Because you like Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Raiden is an efficient soldier haunted by his repressed past. See them in Metal Gear Series.
John Yossarian is trapped in irony as he must be insane to leave the war but if he does try to leave, he'll be deemed sane and will be forced to stay, See them in Catch-22.
James T. Kirk is more than ready to face the final frontier. See them in Star Trek.
Chicken resterauntier by day and drug overlord by night, Gus Fring doesn't let the stress of living a double life get to him. See them in Breaking Bad.
Howl puts the "tortured" in tortured artist. He just wants to be recognized for his work, but no one wants to trust a boy that sorta looks like a bird. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.
A hardboiled 1940s detective, Cole Phelps is haunted by his past in World War II. See them in L.A. Noire.
Nozomu's name translates to despair, which is fitting for him. See them in Sayonara, Zetsubo Sensei.
Rhodes has to trust his conscience to guide him through a political struggle that could change the very shape of modern warfare. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Ezra Fitz is a young English teacher hounded by his own relationship mistakes. See them in Pretty Little Liars.
An undercover DEA agent, Max Payne is too focused on avenging the past to plan for the future. See them in Max Payne.
