Because you like Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia
A hardboiled 1940s detective, Cole Phelps is haunted by his past in World War II. See them in L.A. Noire.
Gruff and sarcastic, Detective Harry Dresden use unconventional ways to track down perps, including using magic and the supernatural. See them in The Dresden Files.
Violet Harmon takes teen angst to a paranormal level. See them in American Horror Story.
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.
Ash Williams is a houseware clerk at S-Mart and the Chosen One. See them in The Evil Dead.
World domination and Superman's demise are next on Lex Luthor's to-do list. See them in DC Extended Universe.
V is a violent anarchist with literally nothing left to lose. But, he might have a point. See them in V for Vendetta.
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.
Stuck in space, Ryan Stone will either make it back to Earth and have one hell of a story to tell. Or she will burn into the ether. See them in Gravity.
Elio Perlman likes the piano, peaches, and his father's new research assistant a little too much. See them in Call Me by Your Name.
The brilliant and well-adjusted Ender Wiggin is being groomed for the next generation of military leaders to fight alien invaders. See them in Ender's Game.