Because you like Lena Leonard in Punch Drunk Love

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.

Others see him as the town nutcase, but Flint Lockwood knows his inventions will change the world someday. See them in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

People make more sense to the hyper-logical Temperance Brennan after they're dead. See them in Bones.

Fox McCloud leads a team of pilots through the Lylat System in search of the evil genius Andross, the villain that killed his father. See them in Star Fox.

Empathetic Nausicaa embraces all forms of life, even those that might scare other people. See them in Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.

Don't ask the ruthless queen of the Tokyo underworld any questions unless you're fine with losing a limb. See them in Kill Bill vol. 1.

The Ice King is lonely and looking for a princess to sweep him off his feet. See them in Adventure Time.

For Sly Cooper, stealing isn't just about the haul. It's also about the journey. See them in Sly Cooper.

Konata Izumi has a live-now, worry-later view of the world. See them in Lucky Star.