Because you like Ruth in Never Let Me Go

Selfishly taking her father’s place to fight in the Imperial Army, Hua Mulan risks treason if they find out she isn’t who she says she is. See them in Mulan.

Accessing more than 10 percent of your brain can do strange things to anyone, and Lucy is Exhibit A. See them in Lucy.

Mabel Pines loves sparkles, animals, friendship, and fun. See them in Gravity Falls.

Juno MacGuff is hoping sarcasm will get her through the stress of teenage life. And also, teenage pregnancy. See them in Juno.

A tough tomboy with a protective streak, Maximum Ride is a human-bird hybrid. See them in Maximum Ride.

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.

Penelope Garcia is the smartest ex-con turned FBI tech, but her fashion never fails to raise eyebrows. See them in Criminal Minds.

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.

More than any of her friends, Fluttershy is willing to see the best in everyone, a trait that has won over many enemies. See them in My Little Pony.

A precocious 11-year-old, Satsuki Kusakabe is not quite as grown up as she pretends to be. See them in My Neighbor Totoro.

High school is Hell, so Allison Reynolds spends her time giving herself tattoos with ballpoint pens and shaking dandruff out of her hair. See them in The Breakfast Club.

Though Ray Holt is a man of few words and even fewer smiles, he cares deeply about his precinct and detectives. See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.