Because you like Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo
Claire Underwood is scary intimidating, and she knows it. See them in House of Cards.
Robin Scherbatsky is a former teen pop star who loves dogs and is scared of relationships. See them in How I Met Your Mother.
A no-nonsense professor famous for her strictness, Minerva McGonagall only shows her warmer side to those closest to her. See them in Harry Potter Series.
Ferociously independent and wickedly smart, Fiona Goode is a Supreme Witch who truly reigns supreme. See them in American Horror Story.
It's hard enough for Marta Cabrera to be part of a murder investigation, but when you can't lie? See them in Knives Out.
Somehow all of Lara Jean Covey's past crushes know everything she's ever felt about them. Embarrasing? Yes, but hey, now she has a boyfriend. See them in To all The Boys I've Loved Before.
Georgina Sparks uses beauty, brains, and power to always get her way. See them in Gossip Girl.
With his good looks and magnetic personality, Will Smith seems destined to be a Hollywood megastar. See them in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Harrison Wells is a brilliant scientist full of secrets. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Armed guards, FBI agents, notorious serial killers – Hannibal Lecter has bested them all, with time to finish dessert afterwards. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.
Hawkeye Pierce is a Devil-may-care Army doc who'd have the Devil laughing and drinking in five minutes flat. See them in M*A*S*H.