Because you like Morticia Addams in The Addams Family

The Kid doesn't talk. He just acts with determination. See them in Bastion.

With his own ship, Peter Quill calls his own shots, and gets to fly from planet to planet blasting '70s pop hits and picking up alien chicks. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Spike is punk meets vampire meets romantic poet. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Leonidas is not the kind of king who merely gives orders; rather, he's out on the battlefield fighting alongside his men. See them in 300.

This metal-bending mutant may be misaligned with the genetically normal people of the world, but Magneto's got class for days. See them in X-Men Series.

Gloria Delgado-Pritchett's big personality is rivaled only by her big heart. Wait, did we mention she's gorgeous? See them in Modern Family.

He's the great Black Star, and he's come to assassinate you. See them in Soul Eater.

Regina George is teen royalty. And anything the queen bee says, goes. See them in Mean Girls.

Jack Bauer is a terrorist fighter who is scared of nothing and no one. The clock is ticking! See them in 24.

Hughie Campbell didn't ask to be a hero, but he's tired of injustice. See them in The Boys.

Dante Alighieri is a crusader fighting his way to absolution. See them in Dante's Inferno.

Puss In Boots is a suave, honorable ladies man/cat who's not above playing cute to get you to let down your guard. See them in Shrek 2.