Because you like Mako Mori in Pacific Rim
Impassive, overly literal, and a little short on people skills, Angel dedicates her life to enforcing the rules. See them in Angel Beats!.
Sookie Stackhouse is a waitress who can read minds and break hearts. See them in True Blood.
Gregor Samsa is an ordinary man in an abnormal predicament. See them in The Metamorphosis.
His name is Inigo Montoya and whoever killed his father should be prepared to die. See them in The Princess Bride.
While Jay Gatsby doesn't necessarily like to attend his parties, he knows how to throw a world-class bash. See them in The Great Gatsby.
If anyone can speak truth to power, it's Atticus Finch. With elequent monologues, he forces everyone to face hard truths. See them in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Whether it's a fire or a pit of lions, there's almost no predicament that Violet Baudelaire can't get her and her siblings out of. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Romantic, tortured, and at times cruel, Heathcliff is an intense man. See them in Wuthering Heights.
Self proclaimed, Fat Amy, likes horizontal running and mermaid dancing. Important skills, one could argue. See them in Pitch Perfect.
Shrek is a nasty-on-the-surface ogre with a heart of gold and an earful of wax. See them in Shrek.
Mr. Robot always seems to know what to do when others are lost. But can he be trusted? See them in Mr. Robot.