Because you like Andie Walsh in Pretty in Pink

Community-driven but practical, Calvin Palmer is a natural leader even if he doesn't always see it. See them in Barbershop.

Protecting his family's name and its power are more important to Tywin Lannister than anything or anyone. See them in Game of Thrones.

An off-beat dork, John Egbert is funny, inventive, and endlessly optimistic. See them in Homestuck.

A ball of cheerful energy, Pinkie Pie is as sweet as her name suggests and lives to bring others joy with laughter and parties. See them in My Little Pony.

As the Rose Bride, Anthy Himemiya is a spectator in the fencing matches fought over her and her power "to revolutionize the world." See them in Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Intelligent and compassionate, Hazel Lancaster would rather face things, even bad things, than sugarcoat the truth. See them in The Fault in Our Stars.

Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.

Sookie Stackhouse is a waitress who can read minds and break hearts. See them in True Blood.

A literal fallen star, Yvaine is temperamental, sarcastic, and a bit on edge. See them in Stardust.

Stanley Barber is a loveable goofball with impeccable (if eccentric) fashion sense, unique music taste, and a wealth of strange but useful knowledge. See them in I Am Not Okay With This.

Years of being a social outcast have taken a toll, but Elphaba is willing to be wicked if it means she can do good. See them in Wicked .

Arizona Robbins loves being a pediatric surgeon, and the cute orthopedic surgeon downstairs makes coming into work worth her while. See them in Grey's Anatomy.