Because you like Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda
Foul mouthed and disturbingly comfortable with violence, Hit-Girl is a precocious assassin who doesn't need anyone's protection. See them in Kick-Ass.
Eliot Waugh is the unspoken leader of his group of friends at a school for magic. See them in The Magicians.
There are certain souls the surprisingly sensitive Death would rather not reap. See them in The Book Thief.
Britta Perry has never met a cause she couldn't passionately champion—at least for a little bit. See them in Community.
Alex Dunphy's self-reliant intelligence comes with a healthy dash of sarcasm. See them in Modern Family.
Romantic, tortured, and at times cruel, Heathcliff is an intense man. See them in Wuthering Heights.
A charismatic and misunderstood FBI agent, Dale Cooper relies on dreams and premonitions to solve cases. See them in Twin Peaks.
Aldo Raine is in the killing Nazi business. And as he says, business is a-boomin'. See them in Inglourious Basterds.
China has five thousand years of history, and he's optimistic he'll win over the Allied Powers to the wisdom of his ways. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.
Usually the life of the party, Laszlo is now seriously planning the vampiric takeover of the New World. Or at least Staten Island. See them in What We Do In The Shadows.
Elena Gilbert is the quintessential girl-next-door who gets involved with the new "boy" at school. See them in The Vampire Diaries.