Because you like Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl
The incomplete experiment of an inventor, Edward Scissorhands was left with blades instead of hands and an unpolished understanding of the world. See them in Edward Scissorhands.
James Gordon happens to be the one guy in Gotham City with proper morals who doesn't also run around in a cape. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Turanga Leela is the daughter of two mutants who live in the sewers below New York City. See them in Futurama.
A blood-thirsty warrior on the battlefield, Ragnar Lothbrok is a dedicated family-man at home. See them in Vikings.
Sometimes being a supportive girlfriend like Ophelia doesn't work out too well. See them in Hamlet.
This mathematical genius doesn't have time for small talk; Alan Turing needs to break Enigma, the Nazi's cipher machine. See them in The Imitation Game.
A life spent as "Number Two" is bound to give Diego Hargreeves an inferiority complex. See them in The Umbrella Academy.
A devoted butler, Alfred Pennyworth is both a fiercely protective guardian and a lethal gunman. See them in Gotham.
Despite Norman Bates' typically kind and shy personality, he is also prone to occasional violent outbursts. See them in Bates Motel.
Cinderella will sacrifice herself to keep her family's memory alive. See them in Cinderella (Live Action).
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.