Because you like Arthur Dent in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Captain Spock is on a five-year mission exploring the final frontier and boldly going where no man has gone before. See them in Star Trek.
The Warden of the camp says that digging holes in the desert builds character, but Stanley Yelnats suspects there's more to it. See them in Holes.
Fox McCloud leads a team of pilots through the Lylat System in search of the evil genius Andross, the villain that killed his father. See them in Star Fox.
Red doesn't like to explain herself. She wants her work to do the talking. See them in Transistor.
Clank is the quintessential rational, intelligent robot sidekick. See them in Ratchet & Clank.
Simon Belmont is a vampire hunter bravely carrying on the family business. See them in Castlevania.
Although Mako Mori may be small and quiet, she is a core of battle-hardened steel. See them in Pacific Rim.
The self-proclaimed "only guilty man in Shawshank prison" has wisdom to share, such as the best way to smuggle a Rita Hayworth poster into a Maine prison. See them in The Shawshank Redemption.
Lloyd Dobler is a kickboxer wearing his heart on his sleeve who would do anything for the woman he loves. See them in Say Anything.