Because you like Jean Valjean in Les Miserables

He's a troubled insomniac in search of a moment to rest and a meaning to his existence. See them in Fight Club.

More than any of her friends, Fluttershy is willing to see the best in everyone, a trait that has won over many enemies. See them in My Little Pony.

Ace pilot Asuka Langley Soryu is confident, haughty, and a little less grown-up than she pretends to be. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Number Five is a 58-year-old man trapped in his 13-year-old body. See them in The Umbrella Academy.

Talented but anxious, Shinji Ikari struggles to bear the challenges that life hands him. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

In the Land of the Dead, finally free from the restrictive customs of Victorian society, Victor Van Dort is coming out of his shell. See them in Corpse Bride.

Mavis Dracula's interests are anything black, scream cheese, and flying around. See them in Hotel Transylvania.

After years of being a nerdy loner, Seth Cohen can't wait to shower charm on his newfound friends. See them in The O.C..

Greg Hirsch is new to the Roy family's cutthroat world of wealth and privilege. See them in Succession.

Tom Hansen is a full-fledged romantic impatiently waiting for his love story. See them in (500) Days of Summer.

Yuri is living in the afterlife, which takes the form of a high school where no one dies. But if you follow the school's rules and live a "normal" life you vanish. See them in Angel Beats!.

A self-professed psychopath, James kills small animals for fun. After getting bored of that, he is ready for an ambitious murder. See them in The End of the F World.