Because you like Merry Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings
Big Boss is a disillusioned mercenary commander who wants to create a world for soldiers (and soldiers alone). See them in Metal Gear Series.
A sadistic sociopath, Lil Z is helping make the City of God slum a Hell on Earth. See them in City of God.
Charlotte is ready to embrace connection in a strange place. See them in Lost in Translation.
Marv is a brutish but principled thug who'd be right at home on an ancient battlefield. See them in Sin City.
Smart but insecure, Tally Youngblood is torn between what she wants and what her society demands. See them in Uglies.
If Anna Liebert could remember her past, maybe she would know who she is. See them in Monster (TV Show).
Firo Prochainezo is swept up in a world of mysterious women, alchemists, and rumors of a wine that makes it drinkers immortal. See them in Baccano!.
After surviving consecutive fights-to-the-death (damn you, President Snow!), Katniss Everdeen is thrust to the front lines of a real war. See them in The Hunger Games .
Driven, resentful, and ruthless, Mello is an emotional powder keg. It's only a matter of time before he explodes. See them in Death Note.
It’s usually the good-looking, charismatic, play-by-their-own-rules types that get everyone into trouble, and Tyler Durden is Exhibit A. See them in Fight Club.