Because you like Big Daddy in Kick-Ass
Howard Wolowitz is an engineer whose serious mommy issues somehow haven't dimmed his confidence. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
There is never a dull moment with Jim Moriarty: expect booze and sing alongs in between all of the homicide. See them in Sherlock.
An undercover DEA agent, Max Payne is too focused on avenging the past to plan for the future. See them in Max Payne.
Although Thomas Sharpe is an English baronet, he doesn't have a Shilling to his name. He's in America to sell his invention and marry rich. See them in Crimson Peak.
He's a troubled insomniac in search of a moment to rest and a meaning to his existence. See them in Fight Club.
With his own ship, Peter Quill calls his own shots, and gets to fly from planet to planet blasting '70s pop hits and picking up alien chicks. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Keeping your cool is just as useful in the underworld as in war, and Michael Corleone is stone-cold. See them in The Godfather.
Leonidas is not the kind of king who merely gives orders; rather, he's out on the battlefield fighting alongside his men. See them in 300.
No one else in fsociety can hack like Elliot Alderson, but the battles being waged in his head are often more than he can handle. See them in Mr. Robot.
Living with a curse, Kyo Sohma is sick of being treated like garbage his whole life. See them in Fruits Basket.
Franklin "Mouse" Finbar is a jock paying the price for his mistake. See them in Jumanji.