Because you like Sky Captain in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
A poised, stately man-out-of-time, Ichabod Crane typically faces the modern world with wry quip. See them in Sleepy Hollow.
James Gordon happens to be the one guy in Gotham City with proper morals who doesn't also run around in a cape. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Born and raised in the darkness, Bane is determined to have the city totally under his control so that he can demolish it. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Chef is a swinging bachelor and former R&B singer with a leopard-skin upholstered couch and some great stories. See them in South Park.
Javert is an inspector with a single-minded focus: to bring criminals to justice. See them in Les Miserables.
M. Bison is a diabolical megalomaniac hell-bent on dominating the world. See them in Street Fighter.
A cruel pirate, Captain Hook still fancies himself a gentleman. See them in Peter Pan.
Victor Frankenstein can create life, so he's pretty awesome if he says so himself. See them in Frankenstein.
How lucky are we that Arthur Curry, the King of Atlantis, hasn't taken over the surface world? Very! See them in DC Extended Universe.
Michaelangelo is an above-ground crime-fighter by night, and a pizza-eating, sewer-dwelling mutant ninja turtle by day. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.