Because you like Violet Baudelaire in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

A fight every now and then makes Dante's life a little more interesting. See them in Devil May Cry.

Blunt, petty, neurotic, Larry David can never live and let live. See them in Curb Your Enthusiasm.

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.

Emmet Brickowski is so upbeat it's not even human. Everything is AWESOME! See them in The Lego Movie.

Melinda May is a woman of few words and many talents. Most of them martial. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Socialite-turned-runaway-turned-waitress, Rachel Green is the legendary story of riches to rags, trying to work her way up again with the help of her friends. See them in Friends.

George Costanza is short, stocky, bald, neurotic, and the self-proclaimed "king of the idiots." See them in Seinfeld.

A daring conman, Flynn Rider is so charismatic that you might not mind when he steals from you. See them in Tangled.

With a brilliant mind, an insane level of confidence, and a penchant for drunken dancing, Cristina Yang is a force to be reckoned with. See them in Grey's Anatomy.

Beca Mitchell fancies herself an edgy loner, but it turns out being part of a group can be aca-amazing. See them in Pitch Perfect.

Tracy Turnblad's got rhythm, and she's determined to share her dance moves with the world. See them in Hairspray.

Light Yagami has a plan to make a better world, and morals won't stop him. See them in Death Note.