Because you like Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games

Edward Kenway can be reckless and greedy, but he's learning that his ancient ancestry carries a noble burden. See them in Assassin's Creed Series.

Dante Alighieri is a crusader fighting his way to absolution. See them in Dante's Inferno.

Judge Dredd is less a man and more a living manifestation of justice. See them in Dredd.

Amy Townsend rarely wakes up in the same bed twice. See them in Trainwreck.

The quiet, intense Daryl Dixon lets his crossbow do the talking. See them in The Walking Dead.

Reclusive, quiet, and seemingly emotionless, Lain Iwakura feels like an outsider in her hyper-connected world. See them in Serial Experiments Lain.

Hotheaded and arrogant, Kaneda is nevertheless fiercely protective of the biker gang he leads. See them in Akira.

When the going gets tough, Rick Grimes gets tougher. It's a very useful trait when the world goes to hell. See them in The Walking Dead.

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.

All who live know his name, and all who oppose him shall know Death. See them in Darksiders Series.

Ted Logan wants to party on, but if doesn't get an A+ on his history presentation, he'll flunk out and be sent to a military school in Alaska. See them in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

A gentle alchemist who is soul-bound to a giant suit of armor, Alphonse Elric is growing into the responsibility handed to him. See them in Fullmetal Alchemist.