Because you like Fantine in Les Miserables

Ryan Howard is a temp turned executive turned failing small-time media mogul. See them in The Office.

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.

Hotheaded and arrogant, Kaneda is nevertheless fiercely protective of the biker gang he leads. See them in Akira.

Just call Jeff Lebowski The Dude. Or His Dudeness, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into that whole brevity thing. See them in The Big Lebowski.

Frederick Frankenstein is an eccentric (O.K., maybe a little insane) professor who is excited to be delving into his family's past. See them in Young Frankenstein.

Red doesn't like to explain herself. She wants her work to do the talking. See them in Transistor.

Introspective Theodore Twombly would rather observe life than participate in it. See them in Her.

Viking Astrid Hofferson has it all: brains, brawn, and some killer braids. See them in How to Train Your Dragon.

Damon Salvatore used to miss being human. Now he can't think of anything more miserable. See them in The Vampire Diaries.

Samantha Jones is a try-sexual who'll try anything once. See them in Sex and the City.

Sophia Burset will teach you how to navigate the prison world and maybe how to make cute shower shoes from commissary items too. See them in Orange Is The New Black.

Dewey Finn will rock you. He feels rock and roll in his blood and guts. See them in School of Rock.