Because you like Gimli in The Lord of the Rings

Gou Matsuoka offers to help as manager of a swim team, believing that they're the only ones who can help her brother. See them in Free! Iwatobi Swim Club.

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

Damon Salvatore used to miss being human. Now he can't think of anything more miserable. See them in The Vampire Diaries.

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.

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.

Aiden Pearce is a hacker who knows how dangerous the world can be, both online and off. See them in Watch Dogs.

Freelance writer Diane is dating a dog and writing a memoir of a horse. See them in Bojack Horseman.

Gloria Delgado-Pritchett's big personality is rivaled only by her big heart. Wait, did we mention she's gorgeous? See them in Modern Family.

Titus Andromedon will show you the ropes, help you with your problems, and sing at you constantly, whether you like it or not. See them in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Maka is determined to collect and purify 99 Kishin eggs– human souls that have been corrupted by evil– and one witch soul. See them in Soul Eater.

Accessing more than 10 percent of your brain can do strange things to anyone, and Lucy is Exhibit A. See them in Lucy.

With the loyalty and pluckiness of a puppy, Nana Komatsu is a hopeless romantic. See them in Nana.