Because you like Ash Williams in The Evil Dead

When it comes to flattery, manipulation, and politics, Oswald Cobblepot can play with the best of them. See them in Gotham.

Xena's a warrior on a redemptive quest who excels in extreme sports and uses a whip to block axes in mid-air. See them in Xena Warrior Princess.

Freddie Freeman is a superhero aficionado with a dark sense of humor. See them in DC Extended Universe.

With an A.I. as loyal and witty as Cortana, who needs humans? See them in Halo.

A Vietnam vet, Travis Bickle spends his days driving his taxi and watching porn flicks. See them in Taxi Driver.

Celie Johnson says she's poor, black, and may even be ugly. But dear God she's here. See them in The Color Purple.

For Sly Cooper, stealing isn't just about the haul. It's also about the journey. See them in Sly Cooper.

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

Usually the life of the party, Laszlo is now seriously planning the vampiric takeover of the New World. Or at least Staten Island. See them in What We Do In The Shadows.

Jenny Flint is a devoted wife and daring crime fighter, which is pretty unconventional for a Victorian maid. See them in Doctor Who.

Gomez Addams fills his days with ghoulish and ghastly forms of recreation, enjoying life and all its pleasures to the fullest. See them in The Addams Family.

Hayley Stark is a sarcastic 14-year-old with an unusual passion. See them in Hard Candy.