Because you like Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings

Clank is the quintessential rational, intelligent robot sidekick. See them in Ratchet & Clank.

Joel is a hardened, jaded survivor who keeps finding things to fight for. See them in The Last of Us.

Juliet Starling is a cheerleader by day, gleefully unhinged zombie killer by night. See them in Lollipop Chainsaw.

Good-natured, sensitive, and introspective, Mason is on a lifelong path to finding himself. See them in Boyhood.

A beacon of positivity with a brilliant legal mind to boot, Elle Woods breaks down stereotypes about what girls can and can't do. See them in Legally Blonde.

Ava may just be the perfect woman. So long as she can pass a Turing test. See them in Ex Machina.

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

Clay Jensen's friend Hannah is gone, and he is determined to find out why even if that brings him pain. See them in Thirteen Reasons Why .

Light Yagami has a plan to make a better world, and morals won't stop him. See them in Death Note.

Intelligent and compassionate, Hazel Lancaster would rather face things, even bad things, than sugarcoat the truth. See them in The Fault in Our Stars.

An infamous vampire, Alucard is a one-man killing machine with a philosophical side. See them in Hellsing.

Violet Harmon takes teen angst to a paranormal level. See them in American Horror Story.