Because you like Celie Johnson in The Color Purple

Donna Carmichael is a free-spirited single mom and gracefully aging hippie. See them in Mamma Mia!.

Morticia Addams hates anything bright and cheery and loves all things ghoulish, ghastly, and violent. See them in The Addams Family.

Hiro is a free-spirit and remarkable genius who loves bot fighting and problem-solving. See them in Big Hero 6.

Viking Astrid Hofferson has it all: brains, brawn, and some killer braids. See them in How to Train Your Dragon.

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

Cynicism is his armor and words are his weapons, but what Tyrion Lannister would really like is some nice wine. See them in Game of Thrones.

Patrick Verona is a bad boy who's after a tough girl. See them in 10 Things I Hate About You.

Once a lonely hat maker, Sophie Hatter is now cleaning goo from bathtubs and cooking breakfast for the grumpiest wizard in all the land. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.

Joel is a hardened, jaded survivor who keeps finding things to fight for. See them in The Last of Us.

Known as the "rat king" of Paddy's Pub, bartender Charlie Kelly spends most of his time drinking at his bar instead of serving drinks to customers. See them in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia .

There's nothing like discovering dear old dad is a serial killer to send you into an (understandable) funk. See them in Hannibal.

Gru's more misunderstood than evil, and if he'd rule over the world like he takes care of his three daughters, we'd be in good hands. See them in Despicable Me.