Because you like Edmund Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia

Ellie is more world-weary than most 14-year-olds. You would be too if your world was infested with zombies. See them in The Last of Us.

Sydney Bristow is a kick-ass double agent on a mission for revenge. See them in Alias.

Rose Hathaway is a reckless, rebellious smartass who's training to be a royal vampire guardian. See them in Vampire Academy.

Barry Egan has too many anger issues to list here. See them in Punch Drunk Love.

Ellen Ripley defines the word "badass." When she's not leading her crew on an interstellar voyage, she's slaying terrifying creatures. See them in Alien.

A tough tomboy with a protective streak, Maximum Ride is a human-bird hybrid. See them in Maximum Ride.

Yippee-ki-yay! John McClane doesn't go down without a fight. See them in Die Hard.

Veronica Mars is a sarcastic private eye whose biggest mission is surviving high school. See them in Veronica Mars.

Society may reject Felicia, but this bubbly catwoman just wants to spread happiness to others. See them in Darkstalkers .

Hannah Baker is a buoyant spirit broken by the cruelties of high school. See them in Thirteen Reasons Why .

The star of every school production since kindergarten and the most popular girl of East High, Sharpay Evans usually gets her way. See them in High School Musical.

Aang is already a master airbender and once he learns to manipulate water, earth, and fire, he'll be truly unbeatable. See them in Avatar: The Last Airbender.