Because you like Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing
Olive Hoover is an irrepressible child beauty queen (or would-be queen) who doesn't play by your rules. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.
Xander Harris' life motto: laugh in the face of danger and then hide until it goes away. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Amber Holt is perpetually caught between forging her own path and stumbling around in the dark. See them in Parenthood.
Jack Bauer is a terrorist fighter who is scared of nothing and no one. The clock is ticking! See them in 24.
A gifted detective, Rust Cohle is as dark and twisty as any murderer he chases. See them in True Detective Season 1.
Roger Kint is a nervous, weak, ham-handed criminal. We think. See them in The Usual Suspects.
Xena's a warrior on a redemptive quest who excels in extreme sports and uses a whip to block axes in mid-air. See them in Xena Warrior Princess.
Although Mako Mori may be small and quiet, she is a core of battle-hardened steel. See them in Pacific Rim.
Caleb Rivers is a bad boy with a good reason for acting out. See them in Pretty Little Liars.
Hawkeye Pierce is a Devil-may-care Army doc who'd have the Devil laughing and drinking in five minutes flat. See them in M*A*S*H.