Because you like Ishmael in Moby Dick

Ratchet is a shoot-first, ask-questions-later, and then-shoot-again kind of lombax. See them in Ratchet & Clank.

Popular jock Andrew Clark is pretty bizarre. He's just better at hiding it, that's all. See them in The Breakfast Club.

Artemis Fowl understands the way of the world. If he wins, he's a prodigy. If he loses, then he's crazy. That is how history is written. See them in Artemis Fowl.

Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara is a heart-melter who has no problem looking after herself. See them in Gone with the Wind.

Red doesn't like to explain herself. She wants her work to do the talking. See them in Transistor.

Michaelangelo is an above-ground crime-fighter by night, and a pizza-eating, sewer-dwelling mutant ninja turtle by day. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Part archaeologist, part philosopher, part politician, Jean-Luc Picard is an unashamed intellectual who runs a tight ship. See them in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

It turns out Dracula's son Alucard has some pretty severe daddy issues. See them in Castlevania.

A hardboiled 1940s detective, Cole Phelps is haunted by his past in World War II. See them in L.A. Noire.

N'Jadaka is a righteous man with a violent agenda. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

A no-nonsense pro, Agent K has dedicated his whole life to his job. See them in Men in Black.