Because you like Allison Reynolds in The Breakfast Club
Bella Swan thinks of it as her job to help her parents and protect her friends, even though it often ends up the other way around. See them in Twilight.
Although Jareth seems like he's just a harmless romantic, his powers make him a formidable foe. See them in Labyrinth.
With her consciousness so easily shifted between bodies, Motoko Kusanagi is left unsure of who or what she really is. See them in Ghost in the Shell.
Emma Woodhouse knows what's best for everyone else. Just don't try to tell her what to do. See them in Emma.
It's certainly easier to get great footage of crimes when you can guarantee they'll happen. See them in Nightcrawler.
In a mad world, Caitlyn Kiramman is finding it hard to determine who to trust. See them in Arcane.
Billy Butcher's job is to give everyone hell by any means necessary. See them in The Boys.
Growing up isn't easy: Chihiro's parents turned into pigs, she's enslaved at a bathhouse for demons, and oh yeah, she's fading from existence. See them in Spirited Away.
Don't tell anyone Kate Austen was under arrest when the plane crashed. See them in Lost.
Talented but anxious, Shinji Ikari struggles to bear the challenges that life hands him. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.
They say Babydoll has lost her mind. But why does it seem like she's the only sane one in her institution? See them in Sucker Punch.
A man of the court, Lord Varys knows how to manipulate it better than anyone. See them in Game of Thrones.