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

Equal parts klutzy and clever, Ella is not afraid to take her fate into her own hands. See them in Ella Enchanted.

Gruff and efficient, Sam Fisher protects a nation that can never admit he exists. See them in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.

Nomi Marks is a brilliant hacker with an open-minded, accepting spirit. See them in Sense8.

Talking to a stranger on a train is the best decision Jesse Wallace ever made. See them in Before Sunrise.

Although Theon Greyjoy is treated well, he's still essentially a hostage. And that isn't so easy for him to forgive. See them in Game of Thrones.

There must be quite a lot of fellows who haven't got anybody to bring them tea in the morning. Bertie Wooster is lucky to have his valet, Jeeves. See them in Jeeves and Wooster.

There are certain souls the surprisingly sensitive Death would rather not reap. See them in The Book Thief.

Jin Kazama is a fearsome warrior torn between the darkness and the light. See them in Tekken .

A crooked cop, Harvey Bullock is the product of a not-so-just criminal justice system. See them in Gotham.

Major Marquis Warren is a talkative, sharp-eyed, and cold-hearted Civil War soldier-turned-bounty hunter. See them in The Hateful Eight.

A 100-plus-year-old who looks like a dreamy teenager, Edward Cullen warns girls to avoid him, which makes them want him even more. See them in Twilight.