Because you like Marjane Satrapi in Persepolis
Call her. Beep her. If anyone's in trouble, Kim Possible is there. See them in Kim Possible.
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.
The self-described "ghost with the most" knows the ins-and-outs of specter life like no other. Just ask him. See them in Beetlejuice.
A Vietnam vet, Travis Bickle spends his days driving his taxi and watching porn flicks. See them in Taxi Driver.
Sally Albright is high maintenance who she thinks she's low maintenance. But she's still worth it. See them in When Harry Met Sally....
Meat Boy tenaciously throws himself into danger, and when he fails, he immediately gets back up and tries again. See them in Super Meat Boy.
Basil Hallward is dominated, soul, brain, and power by Dorian. See them in Dorian Gray.
Dorothy Gale is a down-home Kansas girl in a bizarre fantasy land with beautiful red shoes. See them in The Wizard of Oz.
Raj Koothrappali is an astrophysicist who sees stars when he feebly tries to chat up women. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
The pasta-loving, skirt-chasing personification of North Italy, Feliciano Vargas is decidedly a lover, not a fighter. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.
Claire Underwood is scary intimidating, and she knows it. See them in House of Cards.