Because you like Cosette in Les Miserables
Howl puts the "tortured" in tortured artist. He just wants to be recognized for his work, but no one wants to trust a boy that sorta looks like a bird. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.
Finn pulled off the impossible: he quit life as a Stormtrooper. Unfortunately, life only got more complicated after that. See them in Star Wars Series.
Arthur Dent is an incredibly normal man on an incredibly abnormal adventure. See them in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
John Locke is an eerily calm, confident believer in the magic of the island that gave him his legs back. See them in Lost.
Rukia Kuchiki is a cool and collected warrior who has trouble opening up to anyone. See them in Bleach.
WALL-E is a quirky little romantic robot cleaning the wasteland known as Earth. See them in WALL-E.
Although Jareth seems like he's just a harmless romantic, his powers make him a formidable foe. See them in Labyrinth.
Daring on a bike but haunted in his personal life, even Johnny Blaze isn't fast enough to outride his past. See them in Ghost Rider.
Thor is Asgardian nobility who is tickled by how us earthlings live. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Kumar Patel is always high, always hungry for sliders. See them in Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle.
A tough and compassionate loner, Emma Swan just might be the key to saving an entire fairy tale world. See them in Once Upon a Time.