Because you like Jean-Baptiste Grenouille in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Dante Alighieri is a crusader fighting his way to absolution. See them in Dante's Inferno.

Terence Fletcher is a brutal and unflinchingly strict music teacher hell-bent on whipping his students into shape. See them in Whiplash.

Foul mouthed and disturbingly comfortable with violence, Hit-Girl is a precocious assassin who doesn't need anyone's protection. See them in Kick-Ass.

A secret smoker, Margot Tenenbaum has plenty more secrets where that came from. See them in The Royal Tenenbaums.

Think you grew up fast? At 12, Mathilda is an aspiring assassin eager to avenge her family's murder. See them in Leon: The Professional.

A company man who has never done a day of work, Creed Bratton pursues sketchy extracurricular activities that keep him busy. See them in The Office.

A Wakandan spy, Nakia is capable, caring, and just the right amount of stubborn. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Stuck on a lifeboat with zoo animals without food and fresh water, Pi Patel uses his intelligence to face the greatest test of all: survival. See them in Life of Pi.

Artemis Fowl understands the way of the world. If he wins, he's a prodigy. If he loses, then he's crazy. That is how history is written. See them in Artemis Fowl.

There is never a dull moment with Jim Moriarty: expect booze and sing alongs in between all of the homicide. See them in Sherlock.

Milo Thatch is an enthusiastic researcher without cynicism. See them in Atlantis: The Lost Empire.