Because you like Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket
Princess Fiona is a damsel who doesn't need saving, but she's cursed with an embarrassing secret. See them in Shrek.
Despite the undeniably awful turn her life has taken, Rachel handles herself with remarkable grace. See them in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl .
There must be quite a lot of fellows who haven't got anybody to bring them tea in the morning. Bertie Wooster is lucky to have his valet, Jeeves. See them in Jeeves and Wooster.
Victor Frankenstein can create life, so he's pretty awesome if he says so himself. See them in Frankenstein.
Rick Dalton is an aging actor with insecurity issues. See them in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Toby Cavanaugh has trouble avoiding being manipulated. See them in Pretty Little Liars.
His murderous megalomania aside, Loki is quite charming. Just don't mention his strapping older brother; he's a tad jealous. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Christian Grey is just as controlling in the bedroom as the boardroom. See them in Fifty Shades of Grey.
A librarian and aspiring Egyptologist, Evie O'Connell would rather have her own adventures than just read about them. See them in The Mummy.
Father to a murdered son and husband to a murdered wife, Maximus Decimus Meridius will have his vengeance. See them in Gladiator.
People think that because Tris is small, or a girl, or a Stiff, she can't possibly be cruel. But they're wrong. See them in Divergent.