Because you like Merry Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings

Tiffany Maxwell wishes people would stop reminding her about her dead husband. See them in Silver Linings Playbook.

Hiccup Haddock III may be the only Viking nerd in recorded history. See them in How to Train Your Dragon.

Major Marquis Warren is a talkative, sharp-eyed, and cold-hearted Civil War soldier-turned-bounty hunter. See them in The Hateful Eight.

With an A.I. as loyal and witty as Cortana, who needs humans? See them in Halo.

Phoebe Caulfield is a wise-beyond-her-years 10-year-old with an empathetic spirit. See them in The Catcher in the Rye.

A fun-loving gangster's wife, Mia Wallace is finding that fun can go too far. See them in Pulp Fiction.

Percy Jackson is an ordinary student thrust into the world of myth come alive. See them in Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Not only could Hellboy avenge your death, he'd also have a sense of humor about it and not let it ruin the rest of his night. See them in Hellboy.

A gentle alchemist who is soul-bound to a giant suit of armor, Alphonse Elric is growing into the responsibility handed to him. See them in Fullmetal Alchemist.

Tony Stonem is the golden boy of Bristol. Problem is, he knows it. See them in Skins.

Shana is a red-haired warrior with a black-and-white worldview. See them in Shakugan no Shana.

We're all puppets. Dr. Manhattan is just a puppet who can see the strings. See them in Watchmen.