Because you like Allison Reynolds in The Breakfast Club

Sydney Novak claims she’s “not special,” but her self-reportedly average life changes quickly once she begins to develop powers she can’t control. See them in I Am Not Okay With This.

Count Olaf is a traveling actor, except he can't act and his homicidal tendencies make finding work pretty difficult. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Madman, murderer, or musician? No one knows the Phantom behind the mask. See them in The Phantom of the Opera.

Joyce Byers isn't crazy. She's just speaking to her missing son across dimensions using Christmas lights. See them in Stranger Things.

Eugene H. Krabs is a greedy restaurant owner who won't let a dime out of the reach of his claws. See them in SpongeBob SquarePants.

Violet Parr is an angsty teen would love to become even more invisible than her superpowers allow. See them in The Incredibles.

Samantha Jones is a try-sexual who'll try anything once. See them in Sex and the City.

Green skin, pointy hat, evil cackle—this villain has it all! See them in The Wizard of Oz.

After years of living vicariously through other people's heroic stories, Wade Watts is about to become a hero himself. See them in Ready Player One.

Don't ask the ruthless queen of the Tokyo underworld any questions unless you're fine with losing a limb. See them in Kill Bill vol. 1.