Because you like Captain Hook in Peter Pan

With her consciousness so easily shifted between bodies, Motoko Kusanagi is left unsure of who or what she really is. See them in Ghost in the Shell.

Underneath his preening narcissist exterior, Schmidt is, well, still kind of a preening narcissist. But he has a good heart too. See them in New Girl.

Joey Potter is a low-key girl next door in love with her best friend. See them in Dawson's Creek.

A good-natured and academically minded superhero, Dan Dreiberg can still get his hands dirty in a fight. See them in Watchmen.

Short on book smarts but long on compassion, this high school football player secretly has a soulful side. See them in Glee.

Neil Perry is a brilliant student with an artist's soul. And he's desperate to unleash it. See them in Dead Poets Society.

After Otto Octavius' accident, he becomes fixated on finishing the reactor at any cost. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

A deadbeat dad and small-time con-artist, Frank Gallagher gives nothing and yet expects everything. See them in Shameless.

M. Bison is a diabolical megalomaniac hell-bent on dominating the world. See them in Street Fighter.

One of Freddie Mercury's songs is "We Will Rock You." And does he ever! See them in Bohemian Rhapsody.

Just call Jeff Lebowski The Dude. Or His Dudeness, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into that whole brevity thing. See them in The Big Lebowski.