Because you like Alex Cross in Kiss the Girls

Optimus Prime is a shapeshifting sentient robot leading a team of robots to stop evil from taking over. See them in Transformers.

A devoted butler, Alfred Pennyworth is both a fiercely protective guardian and a lethal gunman. See them in Gotham.

Aldo Raine is in the killing Nazi business. And as he says, business is a-boomin'. See them in Inglourious Basterds.

The seasoned detectives in River Heights have got nothing on amateur sleuth Nancy Drew. See them in Nancy Drew.

Meat Boy tenaciously throws himself into danger, and when he fails, he immediately gets back up and tries again. See them in Super Meat Boy.

If Lisbeth Salander can hurt a bastard who deserves it by digging up stuff about him, she feels good. See them in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Anna Karenina doesn't want to be a respectable woman any more. She thinks respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be. See them in Anna Karenina.

Stuck in space, Ryan Stone will either make it back to Earth and have one hell of a story to tell. Or she will burn into the ether. See them in Gravity.

Abbi Abrams is the ultimate wingwoman because she wants nothing more than to have a good time for its own sake. See them in Broad City.

Hannah Horvath is kind of a mess, but she owns her messiness in a way few people do. See them in Girls.

Macbeth was probably named "Most Likely to Kill His Rivals" in his senior yearbook. See them in Macbeth.

Despite Norman Bates' typically kind and shy personality, he is also prone to occasional violent outbursts. See them in Bates Motel.