Because you like Ford Prefect in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Philip J. Fry accidentally cryogenically froze himself for a millennium. See them in Futurama.
Clarice Starling is patiently working with one serial killer to stop another. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.
Good-natured, sensitive, and introspective, Mason is on a lifelong path to finding himself. See them in Boyhood.
Samantha Jones is a try-sexual who'll try anything once. See them in Sex and the City.
Donkey is proof that if you're annoying enough you can change the world; he's the reason that his friend Shrek does, well, anything. See them in Shrek.
Morticia Addams hates anything bright and cheery and loves all things ghoulish, ghastly, and violent. See them in The Addams Family.
Velma Dinkley is all about getting results, not taking credit. She is the unsung hero of Mystery Inc. See them in Scooby-Doo.
A powerful priestess, Melisandre is shrouded in mystery and lots of red. See them in Game of Thrones.
A cocky surgeon, Stephen Strange is learning that magic is more real than he could ever imagine. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Eric Forman's interests include smoking weed, collecting Luke Skywalker memorabilia, eating Fatso burgers, and making his dad mad. See them in That '70s Show.
Brandon Teena is an adventurous young man with the courage to be himself. See them in Boys Don't Cry.