Because you like Ishmael in Moby Dick

For Lee Everett, every day is now just another struggle to collect supplies, find other survivors, and stay alive. See them in The Walking Dead (Video Game).

Tifa Lockhart is part mother hen, part martial arts bad-ass. See them in Final Fantasy Series.

Even the smallest person can change the course of the world, if he's brave enough. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

Gollum is slimy and seething with hatred, the last person you would want to meet in a dark cave. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

Judge Dredd is less a man and more a living manifestation of justice. See them in Dredd.

Luis is a deliverer of silver linings and long-winded stories. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Beth March is the glue that holds her family together. See them in Little Women.

A brilliant graduate student in Italy for "research," Oliver has other things on his mind: flirting, swimming, and dancing. See them in Call Me by Your Name.

A rugged frontiersman and consummate survivor, Hugh Glass has a relationship with the natural world that is downright spiritual. See them in The Revenant.

If Lisbeth Salander can hurt a bastard who deserves it by digging up stuff about him, she feels good. See them in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

His name is Inigo Montoya and whoever killed his father should be prepared to die. See them in The Princess Bride.

With his perfectly combed hair and flashy military outfits, France can charm the pants off of anyone—well except his fellow nations, it seems. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.