Because you like Alyosha Karamazov in The Brothers Karamazov

Despite the undeniably awful turn her life has taken, Rachel handles herself with remarkable grace. See them in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl .

A celestial caretaker, Amaterasu is the stuff of legends. See them in Okami.

It's hard enough fighting a war. But it's worse for Commander Shepard, knowing no matter how hard you try, you can't save them all. See them in Mass Effect.

Stoic, cynical, and brilliant, Solid Snake was genetically engineered to be the perfect soldier. See them in Metal Gear Series.

A great galactic bounty hunter, Samus Aran is not as good at expressing emotions. See them in Metroid.

As the hero of time, Link is reborn throughout history, always with the purpose of fighting and defeating the evil Ganon. See them in The Legend of Zelda.

If you cross him, Tommy Shelby is the last man you'll ever see. Not too hard on the eyes though. See them in Peaky Blinders.

George Costanza is short, stocky, bald, neurotic, and the self-proclaimed "king of the idiots." See them in Seinfeld.

You'll never get Alaska Young. And that's the whole point. See them in Looking for Alaska.

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

A malevolent dark wizard, Voldemort is so fearsome that he's known primarily as "He Who Must Not Be Named." See them in Harry Potter Series.

Lyra Belacqua is prone to getting in trouble, but she's also clever enough to get out of it. Most of the time. See them in The Golden Compass.