Because you like Merry Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings

Raphael is a short-fused hothead who loves a good fight and some tasty pizza. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

People make more sense to the hyper-logical Temperance Brennan after they're dead. See them in Bones.

Winnie the Pooh is a chubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff. See them in Winnie the Pooh.

The Warden of the camp says that digging holes in the desert builds character, but Stanley Yelnats suspects there's more to it. See them in Holes.

Cynical, judgmental, and hipper-than-thou, Enid Coleslaw wears her outsider status like a badge of honor. See them in Ghost World.

An ambitious man of science, Norman Osborn has become green with envy over Spider-Man's powers. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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.

With his own ship, Peter Quill calls his own shots, and gets to fly from planet to planet blasting '70s pop hits and picking up alien chicks. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

A jealous woman is dangerous. A jealous assassin woman like Elle Driver is even more so. See them in Kill Bill vol. 1.

Princess-turned-General Leia Organa is a sharp, fearless royal who gets herself into trouble and fights her way out of it. See them in Star Wars Series.