Because you like Tetsuo Shima in Akira

Jesse Tuck dreams of finding someone to join his unusual family. See them in Tuck Everlasting.

Susanna Kaysen is an aspiring writer, despairing young woman who struggles with suicidal thoughts. See them in Girl, Interrupted.

The adventurous daughter of Port Royal's governor, Elizabeth Swann would rather conspire with pirates than sit pretty in her corset. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.

Due to his eagerness to hang with his kids and general goofiness, Phil Dunphy comes across as the fourth child of his family. See them in Modern Family.

Teddy Sanders loves his frat brothers so much he might never leave school. See them in Neighbors.

Underneath her brassy, sarcastic exterior, Olive Penderghast is more sensitive than she pretends to be. See them in Easy A.

After surviving consecutive fights-to-the-death (damn you, President Snow!), Katniss Everdeen is thrust to the front lines of a real war. See them in The Hunger Games .

Quentin has his whole life mapped out. It might sound boring, but he likes boring. See them in Paper Towns.

A girl who grew up on stories, Meggie Folchart is as loyal and intrepid as one of her fictional heroines. See them in Inkheart.

Detective Alec Hardy doesn't let anyone get too close to him. See them in Broadchurch.

Raven Reyes may be a deliquent, but she's also the youngest zero-gravity mechanic who fixed a 130-year old escape pod to make it through the descent to Earth. See them in The 100.

Carolos has perfect hair, a lab coat, and a constant readiness to do science. See them in Welcome to Night Vale.