Because you like Merry Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings
A 100-plus-year-old who looks like a dreamy teenager, Edward Cullen warns girls to avoid him, which makes them want him even more. See them in Twilight.
A laid-back wanderer, Ginko has an empathetic, open-minded worldview. See them in Mushishi.
Nothing instills more fear in the Empire than the deep kshhh of Darth Vader breathing through his helmet. See them in Star Wars Series.
Abandoned by her parents, Rey made her living selling scrap metal and got used to being her own friend and teacher. See them in Star Wars Series.
Ariel knows there's a whole other world above the sea, but exploring it comes at a big price. See them in The Little Mermaid.
The Terminator is an emotionless killing machine who won't stop until he's changed the future. See them in The Terminator.
An aristocrat-turned-tomb-raider, Lara Croft does her best thinking while plunging off cliffs. See them in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Moving is hard for Coraline Jones; accidentally moving to a creepy mirror world just makes it harder. See them in Coraline.
Herion is Mark Renton's favorite drug. He sniffs it, smokes it, swallows it, sticks it up his arse, and injects it into his veins. See them in Trainspotting.
Holland March is known to wake up hungover in full bathtubs. See them in The Nice Guys.
Carl Fredricksen is a crotchety old man who may just have it in him to take one last, great adventure. See them in Up.