Because you like Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Series
Edward Elric has a quick mind along with a quick temper. See them in Fullmetal Alchemist.
A powerful dragon-hunting warrior, Dovahkiin is destined for great things. See them in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Max Fischer is the President of every club who's fighting to save Latin at his school and kiss his teacher. See them in Rushmore.
Stanley Barber is a loveable goofball with impeccable (if eccentric) fashion sense, unique music taste, and a wealth of strange but useful knowledge. See them in I Am Not Okay With This.
Good fashion? Check. Snarky quips? Check. Supernatural evil-fighting powers? Also check. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
John Watson is haunted by his past (who isn't) but he's starting to branch out with some help from a world class detective. See them in Sherlock.
The last war left his economy devastated, and now Germany is engaged in another war and stuck with two barely trained allies for help. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.
A responsible kid, Hugo Cabret is still capable of flights of fancy. See them in Hugo.
When you live your life in public, like Mima Kirigoe, it's hard to know who you really are. See them in Perfect Blue.
An outgoing and quirky optimist, Louisa Clark has a zest for life. See them in Me Before You.
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.