Because you like Mowgli in The Jungle Book
A reformed former outlaw, John Marston doesn't want any trouble, yet somehow trouble always seems to find him. See them in Red Dead Redemption.
While Cassie Ainsworth's head is always in the clouds, her heart is always in the right place. See them in Skins.
Damon Salvatore used to miss being human. Now he can't think of anything more miserable. See them in The Vampire Diaries.
Rory Gilmore usually can be found with her nose in a book and coffee in hand, talking with her mom as quickly as the words can spill out. See them in Gilmore Girls.
Sterling Archer is a fun-loving, car-driving spy extraordinaire. But one can tell his mother didn't hug him as a child. See them in Archer.
Lady Bird's heart is in the right place, usually, but even the purest of people can fall sway to the havoc-wreaking traps of senior year. See them in Lady Bird.
Mikasa Ackerman is a near-perfect soldier who won't break her stone-faced expression whether she's killing foes or protecting loved ones. See them in Attack on Titan.
Think you grew up fast? At 12, Mathilda is an aspiring assassin eager to avenge her family's murder. See them in Leon: The Professional.
Frank N. Furter is just a sweet transvestite with some not-so-sweet plans. See them in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Lelouch vi Britannia is a high school student by day, masked destroyer of tyrannical empires by night. See them in Code Geass.
The only defense Earth has against alien invaders are giant robots in the hands of pilots like Kaworu. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.