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Wei Shen is an undercover cop on a mission for justice (or at least vengeance). See them in Sleeping Dogs.

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

John Watson is haunted by his past (who isn't) but he's starting to branch out with some help from a world class detective. See them in Sherlock.

Told her son will one day save the world, Sarah Connor dedicates her life to training him to do just that. See them in The Terminator.

For Vada Sultenfuss, it's hard to embrace growing up when you're obsessed with death. See them in My Girl.

With an undeniable sense of adventure, Huck Finn is an expert at getting into and, more importantly, out of sticky situations. See them in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Known as the "rat king" of Paddy's Pub, bartender Charlie Kelly spends most of his time drinking at his bar instead of serving drinks to customers. See them in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia .

Although Penny's friends have genius-level IQs, they regularly come to her for advice and insight. See them in The Big Bang Theory.

Just call Jeff Lebowski The Dude. Or His Dudeness, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into that whole brevity thing. See them in The Big Lebowski.

We're all puppets. Dr. Manhattan is just a puppet who can see the strings. See them in Watchmen.

Extremely violent and loyal, Sandor Clegane is called the Hound for a reason. See them in Game of Thrones.

He's a troubled insomniac in search of a moment to rest and a meaning to his existence. See them in Fight Club.