Because you like Donkey in Shrek

Kyoya Ootori is possibly the only person who could reasonably go from VP of a school club to ruling the world. See them in Ouran High School Host Club.

Ellie is more world-weary than most 14-year-olds. You would be too if your world was infested with zombies. See them in The Last of Us.

When dealing with a half-demon partner and a world of violence, Kagome Higurashi has plenty of chances for her true courage to shine. See them in Inuyasha.

Yuri is living in the afterlife, which takes the form of a high school where no one dies. But if you follow the school's rules and live a "normal" life you vanish. See them in Angel Beats!.

Both brave and foolhardy, Thomas trusts his instincts above all else. See them in The Maze Runner.

Jason Bourne is suffering amnesia, but considering what he's done as a CIA assassin, maybe that's for the best. See them in The Bourne Identity.

Phoebe Caulfield is a wise-beyond-her-years 10-year-old with an empathetic spirit. See them in The Catcher in the Rye.

As Jane Villanueva grapples with a truly unexpected pregnancy, she realizes that her life is "now the stuff of telenovelas." See them in Jane the Virgin.

Crono may not talk, but this time-traveling hero's heart speaks volumes. See them in Chrono Trigger.

Gloria Delgado-Pritchett's big personality is rivaled only by her big heart. Wait, did we mention she's gorgeous? See them in Modern Family.

There's never a dull moment when this mischievous high-schooler gets up to his hijinks. Save Ferris! See them in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Jamal Malik came from humble beginnings in an Indian slub filled with street gangs, but he is destined for bigger things. See them in Slumdog Millionaire.