Because you like O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill vol. 1

Other people's opinions have never mattered much to Haruka Nanase, and they aren't going to start to do so now. See them in Free! Iwatobi Swim Club.

Stuck on a lifeboat with zoo animals without food and fresh water, Pi Patel uses his intelligence to face the greatest test of all: survival. See them in Life of Pi.

A baker turned reluctant fighter, Peeta Mellark can charm his way out of just about any situation. See them in The Hunger Games .

Not only will attorney Matt Murdock get you off the hook, but his alter ego Daredevil might also swing by later and rough up whoever put you there. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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

Cassie Sullivan is resilient and resourceful, but she's not quite as brave as she pretends to be. See them in The 5th Wave.

Even the smallest person can change the course of the world, if he's brave enough. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

A responsible kid, Hugo Cabret is still capable of flights of fancy. See them in Hugo.

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.

John Tyree has survived heavy gunfire and aggressive enemy soldiers. But can he handle a girl? See them in Dear John.

From secret organizations to alien attacks, Kyon's life has been one weird, unexplainable thing happening after another. See them in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.