Because you like Jean Valjean in Les Miserables

Resourceful and courageous, Chun-Li is dedicated to using her considerable strengths against evil. See them in Street Fighter.

The seasoned detectives in River Heights have got nothing on amateur sleuth Nancy Drew. See them in Nancy Drew.

A believer in the pursuit of justice, Garrus Vakarian hates it when bad guys slip through the cracks of the bureaucratic justice system. See them in Mass Effect.

As an undercover cop, Schmidt is getting to relive high school as a cool kid. See them in 21 Jump Street.

Claire Underwood is scary intimidating, and she knows it. See them in House of Cards.

A courageous boy robot, Mega Man is dedicated to achieving everlasting peace. See them in Mega Man.

Like her trusty sword, Arya Stark is tiny but vicious. See them in Game of Thrones.

For Dana Scully, sometimes looking for extreme possibilities makes you blind to the probable explanation right in front of you. See them in The X-Files.

Ron Swanson is the man's man's man's man. See them in Parks and Recreation.

Funny, bubbly, and relaxed, Emma has a magnetic personality that makes her the life of the party. See them in Blue is the Warmest Color.

A precocious 11-year-old, Satsuki Kusakabe is not quite as grown up as she pretends to be. See them in My Neighbor Totoro.

A master manipulator, Frank Underwood has a tight grip on Washington DC. Plus who doesn't like having a leader who frequently tosses off Shakespearean asides? See them in House of Cards.