Because you like Kesuke Miyagi in The Karate Kid

Chris Miles has run out of cash, luck, and drugs. See them in Skins.

Konata Izumi has a live-now, worry-later view of the world. See them in Lucky Star.

Courteous, dangerous, and powerful, Kaname Kuran controls an entire court of vampires. Very, very pretty vampires. See them in Vampire Knight.

A baker turned reluctant fighter, Peeta Mellark can charm his way out of just about any situation. See them in The Hunger Games .

Did he ever tell you the definition of insanity? Just wait, and this psychopath will do just that. See them in Far Cry 3.

George Costanza is short, stocky, bald, neurotic, and the self-proclaimed "king of the idiots." See them in Seinfeld.

Carl Gallagher is a budding psychopath fascinated with rule breaking. See them in Shameless.

Whether it's getting a deal or finishing a homework assignment, Jessica Huang demands nothing less than the best from those around her. See them in Fresh off the Boat.

Although she's only six, Hushpuppy is a tough girl ready to stand up to terrifying, pre-historic beasts after the storm. See them in Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Kinsey Locke is always ready to take it to the limit. See them in Locke & Key.

Melinda May is a woman of few words and many talents. Most of them martial. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Wearing couture pinstripe suits over his cut abs, banker Patrick has a way with the ladies. But his relationships never end well. See them in American Psycho.