fears to help the world. See them in Monk.

Haymitch Abernathy is a trainer for the tributes of District 12, although he's never sober enough to give much advice. See them in The Hunger Games .

Wanderer is a Soul, a parasite sent into a host to take over their body, extracting information from them and colonizing their species. See them in The Host.