Because you like Gordie Lachance in Stand By Me
A caring, curious, and considerate android, Vision could crush your skull if he had to. But he'd rather not. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Howl puts the "tortured" in tortured artist. He just wants to be recognized for his work, but no one wants to trust a boy that sorta looks like a bird. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.
Ethan Hunt's mission, should he chose to accept it, is to save the world from impossible threats. See them in Mission: Impossible.
Optimus Prime is a shapeshifting sentient robot leading a team of robots to stop evil from taking over. See them in Transformers.
Annie Walker can bake a beautiful cupcake, but everything else in her life is a mess. See them in Bridesmaids.
Clank is the quintessential rational, intelligent robot sidekick. See them in Ratchet & Clank.
A laid-back stoner, Ben Stone wasn't planning on life's ultimate responsibility. See them in Knocked Up.
Hans Landa doesn't seem to have issues with Jews, but he hunts them because he's determined to do his job well. See them in Inglourious Basterds.
An inquisitive archaeologist, Professor Hershel Layton knows a gentleman leaves no puzzle unsolved. See them in Professor Layton.
Years of brutal winters, foreign invasions, and crippling loneliness have left Russia's mental state far from wholly intact. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.
Olivia Benson brings order to a world full of chaos. And she never forgets who she's fighting for. See them in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
To cope with injustice, Connor finds meaning in his strict and unbreakable code of honor. See them in Assassin's Creed Series.