Because you like Ford Prefect in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Mother Gothel is a great mother as long as you never, ever, break the rules. See them in Tangled.
Don't worry about this forensic scientist offing you unless you're a serial killer yourself. (You're not, right? Just checking.) See them in Dexter.
Polite and clever, Annie James is not afraid to stir up a little mischief. See them in The Parent Trap.
Hayley Stark is a sarcastic 14-year-old with an unusual passion. See them in Hard Candy.
Konata Izumi has a live-now, worry-later view of the world. See them in Lucky Star.
Walter White's knowledge of chemistry allows him to cook astoundingly pure meth, leading to a rapid – albeit tumultuous – rise in the criminal drug world. See them in Breaking Bad.
Stranded on Mars, Mark Watney is armed with quick wits, an electronic diary, disco music, and an undying resolve to make it back. See them in The Martian.
Nick Fury is an enigmatic, manipulative, and eye-patched director of the Avengers Initiative. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
A good guy who's made some bad choices, Scott Lang is driven in his quest for redemption. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
A caring, curious, and considerate android, Vision could crush your skull if he had to. But he'd rather not. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Charlie Kelmeckis is a wallflower who's starting to blossom into something more. See them in The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Raphael is a short-fused hothead who loves a good fight and some tasty pizza. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.