Because you like Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings

Jesse Tuck dreams of finding someone to join his unusual family. See them in Tuck Everlasting.

Summer Roberts is privileged and preppy but also surprisingly open-minded and fiercely loyal. See them in The O.C..

An undercover DEA agent, Max Payne is too focused on avenging the past to plan for the future. See them in Max Payne.

Motivated by a strong sense of curiosity, fleet-footed Lina Mayfleet is happiest when she's on the move. See them in The City of Ember.

Quirky and wildly imaginative, Amelie finds joy in the unnoticed things in life and aspires to bring happiness to all. See them in Amelie.

Zeratul is cryptic, mystic, and not to be messed with. See them in StarCraft .

Jin Kazama is a fearsome warrior torn between the darkness and the light. See them in Tekken .

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.

Romantic, tortured, and at times cruel, Heathcliff is an intense man. See them in Wuthering Heights.

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

A former high school outcast, Rebecca Doppelmeyer is tentatively shaking off her misanthropic personality. See them in Ghost World.

More than any of her friends, Fluttershy is willing to see the best in everyone, a trait that has won over many enemies. See them in My Little Pony.