Because you like Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings
A sadistic sociopath, Lil Z is helping make the City of God slum a Hell on Earth. See them in City of God.
Carl Gallagher is a budding psychopath fascinated with rule breaking. See them in Shameless.
Damon Salvatore used to miss being human. Now he can't think of anything more miserable. See them in The Vampire Diaries.
Sabriel is smart enough to understand the dangers that await her and brave enough to face them anyway. See them in Abhorsen Series.
The last war left his economy devastated, and now Germany is engaged in another war and stuck with two barely trained allies for help. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.
Despite the dissolution of his state, Prussia hangs on – mooching off his younger brother Germany and reading comics. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.
When Rin Matsuoka is not swimming, he mostly spends his time brooding or listening to angry Dubstep. See them in Free! Iwatobi Swim Club.
Wei Shen is an undercover cop on a mission for justice (or at least vengeance). See them in Sleeping Dogs.
Jenko was top dog in high school. Now he's bottom of the pack in the police academy. See them in 21 Jump Street.
Raised to happily follow the rules, Cassia might actually be more rebellious than she thinks she is. See them in Matched .
When the going gets tough, Dre Johnson gets tougher. Well, he'd like to think he does. See them in Blackish.