Because you like Iago in Othello

It doesn't matter how noble or brave he is. Jon Snow is a bastard, and people don't let him forget it. See them in Game of Thrones.

When Jessica Jones is not throwing back drinks, she's taking down bad guys with her strength, detective skills, and foul-mouthed insults. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Aragorn is the one true king, a title he is too humble to accept. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

For Dana Scully, sometimes looking for extreme possibilities makes you blind to the probable explanation right in front of you. See them in The X-Files.

Fox Mulder is a devoted believer in aliens, monsters, and that the truth is out there. See them in The X-Files.

Not only could Hellboy avenge your death, he'd also have a sense of humor about it and not let it ruin the rest of his night. See them in Hellboy.

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.

Spencer Reid's super-smarts helps catch killers, and his social awkwardness endears co-workers. See them in Criminal Minds.

Howl puts the "tortured" in tortured artist. He just wants to be recognized for his work, but no one wants to trust a boy that sorta looks like a bird. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.

James T. Kirk is more than ready to face the final frontier. See them in Star Trek.

If there's any hope of resolving things peacefully, this proud ape leader will have to trust the humans. See them in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Pro tip: the psych ward is not the best place to find a mentor like Lisa Rowe. See them in Girl, Interrupted.