Because you like Gimli in The Lord of the Rings

Mr. Fox will never truly be happy without a dead chicken between his chompers. See them in Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Kyle Broflovski is an motional fourth-grader who plays Guitar Hero, speaks Pig Latin, and fights with his "Fat Ass" friend Cartman. See them in South Park.

Brandon Teena is an adventurous young man with the courage to be himself. See them in Boys Don't Cry.

An opinionated pothead with a passion for conspiracy theories, Steven Hyde is secretly more sensitive than he lets on. See them in That '70s Show.

Although Mako Mori may be small and quiet, she is a core of battle-hardened steel. See them in Pacific Rim.

Eliot Waugh is the unspoken leader of his group of friends at a school for magic. See them in The Magicians.

The pasta-loving, skirt-chasing personification of North Italy, Feliciano Vargas is decidedly a lover, not a fighter. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.

A doting grandfather, Edwin Hoover also has a heroin addiction and a penchant for swearing. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

Oscar Jarjayes is a sword-swinging, fearless Commander of the Royal Guard who cross-dresses as a man. See them in Rose of Versailles.

A sarcastic and nosy tomboy, Stephanie Tanner is understandably not crazy about being the middle child. See them in Full House.

Although she's the queen of killer comebacks and one-liners, Janis Ian is honest about her feelings and cares deeply about her friends. See them in Mean Girls.

Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.