Because you like Michaelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Joey Potter is a low-key girl next door in love with her best friend. See them in Dawson's Creek.

If only real life were as easy for Abed Nadir to understand as he knows pop culture. See them in Community.

If Jack Torrance is one of his moods, you'll be the unlucky victim of the most bone-chilling, sinister yellers around. Bring your own axe. See them in The Shining.

Neil Perry is a brilliant student with an artist's soul. And he's desperate to unleash it. See them in Dead Poets Society.

Although Jareth seems like he's just a harmless romantic, his powers make him a formidable foe. See them in Labyrinth.

Reclusive, quiet, and seemingly emotionless, Lain Iwakura feels like an outsider in her hyper-connected world. See them in Serial Experiments Lain.

Joel is a hardened, jaded survivor who keeps finding things to fight for. See them in The Last of Us.

Just a hint of human emotion lurks under the enigmatic exterior of Rei Ayanami. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

With an A.I. as loyal and witty as Cortana, who needs humans? See them in Halo.

Audrey Horne may seem inquisitive and charming, but she can turn on a dime. See them in Twin Peaks.

Kevin Khatchadourian is a disturbed, affect-less teen on a dark path. See them in We Need to Talk About Kevin.

If you hang out with Bender in cool dive bars in 31st century New York, make sure you're on his "Do Not Kill" list. See them in Futurama.