Because you like Link in The Legend of Zelda
After surviving consecutive fights-to-the-death (damn you, President Snow!), Katniss Everdeen is thrust to the front lines of a real war. See them in The Hunger Games .
The quiet, intense Daryl Dixon lets his crossbow do the talking. See them in The Walking Dead.
A Vietnam vet, Travis Bickle spends his days driving his taxi and watching porn flicks. See them in Taxi Driver.
Christopher Turk is bringing his A-game to his next big challenge: becoming a surgeon. See them in Scrubs.
Free-spirited Annie Hall goes through life saying "La-di-da, la-di-da, la la." See them in Annie Hall.
In a group of self-serving career climbers, Laurel Castillo is the only one who wants to serve others. See them in How to Get Away with Murder.
Nina Sayer finally landed the role of prima ballerina, but as tension ramps up in rehearsal, she starts losing her mind. See them in Black Swan.
A baker turned reluctant fighter, Peeta Mellark can charm his way out of just about any situation. See them in The Hunger Games .
Paris Geller is a newspaper editor, class president, and headed for Harvard. See them in Gilmore Girls.
Nomi Marks is a brilliant hacker with an open-minded, accepting spirit. See them in Sense8.
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.