Because you like Tom Hagen in The Godfather
Anya Jenkins has a real harsh bark to go with her demonic bite. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Cosette is an idealistic woman whose innocence stands in contrast to her harsh childhood. See them in Les Miserables.
Aslan represents everything good and just, he's just not super reliable. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.
Basil Hallward is dominated, soul, brain, and power by Dorian. See them in Dorian Gray.
Jenny Flint is a devoted wife and daring crime fighter, which is pretty unconventional for a Victorian maid. See them in Doctor Who.
Though she has the normal insecurities of a 15-year-old, Aurora is both courageous and empathetic. See them in Maleficent.
Michael Bluth is the only sane person in a family of eccentrics. At least, that's how he thinks of himself. See them in Arrested Development.
Ciri had a princess upbringing, and some of the facts of common people's lives are a mystery to her. See them in The Witcher.
A neurotic people pleaser, Tom Wambsgans is both ambitious and spineless. See them in Succession.
Let's just say Sheldon Oberon is having an out-of-body experience like no other. See them in Jumanji.
A man of the court, Lord Varys knows how to manipulate it better than anyone. See them in Game of Thrones.
A Silurian lizard woman, Madame Vastra has a penchant for puzzles and interspecies romance. See them in Doctor Who.