Because you like Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Jorah Mormont is loyal to his queen. And he's quite in love with her as well. See them in Game of Thrones.

Ferociously independent and wickedly smart, Fiona Goode is a Supreme Witch who truly reigns supreme. See them in American Horror Story.

Barbara Kean is loving, selfless, and caring. But, she's less stable than she'd like to admit. See them in Gotham.

Ezio Auditore Da Firenze is a little short-tempered, a lot fun-loving. See them in Assassin's Creed Series.

Clementine Kruczynski thinks that too many guys think she's a concept, or she completes them, or she's gonna make them alive. See them in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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.

Courteous, dangerous, and powerful, Kaname Kuran controls an entire court of vampires. Very, very pretty vampires. See them in Vampire Knight.

Quiet and brooding, Ennis Del Mar keeps his true passions close to the chest. See them in Brokeback Mountain.

Catwoman might be slightly unhinged, but you can't say this feline villainess isn't confident. See them in DC Extended Universe.

A resourceful ship systems engineer, Isaac Clarke does his best to batttle the infection spreading across space. See them in Dead Space.

In his transformation from hardened convict to moral paragon, Jean Valjean is the kind of man we should all aspire to be. See them in Les Miserables.

Clarice Starling is patiently working with one serial killer to stop another. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.