Because you like Javert in Les Miserables
Kesuke Miyagi is a karate expert who thinks the best way a scrawny high schooler can learn how to defend himself is by washing every surface in sight. See them in The Karate Kid.
Matilda Wormwood is so smart, she taught herself how to be psychic. See them in Matilda.
Handsome Jack is wearing a mask of his own face to hide his scarred real one. See them in Borderlands Series.
A smart, spunky, and incredibly skilled gamer, Art3mis has a revolutionary spirit. See them in Ready Player One.
Don't tell anyone Kate Austen was under arrest when the plane crashed. See them in Lost.
Ryan Howard is a temp turned executive turned failing small-time media mogul. See them in The Office.
Protecting his family's name and its power are more important to Tywin Lannister than anything or anyone. See them in Game of Thrones.
Donkey is proof that if you're annoying enough you can change the world; he's the reason that his friend Shrek does, well, anything. See them in Shrek.
Kristoff may seem standoffish, but this ice harvester has a warm heart. See them in Frozen.
Goh Peik Lin is funny, unfiltered, and a fiercely supportive friend. See them in Crazy Rich Asians.
Edmund Pevensie isn't a bad person, but he did sell his siblings out for a tin of Turkish Delight. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.