Because you like Donkey in Shrek

Maya Lambert is an obsessive intelligence officer with tunnel vision leading toward Osama bin Laden. See them in Zero Dark Thirty.

Finn pulled off the impossible: he quit life as a Stormtrooper. Unfortunately, life only got more complicated after that. See them in Star Wars Series.

The brilliant and well-adjusted Ender Wiggin is being groomed for the next generation of military leaders to fight alien invaders. See them in Ender's Game.

It doesn't matter how noble or brave he is. Jon Snow is a bastard, and people don't let him forget it. See them in Game of Thrones.

Kathryn Merteuil may be a vain sociopath, but you won't be able to look away. See them in Cruel Intentions.

After several hundred years of shutting himself out from the rest of the world, Japan's not used to dealing with nations, See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.

Willow Rosenberg may be a witch who can defeat the forces of evil, but she still gets emotional over kittens on the Internet. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

A brilliant "extractor," Dom Cobb has spent the past few years running from the authorities and his inner demons. See them in Inception.

Both intelligent and empathetic, Remus Lupin is worn down by the weight of a secret. See them in Harry Potter Series.

Curving free kicks and crosses is tough, but keeping her soccer passion from her disapproving family is way tougher for Jess. See them in Bend It Like Beckham.

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.