Because you like Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket

Eponine is a scrappy street urchin with a bad case of unrequited love. See them in Les Miserables.

Aragorn is the one true king, a title he is too humble to accept. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

World domination and Superman's demise are next on Lex Luthor's to-do list. See them in DC Extended Universe.

Don't let his old age fool you, Heihachi Mishima is a ruthless pragmatist who values self-reliance above all else. See them in Tekken .

GLaDOS will supply the food when you get together: a delicious cake. Of course, it could just be a trap so she can kill you. It’s hard to say. See them in Portal Series.

Michaelangelo is an above-ground crime-fighter by night, and a pizza-eating, sewer-dwelling mutant ninja turtle by day. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Ramona Flowers is a delivery girl who's been through her fair share of bad breakups. Super-bad breakups! See them in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

This wizard is never late, nor is he early. Gandalf arrives precisely when he means to. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

Donkey Kong is a strong, banana-loving, and caring uncle to Diddy Kong. See them in Donkey Kong.

Sometimes being a supportive girlfriend like Ophelia doesn't work out too well. See them in Hamlet.

Scott Pilgrim's superhero suit is just a video game t-shirt and sweatbands. But this slacker is brave enough to fight all his girlfriend's evil exes. See them in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

Raised to happily follow the rules, Cassia might actually be more rebellious than she thinks she is. See them in Matched .