Because you like Mikey Waters in My Own Private Idaho
Brilliant, violent, and only a little insane, the Joker doesn't listen to anyone except the voices in his head. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Veronica Sawyer thinks that if you were happy every day of your life you wouldn't be a human being, you'd be a game-show host. See them in Heathers.
She's a survivor of gunshots, of being buried alive, nand of paralysis. And now Beatrix Kiddo is going to make her abusers pay. See them in Kill Bill vol. 1.
Armed guards, FBI agents, notorious serial killers – Hannibal Lecter has bested them all, with time to finish dessert afterwards. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.
A fight every now and then makes Dante's life a little more interesting. See them in Devil May Cry.
Donkey Kong is a strong, banana-loving, and caring uncle to Diddy Kong. See them in Donkey Kong.
Although Mako Mori may be small and quiet, she is a core of battle-hardened steel. See them in Pacific Rim.
Academics weren't his strong suit. Luckily, Jesse Pinkman's street smarts are a cut above the rest. See them in Breaking Bad.
Suzy Bishop is only 12, but her withering stare and withdrawn personality are enough to make anyone wilt. See them in Moonrise Kingdom.
Nomi Marks is a brilliant hacker with an open-minded, accepting spirit. See them in Sense8.
Twisted and seemingly soulless, Bellatrix Lestrange finds joy in making others suffer. See them in Harry Potter Series.
This mathematical genius doesn't have time for small talk; Alan Turing needs to break Enigma, the Nazi's cipher machine. See them in The Imitation Game.